Pithara Agni

Pithara agni resides inside the cell, within the nuclear membrane. It further processes the contents within the cytoplasm, nourishing genes and even the RNA and DNA. The qualities induced into a cell — either externally from food or internally from one's consciousness — relate to the amino acids that comprise the proteins formed by genetic material.

Pithara means parents, reflecting that our genes are carriers of heredity from our parents found within cell nuclei. Pithara agni is the genetic agni that transforms the cytoplasmic content of food into consciousness. While pilu agni nourishes the cells, pithara agni nourishes the mind and consciousness at a cellular level and maintains the genetic code, which is prakruti (constitution).

Even consciousness needs nourishment. At the cellular level, food becomes consciousness — the substratum of the mind, the senses, and their objects (sound, touch, form, taste, and smell). Pithara agni yields sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic qualities into consciousness depending on the type of food consumed.

Pithara agni is the fire component within the nuclear membrane of the cell. It nourishes the RNA and DNA, maintains the genetic code (prakruti), and transforms cellular food into the sattvic, rajasic, and tamasic qualities of consciousness.