Agastyam Kumbhakarnam Cha — After-Meal Digestion Prayer — Complete Lyrics
अगस्त्यं कुम्भकर्णं च — भोजनोत्तर (पाचन) मन्त्र
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
अगस्त्यं कुम्भकर्णं च शनिं च बडबानलम् ।
आहारपरिणामार्थं स्मरामि च वृकोदरम् ॥
Agastyam Kumbhakarnam cha Shanim cha Badabanalam
Ahara-parinamartham smarami cha Vrikodaram
For the proper digestion of my food, I remember Agastya, Kumbhakarna, Shani (Saturn), the submarine fire (Badabanala), and Vrikodara (Bhima) — all renowned for their great power of consuming and digesting.
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