Yajurveda · Adhyāya 2 — Agnyādhāna & Sacrificial Utensils

Agni's Protective Installation and Sacrificial Offering

मन्त्र 1

अग्ने व्रतपते व्रतमुपैष्यामि तच्छकेयं तन्मे राध्यताम्। इदमहमनृतात्सत्यमुपैमि।

agne vratapate vratamupaiṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatām। idamahamanṛtātsatyamupaimi।

अनुवाद: O Agni, Lord of sacred vows, I shall undertake the vow; may I be capable of it, may it succeed for me. Here I go from untruth to truth.

The seeker dedicates themselves to the sacred vow before Agni, praying for the inner strength and divine grace required to uphold truth and righteousness.

मन्त्र 2

स जुषतामग्निहविः प्रतिहर्यतु जातवेदाः। स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः।

sa juṣatāmagnihaviḥ pratiharyatu jātavedāḥ। sa no muñcatvaṃhasaḥ।

अनुवाद: May Agni Jātavedas accept and delight in this oblation. May he deliver us from sin and distress.

A prayer for the divine fire to accept the offering and release the worshipper from all forms of spiritual bondage, sin, and suffering.