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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 15.14

Krishna sustains, illuminates and gives remembrance

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रित: ।

प्राणापानसमायुक्त: पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥ १४ ॥

ahaṁ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā

prāṇināṁ deham āśritaḥ

prāṇāpāna-samāyuktaḥ

pacāmy annaṁ catur-vidham

Translation

I am the fire of digestion in the bodies of all living entities, and I join with the air of life, outgoing and incoming, to digest the four kinds of foodstuff.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

The Lord Helps Us Digest

  1. 1The Lord is the digestive fire in all living bodies, working with outgoing and incoming air to digest four kinds of food.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that we depend on the Lord to digest food that is drunk, chewed, licked, or sucked.
  3. 3When eating, remember that the Lord produces and digests food, and we enjoy life by His grace.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 15, The Yoga of the Supreme Person: krishna sustains, illuminates and gives remembrance.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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Live it

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Ask yourself

What does BG 15.14 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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Related verses

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BG 15.12Krishna sustains, illuminates and gives remembranceBG 15.13Krishna sustains, illuminates and gives remembranceBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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