Aligned Ashtanga YogaTherapy Insight Academy Online yoga school Ulm yoga school Community Shop
DE EN

Brahmārpaṇam – A Prayer before Meals

From Bhagavadgītā 4.24; it understands food, offering, fire and action as expressions of the Absolute.

Dr. Ronald Steiner Dr. Ronald Steiner
Yoga Mantra Collection
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतं |
brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havir; brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutaṃ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
brahma
nominative singular
brahman
substantive neuter
 das Absolute
arpaṇam
nominative singular
arpaṇa
substantive neuter
 die Opfergabe, das Opfergerät
brahma
nominative singular
brahman
substantive neuter
 das Absolute
haviḥ
nominative singular
havis
substantive neuter
 die Opfergabe, der Opferstoff
brahma
tatpuruṣa-compound genitive
brahman
substantive neuter
 des Absoluten
agnau
lokative singular
agni
substantive masculine
 im Feuer
brahmaṇā
instrumental case singular
brahman
substantive neuter
 durch das Absolute
hutam
nominative singular neuter past participle passive
hu
verbal root
 geopfert
The Absolute (brahma | nom sg n) [is] the offering (arpaṇam | nom sg n); the Absolute (brahma | nom sg n) [is] the oblation (haviḥ | nom sg n). By the Absolute (brahmaṇā | ins sg n), it [is] offered (hutam | nom sg n ppp) into the fire of the Absolute (brahma-agnau | loc sg m).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
The offering, the oblation, the fire, and the one who offers—all are the Absolute.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
Yoga Mantra Collection
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ||1.2||
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ; brahma-karma-samādhinā ||1.2|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
brahma
nominative singular
brahman
substantive neuter
 das Absolute
eva
eva
particle
 allein, eben
tena
instrumental case singular masculine
tad
pronoun dem
 durch ihn, dadurch
gantavyam
nominative singular neuter future participle passive
gam
verbal root
 zu erreichen
brahma
karmadhāraya-compound
brahman
substantive neuter
 als das Absolute
karma
tatpuruṣa-compound lokative
karman
substantive neuter
 im Handeln
samādhinā
instrumental case singular
samādhi
substantive masculine
 durch Sammlung, Versenkung
The Absolute (brahma | nom sg n) alone (eva) is thereby (tena | ins sg m) to be reached (gantavyam | nom sg n pfp), through absorption in action as the Absolute (brahma-karma-samādhinā | ins sg m).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
One who is wholly absorbed in action as the Absolute reaches the Absolute.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer
Brahmārpaṇam-Mantra
Brahmārpaṇam-Mantra · Call & Response

Illustrations: AI-generated.

Editor
Dr. Ronald Steiner

Dr. Ronald Steiner

From Ulm

The "Yoga Doc" - Dr. Ronald Steiner is the founder of the AYI method. This method links traditional Ashtanga Yoga with innovative Yogatherapy and living Philosophy. This forms a practice that is personal for each and... more ›

Messages and ratings
0 messages

Please log in to write a message. Go to login

No messages yet.