Shloka 116
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
त्वमन्नमन्नभोक्ता च अन्नदोऊन्नभुगेव च | अन्नस्रष्टा च पक्ता च पक्वभुक्पवनोडनल:
tvam annam annabhoktā ca annado 'nnabhugeva ca | annasraṣṭā ca paktā ca pakvabhuk pavanodanaḥ ||
Bhishma dit : Tu es la nourriture elle-même ; tu es celui qui mange la nourriture ; tu es le donateur de la nourriture et celui qui en jouit. Tu es la source d’où naît la nourriture, celui qui la cuit et celui qui consomme ce qui est cuit ; tu es aussi le souffle vital et le feu digestif au-dedans.
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.