समिन्धनम् – 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.
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