<b>Translation:</b>
<em>Agni, God of Fire, we praise you, you who lead the sacrifice and are the power of it; you, oh shining one, who knows the proper time and place of our surrender. You who offer mantras in praise, and place delight within.</em>

<em>Agni, you who help us attain the will of the gods in mortal life.</em>

<em>By you, Agni, we receive enjoyment in abundant splendor.</em>

<b>Listen to the mantra:</b>

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This mantra for Agni is used during our pujas at SHARANYA's <i>devi mandir</i> (goddess temple). It is a powerful invocation that covers the first three verses of the opening of the Rig Veda, the oldest written Sanskrit text, which is still used for ritual purposes.

Use this mantra in your daily practice to invoke and honor Agni as the power of fire along with related meanings of the element such as transformation, passion, and delight. Work with him to bring light and splendor, richness and bounty, health and healing.