Hari Om
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Originally Posted by
sarabhanga
Namaste Yajvan, The sacred fire is not extinguished, however, and an internal yaja continues until the mortal frame is finally discarded.
पञ्चाहुति मन्त्रः
|| pacāhuti mantraḥ ||
ओं प्राणाय स्वाहा ।१।
ओं अपानाय स्वाहा ।२।
ओं समानाय स्वाहा ।३।
ओं उदानाय स्वाहा ।४।
ओं व्यानाय स्वाहा ।५।
oṁ prāṇāya svāhā |1|
oṁ apānāya svāhā |2|
oṁ samānāya svāhā |3|
oṁ udānāya svāhā |4|
oṁ vyānāya svāhā |5|
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Namaste sarabhanga,
yes I see your point. External - no tajas, internally tapas and agni.
From the Chandogya Upanishad we find the prana agnihotra also called panchagni vidya. Just as we find an external yajya with swaha, there is the internal counterpart and the agni of Virat inside ourselves.
Its a most wonderful knowledge to consider -Chandogyopaniṣhad Chapt 5.19.1 to 5.23 and its view of Vaisvanara as Cosmic prana. Per your outline above we have the following from the stotra ( in the order shown in the valli ).
oṁ prāṇāya svāhā |1| prana becoming satisfied, the eye (caksu) beomes satisfied; the eye being satisfied the sun (surya yet this mantra correctly calls out as aditya) becomes satisfied; the sun being satisfied, heaven becomes satisfied; having heaven being satisfied its satisfaction is accompanied by the offerer becoming satisfied with good progeny, cattle, food, and the like and with with brightness and lustre of wisdom.
- oṁ vyānāya svāhā |2|vyana been satisfied, ears (srotra) become satisfied; ears satisfied the moon (chandra) becomes satisfied; with moon satisfied the directions (dig or dik) on the compass become satisfied; Directions being satisfied that which underlies the directions and the moon become satisfied; Its satisfaction is accompanied by the offerer becoming satiefied with good progeny, cattle, food, and the like and with with brightness and lustre of wisdom.
oṁ apānāya svāhā |3| apanaya been satisfied, speech (vac or vak) beomes satisfied; speech satisfied agni becomes satisfied; with agni satisfied the earth become satisfied; Earth being satisfied that which underlies agni become satisfied; Its satisfaction is accompanied by the offerer becoming satisfied with good progeny, cattle, food, and the like and with with brightness and lustre of wisdom.
oṁ samānāya svāhā |4|apanaya been satisfied, mind (manas) beomes satisfied; mind satisfied Parjanya [ some call rain cloud as the rain devata], becomes satisfied; with Parjanya satisfied lightening becomes satisfied; Lightening being satisfied that which underlies lightening and Parjanya beomes satisfied; Its satisfaction is accompanied by the offerer becoming satisfied with good progeny, cattle, food, and the like and with with brightness and lustre of wisdom become satisfied.
- oṁ udānāya svāhā |5|Now the 5th. With udanaya been satisfied, skin (tvak) becomes satisfied; Skin being satisfied air (vayu) becomes satisfied; with vayu satisfied akasha (pure space) becomes satisfied; what underlies akasha and vayu become satisfied; Its satisfaction is accompanied by the offerer becoming satisfied with good progeny, cattle, food, and the like and with with brightness and lustre of wisdom
The implication is with each food stuff we take in , we can be making this offer/yajya to each. Swami Krishnananda says ' as every river is connected to the ocean every prana is connected to the Cosmic Force ; we invoke the Universal Being'. This can be done other ways, yet offering of food to agni internally is something we can do daily.
This continues to remind me of Swami Krshnananda's insight - every action produces an effect ( apurva). This we know. And there is no such thing as a local event - everything is all things, and anything is everywhere. This comes with the understanding of consciousness pervading everything. With prana agnihotra we can touch the sun, the moon, and other places and influence for the good.
pranams,
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