Havan

Fire-Ceremony
This ceremony is performed to provide the world with food and wealth. The fire is the mouth of God, consuming your offering in the shape of mantras and items sacred to the Havan. It is used as a symbol for complete transformation from material to ether: This is a prayer for the Self-Realiziation of everyone. Let everyone become enlightened, receiving the grace of God.

For the daily havan you need dry cow-dung or raw wood, camphor, a small vessel for water and a spoon, flowers, incense, sandalwood past, a ghee-Iamp, prasad (sugar, sweets). samagri (250 gm. barley, 500 gm. rice. 1000 gm. black sesame, 100 gm. sugar, 100 gm. ghee-mix) and a mala. For a special Havan: mauli (red woolen thread), janeu (white woolen thread, the sign of the Brahman), fruits, beal-leaves, cardamon, cloves, durv-grass and panchaamrit (milk, curd, ghee, sugar, honey mixture). Take the cow-dung or wood, and put it in the fire place (formed as a hut). In the hut you put camphor or cotton with ghee. Place all the things you need on a plate close to you.

Take the spoon of water in your left hand, and using the durv-grass or a flower held in the right hand, sprinkle the water over yourself. If neither of these are available, use the three fingers of the right hand (middle, ring and small finger) to sprinkle the water over your body. While performing the above, chant:

Om- apavitrah- pavitro- v- sarvavasthng- gatopiv Yah- smaret- pundarikkshah- sa-bhybyntarah- suchih

Visualize Lord Vishnu, with Lotus eyes. Sprinkle the water over yourself and the puja items. Chant 3 times:

Vishnuve namaha
Repeat the following three times: Hold the spoon filled with water in the left hand. Then pour the spoonful into the palm of the right hand. Place the water from the right hand into the mouth, and sip the water. This is for outer and inner purification. After the first spoonful chant:

Om Keshavya namaha
Sip the water and chant:

Om Mdhavya namaha
Sip the water and chant:

Om Nrynaya namaha
With the fourth spoon of water wash both hands and chant:

Om Hrishikeshya namaha
Visualize the God/Goddess for whom you are performing the yagya. They are all forms of the Highest Being. Holding water in your right palm chant the Sankalpa:

He - Parmtman ! Apni - jnkri - tath - bhakti - k - praksh - karo, vran - dosh - vikr - k - anta - karo, Annapurna - Lakshmi - rp - hokar sahaj - svhhvik - praksh - karo, tath - varan - ashram - vedik - kramnusr shrishti - rp - se - vyvasthit - ho, is - prakr - dukhntak - khel - k - anta, sukhantak - khel - k - praksh

sarva - sarvatra - rp - me - hokar sarva - sarvatra - rp - ho - kar - karo, apn - Sankalpa - p - prna - karo, apn - praksh - p - karo
Drop the water to the ground from the palm of your hand.

Om - gannntv - ganapati - gum - havmahe Priynntv - priyapati - gum - havmahe Nidhnntv - nidhpati - gum - havmahe Vasomama - hmjhni - gharbhadham - tvamjhsi gharbhadham

Ambe - ambike - amblike - namnayati - kashchana sasastyashyakah - subhadrikm - kmpla - vsinm

Sri - Guruve - namaha

[3 times]

Light the fire. Sprinkle water around the havan kund [use the right hand]. Invite the God of Fire Agni, with the mantra:

Sndil - gotra - utpano Agnih - ihgachchha - ihtishth - Agnih - vhymi

(Oh Agni, born in the fire family, please come - I am calling you.) Normally the Purus Suktam is chanted here. If you wish you may chant the following shortened version which includes the first three mantras of the Purus Suktam. While chanting place a flower in the middle of the havan kund. Then place a spoonful of water on the middle of the front edge of the havan kund. Follow this by sprinkling water around the fire. Chant:

sanam - samarpymi - hastyo - argham - pdyo pdayam - samarpymi

[I offer a seat, and water for washing the hands and feets of the God/Goddess]

The Purus Suktam can be performed at any time. not only during the fire ceremony. It is made up of 16 mantras. Each mantra is a special, particular offering used to invite and serve the God/Goddess. Each offering requires an action be made which may involve the placing of an object, either around the fire place or on the symbol of the God/Goddess. For example the objects may be flowers, water, sandalwood, light or incense. If you wish You can perform the entire Purush Suktam or only those mantras that seem appropriate to your needs. Once this is completed, the Purus Suktam is then chanted in its entirety. After each mantra, place a small amount of samagri in the right hand, between the thumb, middle and ring finger. Feed the samagri into the fire, asking the deity of the fire to accept the offering with Svaha.

Purusa S ktam
Om - Harih - Om Sahastra - rk - purukah - sahastrksah - sahastrapt sa- bh mi- gum- sarvat- spprtv- tyatisthad- da ngulam
Offering an invitation to the God/Goddess -

place one flower in the front, middle of the havan kund, chant:

Dhyanam - Samarpymi

Puruka-eveda-gum-sarvam-yad-bh tam-yachcha-bhvyam tmrtatvasye no - yadannentirohati

Offering a seat to the God/Goddess - place one flower on the opposite side of the havan kund, chant:

sanam - Samarpymi

Etvnasya - mahimto - jyym cha - p rusah Pdo - sya - vi v - bh tni - tripdasymrtam - divi
Offering to wash the feet of the God/Goddess - Take three spoonfuls of water and pour each into the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Padyam - Samarpymi
ripd- rdhva- udait- purukah- pdo-syeh-bhavt-punah ato - visvan - vyakrmats anna ane - abhi
Offering to adorn the God/Goddess - take a spoonful of water, dip a flower in sandalwood paste, and put it together with rice on the spoon with water. Then place it in the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Argham - Samarpymi

ato - virdajyata - virjo - adhi - purukah Sajto - atyarichchyata - pa chd - bh mi - matho - purah
Offering to wash the mouth of the God/Goddess - take a spoonfuls of water, and pour each into the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Achmanium - Samarpymi

asmd- yag t- sarva- hutah- sambhrtam - prsad - ajyam Pa m- tm -chakre-vyavyn- tanyn - gramya - chaye
Offering a bath to the God/Goddess - take a flower dip it in water, and spread it in a circle upon on the havan kund, chant:

Asnanam - Samarpyaami
Or: Offering - Panchaamrit, which means a mixture of curd, milk, ghee, sugar, honey that you place in a small pot. Dip a flower in this and spread in

a circle upon the havan kund, chant:

Pancha - Amrit - sanam - Samarpymi

asmd - yag t - sarva - hutah - richah - smni- jagire Chhand-gum- si-jagire- tasmd- yajus- tasmd- ajyata
Offering mauli, take mauli and make a spiral in the middle of the havan kund, chant: .

Vastram -Samarpymi

Repeat the procedure, chant:

Upavastram -Samarpymi

asmd - a v - ajyanta - yekechobhyadatah voha - jagire - tasmt - tasmt - jt - ajvayah

Offering janeu - take janeu and make a spiral in the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Yagopavitam - Samarpymi

Tam- yag am- barhiki- prauksan- purukam- jatam- agratah ena - dev - ayajanta - sdhy - rikaya - chaye
Offering sandalwood paste - take the sandalwood paste and with your ring finger flick it into the fire. With the same finger take more sandalwood paste and make an imprint on the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Chandanam - Samarpymi

at - purukam - vyadadhuh - katidh - vyakalpayana Mukham- kimsysitkim- bah - kim r - pd - uchyete

Offering flowers - take many flowers, and place them all around the havan kund, chant:

Pu pam - Samarpymi

rhmanosya - mukham - s t - bh - rjanyah - krtah r - tad-asya-yad-vai yah-padbhym-gum- dro-ajyata Offering incense - take a filled incense holder and light it. Next
sprinkle water around it. Take the incense and make 5 small clockwise circles in the air, in front of the havan kund, and 6 big circles rounds around the havan kund, chant:

Dhupam - Darsyami

Chandram - manaso - jta - chaksoh - s ryo - ajyata rotrdvyu chcha - prna chcha - mukhd - agnirjayata
Offering light - take a ghee lamp, light it, sprinkle water around it, and repeat the same procedure as with the incense, chant:

D pam - Darsyami

Nbhy- sid- antariksa - gum - irsno - dyauh- samavartata Padbhym- bh mir-di ah- rotrt-tath-lokm-akalpayana
Offering food - take prasad, sugar, sweets or fruits, and place it in a small pot in the middle of the havan kund. Imagining washing the hands of the God/Goddess, sprinkle water 3 times around the fire and 3 times water in the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Nivedyam - Samarpymi

at - purusena - havis - dev - yagam - atanvata asanto - sys d - jjyam - gr sma - idhmah - araddhavih
Offering betel-leaves, place betel-leaves, durv-grass, some cardamon and cloves in the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Vilvapatram - Samarpymi

Saptsysan - paridhayas - trih - sapta - samidhah - krth Dev- yad- yagam- tanvn- avadhnanpurukam-pa um
Arms extended in front, palms facing away from you, rotate hands clockwise making 3 circles in the air in front of the fire, chant:

Pradakshina

Yagena - yagamayajanta - devstni - dharmni prathamnysan Teha - nkam - mahimnaha - sachanta - yatra - p rve sdhyh - shanti - devh
Saying goodbye to the God/Goddess. Hands in Namaskar. bow down and place a flower in the middle of the havan kund. Chant:

Mantra - Pu panjli - Samarpymi

Take a small pot with hot ghee and place one spoonful after every mantra in the fire. The Sri Suktam is the only mantra where you use ghee during offering.

Sri Suktam
Harih - Om Hiranya - varnm - harin m - suvarna - rajatas - rajm Candrm - hiranymay m - laksm - jtavedo - ma- vaha

Svaha

m - vaha - jtavedo - laksm - anapagmin m asym- hiranyam -vindeyam-gm- a vam-purusn-aham

Svaha

A va- p rvm- rathamadhym - hastinda - prabodhhin m riyam - dev - mupahvaye - r r - ma - dev - jusatm

Svaha

m - sosmi - tm - hiranya - prkrm - rdr - jvalant n - trptn - tarpayant m Padme- sthitm- padma- varnn- tm-ihopahvaye- riyam

Svaha

Chandrm - prabhsm - ya s - jvalant m - riyamloke deva - justm - udrm m - padanemi - aranam - prapadye - alaksm r - me na yatn - tvm - vrne

Svaha

ditya - varne - tapasodhi - jto - vanaspatis - tava -vrksotha - vilvah asya - phalni - tapasnudantu - myntar - y - cha - bhy - alaksm h

Svaha

paitu - mn - deva - sakhah - k rti - cha - manin - saha Prdur- bh to- surstresmin - k rtim - rddhi- dadtu- me

Svaha
sut- pipsmal - jyesthm- alaksm - na aymy- aham Abh tim - asamrddhi -cha -sarv - nirnuda - me- grht

Svaha
andham - dvrn- durdharsm- nitya - pustn - kar sin m var m - sarvabh tnn - tm - ihopahvaye - riyam

Svaha
Manasah - kmam - kutim - vchah - satyam - a mahi Pa nm - r pam - annasya -mayi- r h- rayatm - ya ah

Svaha
Kardamena - prajbh t - mayi - sam hhava - kardama riyam -vsaya - me - kule - mtaram - padma - mlin m

Svaha
pah - srajantu - snigdhni - chikl ta - vasa - me - grhe

Nicha - dev m - mtaram - riyam - vsaya - me - kule

Svaha
rdrm - yah- karin m - yastim - suvarnam - hema- mlin m S rym - hiranmay m - laksm - jtavedo - ma - vaha

Svaha
rdrm- puskarinim -pustim-pingalm - padma - mlin m Candrm - hiranmay m - laksm - jtavedo - ma - vaha

Svaha
m - vaha - jtavedo - laksm - anapagmin m asym - hiranyam - prabhuti - gvo - dsyo van vindeyam - purusn - aham

Svaha
ah- uchih- prayato- bh tv - juhuyd- jyam- anvaham S ktam- pa cha- dar athan-cha- r - kmah- satata- japet

Svaha

While offering samagri you chant the mantras of the:

Annapurna Stotra
Nitynand - kar -varbhaykar - saundarya- ratnakar , nirdhutkhil- ghor - pvan - kar - pratyaksa - mahesvar Prleyachal - ban a - pvankar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
Nn- ratna- vichitra- bh - sankar - hembr - dambar , mukt- hra- vilamba-mn- bilasad-vaksoj- kumbhntar m r - Guru -vsit -ruchikari - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
ognand-kar -ripuk a - kar - dharmrth - nisthkar , chandrrknal - bhsmn - lahar - trailokya - rakskar Sarvai varya-samast-bnchhit-kar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
ail - chal- kandrlaykar - gaur - um - ankar , kaumr - nigmrth - gocharkar - omkr - b jaksari

Moksadvr - kapt - ptankar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
Dr ydr ya- prabh t - vhan - kar - bhrhmnd- bhndodari, l lntak - s trabhedankar - big n - d pnkur ri-vi ve -manah-prasdan- kar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
rv -sarvajane var - bhagvati - mt - Annap rne vari, ven - n l - samn - kunt - lahar - nityann - dne var Sarvanand- kar -dr n - ubhkar k pur - dh vari, bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
diksnt - samast - varnan - kar - sambhostri - bhvkar , ka m r - trijale var - trilahar - nitynkur - arvari mknk - kar - janodayakar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
Dev - sarva - bichitra - ratna - rachit-daksyan -sundar , bmsvdu- payodhara- priyakar - saubhgya - mhe var hakt - bh stkar - da n- ubhkar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
Chandrrknal-koti - koti-sadr -chandrn u - vimbdhar , chandrr-kgni-samn-kunt - lahar -chandrrk-varne var Ml-pustak -p - snku dhar - k pur - dhi var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
satra - trnkar - mahbhaykar - mt - krip - sgar , sksn - moksakar - sad ivakar - vi e var - r dhar Dakskandkari - nirmaykar - k pur - dh var , bhiksm - dehi -krpvalamban-kar -mt-Annap rne var

Svaha
Apnap rne - sadp rne - ankar - prn - vallabhe n- bairgya-siddhyartham-bhik m-dehi-cha-parvat

Svaha
Mt - cha - parvat - dev - pit - devo - mahe varah ndhvh- iva - bhakt cha - svade o - bhuvantrayam

Svaha

While offering samagri chant the mantras of the:

Sapt loki Durga

Om - ag ninmapi - chetnsi - dev - bhagavati - hi - s aldkrsya - g nya - mahmy - prayachchhati

Svaha
Durge - smrit - harasi - bhitima - es - jantoh, svasthaih - smrt - matimativa - ubhm - dadsi Dridrya - dukha - bhaya - hrini - k - tvadany, sarvopakra - karanya - sadrd - chitta

Svaha
Sarvamangal - mangalye - ive - sarvrth - sdhike aranye - tryambake - gauri - nryani - namostute arngata - d nrta - paritrna - paryane Sarvasyrti - hare - devi - nryani - namostute Svaha Sarvasvar pe - sarve e - sarva akti - samanvite hayebhyastrhi - no - devi - durge - devi - namostute

Svaha
ogn esnapahamsi - tust - rust - tu - kmn - saklan - bh stn vm ritnm - na - vipannarnm - tvm rit hy rayatm - praynti Sarvbdh - pra amanam - trailoksykhile vari Evameva - tvay - krya - masmadvairivin anam

Svaha

While offering samagri chant this mantras:

Anya - i ist - Mantra

Achintymit - kr - akti - svar p - prathi vyaktidhisthn - satvaik - murtiha, guntit - nirdvanda - bodhaik - gamy - tvamek parabrahm - rupen - siddha

Svaha

vm - vaisnavi - aktimant - virya - vi vasya - hijam parmsi - my, sammohitam - devi - samasta - metat - tvam - vai prasann - bhuve - mukti - hetuh Svaha

Ag ninmapi - chaitansi - devi - bhagavati - hi - s aldkrsya - g nya - mahmy - prayachchhati Svaha

Om- ryambakam- yajmahe-sugandhim-pusti-vardhanam rvrukam - iva - bandhann- mrtyor- muks ya- mmrtt (11 times)

Svaha

Om - bh rbhuvah - svah - tatsaviturvarenyam bhargodevasya - dh mahi - dhiyo - yo - nah - prachodayt

(28 times)

Svaha

Bija - Mantra
(Chant your Guru-mantra 108 times)

Svaha

arn ram - nij - nij - dharam - nirat - ved - path - log chalahin- sad- pvahi- sukhahi- nahi- bhay- ok-na- rog
(3 times)

Svaha

Om - sarve - bhavantu - sukhinaha sarve - santu - nirmay sarve - badhrni - pa yantu m - ka chid - dukha - bhag - bhavet

(3 times)

Svaha

Om - asato - m - sadgamaya, tamaso - m - jyotirgamaya mrtyor - m - amrtam - gamaya

(3 times)

Svaha

Take the rest of the samagri, and put all in the fire, chant one time:

Om - p namadah - p rnamidam P rnd - p rnamudachyate P rnasya - p rnamdya P rnamev - va isyate Svaha

After offering food to the God/Goddess, imagine giving Him/Her a bath. Sprinkle water once around the fire and place three spoonfuls of water in front in the middle of the havan kund, chant:

Om - chamniyam Om - Pratychamniyam Om - Suddhchamniyam - Samarpymi

Take the ghee-Iamp, light it, sprinkle water around it and chant the Aarti. While chanting make clockwise rounds in the air with the light.

rti
rti - sri - sacche - svar p - k , p - r p - adbhuta - svar p - k rti - sri - sacche - svar p - k , nij - bodh - r p - bodh - svar p - k rti - sri - sacche - svar p - k , prakrti - bh p - prrabdha - bh p - k purushrth - bh p - purushrth - r p - k , svayam - svar p - k , rti - sri - sacche - svar p - k , rti - nij - satya - svar p - k

rti - sri - sacche - svar p - k

Stop waving the light...

Shravan - suyasa - suni - ya h prabhu - bhanjan - bhavabhir, trahi - trahi - rti - harana shravan - sukhad - raghuvir Mosam - dinana - din - hit turn - samn - raghuvir, as - vichri - raghuvanshamani harahu - visham - bhavabhir Tvameva - mt - cha - pit - tvameva tvameva - bandhosh - cha - sakha - tvameva tvameva - vidya - dravinm - tvameva tvameva - sarvam - mama - deva - deva Dhyeyam - sad - paribhavghna - mabhishta - doham tirthspadam - shivaviranchchinutam - sharanyam hrityrtiham - pranatapla - bhvabdhipotam, vande - mahpurush - te - charanrvindam
Varanashram - nij - nij - dharam - nirat - ved - path - log Chalahi - sada - pavahin - sukhahi - nahi - bhey - shoka - na - rog

Om - yani - kani - cha - papani - janmantar - kritanich tani - sarvani - nashyantu - pradakshinam - pade - pade

Yagena - yagamayajanta - devastani - dharmani prathamanyasan teha - nakam - mahimanaha - sachanta - yatra - purve sadhyah - shanti - devah
Say goodbye to the God/Goddess. Arms extended, palms facing out, make three clockwise rounds in the air in front of the fire. Place a flower in the middle of the havan kund.

Finish the Havan, chant: Om - Shantih - Shantih - Subh - Shantibhavatu