Mantra 1: सुसमिद्धो न आ वह... (Susamiddha - The Kindled Flame)
सुस॑मिद्धो न॒ आ व॑ह दे॒वाँ अ॑ग्ने ह॒विष्म॑ते । होतः॑ पावक॒ यक्षि॑ च ॥
súsamiddho na ā́ vaha devā́m̐ agne havíṣmate | hótaḥ pāvaka yákṣi ca ||
Meaning: O Agni, perfectly kindled (Susamiddha), bring the divine forces to the seeker who offers his dedication. As the supreme purifier and invoker, perform the inner sacrifice. [2]
Mantra 2: तनूनपात् पथ ऋतस्य... (Tanūnapāt - The Self-Born Power)
त॒नू॒नपा॑द् घृ॒ताच्या॑ य॒ज्ञं अ॒द्य त॑न्वते । अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ मि॒त्रम॑हः कृणु ॥
tanūnapād ghṛtācyā yajñám adyá tanvate | asmábhyam mitramahaḥ kṛṇu ||
Meaning: O Tanūnapāt (the energy born out of its own substance), clarify the path of our action today. Direct this sacrifice with a friend-loving radiance.
Mantra 3: नराशंसमिह प्रियम्... (Narāśaṃsa - The Divine Focus)
नराशं॑स॒मिह प्रि॒यं अ॒स्मिन य॒ज्ञ उप॑ ह्वये । मधु॑जिह्वं ह॒विष्कृ॑तम् ॥
narāśáṃsam ihá priyám asmín yajñá úpa hvaye | mádhujihvaṃ havíṣkṛtam ||
Meaning: I call upon Narāśaṃsa here—the divine force beloved and praised by humans. May he, with his honey-sweet tongue of wisdom, refine our inner offerings.
Mantra 4: अग्ने सुखतमे रथे... (Iḷita - The Invoked Guidance)
अग्ने॑ सु॒खत॑मे॒ रथे॑ दे॒वान् ई॑ळि॒त आ व॑ह । असि॒ होता॒ मनु॑र्हितः ॥
ágne sukhátame ráthe devā́n īḷitá ā́ vaha | ási hótā mánurhitaḥ ||
Meaning: O Agni, invoked by our pure longing (Īḷita), bring the divine powers on your most blissful chariot. You are the ordained guide established within humanity.
Mantra 5: स्तृणीत बर्हिरानुषक्... (Barhiḥ - The Altar of the Aligned Heart)
स्तृ॒णी॒त ब॒र्हिरा॑नु॒षग् घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठं मनीषिणः । यत्रा॒मृत॑स्य॒ चक्ष॑णम् ॥
stṛṇīta barhír ānuṣág ghṛtápṛṣṭhaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ | yátrā́mṛtasya cákṣaṇam ||
Meaning: O wise seekers, align the sacred seat (Barhiḥ) flawlessly, radiating with clarity. For upon this quieted seat of consciousness, the vision of immortality is revealed.
Mantra 6: वि श्रयन्तां ऋतावृधो... (Devīr Dvāro - The Opening of the Divine Doors)
वि श्र॑यन्तां ऋता॒वृधो॒ द्वारो॑ दे॒वीर॑सश्चतः । अ॒द्या नू॒नं च॒ यष्ट॑वे ॥
ví śrayantām ṛtāvṛ́dho dvā́ro devī́r asaścátaḥ | adyā́ nūnám ca yáṣṭave ||
Meaning: Let the wide, infinite Divine Doors (Devīr Dvāro)—which foster the ultimate truth and never clog—swing wide open today for the descent of the vast reality.
Mantra 7: नक्तोषासा सुपेशसा... (Uṣāsānakta - The Harmonized Currents)
नक्तो॒षासा॑ सु॒पेश॑सा॒स्मिन य॒ज्ञ उप॑ ह्वये । इ॒दं नो॑ ब॒र्हिरा॒ सद॑म् ॥
náktoṣā́sā supéśasāsmín yajñá úpa hvaye | idáṃ no barhír ā́ sádam ||
Meaning: I invoke the beautiful Dawn and Night (Uṣāsānakta—the currents of day-vision and dark-assimilation) to become perfectly harmonized. May they take their places on our inner altar.
Mantra 8: दैव्या होतारा मन्द्रा... (Daivyā Hotārā - The Dual Cosmic Messengers)
तदु॑ सा॒कमु॒क्षणि॑तो॒ होता॑रा दै॒व्या क॒वी । य॒ज्ञं नो॑ यक्षतामि॒मम् ॥
tád u sākam ukṣaṇitó hótārā daivyā́ kavī́ | yajñám no yakṣatām imám ||
Meaning: May the two divine, prophetic heralds (Daivyā Hotārā), who saturate our being with light, conduct this inner transformation in perfect unison.
Mantra 9: इळा सरस्वती मही... (Tisro Devīḥ - The Core Evolution)
इळा॑ सर॑स्वती म॒ही ति॒स्रो दे॒वीर्म॑यो॒भुवः॑ । ब॒र्हिः सी॑दन्त्व॒स्रिधः॑ ॥
iḷā́ sara॑svatī mahī́ tisró devī́rmayobhúvaḥ | barhíḥ sīdantvasrídhaḥ ||
Meaning: The three supreme graces—Iḷā (intuitive vision), Sarasvatī (inspired speech), and Mahī (infinite vastness)—who carry the calming bliss of soul-delight (Mayobhuvaḥ), may they firmly settle (Sīdantu) upon the heart's altar (Barhiḥ). Their wisdom is Asridhaḥ—unswerving, and never a misplaced or straying word!
Mantra 10: इह त्वष्टारमग्रियम्... (Tvaṣṭā - The Cosmic Architect)
इ॒ह त्वष्टा॑रं अग्रि॒यं वि॒श्वरू॑प॒मुप॑ ह्वये । अ॒स्माक॑मस्तु॒ केव॑लः ॥
ihá tvaṣṭā́ram agriiyáṃ viśvárūpam úpa hvaye | asmā́kam astu kévalaḥ ||
Meaning: I call upon Tvaṣṭā, the supreme primordial architect who holds all forms. May he concentrate his power within us to shape our psychological being into divine beauty.
Mantra 11: उपावसृज त्मन्या... (Vanaspati - The Flowering of Essence)
उपा॑वसृज त्म॒न्या सम॑ञ्जन् दे॒वानां॒ पाथ॑ ऋतु॒था ह॒वींषि॑ । वन॒स्पति॑ शमि॒ता दे॒वो अ॒ग्निः स्वद॑न्तु य॒ज्ञं मधुनो॑ घृ॒तेन॑ ॥
úpāvasṛja tmanyā́ sámañjan devā́nāṃ pā́tha ṛtuthā́ havī́ṃṣi | vánaspátiḥ śamitā́ devó agníḥ svadantu yajñám mádhuno ghṛténa ||
Meaning: O Lord of the forest (Vanaspati), offer the core essence of our efforts in perfect season. May Agni, the cosmic harmonizer, sweeten our complete self-giving with the nectar of ultimate delight.
Mantra 12: स्वाहाकृतस्य समिधा... (Svāhā - The Complete Surrender)
स्वाहा॑कृ॒तस्य॒ समि॑धा॒ग्नेर्दे॒वाँ इ॒हा व॑ह । स्वाहा॑ य॒ज्ञं कृ॑णोतन ॥
svā́hākṛtasya samídhāgnér devā́m̐ ihā́ vaha | svā́hā yajñáṃ kṛṇotana ||
Meaning: With the final flame ignited by absolute surrender (Svāhā), O Agni, bring all divine principles into complete integration here. Let the whole life become a sacred offering!
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