Original Scripture
Shloka & Transliteration
अहम्, वैश्वानरः, भूत्वा, प्राणिनाम्, देहम्, आश्रितः,
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः, पचामि, अन्नम्, चतुर्विधम्
Literal Translation
Standard Word-for-Word Meaning
Residing within the bodies of all living beings under my domain, I become the vital fire of digestion. Combining with the incoming and outgoing breaths (prana and apana), I completely digest the four types of food.
Hidden Mysteries & Secrets
In Verse 15.14, the speaker of the Gita, Kaal Brahm (Kshar Purush), moves from the macrocosm of the solar system (Verses 12 and 13) into the immediate microcosm of the biological body. He demonstrates that he controls the very internal, involuntary processes that keep physical bodies functioning.