Shloka 93

गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः

Devanagari script

प्राणापानसमानानाम् उदानव्यानयोस् तथा अन्नं पुष्टिकरं चास्तु ममास्त्व् अव्याहतं सुखम्

Transliteration

prāṇāpānasamānānām udānavyānayos tathā annaṃ puṣṭikaraṃ cāstu mamāstv avyāhataṃ sukham

Translation

May my vital currents—prāṇa, apāna, and samāna, and likewise udāna and vyāna—move in harmony; may the food I partake be truly nourishing; and may my well-being remain unbroken.

Word by Word

• प्राणापानसमानानाम्: of prāṇa, apāna and samāna
• प्राणापानसमानानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + अपान (प्रातिपदिक) + समान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (प्राणः+अपानः+समानः) ‘of prāṇa, apāna, and samāna (vital airs)’

• उदानव्यानयोः: of udāna and vyāna
• उदानव्यानयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदान (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (उदानः च व्यानः च) ‘of udāna and vyāna’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (likewise/also)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• पुष्टिकरम्: nourishing
• पुष्टिकरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुष्टेः करः) ‘causing nourishment’; विशेषण of ‘अन्नम्’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मम: of me
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अव्याहतम्: unobstructed
• अव्याहतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्याहत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सुखम्’

• सुखम्: comfort, well-being
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya within a dharma/rite-oriented passage; voiced as a benedictive prayer formula)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Well-being depends on harmony of the five vital currents (prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, vyāna) and on food that truly nourishes rather than merely fills.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Adopt regular eating, breathing, and rest rhythms; practice calm breathing before meals to support digestion and mental steadiness.

Vishishtadvaita: Embodied life is to be maintained as a fit instrument for devotion; bodily order supports spiritual practice.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

FAQs

What is the significance of the five vital airs (pañca-prāṇa) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse treats health and spiritual steadiness as rooted in the harmonious functioning of prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, and vyāna—an inner order that supports dharma and disciplined life.

How does Sage Parāśara explain well-being in terms of nourishment and inner balance?

He links “anna” (food) becoming “puṣṭi-kara” (truly strengthening) with the unobstructed flow of the vital currents, implying that right digestion, vitality, and calm are interdependent.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named, the verse reflects a Vaishnava worldview where sustained life, nourishment, and unhindered sukha are upheld by cosmic order—ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality that Vishnu embodies.