The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
धूम्रार्चिरूष्मा ज्वलिनी ज्वालिनी विस्फुलिंगिनी । सुश्रीः स्वरूपा कपिला हव्यकव्यवहा तथा ॥ १३६ ॥
dhūmrārcirūṣmā jvalinī jvālinī visphuliṃginī | suśrīḥ svarūpā kapilā havyakavyavahā tathā || 136 ||
«ذاتُ لهيبٍ دخانيّ، وUṣmā—الحرارةُ نفسُها؛ متّقدة، ملتهبة، ناشرةٌ للشرر؛ Suśrī—مشرقةٌ مباركة؛ Svarūpā—صاحبةُ الصورة الحقّة؛ Kapilā—بلونٍ قمحيّ ذهبي؛ Havyakavyavahā—التي تحمل القرابين إلى الآلهة وتبلغُ قرابين الأسلاف»—هكذا تُذكر أسماؤها.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It identifies Agni through functional epithets, emphasizing fire as the sacred mediator who transforms offerings and delivers them to the divine and ancestral realms.
By highlighting Agni as the carrier of offerings, it supports bhakti expressed through yajña and daily worship—devotion made tangible via disciplined, reverent ritual action.
Ritual-technical vocabulary used in śrauta/smārta practice—especially the distinction between havya (deva-offerings) and kavya (pitṛ-offerings) and Agni’s role as their vahā (conveyor).