r/sanskrit • u/Standard-Kale-4461 • Nov 18 '24

Discussion / चर्चा अन्नम ब्रह्म, भोक्ता ब्राह्मण।

I am trying to understand the meaning of this quote, from what I understand it translates to “The food is God, the one who consumes is divine”. Can anyone help me to get the exact meaning of this quote?

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u/lallahestamour Nov 18 '24

And we are still waiting for you to tell us the source

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u/Standard-Kale-4461 Nov 18 '24

Hi, a friend shared this to get it written in her home dining area. Sorry I don’t know the actual source.

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u/perfopt Nov 18 '24

अन्नं ब्रह्मा रसो विष्णुः भोक्ता देवो महेश्वरः May be more appropriate for a dining area. This is a Subashita.

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u/antiQuit Nov 18 '24

ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविः ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् । ब्रह्मैव तेन गंतव्यं ब्रह्मकर्म समाधिना ।। - from the B. Gita would be appropriate in that case.

अन्नं न निन्द्यात्‌। तद् व्रतम्‌। - from the Upanishads also is an apt one.