The first the Veda (Rig Veda) starts with the word Agni i.e., the Holy Fire. The Mantra says that Agni means ‘Purohita’, Ritvik and Hota. These three words mean the preacher of the Veda. Therefore the Vedic scholar who is like fire is called Agni. The word Agni comes from the word Agri, which means that He [the preacher of the Veda or Satguru] should be worshipped first. The Veda also says that such a Vedic Scholar, who can be only the actual incarnation of the Lord, should be your guest to offer food and Guru Dakshina (Vysvanaro Brahmanah Pravisatyatithih Gruhaan). Such a Sadguru, who will give the divine knowledge of the Lord is called as Brahmana. Brahmana means he who knows Brahman and not a person who is born in the caste called Brahmins. The word Brahman means the Lord as well as the Veda. Therefore a Brahmana is the Vedic Scholar who preaches the divine knowledge of the Lord according to the Veda. Such a Brahmana is also called as ‘Vaishwanara’. The Gita says that Vaishwanara is the fire of hunger (Aham Vysvanaro Bhutva). Therefore, ‘Yajna’ is to offer ghee and food to such Sadguru.
The fire is in three forms as per the Veda.
1) Loukikaagni or Bhowtikaagni: which is the physical form of the fire and is used to cook the food; 2) Vaidyutaagni: which is the electric form of fire and 3) Vaishwanaraagni: which is the fire of hunger in the stomach of Sadguru. Vaishwanaraagni is better than Vaidyutaagni. Vaidyutaagni is better than Bhowtikaagni. Therefore Yajna means to feed and give Guru Dakshina to a deserving Vedic scholar who preaches the true meaning of the Vedas. Such a Sadguru is the abode of all the angels (Yavateervai Devataah). When such Sadguru is satisfied with your food offered, the rains will come. Without knowing this inner meaning, if you are burning the ghee and food in the physical fire, the rains will stop due to environmental pollution. Lord Krishna stopped such sacrifice by asking the sages to give Him food and satisfy His hunger. Kapila, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu condemned the burning of ghee and food in physical fire and stated that he who does such Yajna is a biggest fool. Ofcourse the physical fire Agni stands as model or representative (Prateeka) for the Lord. As the fire removes darkness the Lord removes the ignorance. As the fire burns everything, the Lord can burn all your sins. Thus you can meditate upon the fire, as a model of the Lord. But you need not burn the wood constantly to meditate upon the fire to receive this knowledge. You can lit the fire once in your life and learn that the Lord is like the fire. A model experiment is done only once to learn the knowledge. In the olden days, the population was less and there were no plastics and automobiles. Forests were many in number. There was no alternative like electricity. Therefore it was necessary to lit an oil lamp and pollution due to the oil lamp was negligible in view of less number of factors of pollution. Fire was inevitable for cooking the food. The presence of fire threatened the wild animals and the smoke from the fire threw away the mosquitoes. It was very difficult to lit the fire by rubbing the two sticks one against the other. Therefore a constant fire was maintained. Shirdi Sai Baba also lit the fire (Dhuni) in the old Masjid, so that the snakes etc., will not come. But today in every temple of Sai, people burn the wood, which is a waste. This also causes the environmental pollution. You can supply all these wood to the poor people, who will use them for cooking their food. Thus, the physical form of the fire should be taken as the real representative model of the Lord. The Vaishwanara Agni is also called as Devataagni. This means the hunger-fire that is present in the stomach of the human form of the Lord, is the real deity of the fire i.e., Devataagni. The actual inner meaning of the Agni as introduced by the Veda is forgotten. Ignorant people are playing with the actual fire, who is the Holy Lord by not following the Vedic truth. In this true sense Yajna is essential and must be performed.
The fire is in three forms as per the Veda.
1) Loukikaagni or Bhowtikaagni: which is the physical form of the fire and is used to cook the food; 2) Vaidyutaagni: which is the electric form of fire and 3) Vaishwanaraagni: which is the fire of hunger in the stomach of Sadguru. Vaishwanaraagni is better than Vaidyutaagni. Vaidyutaagni is better than Bhowtikaagni. Therefore Yajna means to feed and give Guru Dakshina to a deserving Vedic scholar who preaches the true meaning of the Vedas. Such a Sadguru is the abode of all the angels (Yavateervai Devataah). When such Sadguru is satisfied with your food offered, the rains will come. Without knowing this inner meaning, if you are burning the ghee and food in the physical fire, the rains will stop due to environmental pollution. Lord Krishna stopped such sacrifice by asking the sages to give Him food and satisfy His hunger. Kapila, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu condemned the burning of ghee and food in physical fire and stated that he who does such Yajna is a biggest fool. Ofcourse the physical fire Agni stands as model or representative (Prateeka) for the Lord. As the fire removes darkness the Lord removes the ignorance. As the fire burns everything, the Lord can burn all your sins. Thus you can meditate upon the fire, as a model of the Lord. But you need not burn the wood constantly to meditate upon the fire to receive this knowledge. You can lit the fire once in your life and learn that the Lord is like the fire. A model experiment is done only once to learn the knowledge. In the olden days, the population was less and there were no plastics and automobiles. Forests were many in number. There was no alternative like electricity. Therefore it was necessary to lit an oil lamp and pollution due to the oil lamp was negligible in view of less number of factors of pollution. Fire was inevitable for cooking the food. The presence of fire threatened the wild animals and the smoke from the fire threw away the mosquitoes. It was very difficult to lit the fire by rubbing the two sticks one against the other. Therefore a constant fire was maintained. Shirdi Sai Baba also lit the fire (Dhuni) in the old Masjid, so that the snakes etc., will not come. But today in every temple of Sai, people burn the wood, which is a waste. This also causes the environmental pollution. You can supply all these wood to the poor people, who will use them for cooking their food. Thus, the physical form of the fire should be taken as the real representative model of the Lord. The Vaishwanara Agni is also called as Devataagni. This means the hunger-fire that is present in the stomach of the human form of the Lord, is the real deity of the fire i.e., Devataagni. The actual inner meaning of the Agni as introduced by the Veda is forgotten. Ignorant people are playing with the actual fire, who is the Holy Lord by not following the Vedic truth. In this true sense Yajna is essential and must be performed.
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