This is the closing procedure of homa. This procedure begins with prāṇāyama.

There is a small saṅkalpa.

अस्मिन् कर्मणि अविज्ञातप्रायश्चित्तादीनि करिष्ये॥

asmin karmaṇi avijñātaprāyaścittādīni kariṣye ||

(I am now performing atonement for the errors happened during this ritual unknowingly)

1.अनाज्ञातं यदाज्ञातं यज्ञस्य क्रियते मिथु। अग्ने तदस्य कल्पय त्वगुंहि वेत्थ यथातथं स्वाहा। अग्नये इदं न मम॥

anājñātaṁ yadājñātaṁ yajñasya kriyate mithu | agne tadasya kalpaya tvaguṁhi vettha yathātathaṁ svāhā | agnaye idaṁ na mama ||

(O! Agni! Please forgive me for any faults that could have crept in unknowingly during this homa. You know what is right.)

2. पुरुषसंमितो यज्ञो यज्ञः पुरुषसंमितः। अग्ने तदस्य कल्पय त्वगुंहि वेत्थ यथातथं स्वाहा। अग्नये इदं न मम॥

puruṣasaṁmito yajño yajñaḥ puruṣasaṁmitaḥ | agne tadasya kalpaya tvaguṁhi vettha yathātathaṁ svāhā | agnaye idaṁ na mama ||

(O! Agni! This yajña is as good as Brahman and decided by Brahman. Please bless me to complete this yajña. You know what is right.)

3. यत्पाकत्रा मनसा दीनदक्षा न। यज्ञस्य मन्वतेमर्तासः। अग्निष्टद्धोता क्रतुविद्विजानन् यजिष्ठो देवान् ऋतुशोयजाति स्वाहा। अग्नय इदं न मम॥

yatpākatrā manasā dīnadakṣā na | yajñasya manvatemartāsaḥ | agniṣṭaddhotā kratuvidvijānan yajiṣṭho devān ṛtuśoyajāti svāhā | agnaya idaṁ na mama ||

(Narrow minded and inefficient people cannot understand the concept of this homa. You are the one, who is fully aware of everything and you are the one who conducts this yajña and you are the one who invites (Agni is the carrier of oblations through his two wives - Svāhā carries the oblations to gods and gods and goddesses and Svadhā to deceased ancestors) gods to this yajña. Please bless us to conduct these types of yajña-s to goes at appropriate times.)

4. भूः स्वाहा। अग्नय इदं न मम॥ bhūḥ svāhā | agnaya idaṁ na mama ||

5. भुवः स्वाहा। वायव इदं न मम॥ bhuvaḥ svāhā | vāyava idaṁ na mama ||

6. सुवः स्वाहा। सूर्याय इदं न मम॥ suvaḥ svāhā | sūryāya idaṁ na mama ||

(these three oblations are for the three vyāhṛti-s of Gāyatrī mantra and each of these vyāhṛti-s represents fire, ether and sun. These oblations are for them and not for me)

7. अस्मिन् होमकर्मणि मध्ये सम्बावित समस्तदोषप्रायश्चित्तार्थां सर्वप्रायश्चित्तार्थं होष्यामि। ॐ भूर्भुवसुवः स्वाहा। प्रजापतय इदं न मम॥

asmin homakarmaṇi madhye sambāvita samastadoṣaprāyaścittārthāṁ sarvaprāyaścittārthaṁ hoṣyāmi | om bhūrbhuvasuvaḥ svāhā | prajāpataya idaṁ na mama ||

8. श्रीविष्णवे स्वाहा। विष्णवे परमात्मन इदं न मम॥

śrīviṣṇave svāhā | viṣṇave paramātmana idaṁ na mama ||

(This oblation is for Śrī Viṣṇu, who is Paramātman (Supreme Spirit) and not for me. Viṣṇu also presides over all yajña-s.)

9. नमो रुद्राय पशुपतये स्वाहा। रुद्राय पशुपतये इदं न मम॥

namo rudrāya paśupataye svāhā | rudrāya paśupataye  idaṁ na mama ||

(अप उपस्पृश्य॥ apa upaspṛśya || - we have to touch water)

(this oblation is for Paśupati, chief of all paśu-s and not for me. Paśu means the individual soul as different from the divine Soul of the universe. Sometimes refer to uninitiated persons/not following spiritual path).

Pūrṇāhuti:

Take the remaining portion of the ghee along with ājyapātra and hold this in right hand. Take both the dharvi-s in the left hand. Pour the ghee through these dharvi-s into the fire. This should be done by getting up from the seat. This is the mantra.

सप्त ते अग्ने समिधस्सप्तजिह्वास्सप्तऋषयस्सप्तधामप्रियाणि। सप्तहोत्रा सप्तधात्वा यजन्ति सप्तयोनीरापृणस्वऋतेन स्वाहा। अग्नये सप्तवत इदं न मम॥

sapta te agne samidhassaptajihvāssaptaṛṣayassaptadhāmapriyāṇi | saptahotrā saptadhātvā yajanti saptayonīrāpṛṇasvaṛtena svāhā | agnaye saptavata idaṁ na mama ||

(O! Agni! You have seven samidh-s (small wooden sticks used as oblations), seven tongues, seven sages, seven most liked places, seven types of priests and seven yajña-s. You are worshipped with the help of them. Please fill up all these sevens with this ghee oblation. This oblation belongs to you Agni and not this is not for me.)

Closing procedure:

1. Now sit down. Place the ājyapātra on the Northern side.

2. Do prāṇāyama.

3. Agni Pariṣecana:

Begin from west and end in east on the southern side - अदिते अन्वगुम्स्था। adite anvagumsthā |

From south to north on the western side - अनुमते अन्वगुम्स्था। anumate anvagumsthā |

From west to east on the northern side - सरस्वते अन्वगुम्स्था। sarasvate anvagumsthā |

Begin from North West and end at North West thereby making a full circle देवसवितः प्रासावीः॥ devasavitaḥ prāsāvīḥ ||

(The above is a prayer is to thank Aditi, Anumati and Sarasvati Devi-s. The last one is thanking Savitṛ (stimulator; or this could refer to Tvaṣṭṛ, the heavenly builder).

4. वरुणाय नमः। सकलाराधनैः स्वर्चितम्॥ varuṇāya namaḥ | sakalārādhanaiḥ svarcitam ||

By reciting the above mantra place some flowers or akṣata on praṇītā pātrā and place it on the western side. Pour this water on the ground in the four cardinal directions. After this pour the entire water in praṇītā pātrā on the ground and do prokṣaṇa on the self.

5. ब्रह्मन् वरं ते ददामि। ब्रह्मने नमः । सकलाराधनैः स्वर्चितम्॥

brahman varaṁ te dadāmi | brahmane namaḥ || sakalārādhanaiḥ svarcitam ||

(I pay my obeisance to You Brahmā. I am giving you the best present (our mind). You are worshipped in all types of rituals. (this is like thanking Brahmā).

6. Now remove paristaraṇam-s from all the four sides and bring all the paristaraṇam-s on the Northern side. By reciting the following mantra offer them into the homa fire.

स्वाहा। अग्नेरूपस्थानं करिष्ये॥ svāhā | agnerūpasthānaṁ kariṣye ||

(Agni! I am placing you in your abode (in our soul)

7. Prayers to Agni with folded hands facing the homa fire: (this in in continuation of the above)

अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान् विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान्। युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराण मेनो भूयिष्ठान्ते नम उक्त्तिं विधेन। अग्नये नमः। अग्निं आत्मन्युद्वासयामि॥

agne naya supathā rāye asmān viśvāni deva vayunāni vidvān | yuyodhyasmajjuhurāṇa meno bhūyiṣṭhānte nama ukttiṁ vidhena | agnaye namaḥ | agniṁ ātmanyudvāsayāmi ||

(I place you Agni back to my soul. Take us through the righteous path and make us to enjoy material life. Destroy our hidden sins (negative mind and non-essential ego. O! Agni we prostrate before you (thanks giving).

नमस्ते गार्हपत्याय नमस्ते दक्षिणाग्नेये।

नम आहवनीयाय महावेद्यै नमो नमः॥

काण्डद्वयोपपाद्या कर्मब्रह्मस्वरूपिणे।

स्वर्गापवर्गरूपाय यज्ञेशाय नमो नमः।

यज्ञेशाच्युत गोविन्द माधवानन्त केशव।

कृष्ण विष्णो हृषीकेशाय वासुदेव नमोस्तुते ॥

namaste gārhapatyāya namaste dakṣiṇāgneye |

nama āhavanīyāya mahāvedyai namo namaḥ ||

kāṇḍadvayopapādyā karmabrahmasvarūpiṇe |

svargāpavargarūpāya yajñeśāya namo namaḥ |

yajñeśācyuta govinda mādhavānanta keśava |

kṛṣṇa viṣṇo hṛṣīkeśāya vāsudeva namostute ||

(My obeisance to Gārhapatyāgni (the householder's fire), Dakṣiṇāgni (southern portion of the fire altar), āhavanīāgni (consecrated fire taken from the householder's perpetual fire and prepared for receiving oblations) and mahāvehi (the fire altar where homa was done). My obeisance to Viṣṇu, the Yajñeśa (Viṣṇu is the Lord of sacrifices) who is in the form of Brahman, in the form of heaven, who offers liberation. O! Acyuta, Govinda, Mādhava, Ananta, Keśava, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Hṛṣīkeśa, Vāsudeva. I prostrate before you.)

मन्त्र हीनं क्रियाहीनं भक्तिहीनं हुताशन।

यद्धुतन्तु मया देव परिपूर्णं तदस्तु ते॥

प्रायश्चित्तान्यशेषाणि तपः कर्मात्मकानि वै।

यानि तेषामशेषाणां कृष्णानुस्मरणं परं॥

श्री क्रिष्ण क्रिष्ण क्रिष्णा॥

mantra hīnaṁ kriyāhīnaṁ bhaktihīnaṁ hutāśana |

yaddhutantu mayā deva paripūrṇaṁ tadastu te ||

prāyaścittānyaśeṣāṇi tapaḥ karmātmakāni vai |

yāni teṣāmaśeṣāṇāṁ kṛṣṇānusmaraṇaṁ paraṁ ||

śrīī kriṣṇa kriṣṇa kriṣṇā ||

(Any mistakes either in the form of action or in the recitation of mantras that have crept in while performing this yajña unknowingly may kindly be forgiven and bless us with complete fulfilment of this action. My merely thinking of Kriṣṇa, who presides over prāyaścitta (atonement), tapas, actions and everything else. Kriṣṇa, Kriṣṇa, Kriṣṇā.

Now prostrate before homa kuṇḍa (the fire altar).

Rakṣā रक्षा:

Take ash from the homa kuṇḍa and mix it with a little bit of ghee and make it as paste. With the following prayer, it can be placed on forehead.

बृहत् साम क्षत्रभृद् वृद्धवृष्णियं त्रिष्टुभौजः शुभितमुग्रवीरम्।

इन्द्र स्तोमेन पञ्चदशेन मध्यमिदं वातेन सहरेण रक्ष॥

bṛhat sāma kṣatrabhṛd vṛddhavṛṣṇiyaṁ triṣṭubhaujaḥ śubhitamugravīram |

indra stomena pañcadaśena madhyamidaṁ vātena sahareṇa rakṣa ||

(Let these mantras in triṣṭub meter protect our strength, valour, concentration, health, and good progeny. Indra! Please protect our physical bodies too.)

Samarpaṇaṁ समर्पणं:

कायेन वाचा मनसेन्द्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतेः स्वभावात्। करोमि यद्यत् सकलं परस्मै नारायणायेति समर्पयामि॥

kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt | karomi yadyat sakalaṁ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||

(Whatever actions I do through my body, speech, mind, organs of action, organs of perception and every natural act, I surrender all of them to Supreme Self Nārāyaṇa.)

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