Trinity

Prithvi

Dyaus

Prajapatis

Aditi

Agni

Indra

Soma

Devanagari

Meaning

Explanation:

Significance

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Word-by-word translation:

  1. Agni – Fire
  2. yajΓ±a – Sacrifice
  3. yajΓ±ebhiαΈ₯ – With sacrifices
  4. arhuti – Offering
  5. sāman – Chant
  6. brahma – Brahman (the all-pervading reality)
  7. hotar – Invoker
  8. viαΉ£αΉ‡u – Vishnu (the all-pervading god)
  9. puruhΕ«ta – The Supreme Being
  10. viΕ›vatomukham – With the face turned in all directions

Translation: I invoke Agni, the deity of sacrifice, with the offerings and the hymns of sacrifice. With the sacrifices, the chants, and the rituals, I invoke the all-pervading Brahman through the acts of sacrifice. I invoke the Invoker, the Offering-Priest, the all-pervading Vishnu, and the Puruhuta (the Supreme Being) with the face turned in all directions.