Having become the fire Vaisvanara, I abide in the bodies of living beings and, associated with the Prana and the Apana, digest the fourfold food.

Swami Sivananda

Taking the form of Vaisvanara, and residing in the bodies of creatures, I, in association with Prana and Apana, digest the four kinds of food.

Swami Gambirananda

Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).

Becoming the digestive fire, I function within the bodies of all living beings. In union with the inward and outward breath, I digest the four kinds of food.

Swami Adidevananda

Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).

Being the digestive fire dwelling within the bodies of living creatures, and being in association with the upward and downward winds [of the body], I digest the four kinds of food.

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).

Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prāṇa and Apāna, I digest the various kinds of food.

Shri Purohit Swami

प्राणियोंके शरीरमें रहनेवाला मैं प्राण-अपानसे युक्त वैश्वानर होकर चार प्रकारके अन्नको पचाता हूँ।

Swami Ramsukhdas

मैं ही समस्त प्राणियों के देह में स्थित वैश्वानर अग्निरूप होकर प्राण और अपान से युक्त चार प्रकार के अन्न को पचाता हूँ।

Swami Tejomayananda