Vivaah Sanskaara – Part II

Agnihotra continues as follows:

ओं लेखासन्धिषु पक्ष्मस्वारोकेषु ि ते
ताि ते पूर्णाहुत्सर्वाणि शमयाम्यहं स्वाहा॥ 
इदं कन्इदन्न मम॥ 

Om lekhaa-sandhiṣhu pakshma-svaarokeṣhu cha yaani te
Taani te poorṇaahutyaa sarvaaṇi shamyaamyaham svaahaa.
Idam kanyaayai idanna mama.

I pray with this offering for the upkeep of your countenance. May your face, hair and voice be always pleasing and blissful to me.

लेखासन्धि point where the eyebrows meet, center of forehead पक्ष्म eyelashes ्वर voice अस्वर unsteady voice केष hair and ि path ते that ताि parts of the body पूर्णाहुत्ा with complete offering सर्वाणि all, whole, every शमयाम् pleasing, good अहम् I, me

ओं केशेषु यच्छ पापकमीक्षिते रूदिते यत्‌।
ताि ते पूर्णाहुत्सर्वाणि शमयाम्यहं स्वाहा॥ 
इदं कन्इदन्न मम॥  

Om kesheṣhu yachchha paapakam-eekshate roodite cha yat.
Taani te poorṇaahutyaa sarvaaṇi shamyaamyaham svaahaa.
Idam kanyaayai idanna mama.

With this offering I pray for your calm and beautiful outlook. May your hair and face always be calm and beautiful. May you be free of any cause for lamentation.

केशेषु hair, hairstyle यच्छ present with, affixed पापकम not fixed, not proper इक्षित seen रूदिते sorrow, crying, lamentation and यत्‌ that ताि parts of the body पूर्णाहुत्ा with complete offering सर्वाणि all, whole, every शमयाम् pleasing, good अहम् I, me

ओं शीलेषु यच् पापकं भाषिते हसिते यत्‌।
ताि ते पूर्णाहुत्सर्वाणि शमयाम्यहं स्वाहा॥ 
इदं कन्इदन्न मम

Om sheeleṣhu yachccha paapakam bhaashite hasite cha yat.
Taani te poorṇaahutyaa sarvaaṇi shamyaamyaham svaahaa.
Idam kanyaayai idanna mama.

I make this offering for a constant smile of happiness on your face. May your words be gentle but firm, and, may your morality overcome any evil.

शील virtue, moral precept एषु this यच् be firm, give, establish पापकं wrong, bad, sin भाषित language, spoken to, speech tone हसिते smiling, laughing, pleasantness and यत्‌ that ताि parts of the body पूर्णाहुत्ा with complete offering सर्वाणि all, whole, every शमयाम् pleasing, good अहम् I, me

ओम्‌ आरोकेषु दन्तेषु हस्तयोः पादयोश् यत्‌। 
ताि ते पूर्णाहुत्सर्वाणि शमयाम्यहं स्वाहा॥ 
इदं कन्इदन्न मम

Om aarokeṣhu cha danteṣhu hastyoh paadayoshcha sat.
Taani te poorṇaahutyaa sarvaaṇi shamyaamyaham svaahaa.
Idam kanyaayai idanna mama.

I make this offering for your constant beauty. May your teeth always be like points of light shining through your smiles. May your soft hands be gentle and loving. May your footsteps be soft and gracious. 

आरोक shining through like points of light एषु this and दन्त teeth हस्तयोः pleasant and soft hands पादयोश् soft footsteps and यत्‌ that ताि parts of the body पूर्णाहुत्ा with complete offering सर्वाणि all, whole, every शमयाम् pleasing, good अहम् I, me

ओम्‌ ऊर्वोरुपस्थे जङ्घयोः सन्धाेषु ि ते। 
ताि ते पूर्णाहुत्सर्वाणि शमयाम्यहं स्वाहा॥ 
इदं कन्इदन्न मम

Om aarokeṣhu cha danteṣhu hastyoh paadayoshcha sat.
Taani te poorṇaahutyaa sarvaaṇi shamyaamyaham svaahaa.
Idam kanyaayai idanna mama.

I make this offering for the preservation of your beautiful countenance and body. May you always be graceful and beautiful.

ऊर्वोरुपस्थे beautiful form, beauty in form जङ्घयोः thighs सन्धा peace, valuable, joining, perception एषु this and ि path ते that, you ताि parts of the body  पूर्णाहुत्ा with complete offering सर्वाणि all, whole, every शमयाम् pleasing, good अहम् I, me 

ओं ि काि घोराणि सर्वाङ्गेषु तवाभवन्‌। 
पूर्णाहुतिभिराज्यस्य सर्वाणि ता्यशीशमं स्वाहा ॥ 
इदं कन्इदन्न मम ॥ 

Om yaani kaani cha ghoraaṇi sarvangeṣhu tavaabhavan.
Pooṇaahuti-bhiraaj-yasya sarvaaṇi taanyasheesham svaahaa.
Idam kanyaayai idanna mama.

I make this compete offering of prayer for your well-being. May you never suffer any unpleasantness or pain in any part of your body. May your limbs and body remain perfect. May you always be free from intimidation and threats. 

ि path काि girl and घोराणि unpleasant, terrible सर्वाङ्ग perfect in limbs, whole body एषु this तवाभवन्‌ you, your पूर्णाहुति complete offering भिराज् intimidating यस्य endeavor सर्वाणि all, everything, ताि parts of the body तनस् offspring शीशमं bestow, grant

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 मम

Om agnaye svaahaa.
Idam agnaye, idanna mama.2

Make oblations in the Southern side of the Fire:
ओं सोमाय स्वाहा
इदं सोमाय इदं मम

Om somaaya svaahaa.
Idam somaaya, idanna mama.3

Aaghaaraavaagyaabhaagaahutih

Two oblations of Ghee4

ओं प्रजापतये स्वाहा
इदं प्रजापतये इदं मम

Om prajaa-pataye svaahaa.
Idam prajaa-pataye, idanna mama.5

ओम् इन्द्राय स्वाहा
इदं इन्द्राय इदं 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

  1. 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).
  2. Yajur Veda 22.6
  3. Yajur Veda 22.6
  4. 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.
  5. Yajur Veda 22.6
  6. Yajur Veda 22.6, Yajur Veda 22.27
  7. Gobhil Grihyasutra 1.8.14

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