Yajurveda · Adhyāya 1

Purification of the Oblation

मन्त्र 1

अग्नये त्वा जुष्टं निर्वपामि देवयते त्वा जुष्टं निर्वपामि

agnaye tvā juṣṭaṃ nirvapāmi devayate tvā juṣṭaṃ nirvapāmi

अनुवाद: To Agni you are acceptable, I offer you. To the God-seeking soul you are acceptable, I offer you.

The priest consecrates the offering, dedicating it first to the divine flame of awareness and then to the seeker striving for spiritual elevation.

मन्त्र 2

देवस्त्वा सविता प्रार्पयतु श्रेष्ठतमाय कर्मणे

devastvā savitā prārpayatu śreṣṭhatamāya karmaṇe

अनुवाद: May the divine Savitr impel you toward the noblest action.

An invocation to the divine stimulator, Savitr, to guide our actions and efforts toward the highest righteousness and perfection.