The process of Agnihotra consists of making two offerings to the fire exactly at the time of sunrise & sunset along with the chanting of two small Sanskrit mantras.The offerings consist of two pinchfuls of uncooked rice grains smeared with a few drops of cow’s pure ghee.
The fire is prepared out of dried cowdung cakes in a small copper pot of a semi-pyramid shape. The positive effects of Agnihotra are an outcome of simultaneous functioning of many subtle scientific principles such as, effect of chanting of specific sounds on the atmosphere and mind, energies emanating from the pyramid- shape, nutritional effect of burning of medicinal ingredients and the effects of bio-rhythms etc .
Agnihotra balances the cycle of nature and nourishes the human life. It creates pure, clean and medicinal atmosphere. It cleanses the negative effects of pollution.
Agnihotra is for purification and healing of the atmosphere. The atmosphere in which we live today is polluted in all respects. Many complex problems which the world witnesses today have their origin in pollution.
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In today’s polluted atmosphere, we witness mass destruction of forests, disappearance of many species of plants, animals, insects, birds, disturbance in ecocycles, ozone depletion, global warming, acid rain and decreasing agricultural production. Human health is at stake. Many killing diseases like cancer and AIDS are on the rise. Increased alcoholism and drug abuse is a great challenge. Human mind is under great stress giving rise to more violence and many complex family and social problems. The list is unending.
For the Practice of Agnihotra a Few Disciplines are Observed:
Agnihotra is performed exactly at local sunrise/sunset timings.
A semi-pyramid shaped copper pot has to be used.
A small fire prepared using dried cow dung cakes.
Two pinchfuls of uncooked rice grains smeared with few drops of cow’s ghee are offered in fire.
Two simple Sanskrit mantras are chanted while offering.
The Sunrise and Sunset Mantras:
In the morning exactly at sunrise the offerings are made with the Mantras: (While meditating on the divinity, viz. Soorya)
1. ‘Sooryaya svaha, sooryaya idam na mama’
2. ‘Prajapataye swaha, prajapataye idam na mama’ (God or divinity of creation)
And in the Evening Exactly at the Sunset the Offerings are Made With the Mantras:
(While meditating on divinity fire-god.)
1. ‘Agnaye swaha, agnaye idam na mama’
2. ‘Prajapataye swaha, prajapataye, idam na mama’ (God or divinity of creation)
Effects of Agnihotra:
The positive effects of Agnihotra are an outcome of simultaneous functioning of many subtle scientific principles, such as, effect of chanting of specific sounds on the atmosphere and mind, energies emanating from the pyramid- shape, nutritional effects of burning the medicinal ingredients, effects of the bio-rhythms etc. Agnihotra balances the cycle of nature and nourishes the human life. It creates pure, clean and medicinal atmosphere. It cleanses the negative effects of pollution.
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I am indeed very gifted to read such articles. It is very informative and I do not a lot of things on Hinduism. I am interested in performing agnihotra on a week on a sunday. Is it fine? Are there any other rules that I have to follow.
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Dewie
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1. what if we miss any one session ie,. morning i could perform but not in the evenings due to working schedules? will the effect be lesser?
2. both the times are we to have a bath and then only perform?
3. whats the duration of each session? that is for how many minutes are we to continue the chanting?
4. how is the fire to be initiated? using camphor?
5. is the regular packaged ‘cow ghee’ ok or any particular place from where it is to be obtained?
kindly let know thanks.
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This is a great article! I remember, during the recent sunami everything was destroyed except one family,old couple, who was performing this sacred ritual,Agnihotra, since they got married!! Their picture was in the newspaper standing in front of their small house.Now I believe that this miracle can happen.Thankyou for the article.
i became interested in Agnihotra when I saw a youtube video about an Australian couple who bought a parcel of barren land and quickly turned it into very fertile land by doing Agnihotra. Nice article.
We are overwhelmed and elated by reading such magnificent disciplines of our ancestors in the past. Well, now if we really feel the pride, we should seriously think and find a way to resume these valuable processes and give it back to our forth-coming generation. Many intellectuals who are reading these, may please think and find out some methodologies and put them back into their rightful place in our daily routine.
Ghee made of humped desi cow’s (A2) milk should be used in Agnihotra. Other types of ghee are useless.
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