Agni Puja
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 4 sections
Verse 1
Original
अग्निः पूर्वे दिशि मुखः, यज्ञस्य देविरात्मा । अग्निर्होता कविक्रतुः, सर्वे देवा यज्ञम्तन्वते ॥
Transliteration
Agniḥ pūrve diśi mukhaḥ, yajñasya devisātmā. Agnirhotā kavikratuḥ, sarve devā yajñam tanvate.
Meaning / Translation
Agni is the face of the east, the deity of the sacrifice, and the soul of the sacrifice. Agni is the priest, the poet, and the maker of the sacrifice. All the gods extend the sacrifice.
Verse 2
Original
यज्ञेन देवा देवयज्ञम्, देवा देवेषु यज्ञम्तनु । यज्ञो देवेषु विचाय्यान्, तानि देवा अवन्तदिन्द्रः ॥
Transliteration
Yajñena devā devayajñam, devā deveṣu yajñam tanu. Yajño deveṣu vicāyyān, tāni devā avrantad indraḥ.
Meaning / Translation
The gods have made the sacrifice, and the gods have extended the sacrifice among the gods. The sacrifice, being extended among the gods, has been made to shine by Indra.
Verse 3
Original
तं देवा उपावव्रुः, तं देवा अवृणीत तद् । यज्ञस्य यज्ञपाता यज्ञें, देवा देवेषु यज्ञम्तद् ॥
Transliteration
Taṃ devā upāvavruḥ, taṃ devā avṛṇīta tad. Yajñasya yajñapātā yajñam, devā deveṣu yajñam tad.
Meaning / Translation
The gods have approached that, and the gods have chosen that. The lords of the sacrifice, the gods, have made the sacrifice among the gods.
Verse 4
Original
अग्निर्होता कविक्रतुः, सर्वे देवा यज्ञम्तन्वते । यज्ञो देवेषु विचाय्यान्, तानि देवा अवन्तदिन्द्रः ॥
Transliteration
Agnirhotā kavikratuḥ, sarve devā yajñam tanvate. Yajño deveṣu vicāyyān, tāni devā avrantad indraḥ.
Meaning / Translation
Agni is the priest, the poet, and the maker of the sacrifice. All the gods extend the sacrifice. The sacrifice, being extended among the gods, has been made to shine by Indra.