पञ्चहुतयः Paṅch-aahuti
Paṅch-aahuti1: Five oblations of Ghee: Chant this mantra 5 times, and make oblations of Ghee each time with the word Svaahaa
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.2
Idam-agnaye jaata-vedase, idanna mama.
O jaatavedah lord of everything, from aatmaa inner bring, ayantaidhmah dedication is made to you idhyasva vardhasva for the increased blessing towards vardhaya our growth and development. Grant aasmaan us prajayaa noble offspring, pashubhih (good interaction with) animals species, brahma varchasena godly wisdom, annadyena grains (food and wealth), samedhaya vigour and growth. Svaahaa may this be so. This idamagnaye fire procedure is jaatavedas for the benefit of the wisdom that exists in everything, idanna mama it is not for me.
अयम् this ते your इध्म fuel/offering आत्मा soul जातवेदः giver of wisdom/veda तेन with that इध्यासव get ablaze/fulfilling वर्धस्व advance/coming towards च and इत्ह certainly वर्धय cause to thrive/progress च and अस्मान् us प्रजया worthy/noble offspring पशुभिः animals ब्रह्मवर्चसे with godly wisdom (वर्चस also means energy, power) अन्नाद्येन with grains etc समेधय vigour, strength स्वाहा with appreciation इदम् this अग्नये fire procedure जातवेदसे is for that power that exists in everything इदं this नः not मम mine, my
- Each of the 5 chants of this mantra focuses on an aspect of its request: prajayaa – good children, pashubhih – harmony with other species, brahmavarchase – physical and spiritual wisdom, annadyena – grains and food (that is, health and strength), and samedhaya – prosperity and luxury.
- Ashvalayana Grihyasutra 1.10.12
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