अग्निप्रार्थना, अग्निविसर्जनम्Prayer to the fire; dismissing the fire
Verse 65
अग्ने क्षमस्व स्वाहेति मन्त्रेणाग्नेरुदग्दिशि । दत्वा दध्नाऽऽहुतिं वह्निं दक्षिणस्यां विचालयेत् ॥ ६५ ॥
agnē kṣamasva svāhēti mantrēṇāgnērudagdiśi | datvā dadhnā’’hutiṁ vahniṁ dakṣiṇasyāṁ vicālayēt || 65 ||
Translation
Agni, forgive, svāhā": with this mantra he gives an oblation of curd on the north side of the fire, then moves the fire to the south.
Word by word
- agnē
- O Agni
- kṣamasva
- forgive
- svāhā
- svāhā
- iti
- thus
- mantrēṇa
- with the mantra
- agnēḥ
- (agneḥ) of the fire
- udak
- northern
- diśi
- on the side
- datvā
- having given
- dadhnā
- of curd
- āhutiṁ
- an oblation
- vahniṁ
- the fire
- dakṣiṇasyāṁ
- to the south
- vicālayēt
- he should move
Meaning
The whole mantra: "yajña yajñapatiṁ gaccha yajñaṁ gaccha hutāśana svāṁ yoniṁ gaccha yajñeśa pūrayāsman-manoratham agne kṣamasva svāhā". "Forgive" asks pardon for any fault in the rite. A last offering of curd is made, and the fire is shifted to the south, as a sign that the rite is done.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 64.