अग्निप्रज्वालनमन्त्रःThe mantra for kindling the fire
Verse 151
वामे ध्यायेदिडां नाडीं दक्षिणे पिङ्गलां तथा । मध्ये सुषुम्नां सञ्चिन्त्य दक्षभागात् समाहितः ॥ १५१ ॥
vāmē dhyāyēdiḍāṁ nāḍīṁ dakṣiṇē piṅgalāṁ tathā | madhyē suṣumnāṁ sañcintya dakṣabhāgāt samāhitaḥ || 151 ||
Translation
On the left he should think of the nāḍī iḍā, on the right piṅgalā, and in the middle suṣumnā; attentive, from the right part
Word by word
- vāmē
- on the left
- dhyāyēd
- (dhyāyet) should think of
- iḍāṁ
- iḍā
- nāḍīṁ
- nāḍī, channel
- dakṣiṇē
- on the right
- piṅgalāṁ
- piṅgalā
- tathā
- and
- madhyē
- in the middle
- suṣumnāṁ
- suṣumnā
- sañcintya
- thinking of
- dakṣa
- right
- bhāgāt
- from the part
- samāhitaḥ
- attentive
Meaning
The ghee is divided like the body's three channels; each part feeds a different "eye" of the fire (verses 151 to 154).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
On the left part of the ghee he should meditate on the nāḍī iḍā; on the right part on the nāḍī piṅgalā; and in the middle, having thought of the nāḍī suṣumnā, attentive, taking ghee from the right part, the wise practitioner should offer it into the right eye of the fire, the eater of oblations, with the mantra given next. He gives the mantra of the offering into the right eye, "praṇavānte…": after the praṇava the word "agnaye" is to be said. Joined, the mantra "oṁ agnaye" is formed, and this mantra is said to end in svāhā ("oṁ agnaye svāhā"). Then from the left part he should take, draw up, the ghee to be offered; having taken the oblation, he should offer it into the left eye of the fire with the mantra given next. He gives the mantra of the offering into the left eye: "oṁ somāya dviṭhaḥ", that is, the mantra "oṁ somāya svāhā" is declared. (This explanation covers verses 151 to 153.)