Shloka 39
Mokṣa-dharma Yoga-Upadeśa: Equanimity, Sense-Restraint, and Vision of the Ātman (आत्मदर्शन-योगोपदेशः)
भुक्तं भुक्तमिदं कोछे कथमन्न॑ विपच्यते । कथं रसत्वं बत्रजति शोणितत्वं कथं पुन:
bhuktaṁ bhuktam idaṁ koṣṭhe katham annaṁ vipacyate | kathaṁ rasatvaṁ vrajati śoṇitatvaṁ kathaṁ punaḥ ||
“ବାରମ୍ବାର ଭକ୍ଷିତ ଏହି ଅନ୍ନ ଉଦରକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚି କିପରି ପଚେ? କିପରି ଏହା ରସତ୍ୱକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ, ଏବଂ ପୁନଃ କିପରି ଶୋଣିତତ୍ୱ (ରକ୍ତରୂପ) ହୁଏ?”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a concrete question—how food becomes essence and blood—to direct attention to the subtle, orderly processes sustaining life. Ethically, it encourages humility and self-knowledge: understanding the body’s dependence and transformation supports restraint, gratitude, and responsible action (dharma).
A Brahmin speaker raises a reflective, almost scientific-philosophical query about digestion and bodily transformation. The question functions as a prompt for deeper explanation about the inner workings of the body and the principles that govern living beings.