Shloka 121
अन्नं ब्रह्म यतः प्रोक्तमन्नं प्राणाः प्रकीर्तिताः । अन्नाद्भवंति भूतानि जगदन्नेन वर्धते
annaṃ brahma yataḥ proktamannaṃ prāṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni jagadannena vardhate
अन्न को ब्रह्म कहा गया है, अन्न ही प्राणों के रूप में कीर्तित है। अन्न से ही प्राणी उत्पन्न होते हैं और अन्न से ही जगत् का पोषण व वृद्धि होती है।
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Concept: Anna is Brahman-like in function: it is life (prāṇa) and the sustaining ground from which beings arise and by which the world thrives.
Application: Practice anna-satkara: avoid waste, feed guests/animals, offer food before eating, and treat nourishment as sacred stewardship.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene cosmic tableau where grains of rice transform into luminous prāṇa-breaths, then into living beings—humans, animals, and plants—forming a mandala of interdependence. At the center, a golden bowl of food radiates like a small sun, suggesting ‘anna’ as sacred sustenance.","primary_figures":["personified Anna-devatā (symbolic)","householder offering naivedya","subtle presence of Viṣṇu as sustaining light"],"setting":"a simple household altar blending into a cosmic background of stars and life-forms emerging in concentric rings","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["warm gold","rice-white","leaf green","twilight violet","copper brown"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central golden bowl of anna with radiant halo, a householder offering with folded hands, subtle Viṣṇu aura behind; concentric rings of beings emerging from grains; heavy gold leaf, rich reds/greens, ornate borders, jewel-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical domestic scene opening into a symbolic cosmos; delicate grains turning into tiny figures and animals; soft washes, refined faces, gentle blues and greens, poetic naturalism.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized bowl of anna as a radiant icon, bold outlines; prāṇa depicted as flowing ribbons becoming beings; temple-wall aesthetic with red/yellow/green pigments and patterned borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: lotus-bordered composition with a central anna-mandala; grains arranged like floral motifs, cows and peacocks at the edges, deep blue ground with gold detailing, devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft tanpura drone","gentle temple bell","quiet breathing","distant birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रोक्तमन्नं = प्रोक्तम् + अन्नम्; अन्नाद्भवंति = अन्नात् + भवन्ति; जगदन्नेन = जगत् + अन्नेन.
FAQs
It identifies food (anna) as sacred—equated with Brahman—and teaches that life-forces and all beings depend on nourishment; the world is sustained through food.
Yes. It frames creation and continued existence in practical metaphysical terms: beings arise from food and the cosmos endures through the sustaining principle of nourishment.
It implies reverence toward food: avoid waste, practice gratitude, support feeding and charity (anna-dāna), and recognize nourishment as a sacred duty sustaining life.