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A few aspects about of गार्हपत्याग्निः ॥ Garhapatya agni are as follows <ref name=":0" />  
 
A few aspects about of गार्हपत्याग्निः ॥ Garhapatya agni are as follows <ref name=":0" />  
 
* It is kindled after marriage, and is be maintained and worshipped for the rest of the life by the grihastha along with his wife.  
 
* It is kindled after marriage, and is be maintained and worshipped for the rest of the life by the grihastha along with his wife.  
* It is ceremonially established with the elaborate vedic procedure involving recitation of specific mantras during the process called '''Agnyadhana'''. The [[Aupasana]] Agni lit at the time of the wedding is passed on from the father to the son. It is divided into two during the Agnyadhana process. One part becomes the Grhyagni (Smartagni, Aupasanagni) and the other becomes the Srautagni called Garhapatya.   
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* It is ceremonially established with the elaborate vedic procedure involving recitation of specific mantras during the process called '''Agnyadhana'''. The [[Aupasana (औपासनः)|Aupasana]] Agni lit at the time of the wedding is passed on from the father to the son. It is divided into two during the Agnyadhana process. One part becomes the Grhyagni (Smartagni, Aupasanagni) and the other becomes the Srautagni called Garhapatya.   
 
* It is the only Agni of the three Agnis that is maintained continuously.  
 
* It is the only Agni of the three Agnis that is maintained continuously.  
 
* It is placed to the west of the yajnavedi and placed in circular shaped kunda in Srauta yajnas.  
 
* It is placed to the west of the yajnavedi and placed in circular shaped kunda in Srauta yajnas.  

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