BHRUGUVALLI SEVENTH ANUVAKA

                                            Anna Brahmopasana  VrataNiyamaha

                                              (The Rules of Anna Brahmopasana)

Mantra:  Annam nanindyaath thadvratham praanovaannam sareeramannaadam…….

Meaning:  As Brahmagnana has materialized through the gateway of Anna Brahmopasana, it should be considered as a preceptor. It should never be abused. To remain as such should be a religious regimen for a person who has realized the Brahman. This is to praise the role of annam as it is the first means of attaining Brahmavignana..

AS Prana is within the body it is called annam,  any material embedded within any other material is generally called annam. As prana  is  fixed in the body it is called annam. The body, hence is called ’annaada’  In  the same way the body is anna  and  praana ia ‘ annada’.  It is, because, the body is fixed in prana. In other words , the condition of the body is for the sake of the body,

Both the body and prana became anna and annaada as one is fixed in the other and the one fixes the other. One who realizes this and performs upasana  shall be blessed with plenty of food ,becomes annaada, have sons and grand children, herds of cattle, control over his internal and external organs, radiance of the Brahman, and be renowned in the world.

The food we take is contained in the body. In the same way ,prana is in the middle of the body and is called annam. As the body wears the centrally stationed prana in the form of anna, it is called annaada.

Like a pillar in the middle, bearing the burden of the house, prana in the centre supports the body. So the body is fixed in prana.

Sruthi  “:ahamevaithathpanchathadaathmanampravibhajyaithadhbanamavashtabhyavidharayami”.(Prasnopanishad)2.3.

The body and prana are interdependent. The instruction is that annam should never be abused.