अग्निप्रज्वालनमन्त्रःThe mantra for kindling the fire
Verse 142
सर्वज्ञाज्ञापय स्वाहा वह्निप्रज्वालने मनुः । ततः कृताञ्जलिर्भूत्वा प्रकुर्यादग्निवन्दनम् ॥ १४२ ॥
sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā vahniprajvālanē manuḥ | tataḥ kṛtāñjalirbhūtvā prakuryādagnivandanam || 142 ||
Translation
"sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā": this is the mantra for kindling the fire. Then with joined palms he should salute the fire.
Word by word
- sarvajña
- O all-knowing one
- ājñāpaya
- command
- svāhā
- svāhā
- vahni
- fire
- prajvālanē
- for kindling
- manuḥ
- mantra
- tataḥ
- then
- kṛta
- made
- añjalir
- (añjaliḥ) joined palms
- bhūtvā
- being
- prakuryād
- (prakuryāt) should make
- agni
- fire
- vandanam
- salutation
Meaning
The whole mantra: oṁ citipiṅgala hana hana daha daha paca paca sarvajñājñāpaya svāhā, "O tawny one of consciousness, strike, strike, burn, burn, cook, cook; O all-knowing one, command; svāhā".

Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 141.