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 ||
ビーシュマは言った。「あなたは食そのものであり、食を食む者であり、食を与える者であり、またそれを享受する者である。あなたは食の生起する源であり、これを煮炊きする者であり、煮炊きされたものを食する者である。さらにあなたは生命の息(プラーナ)であり、腹中の消化の火でもある。」
भीष्म उवाच
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.