O Agni, thou art present in all things! Art thou not the cosmic fire that burneth in the heart of the sun? Is not the sun itself a manifestation of thy eternal flame? And doth not the heat of the sun penetrate unto every corner of this world, warming all creatures, giving life to all things that grow?

Thou art in the lightning that splitteth the sky! When the storm clouds gather and the thunder rolleth across the heavens, it is thy energy that maketh manifest the fury of the gods. The lightning bolt is thy arrow, thy weapon, thy signature written upon the face of heaven itself.

Thou art in the friction that awaketh heat! When two pieces of wood are rubbed together, when one object is dragged against another, when the materials of this world clash and struggle—there art thou, emerging from the conflict, transforming the energy of struggle into the energy of flame.

Thou art in the digestion of food within the belly! The heat that burneth within us, the inner fire that transformeth what we eat into the substance of our bodies—is this not Agni? Art not all living creatures fires unto themselves, burning with the eternal flame?

Thou art in the passion that flameth within the human heart! When love burneth, when anger surgeth forth, when desire consumeth all thought—these are the manifestations of thy cosmic fire within the microcosm of the human soul.

Thus art thou everywhere, O Fire! In the sun above, in the lightning of the storm, in the friction and heat of the world, in the depths of every creature's belly, in the fire of every mortal heart. Nothing escapeth thee. Nothing existeth without thy presence. Thou art the cosmic principle underlying all transformation and all being.

We are but sparks of thy eternal flame, O Agni! Grant us understanding of this truth! Make us worthy vessels for thy sacred fire!