Yajurveda · Adhyāya 1

Agnaye Darvihomikā

मन्त्र 1

इषे त्वा ऊर्जे त्वा वायवः स्थ देवꣳ वः सविता प्राऽर्पयतु श्रेष्ठतमाय कर्मणै ॥

iṣe tvā ūrje tvā vāyavaḥ stha devaꣳ vaḥ savitā prā'rpayatu śreṣṭhatamāya karmaṇai ॥

अनुवाद: For sap/nourishment you (are taken), for strength you (are taken). You are the vital winds. May the divine Savitṛ dispatch you toward the most excellent work.

The priest consecrates the wooden sacrificial ladles, identifying them with the vital breaths, and prays to the divine creator for success in sacred action.

मन्त्र 2

अग्ने व्रतपते व्रतꣳ চरिष्यामि तच्छकेयं तन्मे राध्यताम् । इदमहमनृतात्सत्यमुपैमि ॥

agne vratapate vrataꣳ cariṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatām । idamahamanṛtātsatyamupaimi ॥

अनुवाद: O Agni, Lord of sacred vows, I shall perform the vow. May I be able to accomplish it, may it succeed for me. Here I go from falsehood to truth.

A solemn personal dedication by the seeker to adhere to truth and spiritual discipline, invoking Agni as the ultimate witness and protector of vows.