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Meaning : Yajamani chants " To wisdom, to mind, to Agni - Svaaha". He intends with his mind, " May I perform the yagna". These two - wisdom and mind are within himself. He meditates upon both these deities (intent) in his own mind.   

Meaning : Yajamani chants " To wisdom, to mind, to Agni - Svaaha". He intends with his mind, " May I perform the yagna". These two - wisdom and mind are within himself. He meditates upon both these deities (intent) in his own mind.   

== Agni in Upanishads ==

== Agni in Upanishads ==

In this Upanishad, the last two mantras, as given below are a prayer to Agni who is the divine witness to the actions of every life form<blockquote>"वा॒युरनि॑लम॒मृत॒मथे॒दं भस्मा॑न्त॒म् शरी॑रम् ।"</blockquote><blockquote>"ॐ क्रतो॒ स्मर॑ कृ॒तम् स्म॑र॒ क्रतो॒ स्मर॑ कृ॒तम् स्म॑र ॥१७॥ (Isav. Upan. 17)"</blockquote><blockquote>"अग्ने॒ नय॑ सु॒पथा॑ रा॒ये अ॒स्मान्विश्वा॑नि देव व॒युना॑नि वि॒द्वान् ।"</blockquote><blockquote>"यु॒यो॒ध्य॒स्मज्जु॑हुरा॒णमेनो॒ भूयि॑ष्ठां ते॒ नम॑ उ॒क्तिं विधेम ॥१८॥ (Isav. Upan. 18)"</blockquote>Meaning : Let the breath merge with the Immortal being or Hiranyagarbha and let the body be reduced to ashes, remember your deeds. Let Agni lead us along the right path or the bright path of the Devas ([[Devayana and Pitrayana (देवयान मार्ग और पित्रयान मार्ग)|Devayana]] path from where there is no return to mortality).

In this Upanishad, the last two mantras, as given below are a prayer to Agni who is the divine witness to the actions of every life form<blockquote>"वा॒युरनि॑लम॒मृत॒मथे॒दं भस्मा॑न्त॒म् शरी॑रम् ।"</blockquote><blockquote>"ॐ क्रतो॒ स्मर॑ कृ॒तम् स्म॑र॒ क्रतो॒ स्मर॑ कृ॒तम् स्म॑र ॥१७॥ (Isav. Upan. 17)"</blockquote><blockquote>"अग्ने॒ नय॑ सु॒पथा॑ रा॒ये अ॒स्मान्विश्वा॑नि देव व॒युना॑नि वि॒द्वान् ।"</blockquote><blockquote>"यु॒यो॒ध्य॒स्मज्जु॑हुरा॒णमेनो॒ भूयि॑ष्ठां ते॒ नम॑ उ॒क्तिं विधेम ॥१८॥ (Isav. Upan. 18)"</blockquote>Meaning : Let the breath merge with the Immortal being or Hiranyagarbha and let the body be reduced to ashes, remember your deeds. Let Agni lead us along the right path or the bright path of the Devas ([[Devayana and Pitrayana (देवयान मार्ग और पित्रयान मार्ग)|Devayana]] path from where there is no return to mortality).

This is the prayer for the dissolution of the individual prana into the infinite prana.  Agni is prayed to as the chief priest of the sacrifice and the divine witness of all actions done by the individual, when the body is being being reduced to ashes. He is the principle intelligence which guides all thoughts and actions, a path to Universal Knowledge. Agni at the first step is like guide with a torch that illuminates the path of the soul.  

This is the prayer for the dissolution of the individual prana into the infinite prana.  Agni is prayed to as the chief priest of the sacrifice and the divine witness of all actions done by the individual, when the body is being being reduced to ashes. He is the principle intelligence which guides all thoughts and actions, a path to Universal Knowledge. Agni at the first step is like guide with a torch that illuminates the path of the soul.  

'''Kena Upanishad'''

=== '''Kenopanishad''' ===

 

Agni reveals his identity as the heat energy and the ever-burning flame of the conscious force in matter, that makes up the entire world. Agni in an attempt to know what makes up Brahma is sent to Yaksha swaroopa Brahma himself who tests his abilities.  

Agni reveals his identity as the heat energy and the ever-burning flame of the conscious force in matter, that makes up the entire world. Agni in an attempt to know what makes up Brahma is sent to Yaksha swaroopa Brahma himself who tests his abilities.  

Kenopanishad expounds brahmavidya based on the principles that Jivatma and Paramatma are different and Brahman has to be realized by sadhana.  

Kenopanishad expounds brahmavidya based on the principles that Jivatma and Paramatma are different and Brahman has to be realized by sadhana.  

'''Katha Upanishad''' tells how Yama taught Nachiketa the secrets of the fire that leads to heaven and what bricks were required to build the altar.

=== '''Katha Upanishad''' ===

 

Yama expounds brahmavidya and the secrets of the fire that leads to heaven and what bricks were required to build the altar to Nachiketa, who fasts and keeps vigil at the gates of Yamapuri.  

http://ignca.nic.in/vedic_portal_yajurveda_Krishna_Kathopanisad01.htm

http://ignca.nic.in/vedic_portal_yajurveda_Krishna_Kathopanisad01.htm

http://cincinnatitemple.com/downloads/KaushitakiUpanishad.pdf

http://cincinnatitemple.com/downloads/KaushitakiUpanishad.pdf

'''Chandogya Upanishad''' (Chap 5 and 6) describe the ''Panchagnividya'', the meditation on the five fires (symbolic). Panchagnividya, however, is not actually fires in the physical sense, or an outward sacrificial activity, nor a penance or tapas but deals with the knowledge or meditation to know the inner meaning of the common phenomenon of birth and death. It is a method of meditation wherein evolution and the cycle of samsara-chakra is understood such that a householder frees himself from the bondage of the samsara-chakra. This all inclusiveness and comprehension of various aspects of the world and their relationship to the Universe is the secret of the meditation that is Panchagnividya. It explains the interconnectivity of everything that exists, with creation as a kind of sacrifice. Each manifestation, the microcosm, is a manifestation of ''Prakrti'', the macrocosm.

=== '''Chandogya Upanishad''' ===

Chandogya upanishad (Chap 5 and 6) describes ''Panchagnividya'', the meditation on the five fires (symbolic). Panchagnividya, however, is not actually fires in the physical sense, or an outward sacrificial activity, nor a penance or tapas but deals with the knowledge or meditation to know the inner meaning of the common phenomenon of birth and death. It is a method of meditation wherein evolution and the cycle of samsara-chakra is understood such that a householder frees himself from the bondage of the samsara-chakra. This all inclusiveness and comprehension of various aspects of the world and their relationship to the Universe is the secret of the meditation that is Panchagnividya. It explains the interconnectivity of everything that exists, with creation as a kind of sacrifice. Each manifestation, the microcosm, is a manifestation of ''Prakrti'', the macrocosm.

The Dialogue of the Three Fires with Upakosala, the student of Satyakama Jabali reveals Agni's knowledge of the Brahman.   

The Dialogue of the Three Fires with Upakosala, the student of Satyakama Jabali reveals Agni's knowledge of the Brahman.