Shloka 121
Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites
अन्नं ब्रह्म यतः प्रोक्तमन्नं प्राणाः प्रकीर्तिताः । अन्नाद्भवंति भूतानि जगदन्नेन वर्धते
annaṃ brahma yataḥ proktamannaṃ prāṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | annādbhavaṃti bhūtāni jagadannena vardhate
食はブラフマンと呼ばれ、また食は生命の息（プラーナ）であると称えられる。食より衆生は生じ、食によって世界は保たれ、育まれる。
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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.