MANTRA BEFORE FOOD
 

Aham Vaishvaanaro Bhutva | 
Praaninaam Dehamaashritha | 
Praanaapaana Samaa Yuktaha | 
Pachaamyannam Chatur Vidam || 
I, the Supreme Spirit, abiding in the body of living beings as the Fire (Vaisvanara) in their stomach, mingling with the upward and downward breaths (Prana and Apana)...I digest the four kinds of foods (solid, fluid, semi-fluid and liquid) which they eat.

Annapurne Sadapurne | 
Shankara Pranavallabhe | 
Jnana vairagya siddhyartham | 
Bhikshaam dehi cha Parvati ||  
O Mother Parvati, you are Annapurna - the bestower of food. You are always full of abundance...You are the lifeline of Lord Shiva. Dear Mother, through this sacred food, bless us with the boons of wisdom (jnana) and renunciation (vairagya).

Brahmaarpanam Brahma Havir | 
Brahmaagnau Brahmanaa Hutam | 
Brahmaiva Tena Gantavyam | 
Brahma Karma Samaadhinaha || 
The offering is Brahman, the ghee (clarified butter) is Brahman, offered by Brahman into the fire of Brahman. He who thus sees that Brahman is action and recognises Brahman in all action, reaches Brahman alone. (Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, intrinsic and transcendant reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being and everything beyond in this universe).

 

MANTRA AFTER FOOD

 

 

 

 

MANTRA FOR FOOD DIGESTION

 

अगस्तं कुंभकर्णच समंच बडवानलं l

आहार पाचनार्थायं स्मरेत् भीमस्य पंचकम् ll

Agastam kumbhkarnach samanch badvanalam l

Aahar paachnarthyam smaret bhimasya panchakam ll