Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 15.14
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 15.14 · 15 · Verse 14
Sanskrit Original
।।15.14।।अहं वैश्वानरो जाठरानलो भूत्वा सर्वेषां प्राणिनां देहम् आश्रितः तैः भुक्तं खाद्यचोष्यलेह्यपेयात्मकं चतुर्विधम् अन्नं प्राणापानवृत्तिभेदसमायुक्तः पचामि।अत्र परमपुरुषविभूतिभूतौ सोमवैश्वानरौ अहं सोमो भूत्वा वैश्वानरो भूत्वा इति तत्सामानाधिकरण्येन निर्दिष्टौ। तयोः च सर्वस्य भूतजातस्य च परमपुरुषसामानाधिकरण्यनिर्देशे हेतुम् आह --
15.14 Becoming the 'digestive fire', or the fire of digestion, I function within the bodies of all living creatures. In union with various activities of 'inward and outward breaths', I digest the 'four kinds of food' eaten by individuals. These consist of foods to be chewed, sucked, licked and drunk. The Supreme Person who has the Soma, digestive fire etc., as his glory (Vibhuti) is here eated with Him by means of co-ordinate predication in the verses 'Becoming the juicy Soma' and 'Becoming the digestive fire'. He now sets forth the reason for eating these glories with Himself.