Yajurveda · Adhyāya 2 — Agnyādhāna & Sacrificial Utensils

Agni's Protective Radiance and Sacrifice

मन्त्र 1

अग्ने व्रतपते व्रतमुपयामि व्रतक्ष्ये शकेयम् तन्मे राध्यताम् इदमहमनृतात्सत्यमुपैमि

agne vratapate vratamupayāmi vratakṣye śakeyam tanme rādhyatām idahamanṛtātsatyamupaimi

अनुवाद: O Agni, Lord of sacred vows, I undertake the vow; I shall keep it, I shall have the power for it. May this succeed for me. From untruth I now pass into truth.

The seeker dedicates themselves to righteousness and truth under the divine guidance of Agni, acknowledging their commitment to uphold cosmic and moral laws.

मन्त्र 2

स जुषतामहविषा स्वञ्चाऽग्नये नमः प्रदिवे सुवृद्भ्यः

sa juṣatāmhaviṣā svañcā'gnaye namaḥ pradive suvṛdbhyaḥ

अनुवाद: May He accept the oblation with well-inclined mind. Salutation to Agni, to the ancient ones, to those who foster the good.

A prayer for the acceptance of offerings and an expression of reverence to the divine flame and the ancient sages who established the path of truth.