ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणाहुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्म कर्म समाधिना ।।
Brahmarpanam Brahma Havir
Brahmagnau Brahmana Hutam
Brahmaiva Tena Ghantavyam
Brahmakarma Samadhina
brahma: spiritual in nature
arpanam: contribution
brahma: the Supreme
havih: butter
brahma: spiritual
agnau: in the fire of consummation
brahmana: by the spirit soul
hutam: offered
brahma: spiritual kingdom
eva: certainly
tena: by him
gantavyam: to be reached
brahma: spiritual
karma: in activities
samadhina: by complete absorption
The act of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman,
By Brahman it is offered into the fire of Brahman.
Brahman is That which is to be attained by s/he
who performs actions pertaining to Brahman.
Gratitude and mindfulness are said to transform food from mere sustenance into prasad!
For additional commentary and the source of much of this post check out sathyasai.org.
And if you like the look of these homemade pickles, find out how to make your own in this post.
Jai to the Cooks!
Thank you soooo much Tara for this post
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea how badly I was looking for the meaning and word-to-word meaning of this sloka and although many websites had it, yours had it in the most clear, neat and easily understands manner.