Yajurveda · Adhyāya 2 — Agnyādhāna & Sacrificial Utensils

Agni's Protective Consecration

मन्त्र 1

अग्ने व्रतपते व्रत चरिष्यामि तच्छकेयं तन्मे राध्यतामिदमहमनृतात्सत्यमुपैमि

agne vratapate vrata cariṣyāmi tacchakeyaṃ tanme rādhyatāmidamahamanṛtātsatyamupaimi

अनुवाद: O Agni, Lord of sacred vows, I shall perform the vow. May I be capable of it. May that succeed for me. From falsehood I go towards truth.

The seeker takes a solemn vow before Agni to walk the path of truth, praying for the inner strength and divine grace required to fulfill it successfully.

मन्त्र 2

स जुषतामास्यं जुषतामध्वरं यज्ञाय देवाय

sa juṣatāmāsyaṃ juṣatāmadhvaraṃ yajñāya devāya

अनुवाद: May He partake of this mouth, may He partake of this non-injurious sacrifice, for the sake of the divine worship.

An invitation to the divine fire to accept the oblations and bless the ritual proceedings with purity and auspiciousness.