अनेन ब्रह्ममन्त्रेण भक्ष्यपेयादिकञ्च यत् । दीयते परमेशाय तदेव पावनं महत् ॥ ७९ ॥
anēna brahmamantrēṇa bhakṣyapēyādikañca yat | dīyatē paramēśāya tadēva pāvanaṁ mahat || 79 ||
Translation
Whatever food, drink and the like is given to the Supreme Lord with this mantra of Brahman becomes greatly purifying.
Word by word
- anēna
- with this
- brahmamantrēṇa
- mantra of Brahman
- bhakṣyapēyādikañca
- food, drink and the like
- yat
- whatever
- dīyatē
- is given
- paramēśāya
- to the Supreme Lord
- tadēva
- that very thing
- pāvanaṁ
- purifying
- mahat
- greatly
Meaning
Here the praise of the mahāprasāda begins. "This mantra" is, in the commentary, either "Oṁ sac-cid-ekaṁ brahma" or "the offering is Brahman" (verse 56).