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Agnihotra yagna helps purify the air you breathe

DNMUM183166 | 8/26/2010 | Author : Veena Adige | WC :398 | Religion & Spirituality

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Fever, malaria, dengue and so many related illnesses are making the rounds in Mumbai. In an effort to curb the same, the Sadaphuli group of women at Panvel is performing the ancient agnihotra yagna. Agnihotra purifies the atmosphere if done properly and gives rise to unparalleled purifying and healing. Agnihotra rules have been laid down in the Vedas, says Leelatai Kirkire, who is spreading the knowledge of Agnihotra yagna. It takes only five or 10 minutes to perform and anyone can do it. You need an agnihotra vessel, cowdung cakes, camphor, ghee made from cows milk and some uncooked whole rice. At exactly sunrise and at exactly sunset you should do this agnihotra. There are a couple of mantras to be chanted and this will pur ify the atmosphere and make the air in your house safe, she adds. The agnihotra vessels are available at Walkeshwar in Mumbai where other material for the yagna is also available. They have a definite shape and are made of copper or earth. The yagna has to be performed in a clean area of the house, even a balcony can be used. It has to be performed by a single person though others can watch it. And if that person cannot perform it for some reason any other member of the family can do it. Generally sitting with the face towards the east in the morning and towards the west in the evening is ideal though it is not compulsory. The rice grains should be smeared with ghee made from cows milk and offered to the fire which has been made of cowdung. Sooryaya svaha, sooryaya idam na mama and Prajapataye svaha, prajapataye idam na mama are the two simple mantras for the morning agnihotra. These mantras have a unique combination of sound vibrations and it has been scientifically proved that their utterances produce healing sound waves. I have been performing the agnihotra yagnya twice daily and feel refreshed in the mind also, says Shobha Parade, a social worker of Panvel adding, My group bought the agnihotra vessels from Parshuram Mandir at Walkeshwar and feel that we have benefited from the yagna. There is less stress, more energy and better health besides the atmosphere getting purified. After the yagna, the ash is collected and kept in a vessel. It can be used as a fertiliser for plants as it is rich in minerals. Note: Buying this story will also give you the same reproduction rights for these images, without any additional cost.

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