Query:
Importance
of burning of fire Hindu God Agni in our hindu prayers?
Vijay
Kumar:
Hindu god
Agni occupies a very special place in Hinduism. The mere mention of Agni as Hindu
god signifies the role Agni plays in Hindu rituals. God Agni in Hinduism stands
for the means by which everything impure in the system can be wiped clean.
The
cauldron of fire burning within every human being is the only means to burn out
ones karma. Unless the karma within one is burnt out completely... none reaches
stage of enlightenment and finally salvation. Hindu god Agni is the only means
to propitiate and atone for our sins committed unknowingly or unknowingly.
Hindu god Agni on the physical plane lights the world. In the absence of God Agni
the whole planet mother earth would decay and die a natural death. God Agni on
the physical plane takes care of our bread-and-butter and on the mental plane
cleans us internally.
The
absence of God Agni in our life would have reduced a human being to the level
of a savage... one who enjoyed eating everything raw. It was god Agni which for
the first time made human beings realizes that apart from the physical perception
of things... there exists something... Beyond the mundane existence of life!
In absence of Agni... the
presence of our true inner
self our soul atman within would not have been possible. It is while
saying our prayers and atoning for our sins... we inherently invoke the blessings
of Hindu God Agni. It is this powerful god Agni which consumes everything that
is discarded by one.
Invocation
of fire god Agni was a routine practice in the times of Vedas. Every sacrifice...
every prayer during the time of the Vedas would not have been complete in absence
of God Agni. The chanting of the mantras amidst burning of sacred Hindu god Agni
was essential for conducting a yagna.
And what does a yagna in which Hindu god Agni plays a vital role truly mean? Every
yagna performed results in purification of the system. If the yagna is performed
for invoking the rain gods then we need to surrender to Hindu god Agni all those
negative thoughts which cause delay of the monsoon season. By
invoking rain gods... by agreeing to submit our bestial desires to Hindu god Agni...
we may or may not be successful in our attempts to appease rain gods. It is the
combined strength of the yagna performed... the faithfulness by which the yagna
is conducted that yields the desired results.
Anything and everything surrendered to Hindu god Agni can never be recouped back.
Surrender to Hindu god Agni is the final step towards reaching our goal. Anyone
who has mastered the art of surrendering bestial thoughts and desires to Hindu
god Agni lives a kingly life. Even the fear of death can never disturb such a
one.
Hindu god
Agni also plays a crucial role when the death of body occurs. It is only Hindu
god Agni and god Agni which lits the body and consumes it forever. our soul atman
within the body being imperishable leaves the body to gain a new manifestation...
a new circle of life altogether!
In the absence of Agni this crucial step of the Hindu rituals would not have been
possible. When Sita wife of King Rama became so desolate (King Rama having practically
abandoned her)...she requested of mother earth to open up and consume her. She
practically invoked the power of Hindu god Agni so that her body is annihilated
forever.
While
conducting our day-to-day affairs in life we commit sins on a daily basis knowingly
or unknowingly. and the only means to discard the bad effects of the sins is by
invoking the pious fire... Hindu god Agni makes us physically and mental free
of all the negative effects!
While proceeding on the path of self realization... invoking Hindu god Agni was
a part of my life... a daily routine without which I would not have been successful
in all my attempts. To burn out my karma on a day-to-day basis was only possible
with the help of God Agni. Every step forward indicates that we have abdicated
our ego to Almighty God.
To
summaries everything... the burning of Hindu god Agni during Hindu prayers reminds
us that we need to surrender our ego on the altar of Hindu god Agni and unless
we do that... any amount of prayer would not yield the desired result.
We do not physically feed ourselves to Hindu god Agni but it is offering our bestial
and wanton desires for ever to Hindu god Agni. Only then our prayers would be
successful.
Always
there to clarify your queries (send
your query),
Vijay
Kumar "Atma
Jnani"
Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 on Hindu God Agni.
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Full text of query:
i would
like to know the importance of burning of fire in our hindu prayers.
