Shloka 39
Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
यत्तेजसाहं जठरे संप्रविश्य पचन्नन्नं सर्वदा पूर्णशक्तिः / अतो न जाने तव सद्गुणांश्च भृगोरहं सर्वदैवं समोस्मि
yattejasāhaṃ jaṭhare saṃpraviśya pacannannaṃ sarvadā pūrṇaśaktiḥ / ato na jāne tava sadguṇāṃśca bhṛgorahaṃ sarvadaivaṃ samosmi
അതേ തേജസ്സാൽ ഞാൻ ജഠരത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിച്ച്, എപ്പോഴും പൂർണ്ണശക്തിയോടെ ആഹാരം ജീർണ്ണിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ ഭൃഗുവംശജാ, അങ്ങയുടെ സദ്ഗുണങ്ങളുടെ പരിധി എനിക്കറിയില്ല; എല്ലാതരത്തിലും ഞാൻ എപ്പോഴും അങ്ങിനോടു സമൻ—അതേ ദിവ്യ തത്ത്വമായി.
Lord Vishnu (as the indwelling divine power, often identified with Vaishvanara/Agni in digestion)
Concept: The same divine radiance operates as external sacrificial fire and internal digestive fire; divine qualities remain immeasurable; unity-in-diversity of the divine principle.
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and Vaiśvānara doctrine; one consciousness/power appearing as many functions; humility before ananta-guṇa.
Application: Practice mindful eating and gratitude (food as offering to inner fire); contemplate the same sacred principle in nature and body; reduce ego by recognizing borrowed power.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: inner/physiological locus
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: teachings that connect bodily processes with cosmic principles; praise of Viṣṇu as inner controller
FAQs
This verse links digestion to divine radiance—teaching that the power that ‘cooks’ food within the stomach is not merely biological, but a manifestation of the indwelling Lord (Vaishvanara), worthy of reverence and self-discipline.
By emphasizing the indwelling divine force operating within the body, the verse points to the soul’s dependence on subtle divine energies; it frames embodied life as sustained by a higher principle, which later becomes central when discussing death, subtle-body transition, and karmic outcomes.
Treat food and digestion as sacred: eat with restraint, gratitude, and purity; avoid harmful habits that weaken the inner fire, and cultivate humility by recognizing the divine support behind everyday bodily functions.