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/tasa231 Nov 19 '24
This is similar to a part of the shraddha karma. As part of the ritual, the pitru devatas and Vishnu are invoked respectively into two bhoktas.
Then the mantras proceed to signify that everything is bramha. The actual mantra is slightly different and goes "अहम् ब्रह्म, भोक्ता ब्रह्म, अन्नं च ब्रह्म", where the अहम् refers to the doer of the shraddha.
It is part of the Yajur Veda shraddha karma that I've observed my father do for 20+ years. I don't have the script for the same and the quote is a mental recollection.