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Prayer before meals

ब्रह्मार्पणं  ब्रह्म हविः ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥४.२४ ॥

brahmārpaṇam brahma haviḥ brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam ।brahmaiva tena gantavyam brahmakarmasamādhinā || 4.24 ॥

Brahman is the oblation; Brahman is the clarified butter etc. constituting the offerings; By Brahman is the oblation poured into the fire of Brahman; Brahman verily shall be reached by him who always sees Brahman in all actions.

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥ १५.१४ ॥

aham vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṁ dehamāśritaḥ |
prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannam caturvidham || 15.14 ।।

Abiding in the body of living beings as Fire (Vaisvanara) – “I” (The Supreme Consciousness) expresses my self as the warmth-of-life (Prana and Apana) and digests the four-fold food. Peace … Peace… Peace ….