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Agnihotra Ayurveda Practice
Note: In Atlanta, GA–Important. Please read if you were referred from someone.
Let’s take a look at the etymology of the word “Agnihotra.” It’s a Sanskrit word. (Agni) means fire, (Hotra) means offering.
Sanskrit Mantra Pronunciations
sooryáya swáhá, sooryáya idam na mama
(after the word swáhá, add rice and ghee mixture into the fire)
prajápataye swáhá, prajápataye idam na mama
(after the word swáhá, add rice and ghee into the fire)
Meaning:
You don’t do a word- by- word translation to understand the meaning. The words are different ways of saying, you’re making this offering for God or The Creator.
Sooryáya, prajá, pataye–these are all different ways of expressing and saying, God or The Creator.
“Unto the sun I am offering this
offering. This is not mine, this is Thine.”
Sooryáya … sun
swáhá … offering
Sooryáya … sun
idam … this
na mama … not mine
prajá … all the living
pataye … the lord
swaha, … offering
prajá … all the living
pataye … the lord
idam … this
na mama … not mine
Here is a video of me and Sri Charles of Shanti Villa Institute (Tuskegee, AL), going over how to say mantras. Listen to the Agnihotra mantras for sunrise and sunset. We also go over the Mahamrityunjaya (full moon) and the Vyahruti mantras.
Sunset Mantra Pronunciation:
agnaye swáhá, agnaye idam na mama
(after the word swáhá, add rice and ghee into the fire)
prajápataye swáhá, prajápataye idam na mama
(after the word swáhá, add rice and ghee into the fire)
Meaning:
You don’t do a word- by- word translation to understand the meaning. The words are different ways of saying, you are making this offering for God or The Creator.
Agnaye, prajá, pataye–these are all different ways of expressing and saying, God or The Creator.
“Unto the fire I am offering all.
This offering is not mine it is Thine.”
Agnaye … fire
swáhá … offering
Agnaye … fire
idam … this
na mama … not mine
prajá- … all the living
pataye … The Lord
swáhá … offering
prajá … all the living
pataye …The Lord
idam … this
na mama … not mine
Learn more about mantra meanings here
Calculating Accurate timings to do mantra chants, click here
Please note that the Vedic way of calculating sunrise or sunset is when the middle of the sun sits precisely on the horizon.
Click the link above, put in your address, and it will generate a PDF based on your address. You may have to put it in twice because it can be a little buggy. You will know it’s properly going to the next step when on the map, it will say something like “check the accuracy of your location,” then you click next after that.
The Vedic Society has a phone app available to calculate time. Currently, it costs $3.00. Go to the Google Play Store to purchase here.
Thanks for reading this article. To learn more, please check out part 1 of my YouTube talk about Agnihotra.