śośucāno viśvādevām̐
sipramugdhyasmat svāhā ।। इदमग्निवरुणाभ्याम् इदन्न मम । Idamagnivaruṇābhyām idanna mama । ॐ स त्वन्नो अग्नेवमो भवोती नेदिष्ठो वरुणँ Oṃ sa tvanno agnevamo bhavotī nediṣṭho varuṇam रराणो वीहिमृडीकँ सुहवा न एधि स्वाहा । Rarāṇo vīhimṛḍīkam̐ suhavā na edhi svāhā ।
Make the following offerings (ahuti ) with the ingredients (charu ) of yajna . (Not ghee unless the sole ingredient being used in a yajna is ghee.) All offerings are always made with your right hand in a yajna . The quantity in each offering ideally should be no more than a teaspoon. Hold it between your three fingers and thumb (keeping the index finger away). Any offering in the firepit should be made with a sense of reverence. Your palm should be facing up while making the offering. Sanskrit (Devanagari) Sanskrit (IAST) ॐ प्रजापतये स्वाहा । oṃ prajāpataye svāhā । इदं प्रजापतये इदन्न मम । idaṃ prajāpataye idanna mama । इति मनसा प्राजापत्यम् ।। Iti manasā prājāpatyam ।। ॐ अग्नये स्विष्टकृते । Oṃ agnaye sviṣṭakṛte । ॐ गणपतये स्वाहा । Oṃ gaṇapataye svāhā । इदं गणपतये । Idaṃ gaṇapataye । ॐ ब्रहम जज्ञानं प्रथमम्पु्ररस्ताद्विसीमतः स्वाहा । Oṃ brahma jajñānaṃ prathamampurarastādvisīmataḥ svāhā । इदं ब्रहमणे इदन्न मम । Idaṃ brahmaṇe idanna mama । ॐ विष्णो रराट स्वाहा । Oṃ viṣṇo rarāṭa svāhā । इदं विष्णवे इदन्न मम । Idaṃ viṣṇave idanna mama । ॐ नमः शम्भवाय च स्वाहा । Oṃ namaḥ śambhavāya ca svāhā । इदं शम्भवाय इदन्न म ।। Idaṃ śambhavāya idanna ma ।। अधिदेवेभ्य स्वाहा । Adhidevebhya svāhā । प्रत्यधिदेवेभ्यः स्वाहा । Pratyadhidevebhyaḥ svāhā । पंचलोकपालेभ्यः स्वाहा । Paṃcalokapālebhyaḥ svāhā । दशदिक्पालेभ्यः स्वाहा । Daśadikpālebhyaḥ svāhā । वरुणदेवाय स्वाहा । Varuṇadevāya svāhā । वास्तु्काय स्वाहा । Vāstukāya svāhā । गौर्य्यादिषोडश मातृभ्यः स्वाहा । Gauryyādiṣoḍaśa mātṛbhyaḥ svāhā । प्रधानदेवाय स्वाहा । Pradhānadevāya svāhā । सर्वेसर्वेभ्यो देवेभ्यः स्वाहा ।। Sarvebhyo devebhyaḥ svāhā ।।
Make the five offerings with ghee alone: Sanskrit (Devanagari) Sanskrit (IAST) ॐ प्राणाय स्वाहा । Oṃ prāṇāya svāhā । ॐ अपानाय स्वाहा । Oṃ apānāya svāhā । ॐ व्यानाय स्वाहा । Oṃ vyānāya svāhā । ॐ उदानाय स्वाहा । Oṃ udānāya svāhā । ॐ समानाय स्वाहा ।। oṃ samānāya svāhā ।।
Now you are ready to make offerings with Gayatri mantra. An important practical aspect to mention here is counting. Since now you are making offerings with your right hand, you may not be able to do the counting with beads. In that case, you have two options to choose from. You can choose whichever one you are comfortable with.
Use counting beads. You can keep loose beads or pebbles on the side and move a pebble with your left hand every time you make an offering with your right one.
Simply see how long it takes you to chant your mantra using a timer. Add 20% time to it to cater for slow chanting at times. For example, let’s say you have to make 100 offerings. If it takes you 10 seconds to chant your mantra, it’ll take you 1000 seconds to chant it 100 times. Adding 20% will make it 1200 seconds or 20 minutes. When you come to this step, set aside 20 minutes to make fire offerings with your mantra. It is okay to offer a bit more than required so don’t be worried if you are overdoing it. The main thing is to not do it less than the minimum number required.
If at any time, you feel the fire is ebbing in the pit, pour more ghee and/or place more firewood. Whenever you pour more ghee, do it with your main mantra and don’t forget to add “Om svaha ” in the end.
Now make the following five offerings again with ghee.
Make the last offering by placing the dry coconut (filled with yajna ingredients and a bit of ghee) in the middle of the firepit. Do this carefully as there can be a fire hazard. Chant the following mantra while you do the final offering (purna-ahuti ). Sanskrit (Devanagari) Sanskrit (IAST) ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते | Oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidam pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate | पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते || Pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate || ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः || Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ || Translation May all sentient beings at peace,
May no one suffer from illness,
May all see what is auspicious,
May no one suffer.