Agni

veda āśīrvacanam

(Veda Ashirvachanam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

Also known as navonavo bhavati jayamano hnanketurusasametyagne

Veda Ashirvachanam is a sacred selection of benedictory hymns derived from the Rig Veda, specifically focused on the invocation of Agni, the divine fire. These verses celebrate the eternal, self-renewing nature of the cosmic force that bridges the gap between humanity and the divine. By chanting these mantras, the practitioner seeks the blessings of illumination, purification, and the attainment of a long, prosperous life. The recitation is considered highly auspicious for formal ceremonies and personal spiritual growth, bestowing mental clarity, radiant vitality, and a harmonious alignment with the rhythmic cycles of the universe.

navo̭navo̭ bhavati jāya̭māṇo-'hnā-ṅketuru-ṣasā̭metyagne |
bhāga-ndevebhyo vi da̭dhātyāya-npra candramā-stirati dīrghamāyuḥ̭ ||
śatamā̭na-mbhavati śatāyuḥ purṷṣaśśatendriya āyṷṣye-vendriye prati̭-tiṣṭhati ||
sumaṅgalīriyaṃ-va~dhūrimāgṃ sameta-paśya̭t |
saubhāgyamasyai datvā yathāstaṃ-vi~pa̭retana ||
imā-ntvami̭ndramī-ḍhvassuputragṃ subhagā-ṅkuru |
daśāsyā-mputrānādhḙhi pati̭-mekādasa-ṅkṛ̭dhi ||
kṣatrasya rājā varṷṇo-'dhirājaḥ | nakṣa̭trāṇāgṃ śatabhi̭ṣag-vasi̭ṣṭhaḥ | tau devebhyaḥ̭ kṛṇuto dīrghamāyuḥ̭ ||
śatāya svāhetyā̭ha | āyurvai sahasram | āyṷrevāvarṷndhe | sarvasmai svāhetyāha | ramevāva̭rundhe ||
śreyo-vasī̭ya āyadhsambhṷ̄ta-mbhūtam | citraḥ ketuḥ prabhānābhān-thsabhān | jyoti̭śmāgasteja̭-svānātapagasta-pa̭nnabhitapann || rocano roca̭māna-śśobhana-śśobhamānaḥ kalyāṇaḥ̭ ||
śrī-rvarca̭sya-māyṷṣya-mārogyamāvi̭dhāt-śobha̭māna-mmahīyate |
dhānya-ndhana-mpaśu-mbahuputralābhaṃ śatasaṃva~tsara-ndīrghamāyuḥ̭ ||

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