Food Prayer from Bhagavad Gita

Verse 4:24 from the Bhagavad Gita:

ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणाहुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्म कर्म समाधिना ।।

Brahmarpanam Brahma Havir
Brahmagnau Brahmana Hutam
Brahmaiva Tena Ghantavyam
Brahmakarma Samadhina

brahma: spiritual in nature
arpanam: contribution
brahma: the Supreme
havih: butter
brahma: spiritual
agnau: in the fire of consummation
brahmana: by the spirit soul
hutam: offered
brahma: spiritual kingdom
eva: certainly
tena: by him
gantavyam: to be reached
brahma: spiritual
karma: in activities
samadhina: by complete absorption

The act of offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman,
By Brahman it is offered into the fire of Brahman.
Brahman is That which is to be attained by s/he
who performs actions pertaining to Brahman.

Until I my own version, this is from:

http://yoga-tara.blogspot.in/2012/06/brahmarpanam-yogis-meal-prayer.html

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