Agni Vidhi

According to Parashurama Kalpa Sutra

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1.  Guru mantra + BRAHMANE NAMAḤ
2.  Guru mantra + YAMĀYA NAMAḤ
3.  Guru mantra + SOMĀYA NAMAḤ
4.  Guru mantra + RUDRĀYA NAMAḤ
5.  Guru mantra + VISHNAVE NAMAḤ
6.  Guru mantra + INDRĀYA NAMAḤ
 
Do Anganyasam in your body
Guru mantra + SAHASRĀRCHISHE HRIDAYĀYA NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + SVASTI PURNAYA SHIRASE SVĀHĀ
Guru mantra + UTTISHTHA PŪRUSHĀYA SHIKHĀYAI VASHAT
Guru mantra + DHUMAVYĀPINE KAVACHĀYA HUM
Guru mantra + SAPTAJIHVĀYA NETRATRĀYA VAUSHAT
Guru mantra + DHANURDHRĀYA ASTRĀYA PHAT
Guru mantra + BHURBHUVASSUVAROMITI DIGBANDHAḤ
Offer Akshata (row rice + ghee) in the Homakundam at place indicates (SE ĀGNEYA
- NE ISHĀNYA - SW ASURĀYA - NW VĀYUVAYA - MADHYE - DIKSHU CHA
KRAMENA)
Guru mantra + SAHASRĀRCHISHE HRIDAYĀYA NAMAḤ (SE)
Guru mantra + SVASTI PURNAYA SHIRASE SVĀHĀ (NE)
Guru mantra + UTTISHTHA PŪRUSHĀYA SHIKHĀYAI VASHAT (SW)
Guru mantra + DHUMAVYĀPINE KAVACHĀYA HUM (NW)
Guru mantra + SAPTAJIHVĀYA NETRATRĀYA VAUSHAT (Center)
Guru mantra + DHANURDHRĀYA ASTRĀYA PHAT (clockwise: E, S, W, N)
Guru mantra + BHURBHUVASSUVAROMITI DIGBANDHAḤ
 
Preparation of Homakundam
 
Draw in the Homakundam an Ashtakonam Ashtachakram (Muladhara chakra - two
square), a Shathkonam (Svadhishtana chakra - two triangle) and a Trikonam (Ajna
chakra - triangle), each within the proceeding one.
 

 
Organize Homa sticks in a pattern of a triangle. Place a lump of camphor in the
center. Keep one wick dipped in ghee on top of camphor, and another on the east
edge of triangle of sticks.
Starting from the direction where you are sitting and going clockwise within the
central triangle in the Homakundam, offer Akshatas with the following mantras:
Guru mantra + PĪTĀYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + SHVETĀYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ARUNĀYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + KRISHNĀYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + DHUMRĀYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + TIVRĀYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + SFULINGINYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + RUCHIRĀYAI NAMAḤ
 
Offer Akshata in the center while chanting the following:
Guru mantra + JVĀLINYAI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + TAM TAMASE NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + RAM RAJASE NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + SAM SATVĀYA NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + AM ĀTMANE NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ĀM ANTARĀTMANE NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + PAM  PARAMĀTMANE NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + HRĪM JNANĀTMANE NAMAḤ
 
HRĪM TRIKONE VĀGĪSHVARI  VĀGĪSHVARĀBHYĀM NAMAḤ
Visualize union of BRAHMĀ and SARASVATI in the triangle.
 
 
Bring fire from Sun (with a magnifying glass)
Join two wicks and place them beside a single wick in an earth or brass vessel to
Nairriti (SW). Light all three wicks. Keep the single lighted wick down on the
ground saying this belong to Rakshasas.
Do the following to the joined lighted two wicks in the vessel:
Look at it saying Mul Mantra of Guru Mantra. Sprinkle SĀMĀNYĀRGHYA on it
with Mul Mantra. Take two incense stick and beat the light saying PHAT, keep
them on two side of lamp. Protect it with right palm facing down, saying HUM.
 
DHENU YONI MUDRE PRADARSHAYA
Show Dhenu and Yoni Mudra to the light.
 
Guru mantra + OM VAISHVANARA RAM JĀTAVEDA IHAVAHA
LOHITĀKSHA SARVA KARMANI SADHAYA SVĀHĀ
Saying this, imagine a lighted wick rising up from the base of your spine, going out
of your third eye to merge with the external light. The external lighted wick thus
becomes the Yoni of Sarasvati who combines inside with outside with her
knowledge.
 
KAVACHĀYA HUM Check that the two incense stick are on two side of lighted
wicks. stand up holding the incense stick and the light. Say.
 
Guru mantra + ĀGNIM PRAJVALITAM VANDE JĀTAVEDAM
HUTĀSHANAM SUVARNA VARNAMAMALAM SAMIDHAM VISHVATO
MUKHAM.
Saying this keep the lighted wick on top of the Yoni of Homakundam (a place
shaped like a Yoni between you and Homakundam) put the sticks on either side.
Stand up.
 
Guru mantra + UTTISHTHA PURUSHA HARITAPINGALHA
LOHITĀKSHA SARVA KARMANI SĀDHAYA ME DEHI SVĀHĀ, OM
HRĪM, OM HRĪM, OM HRĪM.
Saying OM HRĪM thrice, take only the light, rotating it thrice in the Homakundam
with it. The camphor in the center of the triangle gets lighted automatically. Pour the
remaining ghee from brass\earthen pot on the edge of the triangle. Sit down.
 
Guru mantra + CHIT PINGALHA HANA HANA DAHA DAHA PACHA
PACHA SARVAJNA JNĀPAYA SVĀHĀ.
Put some thin, light weight dry sticks on the fire and make the fire glow bright.
Show Jvalini Mudra as finger opening up like a blossoming flower. Imagine that the
Yoni of Sarasvati is filled with nectarine ghee.
 
YO VAITĀM BRĀHMANO VEDA AMRITENĀVRITĀM PŪRĪM,
TASMAI BRAHMA CHA BRAHMĀ CHA ĀYŪḤ KĪRTIM PRAJĀM
DADŪḤ 
ASYA HOMĀGNEḤ PŪNSAVANAKARMA KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
 
Offer Akshatas into the Homakundam with the follwing mantras:
Guru mantra + ASYA HOMĀGNEḤ PUNSAVANAKARMA KALPAYĀMI
NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA HOMĀGNEḤ SĪMANTA KARMA KALPAYĀMI
NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA HOMĀGNEḤ JĀTA KARMA KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA HOMĀGNEḤ NĀMAKARANA KARMA
KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Name the Agni now as CHANDIKĀGNI or KALIKĀGNI (Ishta), etc depending
upon who the main deity is:
Guru mantra + ASYA CHANDIKĀGNI ĀGNEḤ ANNAPRĀSHANA KARMA
KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA CHANDIKĀGNI ĀGNEḤ CHAULA KARMA
KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA CHANDIKĀGNI ĀGNEḤ UPANAYANA KARMA
KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA CHANDIKĀGNI ĀGNEḤ GODĀNA KARMA
KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + ASYA CHANDIKĀGNI ĀGNEḤ VIVĀHA KARMA
KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
 
Place 3 PARIDHI sticks (the sticks that mark the border, the perimeter) around
outside the Homakundam. Stout and short one on West edge on ground, thinner and
medium length on South, then thinnest and longest on North.
 
AGNI DHYĀNAM
 
Guru mantra + TRINAYANAMARUNA BĀDHA MAULIM SASHUKLAM
SHUKRAM ARUNAM ANEKA KALPAMĀNBHOJA  SANSTHĀM
ABHIMATA VARASHAKTIM SVASTIKĀBHĪTI HASTAM
NAMATA KANAKA MĀLĀLANKRITĀM SAM KRISHĀNAM
 
AGNI MANDALA PŪJA
 
Invoke the Gods with Akshata in the Homakundam in the fire starting with nearest
triangle and proceeding in the clockwise direction:
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) JĀTAVEDASE NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) SAPTAJIHVĀYA NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) HAVYA VĀHANĀYA NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) ASHVAUDARĀYA NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) VAISHVĀNARĀYA NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) KAUMĀRATEJASE NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) VISHVAMUKHĀYA NAMAḤ
(Guru mantra + PANCHADASHI) DEVA MUKHĀYA NAMAḤ
 

 
 
Offer Akshata in the six triangles of Homakundam starting with the nearest triangle
and proceeding in the clockwise direction:
Guru mantra + SAHASRĀRCHISHE HRIDAYĀYA NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + SVASTI PURNAYA SHIRASE SVĀHĀ
Guru mantra + UTTISHTHA PŪRUSHĀYA SHIKHĀYAI VASHAT
Guru mantra + DHUMAVYĀPINE KAVACHĀYA HUM
Guru mantra + SAPTAJIHVĀYA NETRATRAYĀYA VAUSHAT
Guru mantra + DHANURDHRĀYA ASTRĀYA PHAT
 
 
 
In the triangle invoke the God of Fire with
Guru mantra + AGNIM PRAJVALITAM VANDE JĀTAVEDAM
HUTĀSHANAM
SUVARNA VARNAMAMALAM SAMIDDHAM VISHVATO MUKHAM
 

 
 
ĀJYA SANSKARĀM
 
To purify the ghee, recite the following mantras 7 times holding the Durva grass (or
an incense stick) in the ghee:
Guru mantra + Ishta mantra
At the end of recitation throw the stick or durva grass into fire, put the pot of ghee on
the yoni of homakundam
Offer the five Upacharas with Mul Mantra given above (or Mantra corresponding to
main deity):
GANDHAM PUSHPAM DŪPAM DĪPAM NAIVAIDHAM KALPAYĀMI
NAMAḤ
 
Purifying the Srik-Yoni and Srivam-Lingam sticks:
wipe and clean the Yoni and Yoni sticks with Samanyarghya, fill Yoni in left hand
(or held by woman) with ghee from Lingam stick in right hand (or held by man),
exchange hands, offer Yoni into Homakundam without shaking it or twisting it, but
letting it run off by gravity. Thus offer ghee into each of Agni's tongues with the
mantras:
Guru mantra + HIRANYĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ HIRANYĀ IDAM
NAMAMA NAMAḤ (NE ISHĀNYE)
Guru mantra + KANAKĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ KANAKĀYĀ IDAM
NAMAMA NAMAḤ (E PRĀCHYĀM)
Guru mantra + RAKTĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ RAKTĀYĀ IDAM NAMAMA
NAMAḤ (SE ĀGNEYĀM)
Guru mantra + KRISHNĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ KRISHNĀYĀ IDAM
NAMAMA NAMAḤ (SW NAIRRITIYĀM)
Guru mantra + SUPRABHĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ SUPRABHĀYAI IDAM
NAMAMA NAMAḤ (W PASHCHIME)
Guru mantra + ATIRAKTĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ ATIRAKTĀYA IDAM
NAMAMA NAMAḤ (NW VĀYAVYE)
Guru mantra + BAHURŪPĀYAI NAMAḤ SVĀHĀ BAHURŪPĀYAI IDAM
NAMAMA NAMAḤ (MADHYE)
 
Now three more Āhutis (offerings) for Agni in center as follow:
Guru mantra + OM VAISHVĀNARĀYA JĀTAVEDA IHĀVAHA
LOHITĀKSHA SARVA KARMĀNI SĀDHAYA SVĀHĀ SVĀHĀ AGNAYE
IDAM NAMAMA
Guru mantra + AGNIM PRAJVALITAM VANDE JĀTAVEDAM
HUTĀSHANAM SUVARNA VARNAMAMALAM SAMIDDHAM
VISHVATOMUKHAM SVĀHĀ SVĀHĀ AGNAYE IDAM NAMAMA
Guru mantra + UTTISHTHA PURUSHA HARITAPINGALHA
LOHITAKSHA SARVA KARMĀNI SĀDHAYA ME DEHI DAPĀYA SVĀHĀ
SVĀHĀ AGNAYE IDAM NAMAMA
 
Invoke the main deity now into fire:
HRĪM SHRĪM SAUḤ LALITĀYĀḤ AMRITA CHAITANYA MŪRTIM
KALPAYĀMI NAMAMA
 
And do the Panchopachara puja:
Guru mantra + KA E Ī LA HRĪM HA SA KA HA LA HRĪM SA KA HA LA
HRĪM GANDHAM KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + KA E Ī LA HRĪM HA SA KA HA LA HRĪM SA KA HA LA
HRĪM PUSHPAM KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + KA E Ī LA HRĪM HA SA KA HA LA HRĪM SA KA HA LA
HRĪM DŪPAM KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + KA E Ī LA HRĪM HA SA KA HA LA HRĪM SA KA HA LA
HRĪM DĪPAM KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
Guru mantra + KA E Ī LA HRĪM HA SA KA HA LA HRĪM SA KA HA LA
HRĪM NAIVEDHAM KALPAYĀMI NAMAḤ
This complete the Agni Mukham.
 
 
PRADHĀM HOMAM
MAIN PART OF THE YAGYAM
 
Offer 4 Āhutis for Ganapati with ghee.
Offer 108 Āhutis for your chosen main deity with ghee.
Offer Āhutis according to your Sankalpam with ghee.
 
  
UTTAR MUKHAM
MAHĀVYĀHRITI HOMAM
 
Fill the Yoni stick (srik) with ghee using the Lingam stick (srivam) and offer the
ghee with the Yoni into the fire while chanting the following Mantras:
 
OM BHUVAḤ AGNAYECHA PRITHIVYAICHA MAHATECHA SVĀHĀ
AGNAYE PRITHIVYAI MAHAT IDAM NAMAMA
 
OM BHUVO VĀYAVECHĀNTARIKSHĀYACHA MAHATECHA SVĀHĀ
VĀYAVECHĀNTARIKSHĀYACHA MAHAT IDAM NAMAMA
 
OM SUVARĀDITYĀYACHA DIVECHA MAHATECHA SVĀHĀ
SUVARĀDITYĀYACHA DIVECHA MAHAT IDAM NAMAMA
 
OM BHURBHUVAḤ CHANDRAMASECHA NAKSHATREBHYA
DIGBHYASHCHA MAHATECHA SVĀHĀ
CHANDRAMASECHA NAKSHATREBHYO DIGBHYO MAHAT IDAM
NAMAMA
 
 
BRAHMĀRPANA ĀHUTI
PŪRNĀHUTI
 
While holding the Yoni stick place it on a plate and put the PŪRNĀHUTI offerings
on top of the Yoni stick. Using the Lingam stick offer a drop of ghee 12 times on the
offerings while counting this:
EKAM DVE TRĪNI CHATVARI PANCHA SHAT SAPTA ASHTAU NAVA
DASHA EKĀDASHA DVĀDASHA VĀRENA GRIHĪTENA ĀJYENA
 
Sound of drums, conches, SHAHANĀYE (or Shehnai) flare up:
PŪRNĀHUTIMŪTTAMĀM JUHOTI IYANVAI PŪRNĀHUTIḤ
ASYĀMEVA PRATISHTHATI
 
SAPTATE AGNE SAMIDHAḤ SAPTAJIVHĀḤ SAPTA RISHAYAḤ
SAPTADHĀMA PRIYĀMI SAPTADHĀTVĀ YAJANI SAPTA
YONĪRĀPRINASVA GHRATENA (SVĀHĀ)
OM ITAḤ PŪRVAM PRĀNA BUDDHI DEHA DHARMĀDHIKĀRATAḤ
JĀGRAT SVAPNA SUSHUPTYAVASTHĀSU MANASĀ VĀCHĀ
KARMANĀ HASTĀBHYĀM PADBHYĀMUDRENĀ SHISHNA YONYĀ
YATSMRITAM YADUKTAM YATKRITAM TATSARVAM
BRAHMĀRPANAM BHAVATU SVĀHĀ
The PŪRNĀHUTI DRAVAYA must be offered into the Homam while chanting
SVĀHĀ.
Having performed PŪRNĀHUTI to music and drum sound.
 
VASODHARI
Hold the Lingam and Yoni sticks together and keep pouring ghee in a thin,
continuous thread while chanting the following Mantras:
SHANCHAME MAYASHCHA ME PRIYAM CHA ME-A-NUKĀMASHCHA
ME KĀMASHCHA ME SAUMANASASHCHA ME BHADRAM CHA ME
SHREYASHCHA ME VASYASHCHA ME YASHASHCHA ME
BHAGASHCHA ME DRAVINAM CHA ME YANTĀ CHA ME DHARTĀ
CHA ME  KSHEMASHCHA ME DRITISHCHA ME VISHVAM CHA ME
MAHASHCHA ME SANVICHCHA ME GYĀTRAM CHA ME SŪSHCHA
ME PRASŪSHCHA ME  SĪRAM CHA ME LAYASHCHA ME RITAM CHA
ME-A-MRITAM CHA ME-A-YAKSHMAM CHA ME-A-NĀMAYACHCHA
ME JĪVĀTUSHCHA ME DĪRGHAYUTVAM CHA ME-A-NAMITRAM CHA
ME-A-BHAYAM CHA ME SUGAM CHA ME SHAYANAM CHA MESŪSHĀ
CHA ME SUDINAM CHA ME
OM SHĀNTIḤ SHĀNTIḤ SHĀNTIḤ
 
ĀGNI DEVATĀ UDVĀSANAM
Go round the fire 3 times saying Gayatri Mantra.
 
HRITPADMA KARNIKĀMADHYE STHITENA SVĀHĀ SHANKARI
PRAVISHATVAM MĀM DEVI SARVAIRĀVARNAIḤ SAHA CHIDAGNIM
DEVATĀNCHA ĀTMANE UDVĀSAYĀMI NAMAMA
So saying invoke the fire into yourself, imagining that you are bathing in the fire.
Then you dip Yoni stick in ghee and dip that into 8 different corners of Agni and
mix with some more ghee if necessary. Apply at the following 4 places while
chanting the 4 Mantras:
JAMADAGNEḤ TRAYĀYUSHĀM (forehead)
KASHYAPASHYA TRAYĀYUSHĀM (heart)
YAD DEVĀNĀM TRAYĀYUSHĀM (left shoulder)
TANME ASTU TRAYĀYUSHĀM (right shoulder)
 
At this point, you offer Dakshina to the performer of Yagya, and take the fruit of the
Yagya as the blessing
 
This concludes the Homam.