Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

अगस्तिर् अग्निर् वडवानलश् च भुक्तं मयान्नं जरयत्व् अशेषम् सुखं च मे तत्परिणामसंभवं यच्छन्त्व् अरोगो मम चास्तु देहे

Transliteration

agastir agnir vaḍavānalaś ca bhuktaṃ mayānnaṃ jarayatv aśeṣam sukhaṃ ca me tatpariṇāmasaṃbhavaṃ yacchantv arogo mama cāstu dehe

Translation

May Agastya, may Fire, and may the submarine flame (Vaḍavānala) wholly digest the food I have eaten. May they grant me the ease born of its proper transformation, and may my body be free from disease.

Word by Word

• अगस्तिः: Agastya
• अगस्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; invoked entity

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• वडवानलः: Vaḍavānala (submarine fire)
• वडवानलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वडवा (प्रातिपदिक) + अनल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वडवायाः अनलः) ‘submarine fire’

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

• भुक्तम्: eaten
• भुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘eaten’; विशेषण of ‘अन्नम्’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by me)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of ‘जरयतु’

• जरयतु: let (it) digest
• जरयतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (धातु) (जरयति-णिच्)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्) sense ‘let (him/it) digest’

• अशेषम्: entirely
• अशेषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत्/विशेषण of ‘अन्नम्’ (entirely/without remainder)

• सुखम्: comfort
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object (grant happiness)

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

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to me)

• तत्परिणामसंभवम्: arising from its digestion
• तत्परिणामसंभवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + परिणाम (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: (तस्य परिणामः) + (तस्मात् सम्भवः) → ‘arising from its digestion’; विशेषण of ‘सुखम्’

• यच्छन्तु: let them grant
• यच्छन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘let them grant’

• अरोगः: freedom from disease, health
• अरोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate nominative (health)

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

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

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

• देहे: in the body
• देहे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the body)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya; the verse functions as a ritual/benefit invocation within his instruction)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Digestive transformation is sacralized by invoking cosmic fires (Agni, Vaḍavānala) and the sage Agastya, seeking health and freedom from disease.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Treat health as part of dharma: eat moderately, support digestion, and integrate prayerful intention for bodily well-being.

Vishishtadvaita: The divine order operates through natural agencies; invoking them acknowledges the body as sustained within God’s governance.

Vaishnava Theology

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sage Agastya
• Agni
• Vaḍavānala (submarine fire)

FAQs

What is the significance of Agni and Vaḍavānala in this Vishnu Purana verse?

They represent transformative fire—both bodily digestion (Agni/jatharāgni) and cosmic heat (Vaḍavānala)—invoked so food is fully assimilated and health is preserved.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the practical role of dharma through such invocations?

By presenting mantras that link everyday acts like eating to sacred order, Parāśara shows dharma as lived alignment—where proper transformation (pariṇāma) yields well-being and supports disciplined life.

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

Though not named in the verse, the invoked powers function within Vishnu’s cosmic governance: the same sustaining order that regulates the universe is reflected in the body’s capacity to transform food into life and health.