Nishkraman Sanskaara

समि्धनम् – Samindhanam

Three sandalwood sticks are offered to the fire with these four mantras:

Note: The English (and word-by-word) meaning of these Agnyaadhaan verses is already provided in the main section

With this mantra, place the first samidha into the fire:

ओम् अयंत् इध्म आत्मा जातवेदस्तेनेध्यस्व वर्धस्व चेद्ध वर्धय
चास्मान् प्रजया पशुभिर्ब्रह्मवर्चसेनान्नाद्येन समेधय स्वाहा॥ 
इदमग्नये जातवेदसे इदन्न मम

Om ayant idhma aatmaa
jaata-vedas-tene-dhyasva
vardha-sva ched-dha vardhaya chaas-maan
prajayaa-pashubhir-brahma-varchase-na-annaa-dyena
samedhaya svaahaa.1
Idam-agnaye jaata-vedase, idanna mama.

After the next two mantras, place the second samidha into the fire:
ओं समिधाग्निं दुवस्यत घृतैर्बोधयतातिथिम्
आस्मिन् हव्य जुहोतन स्वाहा
इदमग्नये इदन्न मम

Om sami-dhaa-agnim duvas-yata
ghṛi-tair-bodhayataa-tithim
aasmin havyaa juhotana svaahaa.2
Idam-agnaye, idanna mama.

सुसमिद्धाय शोचिषे घृतं तीव्रं जुहोतन
अग्नये जातवेदसे स्वाहा
इदमग्नये जातवेदसे इदन्न मम

Su-samid-dhaaya sho-chiṣhe
gṛitam teevram juhotana.
Agnaye jaata-vedase svaahaa.3
Idam-agnaye jaata-vedase, idanna mama.

With this mantra, place the third samidha into the fire:
तन्त्वा समिद्भिरङ्गिरो घृतेन वर्द्धयामसि
बृहच्छोचा यविष्ठ्य स्वाहा
इदमग्नयेऽङ्गिरसे इदन्न मम

Tantvaa samid-bhir-aṅgiro
ghṛitena vardhayaa-masi.
Bṛihachho-chaa yaviṣh-ṭhaya svaahaa.4
Idam-agnaye-aṅgirase, idanna mama.

  1. Ashvalayana Grihyasutra 1.10.12
  2. Yajur Veda 3.1
  3. Yajur Veda 3.1
  4. Yajur Veda 3.3

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