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අග්නි ගායත්රී මංත්ර

अग्नि गायत्री मंत्र in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn and the sandhya times; before or during homa / havan·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Agni

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Agni · Traditional (Vedic)

Beyond the universal Gayatri Mantra, the Vedic tradition gives each great deity its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter calling upon that deity to illumine the intellect. The Agni Gayatri invokes Agni, the fire-god with whom the Rigveda itself opens and who carries every offering of the yajna to the gods. Addressed as Vaishvanara, the universal fire dwelling within all beings, Agni is honoured in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat," and the mantra is chanted for purification and the success of worship.

✦ As told in scripture

Agni is hailed in the very first hymn of the Rigveda as the divine priest who brings the gods to the sacrifice and bestows prosperity; invoking Agni through his Gayatri before kindling the sacred fire is traditionally held to purify the worshipper and carry their prayers, untainted, to the deities.

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The Mantra

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ඕං වෛශ්වානරාය විද්මහේ ලාලීලාය ධීමහි . තන්නෝ අග්නිඃ ප්රචෝදයාත් ..

Om Vaishvanaraya Vidmahe Lalilaya Dhimahi. Tanno Agnih Prachodayat.

Meaning:ॐ। हम वैश्वानर (सर्वव्यापी अग्नि) को जानें, लपलपाती ज्वालाओं वाले का ध्यान करें; वे अग्निदेव हमारी बुद्धि को प्रेरित व प्रकाशित करें।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ඕං🔊Omthe primordial sound, the Supreme Brahman

වෛශ්වානරාය🔊Vaishvanarayato Vaishvanara, the universal fire that dwells in all beings

විද්මහේ🔊Vidmahemay we know / we seek to know

ලාලීලාය🔊Lalilayato the one with darting, flickering flame-tongues

ධීමහි🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon

තන්නඃ🔊Tannahtherefore, for us / may that

අග්නිඃ🔊AgnihAgni, the god of fire and bearer of offerings to the gods

ප්රචෝදයාත්🔊Prachodayatmay he inspire and illumine (our intellect)

Benefits of Chanting अग्नि गायत्री मंत्र

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The Gayatri mantra of Agni, the Vedic fire-god who carries every offering of the yajna to the gods

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Chanted for purification of body, mind and surroundings, and to remove negativity and impurity

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Invoked for the success of fire rituals (homa / yajna) and the start of Vedic worship, where Agni is honoured first

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Kindles inner radiance, vigour, the fire of digestion (Vaishvanara within) and the light of knowledge

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As a Gayatri, it illumines the intellect along the timeless pattern Vidmahe-Dhimahi-Prachodayat

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Especially powerful at the sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk) and during homa and havan

How to Chant अग्नि गायत्री मंत्र

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn and the sandhya times; before or during homa / havan

After a bath, sit facing east with a calm mind and chant "Om Vaishvanaraya Vidmahe Lalilaya Dhimahi. Tanno Agnih Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). It is especially fitting before lighting a sacred fire or performing homa/havan, where Agni is invoked first. Hold the bright, purifying fire in the heart as the carrier of prayer to the gods.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete अग्नि गायत्री मंत्र written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the Gayatri mantra of the fire-god Agni: "Om Vaishvanaraya Vidmahe Lalilaya Dhimahi. Tanno Agnih Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Agni — the universal fire (Vaishvanara) of darting flames — to purify and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for purification, the success of fire rituals (homa/yajna), and inner radiance and vigour. Since Agni carries every offering to the gods and dwells as the fire within all beings (Vaishvanara), the mantra is valued for cleansing negativity and kindling the light of knowledge.

Vaishvanara means 'belonging to all people' — the universal fire that pervades the cosmos and dwells within every being, including the fire of digestion and vitality. By meditating on Vaishvanara, the mantra invokes the all-pervading Agni who is honoured first in Vedic worship.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east, and especially before or during a homa or havan. It can be made part of a daily Gayatri sadhana.