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Agnihotra is practised at exactly sunrise and sunset every day. There are several definitions of sunrise and sunset given in the ancient Himalayan tradition of Vedic knowledge. However, we are told that for bringing nutrition to plant life and reducing disease in an area one particular definition should be used in the Agnihotra process. This relates to half disc on horizon and not counting refraction or visibility.

Agnihotra is now practiced by a growing number of thousands of people on all continents. The computers based in different regions which supply free printouts of sunrise/sunset timings utilize only this definition for their program.

In ancient tradition sunrise is described as follows:
“At sunrise the many fires, electricities, ethers and more subtle energies emanating from the sun extend all the way to the Earth and produce a flood effect at those coordinates where the sun is said to rise. It is awesome. The flood enlivens and purifies everything in its path, destroying what is impure in its wake. This torrent of life-sustaining energies causes all life to rejoice. At sunrise that music can be heard. The morning Agnihotra Mantra is the essence of that music. It is the quintessential sound of that flood. At sunset the flood recedes.”

It is interesting to note that the word electricity is used in plural.

If you miss the timings it is not Agnihotra and the healing effect of the ash will be missing.

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Preparing the Fire

Place a flat piece of dried cow dung at the bottom of the copper pyramid.
Arrange pieces of dried cow dung, which have been coated with ghee in the pyramid in such a manner as that allow air to pass.
Apply a little ghee on the small piece of cow dung and light it. Insert this lighted piece of cow dung in the pyramid. Soon all the dung in the pyramid will catch fire.
You may use a hand fan to help the flame. However, do not blow through the mouth to avoid bacteria from the mouth getting into the fire.
Do not use any mineral oil or similar material to start the fire.
At the exact time of sunrise and sunset when the offerings are made the fire should be fully ablaze in the pyramid.

Agnihotra Process

Take a few grains of rice in a dish or your left palm and apply a few drops of ghee.
Exactly at sunrise utter the first Mantra and after the word SWAHA add a few grains of rice from your right hand (as little as you can hold in the pinch of your fingers will be sufficient) in the fire.
Utter the second Mantra and after the word SWAHA add a few grains of rice from the right hand in the fire.
At sunset do the same by using evening Mantras.
Agnihotra Mantras are to be recited only once and only two offerings given at each Agnihotra performance.
If you miss the timing it is not Agnihotra and you will not get the healing effect on the atmosphere or in the ash.
After each Agnihotra try to spare as many minutes as you can for meditation. You can sit quietly at least till the fire extinguishes itself. Agnihotra creates a medicinal and healing atmosphere.
If possible the Agnihotra pyramid and the energy resulting from the Agnihotra process is best left undisturbed until the next Agnihotra time.
Just before the next Agnihotra you can empty the ash using your right hand and store it in a bag, box, glass jar or clay pot. The ash from the Agnihotra fire is extremely medicinal. It can be ingested daily. Several ash medicines have been developed in Germany. The ash is also a powerful fertilizer for the garden or farm and beneficial in any water source to purify the water.

There are vibrations that exist everywhere. It is only vibrations when you go into it. Where there is vibration there is also sound. When we do these Mantras, the sounds we utter activate these special vibrations that will create certain atmosphere of effects. Then the desired results are realized. These vibrations exist for everything, so anything can be activated, controlled or changed by Mantras. When one with a pure mind speaks the Mantra into the Agnihotra pyramid at the correct time, the ash retains that energy and the healing properties of the ash become more powerful.

Morning Agnihotra Mantra:

(Listen to the Mantra)
Sunrise Agnihotra

Sooryāya Swāhā
(add the first portion of rice mixed with ghee into the fire)
Sooryāya Idam Na Mama
Prajāpataye Swāhā
(add the second portion of rice mixed with ghee into the fire)
Prajāpataye Idam Na Mama

This completes morning Agnihotra.

Evening Agnihotra Mantra:

(Listen to the Mantra)
Sunset Agnihotra

Agnaye Swāhā
(add the first portion of rice mixed with ghee into the fire)
Agnaye Idam Na Mama
Prajāpataye Swāhā
(add the second portion of rice mixed with ghee into the fire)
Prajāpataye Idam Na Mama

This completes evening Agnihotra.

Morning mantraSatvam Bharat

00:00 / 00:23

Evening MantraSatvam Bharat

00:00 / 00:22

To perform Agnihotra you require:

copper pyramid of prescribed shape and size
dried cow-dung cakes
100% pure cow’s ghee (clarified butter)
unpolished, unbroken rice grains
sunrise/sunset timings up to seconds accuracy
simple Sanskrit Mantra

Pyramid:
For Agnihotra you require a copper pyramid of specific size and shape. Copper is a conductor for subtle energies. Just at morning Agnihotra all the electricities, energies, ethers are attracted to the pyramid in its shape. At sunset these energies are thrust out in same shape.

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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 bioenergy.

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 made from only 100% pure cow’s milk and not mixed with milk from any other species such as goat or sheep.

Dried Cow Dung:
Dried cow dung cakes are used to prepare Agnihotra fire.
How to prepare dried cow dung: 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. Cow dung is medicinal. In all ancient cultures, like the native Indians of North and South America, Scandinavians, Asians and Africans, cow dung applications are used for a variety of ailments. In books of folk medicine practiced in Europe, one finds many references to cow dung as a medicinal substance. When we use the words cow dung, we mean dung from the male or female progeny of the cow species only.