Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.4.8
अहो प्रजापतिपतिर्भगवान् हरिरव्यय: ।
वनस्पतीनोषधीश्च ससर्जोर्जमिषं विभु: ॥ ८ ॥
aho prajāpati-patir
[aho prajaapati-patir]
bhagavān harir avyayaḥ
[bhagavaan harir avyayah]
vanaspatīn oṣadhīś ca
[vanaspateen oshadheesh cha]
sasarjorjam iṣaṁ vibhuḥ
[sasarjorjam isham vibhuh]
Word-for-word
aho
—
alas
prajāpati-patiḥ
—
the Lord of all the lords of created beings
bhagavān hariḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari
avyayaḥ
—
indestructible
vanaspatīn
—
the trees and plants
oṣadhīḥ
—
the herbs
ca
—
and
sasarja
—
created
ūrjam
—
invigorating
iṣam
—
food
vibhuḥ
—
the Supreme Being.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aho prajāpati-patir
aho
alas
prajāpati-patiḥ
the Lord of all the lords of created beings
bhagavān harir avyayaḥ
bhagavān hariḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari
avyayaḥ
indestructible
vanaspatīn oṣadhīś ca
vanaspatīn
the trees and plants
oṣadhīḥ
the herbs
ca
and
sasarjorjam iṣaṁ vibhuḥ
sasarja
created
ūrjam
invigorating
iṣam
food
vibhuḥ
the Supreme Being.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Hari, is the master of all living entities, including all the prajāpatis, such as Lord Brahmā. Because He is the all-pervading and indestructible master, He has created all these trees and vegetables as eatables for other living entities.
Purport
Soma, the predominating deity of the moon, reminded the Pracetās that this vegetation had been created by the Lord of lords to provide food for everyone. If the Pracetās tried to kill them off, their own subjects would also suffer, for trees are also required for food.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The powerful, indestructible Supreme Lord, the master of the progenitors, has created the trees and grass with fruits and grains.
Ūrjam refers to eatables other than grains, such as fruits from the trees. Iṣam refers to grains like wheat coming from the grasses (oṣadhīḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Hari is the master of all beings, and He created trees and plants as food for others. The natural order is an economy of provision; even apparent destruction has its appointed place within it.
Reflection Questions
- Do I see what I consume as the Lord's provision, or as my right?
- How does seeing food as His arrangement change the act of eating?
My note
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