Naivedya Mantra — Food Offering
Om praanaaya svaahaa | Om apaanaaya svaahaa | Om samaanaaya svaahaa
Om udaanaaya svaahaa | Om vyaanaaya svaahaa
Om brahmaane svaahaa
idam naivedyam samprati-grihyataam
ॐ प्राणाय स्वाहा। ॐ अपानाय स्वाहा। ॐ समानाय स्वाहा।
ॐ उदानाय स्वाहा। ॐ व्यानाय स्वाहा।
ॐ ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा।
इदं नैवेद्यं सम्प्रतिगृह्यताम्॥
Svāhā to the five prāṇas — prāṇa, apāna, samāna, udāna, vyāna — and to Brahman. Please accept this food offering.
naivedya = consecrated food offering; svāhā = "so be it" / oblation formula; prāṇa = life force (inward breath); apāna = downward breath; samāna = equalising breath; udāna = upward breath; vyāna = pervasive breath.
When offering food (prasad) to the deity during puja.
മികച്ച സമയം: During puja, food offering sequence
Standard Shodashopachara puja vidhi; Taittiriya Upanishad reference
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