अग्निप्रार्थना, अग्निविसर्जनम्Prayer to the fire; dismissing the fire
Verse 63
Translation
Having prayed so, O Śivā, he should dismiss Vītihotra with this:
Word by word
- iti
- thus
- prārthya
- having prayed
- vītihōtraṁ
- Vītihotra (the fire)
- visṛjēt
- (visṛjet) he should dismiss
- amunā
- with this
- śivē
- O Śivā
Meaning
Vītihotra, "he to whom offerings are made", is a name of Agni. Having been invited at the start, the fire is now formally sent away with the mantra of the next two verses.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Iti". O Śivā, having prayed thus to Vītihotra, the fire, he should dismiss that same fire with this mantra, about to be given.