Yajurveda · Adhyāya 2 — Agnyādhāna & Sacrificial Utensils

Agni's Protective Hearth and Sustenance

मन्त्र 1

अग्नये समिध्यमानाय रुचिने घृतं जुहोतन। सुप्रतीकाय जातवेदसे स्वाहा।

agnaye samidhyamānāya rucine ghṛtaṃ juhotana | supratīkāya jātavedase svāhā |

अनुवाद: To Agni, being kindled, radiant, and fair-faced, offer clarified butter. Hail to the knower of all beings.

The seeker is instructed to feed the inner and outer fire with offerings of pure clarity and devotion, recognizing Agni as the intelligent force pervading all creation.

मन्त्र 2

तन्तुं तन्वन्नरजसं प्रजायै सुवीरं गोमदग्ने अमृतत्वमशीमहि।

tantuṃ tanvannarajasaṃ prajāyai suvīraṃ gomadagne amṛtatvamaśīmahi |

अनुवाद: Extending the thread of sacrifice, free from dust, for the sake of offspring, valiant heroes, and cattle, may we attain immortality, O Agni.

A prayer asking Agni to weave the continuous thread of spiritual and material continuity, granting strength, prosperity, and ultimately the state of deathless bliss.