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This page will instruct you in how to perform Agnihotra and prepare the necessary materials yourself.

You will need the following items:

 

Copper Pyramid
Dried cow-dung cakes
Pure cow's Ghee (clarified butter)
Unpolished Brown Rice
Sunrise/Sunset timings
Simple Sanskrit Mantra

 

 

 

 

Rice: Uncooked, unbroken pieces of rice preferably less polished or whole brown rice should be used for Agnihotra. If the rice is broken the chemical analysis of both pieces may be the same but the subtle energy structure is broken and hence, it should not be used for Agnihotra healing fire, states the ancient science of bio-energy.

Ghee (Clarified Butter): Place pure UNSALTED, unadulterated butter from cow's milk in a saucepan and bring it to a slow boil over low heat. Remove and discard the white substance that rises to the top. Strain the liquid through a fine strainer. What passes through is ghee. Store the ghee in a container. It does not have to be refrigerated. Please note ghee must be only 100% pure cow's ghee and not from the buffalo or any other species.

Dried Cow Dung: Dried cow dung cakes are used to prepare the Agnihotra fire. How to prepare dried cow dung cakes: Make pancake-like patties from fresh cow dung and let them dry in the sun on a window screen or similar material. Store the dry dung patties for daily use.

Mantras: Notice the Agnihotra Mantra on the right hand side of this page.

 

 

How we at Agnihotra Texas Perform our Agnihotra Homa

Sunrise and Sunset, everyday.

The following is the step by step guidelines of how we at Agnihotra Texas perform our Agnihotra Homa:

1. Swasthi Vachana

2. Lord Ganesh and various other Devi & Devas avahnam.

3. Tirtha Staan avahnam.

4. Panch Loka Pal, Das Dikh Pal, 8 and 16 Matrikas, 64 Yogini avahnam.

5. Raksha Vidhanam - invoking various Gurus of Ancient and present India.

6. Bhuta Shuddhi - removal of negative energies.

7. Pavitrikaran - purificatory rites.

8. Sankalpa, pledge of what we are about to perform or undertake.

9. Kul Devi and Ishta Devi & Devas Dhyanam. Chanting of 21 names of Sri Ganesh, Ganesh Kavaca.

10. Ishta Devi Baglamukhi (Sri Pitambaradham Devi), Dhyanam, Kavacha, Satva, Ashtotarshatnaam Strotam, Mantra Japa, etc.

11. Silence for 5 minutes preceding Sunrise or Sunset Agnihotra Homa.

12. Agnihotra Homa - two ahuties.

13. Silent Meditation for 10 minutes, joyfully experiencing the vital energies of the Agnihotra Homa.

14. Offering of 5 Ahuties each with the following Mantras: Sri Ganesh Mantra, Gayatri Mantra, Devi Mantras (Jayanti, Mangala Kali Bhadra Kali etc. ), Devi Baglamukhi Mantra, Tryambakam Mantra, Kuber Mantra, Hanuman Mantra and Krishna Mantra.

15. Silence for 5 minutes.

16. Arti - Om Jai Jagdish Hare.

17. Namaskaram.

18. Pradikshana - mental circumambulation 

19. Shama Prathana - prayer for forgiveness for any errors or shortcomings committed.

20. Bhasma dharan, putting of ashes on forehead, shoulders, throat, heart and tongue.

21. Visarjanam - consecrating the Homa to Devi & Devas invited.

22. Namaskar to all Living beings, Creation and the Universe.

23. Water tilak from underneath the Asana.

24. Standing and Moving away, Celebrating the Agnihotra Homa performed.

25. Going about to attend our daily duties.

The whole process takes 45 minutes.