Agni Gayatri Mantra
Agni
Bhajan
Rishi
Sanskrit
Aum Mahajwalaye Vidhmahi
Agnidevaye Dhimahi
Tanno Agni Prachodayat
Agni (Fire) is one of the five inert impermanent elements (pañcabhūtá) along with space (ākāśa), water (ap), air (vāyu) and earth (pṛthvī),
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ॐ | Universal sound | Aum |
| महाज्वालाय | To the great flame | Mahajwalaye |
| विद्महे | We meditate upon | Vidhmahi |
| अग्निदेवाय | To the Fire God | Agnidevaye |
| धीमहि | We contemplate | Dhimahi |
| तन्नो | May that | Tanno |
| अग्नि | Fire | Agni |
| प्रचोदयात् | Inspire | Prachodayat |
| शृतकमला-कुच-मण्डल धृत-कुण्डल | Sitting on the breasts of Lakshmi, who wears earrings | śrita-kamalā-kuca-maṇḍala dhṛta-kuṇḍala e |
| कलित-ललित-वन-माला जय जय देव हरे | Wearing a charming forest garland, all glories to Lord Hari | kalita-lalita-vana-māla jaya jaya deva hare |
| दिनमणि-मण्डल-मण्डन भव-खण्डन | Adorned with the sun jewel, destroyer of birth and death | dina-maṇi-maṇḍala-maṇḍana bhava-khaṇḍana e |
| मुनिजन-मानस-हंस जय जय देव हरे | Swan in the minds of the sages, all glories to Lord Hari | muni-jana-mānasa-haḿsa jaya jaya deva hare |
| कालिय-विषधर-गञ्जन जन-रञ्जन | Destroyer of the serpent Kaliya, delight of the people | kāliya-viṣa-dhara-gañjana jana-rañjana e |
| यदुकुल-नलिन-दिनेश जय जय देव हरे | Sun of the Yadu dynasty, all glories to Lord Hari | yadukula-nalina-dineśa jaya jaya deva hare |
| मधु-मुर-नरक-विनाशन गरुडासन | Destroyer of Madhu, Mura, Naraka; seated on Garuda | madhu-mura-naraka-vināśana garuḍāsana e |
| सुरकुल-केलि-निदान जय जय देव हरे | Source of joy for the demigods, all glories to Lord Hari | sura-kula-keli-nidāna jaya jaya deva hare |
| अमल-कमल-दल-लोचन भव-मोचन | Spotless lotus-eyed, liberator from birth and death | amala-kamala-dala-locana bhava-mocana e |
| त्रिभुवन-भुवन-निधान जय जय देव हरे | Treasure of the three worlds, all glories to Lord Hari | tribhuvana-bhuvana-nidhāna jaya jaya deva hare |
| जनकसुताकृत-भूषण जित-दूषण | Ornament of Sita, conqueror of Dusana | janaka-sutā-kṛta-bhūṣaṇa jita-dūṣaṇa e |
| समर-शमित-दश-कण्ठ जय जय देव हरे | Who defeated ten-headed Ravana in battle, all glories to Lord Hari | samara-śamita-daśa-kaṇṭha jaya jaya deva hare |
| अभिनव-जलधर-सुन्दर धृत-मन्दर | Beautiful as a fresh raincloud, lifter of Mandara | abhinava-jala-dhara-sundara dhṛta-mandara e |
| श्रीमुख-चन्द्र-चकोर जय जय देव हरे | Cakora bird to the moon of Sri Radha’s face, all glories to Lord Hari | śrī-mukha-candra-cakora jaya jaya deva hare |