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