Tantragni Homam

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 Performing homam in vaidika agni requires us to

adhere to strict rules regarding purity of the location,
time, and the person performing the homam
 This may be difficult to follow these days
 Tantragni provides greater flexibility in this regard

It can be performed anywhere − even outside India, at
any time, and by anyone
 However, the performer and observers should not be
ritually impure at the time the homam is being
performed
 Rules of impurity apply in case of birth or death among
relatives in the past few (usually 10) days (see
http://www.celextel.org/mantrasandrituals/samkshepadhar
mashastra.html?page=4 for details)
 They also apply to ladies four days in a month
 Homams can be performed in either vaidika style or

tantric style
 We describe homam in tantragni, but use vaidika
tradition

for other
For example, theaspects,
tantric as farusually
style as possible
includes lots of
bijaksharas which we don’t chant in vaidika style
 The invocation of agni in the tantric style is simpler and
requires less restrictions, and so we use that style to
invoke agni
 While a homa can be quite elaborate, we describe a
simple procedure
Homa kundam – a container for holding the fire

 A small plate in which to bring agni
 A little sand, to place in the agni kundam
 16 Darbhas

A samit (twigs of certain trees) or darbha

 Two pieces of samit
 Ghee (clarified butter) and a container to hold it
 Two dharvis (ladles) to offer ghee into the fire

Akshata – raw rice with turmeric powder mixed in it
 Water in a small container (pancha/kula patram)
 Flowers
 Coconut, dried fruits, and cloth for purnahuti
 The following convention is used to express mantras in

English (obvious ones are not given below)
 i: as ’i’ in bit  A consonant followed by
 ee: as ‘ee’ in feet ‘h’ denotes aspiration
 Example: ‘bh’ as in


u: as ‘a’
e: as in late
‘u’ in put ‘bhakti’
 Capitalized letters are
 ai: as ‘i’ in bite retroflex
 au: as ‘ou’ in doubt  T: as ‘t’ in tiger

 D: as ‘d’ in dog
R: it isand
some pronounced as ‘ri’ by
‘ru’ by others  N: as ‘n’ in vishnu
 Example: RShi (rishi)  S: as ‘s’ in vishnu
 H: visarga (‘:’ in  jna: a nasalized ‘gnya’-like
sound, as ‘jn’ in jnana
devanagari script)
 The visarga (H) is pronounced in different manners

depending on the context.
 If it is at the end of a sentence and preceded by ‘a’ or ‘aa’,
then it is pronounced as ‘ha’
 ‘namaH’ at the end of a sentence is pronounced ‘namaha’
 If it precedes ‘sh’, then it is pronounced as ‘sh’
 ‘namaH shivaaya’ is pronounced ‘namash-shivaaya’
 If it precedes ‘s’, then it is pronounced as ‘s’
 ‘bhuuH svaahaa’ is pronounced ‘bhuus-svaahaa’
 If it precedes ‘p’, then it is pronounced as ‘f ’
 ‘puShpaiH puujayaami’ is pronounced ‘puShpaif-
puujayaami’
 Each deity has a mula mantra which is chanted at

specific times in the homam
 Ganapati: om gam gaNapataye namaH
 Durga: om dum durgaayai namaH
 Sharavanabhava: om hreem vreem sharavaNabhavaaya
namaH
 Krishna: om kleem kRShNaaya namaH
 Rama: om ram raamaaya namaH
 Lakshmi: om shreem mahalakShmyai namaH
 Hanuman: om rudraatmakaaya hanumate namaH
 Sarasvati: om aim sarasvatyai namaH
 Ganapati: ॐ गभ ् गणऩतमे नभ

 Durga: ॐ द
ुभ ् द
ुगाम ै नभ
 Sharavanabhava: ॐ भ ् ीभ ् शयवणबवम नभ
 Krishna: ॐ रभ ् क
ृ णम नभ

Rama: ॐ यभ ् यभम नभ
 Lakshmi: ॐ ीभ ् भहरमै नभ
 Hanuman: ॐ भकम हन ुभते नभ
 Sarasvati: ॐ ऐभ सयवमै नभ
्
 Alternatively, we can use the following mula mantras

 ‘om namaH shivaaya’ for homam to Shiva family
 ‘ॐ नभशवम ’
 Shiva, Ganapati, Durga, Sharavanabhava
 ‘om namo naaraayaNaaya’ for homam to Vishnu family
 ‘ॐ नभो नयमणम ’
 Vishnu, Rama, Krishna, Lakshmi, Hanuman
 Place some sand in the homa kundam.

 Sit on the ground or on a mat or on a wooden plank, to
the West of the kundam, facing East.
 Place all the remaining material close to you, so that
you can reach them easily.
East
Homa
kundam
You
 Chant ‘gaNanam tva … ‘.
 Chant the mula mantra while looking at the homa kundam


Do prokshanam (sprinkle water) to the homa kundam and
say ‘phaT’ (‘पट ’) at the end, hitting the fingers of the right
hand against the left palm while saying it
 Hit the homa kundam with a set of 16 darbhas, while
chanting the mula mantra
 These darbhas can be reused if we live in a place where they
are difficult to obtain
 Avakuntanam
 Say ‘hum’ (‘ ुह भ ्’)
while snapping fingers of both your hands

Keep
down,fore
East fingers of both
of the homa handsand
kundam together, fingertips
draw a circle facing
around the
homa kundam in the air with these fingers, as shown in the
next slide
 This invokes divine powers in the area enclosed by the circle
Start here
East
Homa
Left hand kundam Right hand
You
 Draw three lines in the sand in the homa kundam with

a samit or darbha as follows (see next slide for details)
 Draw three lines from west to east, each line to the north
of the previous line
 Draw three lines from south to north, each line to the
east of the previous line
 Then sprinkle akshata at the middle of each line
chanting mantras shown later, one mantra for each
line, in the order in which they are drawn
East
6
5
3 2 1
 The arrows should not be drawn; they are just meant to show the direction in
which the lines should be drawn
 The numbers should not be written; they are just meant to show the order in
which the lines are to be drawn
1. om brahmaNe namaH ॐ भणे नभ

2. om yamaaya namaH ॐ मभम नभ
3. om somaaya namaH ॐ सोभम नभ
4. om rudraaya namaH ॐ म नभ
5. om viShNave namaH ॐवणवे नभ
6. om indraaya namaH ॐ इम नभ
 Chant each of the following mantras while performing

the specified action with your right hand fingers
 om sahasraarchiShe hRdayaaya namaH
 ॐ सहचाषे दमम नभ
 Touch the center of the chest, at the height of the heart, with
the tips of the fingers excluding the thumb
 om svasti puurNaaya shirase svaahaa
 ॐ वत ऩ
ूणामशयसे वह
 Touch the front of the head, just above the forehead, with the
tips of the fingers excluding the thumb
 om uttiShTha puruShaaya shikhaayai vaShaT
 ॐ उतठ ऩ
ुषमशखमै वषट
 Touch the back of the head, two inches above the neck, with
the thumb
 om dhuumavyaapine kavachaaya hum

 ॐ ध
ूभमऩने कवचम ुह भ ्
 Touch the left soulder with right palm and right shoulder
with the left palm. The left hand should be over the right
hand. Both elbows should face the ground.
 om sapta jihvaaya netra trayaaya vauShaT

ॐ सतिवम ने मम वौषट
 Touch the top of the left eye lid with the tip of the ring finger,
top of the right eye lid with the tip of the thumb, and middle
of the forehead with the middle finger.
 om dhanurdharaaya astraaya phaT

ॐ धन
ुधायम अम पट
 Snap the fingers of your right hand and move your palm in a
clockwise direction around the head (along a horizontal
plane).
Sprinkle
locations akshata
specifiedinonthe
thehoma kundam
next page edges
for each at the
mantra.
1. om sahasraarchiShe hRdayaaya namaH
 ॐ सहचाषे दमम नभ
2. om svasti puurnaaya shirase svaahaa

ॐ वत ऩ
ूणामशयसे वह
3. om uttiShTha puruShaaya shikhaayai vaShaT
 ॐ उतठ ऩ
ुषमशखमै वषट
4. om dhuumavyaapine kavachaaya hum


ॐ sapta
5. om ध
ूभमऩने कवचम
jihvaaya ुह भ ् trayaaya vauShaT
netra
ॐ सतिवम ने मम वौषट

6. om dhanurdharaaya astraaya phaT

ॐ धन
 ुधायम अम पट
2 6 1
East
6 5 6
4 6 3
You
Chant the mantra once, while placing akshata in four places, for mantra #6
 Draw agnichakra in the sand of the homa kundam

using a samit or a darbha
 It consists of the following figures, drawn over each
other; details are given in the next few slides
 Ashtakona – an 8-cornered figure consisting of two squares
 Shatkona – a 6-cornered figure consisting of two triangles
 Triangle
East
5
4 6
The numbers
not be should
written; they
are just meant to 3 7
show the locations
for some offerings
2 8
East
4
3 5
The numbers
not be should
written; they
are just meant to
show the locations
for some offerings
2 6
9
The number
not be should
written; it is
just meant to show
East
the location for an
offering
First draw the

ashtakona. Then
draw the shatkona
inside it. Finally
draw the triangle
inside the shatkona.
East
 Draw an imaginary agnichakra in the air while reciting the mula

mantra
 Take your right hand near your nose and check which nostril gives
more air; keep the corresponding palm below the other palm, both
palms facing down, and use the ring finger of the lower palm to
draw the agnichakra
 Assume that there is a square around the triangle in the
agnichakra (don’t actually draw this square) as shown below
 Chant the mantras given on the next page, and for each, place
akshata in the location mentioned in the figure
4 5 6
East
3 9 7
2 1 8
This is called peeTa shakti This figure shows relationship of the
peeTa shakti to the triangle
1. om peetaayai namaH ॐ ऩीतमै नभ

2. om shvetaayai namaH ॐ वेतमै नभ
3. om aruNaayai namaH ॐ अणमै नभ
4. om kRShNaayai namaH ॐ क
ृ णमै नभ
5. om dhuumraayai namaH ॐ ध
ूमै नभ
6. om teevraayai namaH ॐ तीमै नभ
7. om sphulinginyai namaH ॐ प
ु रङगमै नभ
8. ॐ
9.
om
om ruchiraayai namaH
jvaalinyai namaH ॐ चयमै
नभ
जवरमै
नभ
 Place akshata at location 9 of the agnichakra triangle,

with each of the following mantras
1. om tam tamase namaH ॐ तभ ् तभसे नभ
2. om ram rajase namaH ॐ यभ ् ियसे नभ
3. om sam satvaaya namaH ॐ सभ ् सवम नभ
4. om aam aatmane namaH ॐ आभ ् आभने नभ
5. om am antaraatmane namaH ॐ अभ ् अतयभने
नभ
6. om pam paramaatmane namaH ॐ ऩभ ् ऩयभभने नभ
7. om hreem jnanaatmane namaH ॐ भ ् ऻनभने नभ
 Bring agni (fire) in a small plate and place it, along with
the plate, in the southeast corner of the homa kundam
 Burn the tip of a darbha or samit in agni, say ‘phat’
(‘पट ’), and discard it in the southwest direction, in order
to remove any negative energy from agni
 Look at agni and chant the mula mantra
 Sprinkle water on agni and say ‘phat’ (‘पट ’) or ‘astraaya
phat’ (‘अम पट ’) while hitting the homa kundam with
theThis

darbha set defects
removes
 Say ‘hum’ (‘ ुह भ ् ’) and snap fingers
 Chant the following mantra

1. om ram vaishvaanara jaataveda ihaavaha lohitaakSha
sarva karmaani saadhaya svaahaa
ॐ यभ ् वैवनय ितवेद इहवह रोहतऺ सवाकभाणसधम वह
1.
 Imagine the divine agni going up through all the

chakras of the spline, then coming out through the
forehead, and joining the physical agni in the agni
plate
 Place agni, along with the plate, on the agnichakra
 Say ‘kavachaaya hum’ (‘कवचम ुह भ ्’)

and place two samits

in agniand meditate on agni chanting the mantra:
Stand
1. om agnim prajvalitam vande jaatavedam hutaashanam.
svarNa varNam amalam samiddham vishvato mukham
ॐ अन जवरत वदे ितवेद ुह तशनभ ्। वणावणाभभर
1.
सभववतो भ
ुखभ ्॥
 Sit and chant the following mantras
1. om uttiShTha puruSha harita pingala lohitaakSha sarva
karmaani saadhaya me dehi taapaya svaahaa
1. उतठ
देॐहतऩम ऩ
ु ष हयतऩङगर रोहतकऺ सवाकभाणसधम भे
वह
2. om chitpingala hana hana daha daha pacha pacha
sarvajna aajnaapaya svaahaa
1. ॐचऩङगर हन हन दह दह ऩच ऩच सवाऻ आऻऩम वह
 Move agni in a clockwise direction around the homa

kundam three times, chanting ‘hreem’ (‘भ ्’) once
each time
 Place akshata on agni with each mantras on the next

page
 In the namakaranam step, name the agni after the deity
to whom homam will be performed
 For example, ‘Ganapati iti namakaranam kalpayami’ for
Ganapati
 ‘Ganapati’ replaces ‘<deity’s-name>’ mentioned on the next
page
 After the samskaras are over, sprinkle water in a
clockwise direction around the outside of the homa
kundam, chanting the mula mantra
 Do this three times
1. om garbhaadaanam kalpayamee
2. om pumsavanam kalpayamee
3. om seemantonnayanam kalpayamee
4. om jaatakarmam kalpayamee
5. om <deity’s-name> iti naamakaraNam kalpayamee

6. om annapraashanam kalpayamee
7. om chaulam kalpayamee
8. om upanayanam kalpayamee
9. om godaanam kalpayamee
10. om vivaahaadi karmaaNi kalpayamee
1. ॐ गबादन कलऩमभी
2. ॐ ऩ
ुसवन कलऩमभी
3. ॐ सीभतोनमन कलऩमभी
4. ॐ ितकभं कलऩमभी
5. ॐ <deity’s-name> इतनभकयण कलऩमभी
6. ॐ अनशन कलऩमभी
7. ॐ चौर कलऩमभी
8. ॐ उऩनमन कलऩमभी
9. ॐ गोदन कलऩमभी
10. ॐववहदकभाणकलऩमभी
 Meditate on agni while chanting the following

triNayanam aruNaa baddha maulim ॐणमनभण फ
भौरभ ्
sushuklaam स
ुश ु रभ ्
shukam aruNam anekaakalpam श
ुकभणभनेककलऩभ ्
ambhoja samstham
abhimata varashaktim अिबो सथभ
अबभत ्् ्
वयशतभ
svastikaabheeti hastam वतकबीतहतभ ्
namata kanaka maalaa नभत कनक भर
alankRtaam sam KRshanum अरङक ृ त स क
ृ शन
ुभ ्
 Add askhata (a couple of grains each time) with the

following mantras, in the locations specified on the
ashtakona of the agnichakra
1. om jaatavedase namaH ॐ ितवेदसे नभ
2. om saptajihvaaya namaH ॐ सतिवम नभ
3. om havya vaahanaaya namaH ॐ हम वहनम नभ
4. om ashva udraaya namaH ॐ अव उम नभ
5. om vaishvaanaraaya namaH ॐ वैवनयम नभ
6. om kaumaaratejase namaH ॐ कौभयतेिसे नभ
7. om vishva mukhaaya namaH ॐववभ ुखम नभ
8. om teva mukhaaya namaH ॐ तेव भ
ुखम नभ
 Add askhata with the following mantras, in the

locations specified on the shatkona of the agnichakra
1. om sahasraarchiShe hRdayaaya namaH
2. om svasti puurNaaya shirase svaahaa
3. om uttiShTha purushaaya shikhaayai vaShaT
4. om dhuumavyaapine kavachaaya hum
5. om sapta jihvaaya netra trayaaya vauShaT
6. om dhanurdharaaya astraaya phaT
1. ॐ सहचाषे दमम नभ
2. ॐ वतऩ ूणामशयसे वह
3. ॐ उतठ ऩ ुषमशखमै वषट
4. ॐ ध
ूभमऩने कवचम ुह भ ्
5. ॐ सतिवम ने मम वौषट
6. ॐ धन
ुधायम अम पट
 Place akshata in location 9 of the triangle of the

agnichakra while chanting the following.
1. om vaishvaanara jaataveda ihaavaha lohitaakSha sarva
karmaani saadhaya svaahaa
1. ॐ वैवनय ितवेद इहवह रोहतऺ सवाकभाणसधम वह
 Cover the utensil containing ghee with the right hand

and chant the mula mantra eight times.
 Purify the dharvis (ladles) by showing them over agni


Sprinkle water on the dharvis
 Offer ghee to agni using the smaller dharvi (known as
‘shruk’) while chanting the mantras on the next page,
in the locations specified below inside the homa
kundam
 This substep is called agni jihva (tongue)
 The numbers are not actually written in the homa
kundam
1 2 3 East
6 5 4
1. om hiraNyaayai namaH svaahaa, hiraNyaayaa idam

namama
2. om kanakaayai namaH svaahaa, kanakaayaa idam
namama
3. om raktaayai namaH svaahaa, raktaayaa idam namama
4. om kRShNaayai namaH svaahaa, kriShNayaa idam
namama
5. om suprabhaayai namaH svaahaa, suprabhaayaa idam
namama
6. om atiraktaayai namaH svaahaa, atiraktaayaa idam
namama
7. om bahuruupaayai namaH svaahaa, bahuruupaayaa idam
namama
1.
2. ॐहयममै
ॐ कनकमै नभ नभ वह
वह ,,हयमम
कनकम इदइद नभभ
नभभ
3. ॐ यतमै नभ वह , यतम इद नभभ
4. ॐ क
ृ णमै नभ वह , क ृ णम इद नभभ
5. ॐ स
ुबमै नभ वह , स ुबम इद नभभ
6. ॐ अतयतमै नभ वह , अतयतम इद नभभ
7. ॐ फह ु ऩमै नभ वह , फह ु ऩम इद नभभ
 Offer ghee to agni three times with each of the

following mantras
1. om vaishvaanara jaataveda ihaavaha lohitaakSha
sarvakarmaaNi saadhaya svaahaa, agnaya idam na
mama
2. om uttiShTha puruSha harita pingala lohitaakSha
sarva karmaani saadhaya me dehi taapaya svaahaa,
agnaya idam na mama
3. om chitpingala hana hana daha daha pacha pacha
sarvajna aajnaapaya svaahaa, agnaya idam na mama
1. ॐ वैवनय ितवेद इहवह रोहतऺ सवाकभाणसधम वह ,
अनम इद न भभ
2. ॐ उतठ ऩ
ुष हयतऩङगर रोहतऺ सवाकभाणसधम भे
देहतऩम वह , अनम इद न भभ
3. ॐचऩङगर हन हन दह दह ऩच ऩच सवाऻ आऻऩम वह ,
अनम इद न भभ
 Meditate on the deity for whom homam is being

performed
 Chant his mantra, such as ‘gananam tva …’ for
Ganapati and ‘prano devi …’ for Sarasvati
 Exhale (through the nose) on to a flower or akshata
and place that in agni
 Invoke the deity by chanting the following mantras

1. om lam prithivyaatmane gandham kalpayaamee
2. om ham aakaashaatmane pushpaiH puujayaamee
3. om yam vaayavaatmane dhuupam kalpayaamee
4. Om ram agnayaatmane deepam kalpayamee
5. om vam amRtaatmane amRtam mahaanaivedyam
kalpayaamee (offer ghee to agni with this)
6. om sam sarvaatmane sarvopachaaraan kalpayaamee
1. ॐ रभ ् थमभने गध कलऩमभी
2. ॐ हभ
् आकशभने ऩ ुऩै ऩ
ूिमभी
3. ॐ मभ ् वमवभने ध
ूऩ  कलऩमभी
4. ॐ भ
् वतैमभने दऩ कलऩमभी
5. ॐ वभ
्
अभ ृ
त भने अभ
ृ
त  भहनैवेम कलऩमभी
6. ॐ सभ ् सवाभने सवऩचयन ् कलऩमभी
 Perform the main homam by offering ghee chanting

appropriate mantras for the deity with each offering
and saying ‘svaahaa’ (‘वह ’) at the end of each,
followed by the name of the deity and ‘idam na mama’
(‘इद न भभ ’)
 For example, ‘gaNapataye idam na mama’
 We can use either vedic mantras, puranic mantras, bija
mantra, or mula mantra
 Purusha suktam can be used for any deity
 We can sprinkle food with water while chanting the
mula mantra and offer it in agni
 Food has to meet the usual requirements for offering to
agni, such as no onions, etc
 Others can also offer ahuti, with ghee, now
 Sit and perform mahavyahriti homam using mantras

of the 4th prashna of the mahanarayana upanishad,
offering ghee in agni with each mantra
 These mantras are in the last paragraph of vyahruti
homa mantras, page 40, of the Mantra Pushpam book
by Ramakrishna Mutt
 Exclude ‘svadhaa pitRbhya …’
 If you don’t know the above mantras, then at least offer
ghee with the following mantras
 om bhuuH svaahaa ॐ ब
ू वह

om bhuvaH svaahaa ॐ ब
ु
व  वह
 om suvaH svaahaa ॐ स
ुव वह
 Offer all the ghee with ‘om bhuur-bhuvas-suvas-
svaahaa’ (‘ॐ ब
ूब ु ाव स
ुववह ’)
 Place dry coconut and dry fruits in a cloth


Hold the above with the big dharvi (ladle) below and the
small dharvi above
 Chant the mula mantra or vedic mantra for the deity
 The mantra ‘puurNamidam …’ can be chanted,
alternatively
 Offer the cloth, including its contents, in agni, saying
‘vauShaT’ (‘वौषट ’)
 Chant the mula mantra or ‘yajnena yajnam ayajanta

devaH … sadhya santi devaH’ from the purusha
suktam
 Transfer the divine energy from agni to the whole
cosmos, or to yourself, or to all who have come for the
homam
 If you had invoked the deity separately in a kalasham,
then you can transfer it to the water in the kalasham.
 Meditate
 Chant some shanti mantras, such as ‘tachchham
yoraavriNeemahe …’ or perform arati to bhagavan
 Give prasadam to all

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 Performing homam in vaidika agni requires us to

 Homams can be performed in either vaidika style or

Homa kundam – a container for holding the fire

A samit (twigs of certain trees) or darbha

 The following convention is used to express mantras in

 The visarga (H) is pronounced in different manners

 Each deity has a mula mantra which is chanted at

 Ganapati: ॐ गभ ् गणऩतमे नभ

 Alternatively, we can use the following mula mantras

 Place some sand in the homa kundam.

 Chant ‘gaNanam tva … ‘.

 Chant the mula mantra while looking at the homa kundam

 Draw three lines in the sand in the homa kundam with

1. om brahmaNe namaH ॐ भणे नभ

 Chant each of the following mantras while performing

 om dhuumavyaapine kavachaaya hum

6. om dhanurdharaaya astraaya phaT

 Draw agnichakra in the sand of the homa kundam

First draw the

 Draw an imaginary agnichakra in the air while reciting the mula

1. om peetaayai namaH ॐ ऩीतमै नभ

 Place akshata at location 9 of the agnichakra triangle,

 Chant the following mantra

 Imagine the divine agni going up through all the

 Say ‘kavachaaya hum’ (‘कवचम ुह भ ्’)

 Move agni in a clockwise direction around the homa

 Place akshata on agni with each mantras on the next

5. om <deity’s-name> iti naamakaraNam kalpayamee

 Meditate on agni while chanting the following

 Add askhata (a couple of grains each time) with the

 Add askhata with the following mantras, in the

 Place akshata in location 9 of the triangle of the

 Cover the utensil containing ghee with the right hand

 Purify the dharvis (ladles) by showing them over agni

1. om hiraNyaayai namaH svaahaa, hiraNyaayaa idam

 Offer ghee to agni three times with each of the

sarvajna aajnaapaya svaahaa, agnaya idam na mama

 Meditate on the deity for whom homam is being

 Invoke the deity by chanting the following mantras

 Perform the main homam by offering ghee chanting

 Sit and perform mahavyahriti homam using mantras

 Place dry coconut and dry fruits in a cloth

 Chant the mula mantra or ‘yajnena yajnam ayajanta

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