Agni

veda āśīrvacanam

(Veda Ashirvachanam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda

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 bhavati॒ jāya̭mā॒ṇo-'hnā᳚-ṅke॒turu॒-ṣasā̭me॒tyagne᳚ |
bhā॒ga-nde॒vebhyo॒ vi da̭dhātyā॒ya-npra ca॒ndramā᳚-stirati dī॒rghamāyuḥ̭ ||
śa॒tamā̭na-mbhavati śa॒tāyuḥ॒ purṷṣaśśa॒tendriya॒ āyṷṣye॒-vendri॒ye prati̭-tiṣṭhati ||
su॒ma॒ṅga॒līri॒yaṃ-va~॒dhūrimāgṃ sa॒meta॒-paśya̭t |
saubhā᳚gyama॒syai da॒tvā yathāstaṃ॒-vi~pa̭retana ||
i॒mā-ntvami̭ndramī-ḍhvassupu॒tragṃ su॒bhagā᳚-ṅkuru |
daśā᳚syā-mpu॒trānādhḙhi॒ pati̭-mekāda॒sa-ṅkṛ̭dhi ||
kṣa॒trasya॒ rājā॒ varṷṇo-'dhirā॒jaḥ | nakṣa̭trāṇāgṃ śa॒tabhi̭ṣag-vasi̭ṣṭhaḥ | tau de॒vebhyaḥ̭ kṛṇuto dī॒rghamāyuḥ̭ ||
śa॒tāya॒ svāhetyā̭ha | āyu॒rvai sa॒hasra᳚m | āyṷre॒vāvarṷndhe | sarva॒smai॒ svāhetyāha | rame॒vāva̭rundhe ||
śreyo॒-vasī̭ya ā॒yadhsambhṷ̄ta-mbhū॒tam | ci॒traḥ ke॒tuḥ pra॒bhānā॒bhān-thsa॒bhān | jyoti̭śmā॒ga॒steja̭-svānā॒tapa॒ga॒sta-pa̭nnabhitapann || ro॒ca॒no roca̭māna-śśo॒bha॒na-śśobha॒mānaḥ kalyāṇaḥ̭ ||
śrī॒-rvarca̭sya-māyṷṣya॒-māro᳚gya॒māvi̭dhāt-śobha̭māna-mmahī॒yate᳚ |
dhā॒nya-ndha॒na-mpa॒śu-mba॒huputralā॒bhaṃ śa॒tasaṃ᳚​va~tsa॒ra-ndī॒rghamāyuḥ̭ ||

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