Agnihotra - Procedure

Procedure

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

  1. Agnihotra ( Pyramid-shaped ) Copper pot with sacred Sri Yantra angle of 51 deg 49 min 38.25 seconds.
  2. Pyramid support stand
  3. Small Copper Dish for the brown unbroken undamaged rice
  4. Small Copper Spoon for the pure cow ghee
  5. Dried Cow Dung strips, break it just before you make the fire.
  6. Whole grain raw brown rice
  7. Wooden matches.
  8. Cow's pure ghee
  9. Local sunrise / sunset timings of your place

Agnihotra (Homa) consists of making two offerings to the fire exactly at the time of sunrise & sunset along with two small Sanskrit mantras. Agnihotra is regarded a process of purification of the atmosphere as a cumulative effect of various scientific and sonic principles harnessed to give rise to an unparalled purifying and healing phenomenon. The benefits, both spiritual and mundane, that accrue to sacrificers is said to be enormous.

The process of Agnihotra (Homa) consists of making two offerings to the fire exactly at the time of sunrise & sunset along with the chanting of two small Sanskrit mantras.

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