When the flame dances in the kindled fire that carries the oblations, then the oblations should be offered between the portions of clarified butter.

Technical instructions for the fire ritual, representing the lower knowledge (aparā vidyā).

Lelāyate — dances, waves, shines. The living flame, active, receptive. The ritual fire is not mere heat but divine presence.

Havyavāhane — the one who carries the oblations. Agni, the fire-god, messenger between humans and divinities.

Ājyabhāga — portions of clarified butter (ājya). The purest substance, offered at precise moments of the ritual.

Pratipādayet — should be offered. The verb indicates ritual obligation; there is a correct order, an auspicious moment.

The extreme precision symbolizes that even in the mundane, full attention transforms action. The well-executed ritual purifies, prepares, elevates.

For the yogī, this recalls that technique matters. Whether in prāṇāyāma or dhyāna, attention to detail determines the result.