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:,“यह बारंबार खाया हुआ अन्न उदरमें पहुँचकर कैसे पचता है? किस तरह उसका रस बनता है और किस प्रकार वह रक्तके रूपमें परिणत हो जाता है?
bhuktaṁ bhuktam idaṁ koṣṭhe katham annaṁ vipacyate | kathaṁ rasatvaṁ vrajati śoṇitatvaṁ kathaṁ punaḥ ||
“这食物一再被食用，入于腹中之后，如何得以消化？又如何化为‘味精’（rasa，滋养之精华），并且再如何转变为血？”
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.