Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 15: The Supreme Person
Bhagavad Gita 15.14
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः ।
प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम् ॥
ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ dehamāśritaḥ | prāṇāpānasamāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṃ caturvidham ||
Becoming the fire of digestion, I dwell in the bodies of living beings. Joined with the inward and outward breaths, I digest the four kinds of food.
Modern context
The divine is the digestive fire in every living body. This is perhaps the most intimate of Krishna's self-descriptions. Each meal we eat is transformed into life by a presence we never think about. Many traditional households recite this verse before meals, as a reminder that eating is not merely a bodily act but a sacred one.