Bhagavad Gita 15.14 · Krishna
The fire inside you
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्॥
ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ dehamāśritaḥprāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṃ caturvidham
Becoming the fire of life in every living body, joined with the breath going in and out, I digest the four kinds of food.
Words
- prāṇa
What it means
Krishna goes deeper, into the body itself. He's Vaishvanara, the inner fire that digests food. Joined with prana, the breath going in and out, he turns every kind of food into life. Even digestion, so ordinary we forget it, is a sacred process. The divine works inside you every minute.
The story
Arjuna has eaten countless meals without a thought. Krishna asks him to notice that even his body's quiet work is part of something holy.
In your life
Think of recovering after a stomach bug, when your first proper meal felt like a miracle. Eat one meal slowly today. Notice your breath, and the warmth in your belly afterwards.
Even your breath and hunger are sacred.