Yajurveda · Adhyāya 2 — Agnyādhāna & Sacrificial Utensils

Agni's Protective Installation and Divine Consecration

मन्त्र 1

अग्ने व्रतपते व्रतमुपायं तच्छकेयं तच्छिध्यसमदह्यतमिदमहमनृतात्सत्यमुपैमि

agne vratapate vratamupāyaṃ tacchakeyaṃ tacchidhyasamdahyatamidahamanṛtātsatyamupaimi

अनुवाद: O Agni, Lord of sacred vows, I have approached your vow. May I be capable of it, may I succeed in it. Now I pass from untruth to truth.

The sacrificer formally takes a sacred vow in front of Agni, invoking the inner divine flame to abandon falsehood and embrace absolute truth and righteousness.

मन्त्र 2

सं प्र जायस्व प्रजया पशुभिर्ब्रह्मवर्चसेन सुब्रह्मा यज्ञः प्रजायतां मह्यम्

saṃ pra jāyasva prajayā paśubhirbrahmavarcasena subrahmā yajñaḥ prajāyatāṁ mahyam

अनुवाद: O Agni, manifest fully through progeny, cattle, and spiritual splendor. May the well-formulated sacrifice be fruitful for me.

A prayer for holistic abundance—encompassing family, material wealth, and spiritual illumination—through the grace of the sacred fire.