Shloka 116
त्वमन्नमन्नभोक्ता च अन्नदोऊन्नभुगेव च | अन्नस्रष्टा च पक्ता च पक्वभुक्पवनोडनल:,आप ही अन्न, अन्नके भोक्ता, अन्नदाता, अन्नका पालन करनेवाले, अन्नस्रष्टा, पाचक, पक््वान्नरभोजी, प्राणवायु तथा जठरानलरूप हैं
tvam annam annabhoktā ca annado 'nnabhugeva ca | annasraṣṭā ca paktā ca pakvabhuk pavanodanaḥ ||
Bhishma said: You are yourself the food; you are the eater of food; you are the giver of food and the one who enjoys it. You are the source from which food arises, the one who cooks it, and the one who consumes what is cooked; you are also the vital wind and the digestive fire within.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All functions connected with nourishment—food itself, giving, eating, cooking/digesting, and the inner forces of breath and digestive fire—are ultimately expressions of one supreme reality. Ethically, this supports gratitude for food, restraint in consumption, and the duty to provide sustenance as a sacred act.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction, Bhishma is describing the all-pervading nature of the Lord (or highest principle) by identifying Him with everyday processes of life—especially food and digestion—so that the listener recognizes divinity in sustaining acts and aligns conduct with dharma.