Aaghaaraavaajya & Vyaahrit
Two directional oblations1
Note: The English (and word-by-word) meaning of these Agnyaadhaan verses is already provided in the main section
Make oblations in the Northern side of the Fire:
ओम् अग्नये स्वाहा।
इदमग्नये इदं न मम।
Om agnaye svaahaa.
Idam agnaye, idanna mama.2
Make oblations in the Southern side of the Fire:
ओं सोमाय स्वाहा।
इदं सोमाय इदं न मम।
Om somaaya svaahaa.
Idam somaaya, idanna mama.3
Aaghaaraavaagyaabhaagaahutih
Two oblations of Ghee4
ओं प्रजापतये स्वाहा।
इदं प्रजापतये इदं न मम।
Om prajaa-pataye svaahaa.
Idam prajaa-pataye, idanna mama.5
ओम् इन्द्राय स्वाहा।
इदं इन्द्राय इदं न मम।
Om indraaya svaahaa.
Idam indraaya, idanna mama.6
Vyaahriti-aahuti
Note: The English (and word-by-word) meaning of these Agnyaadhaan verses is already provided in the main section
ओं भूरग्नये स्वाहा।
इदं अग्नये इदन्न मम।
Om bhoor-agnaye svaahaa.
Idam agnaye, idanna mama.
ओं भुवर्वायवे स्वाहा।
इदं वायवे इदन्न मम।
Om bhuvar-vaayave svaahaa.
Idam vaayave, idanna mama.
ओं स्वरादित्याय स्वाहा।
इदमादित्याय इदन्न मम।
Om svar-aadityaaya svaahaa.
Idam-aadityaaya, idanna mama.
ओं भूर्भुवः स्वरगीवाय्वादित्येभ्यः स्वाहा।
इदमग्निवाय्वादित्येभ्यः इदन्न मम।
Om bhoor-bhuvah
svaragni-vaayvaaditye-bhyah svaahaa.
Idam-agni-vaayvaaditye-bhyah, idanna mama.7
- Two mantras: we make oblations to the northern and southern edges of the fire – let any force that pulls us in opposing directions be vanquished: may we develop the strength to pull our attention, forces and concentration to the center (God).
- Yajur Veda 22.6
- Yajur Veda 22.6
- The previous two mantras were to the northern and southern edges of the fire; for the following two mantras, we make ghee oblations to the center of the fire, symbolizing our desire to always return to the pathway of God.
- Yajur Veda 22.6
- Yajur Veda 22.6, Yajur Veda 22.27
- Gobhil Grihyasutra 1.8.14
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