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Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih

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Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविः ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।ब्रह्मैव तेन गंतव्यं ब्रह्मकर्म समाधिना ।। brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma haviḥ brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam .brahmaiva tena gaṃtavyaṃ brahmakarma samādhinā .. Any means of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, the fire in which the offering is made is Brahman, and the one who offers is Brahman. Such a person who abides in...

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Brahmarpanam Brahma Havih

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ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविः ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गंतव्यं ब्रह्मकर्म समाधिना ।।

brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma haviḥ brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam .
brahmaiva tena gaṃtavyaṃ brahmakarma samādhinā ..

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Any means of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, the fire in which the offering is made is Brahman, and the one who offers is Brahman. Such a person who abides in Brahman indeed gains Brahman.

ब्रह्मार्पणम् (brahmārpaṇaṃ) – the offering is Brahman; ब्रह्म हविः (brahma haviḥ) – the oblation is Brahman; ब्रह्माग्नौ (brahmāgnau) – into the fire of Brahman; ब्रह्मण (brahmaṇa) – by Brahman; हुतम् (hutam) – it is offered; ब्रह्मैव (brahmaiva) – Brahman alone; तेन (tena) – by that; गन्तव्यं (gaṃtavyaṃ) – is to be attained; ब्रह्मकर्म (brahmakarma) – action pertaining to Brahman; समाधिना (samādhinā) – by the one who is absorbed.

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Invocation before food. We should partake food with a sathvic (pure, serene) mind. Our ancestors recommended the offering of food to God before partaking. Food so partaken becomes prasad (consecrated offering). Prayer cleanses the food of the three impurities caused by the absence of cleanliness of the vessel, cleanliness of the food stuff, and cleanliness in the process of cooking. It is necessary to get rid of these three impurities to purify the food, for pure food goes into the making of a pure mind. It is not possible to ensure the purity of the cooking process because we do not know what thoughts rage in the mind of the man who prepares the food. Similarly, we cannot ensure the cleanliness of the food ingredients because we do not know whether it was acquired in a righteous way by the person who sold it to us. Hence, it is essential on our part to offer food to God in the form of prayer so that these three impurities do not afflict our mind.This verse from the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 4, verse 24) and is traditionally chanted before meals. Brahman is the name of the Lord, the cause of the whole creation. Looking at the whole creation as an effect, Brahman is seen as the cause of everything. The effect does not exist separate from its cause. This verse likens food that is eaten to an oblation poured into the fire during ritual. By chanting this prayer before meals, the food that is eaten is offered to Brahman, the Lord.

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