Agni -The Sacred Fire

Since Vedic age, in every hearth,
His warmth sustained all mortal living.
In every Yajna, sanctified the giving,
Agni remained steadfast in nourishing life,
Bestowed eternal protection and grace,
Uniting all celestial and earthly spheres
In one sacred embrace across the years.

A beacon of purity, a witness to vows,
A mighty force in Nature’s grand scheme.
With flames that dance and brightly glow,
Agni embodies the cosmic energies’ flow.
He renews, he transforms, he illuminates,
His mystic vigour sustains life in myriad hues.

From ancient hymns to this modern age,
His timeless wisdom transcends every page.
For He is not merely the fire we behold,
But a mighty spark of life, in creation’s fold
Symbolic to wisdom, vigour, purity, radiance.

^{The poet uses He/His, instead It/It’s, because our Vedas visualize Agni as a Divine aspect of Brahman: Following Rigvedic verse aesthetically reinforces this theme.}

^{Agnimīḷe purohitaṃ yajñasya devam ṛtvijam,
hotāraṃ ratnadhātamam. (Rigveda 1.1.1)
(Agni is invoked as the divine priest of the Yajna, the foremost mediator and bestower of precious blessings.)}

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