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Hymn
“agnim Ile purohitam, yaj~nasya devam Ritvijam, hotaaram
ratnadhaatamam.
Overall meaning
Let agni flow in us, (who is) the god (revealer / who brings
everything into expression) of yaj~na (event, activities), the
Ritvik (implementer), the hotaa (the host; one who summons or
invites everyone and runs the event), the (ratna+dhaatRi) holder
of the gem.
Word by word meaning; significance of the words and brief
narration.
agni ----god of fire. agni----ag (front) + ni (lead)----who leads
being in the front.
agnim is the accusative case of agni. The root word ‘nI’ means
‘to lead’. The word ‘agra’ means ‘foremost’ or ‘front’.
agni is the self-revealing active Universal Consciousness, who is
before every manifestation and whose manifestation is the entire
universe. agni is also called praaNa or praaNa-agni.
Ile (pronounced as 'eele') means ‘let flow’.
Ile (eele) is from the word ' Il ' (eel) meaning 'to flow'. This root
word ' Il' (eel) is also is the base of the word 'Electricity'.
This flow, described by the word ‘Il’ implies the ‘flow that takes
along everything in oneness’. As the electricity flows through a
conductor, the material is polarized in opposite charges and an
associated magnetic field or domain of electricity is created and
we say that the conductor is electrified; similarly as ‘agni’ the
‘eternal praaNa’ or ‘eternal Consciousness flows in us we are
blazed or illuminated in Consciousness. This flow is happening
whenever we sense anything.
As a vision comes in me, it is agni the Consciousness in the
form of that visionary sense flows in me. The Consciousness
takes the form of ‘vision’ or what is seen.
In Consciousness, the vision, the center of visionary function
(eye) and the beholder, all are created instantaneously. Our
vision is a part of this entire process. Thus, in every sense or
perception, agni takes us in Him (in agni) and flows. This is
‘Il’ (eel). Knowing agni like this, the seers have also
addressed agni as ‘agnim Ile’!
Notes
As we live by eating food, assimilating and getting calories,
conversely as the Consciousness or agni flows (or knows) in us,
He burns us. Anything in fire becomes fire. This is ‘Il’ ----
flowing of senses, flowing of Consciousness and taking us in
that.
The seers have mentioned about two naaDI or two streams of
Consciousness------ IDaa and pi~Ngalaa. The stream in which
we are assimilated in agni or Consciousness is IDaa. It is like
going back to our source or core along with a feeling or an
action. agni takes us along with Him during the course of every
event and that event becomes past.
pi~Ngalaa is where we are scattered in the Consciousness,
where we are coloured with feelings and senses as we go
through an event or as we feel or sense.
purohitam is the accusative case of purohita.
purohita----puro (in front) + hita ( situated, placed)---who
always remains ahead of everyone, who is the frontier.
purohita---- pura (body, abode) + hita (placed inside or resides
inside)---who is inside us; hita also means 'welfare or good';
so purohita also means who is inside us for our good and
welfare.
praaNa or fire is inside our body and is burning as
life. praaNa is purohita.