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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.5.35

अग्निर्मुखं यस्य तु जातवेदा जात: क्रियाकाण्डनिमित्तजन्मा । अन्त:समुद्रेऽनुपचन्स्वधातून् प्रसीदतां न: स महाविभूति: ॥ ३५ ॥
agnir mukhaṁ yasya tu jāta-vedā
[agnir mukham yasya tu jaata-vedaa]
jātaḥ kriyā-kāṇḍa-nimitta-janmā
[jaatah kriyaa-kaanda-nimitta-janmaa]
antaḥ-samudre ’nupacan sva-dhātūn
[antah-samudre ’nupachan sva-dhaatoon]
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
[praseedataam nah sa mahaa-vibhootih]
Word-for-word
agniḥ — fire mukham — the mouth through which the Supreme Personality of Godhead eats yasya — of whom tu — but jāta-vedāḥ — the producer of wealth or of all necessities of life jātaḥ — produced kriyā-kāṇḍa — ritualistic ceremonies nimitta — for the sake of janmā — formed for this reason antaḥ-samudre — within the depths of the ocean anupacan — always digesting sva-dhātūn — all elements prasīdatām — may be pleased naḥ — upon us saḥ — He mahā-vibhūtiḥ — the supremely powerful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
agnir mukhaṁ yasya tu jāta-vedā
agniḥ
fire
mukham
the mouth through which the Supreme Personality of Godhead eats
yasya
of whom
tu
but
jāta-vedāḥ
the producer of wealth or of all necessities of life
jātaḥ kriyā-kāṇḍa-nimitta-janmā
jātaḥ
produced
kriyā-kāṇḍa
ritualistic ceremonies
nimitta
for the sake of
janmā
formed for this reason
antaḥ-samudre ’nupacan sva-dhātūn
antaḥ-samudre
within the depths of the ocean
anupacan
always digesting
sva-dhātūn
all elements
prasīdatāṁ naḥ sa mahā-vibhūtiḥ
prasīdatām
may be pleased
naḥ
upon us
saḥ
He
mahā-vibhūtiḥ
the supremely powerful.
Fire, which is born for the sake of accepting oblations in ritualistic ceremonies, is the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Fire exists within the depths of the ocean to produce wealth, and fire is also present in the abdomen to digest food and produce various secretions for the maintenance of the body. May that supremely powerful Personality of Godhead be pleased with us.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
May the Lord possessing great vibhūtis, whose mouth is fire which produces wealth, which appeared for performance of sacrifices, and which digests the food in the stomach and the ocean, be pleased with us! Jāta-vedāḥ means the producer of wealth. Antaḥ samudre means “in the stomach.” Fire digests things like food that can be digested (sva-dhātūn), and as well heats up water in the ocean as the Vādava fire. [Note: This fire is said to exist beneath the ocean. ]
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Personal Guidance
Fire is the Lord's mouth — present in sacrifices, in the ocean's depths, and in our own digestion. The same divine principle eats our oblations and our food. Honor the digestive fire by what you put into it.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I currently feeding my inner fire with food, words, and impressions worthy of the Lord?
  • What single dietary or sensory change would let that fire burn more cleanly?
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