Svaha In Hinduism , Svaha is a minor goddess , wife of Agni . She was originally a nymph but became immortal after marrying Agni , with whom she is the mother of Karttikeya . Whenever fire sacrifices are made , `` Svaha '' is chanted , as per Agni 's order . In Hinduism and Buddhism , “Svaha” ( Sanskrit : svāhā ) is a component in mantras used roughly equivalent to the word amen in Christian prayers - a holy word used to indicate finality in prayers or holy sayings . Svaha is defined as “svatva hanana” which means the destruction of self or the abnegation of self-reference . It could be translated as “I offer myself for the welfare of all beings.” For example , the heart sutra concludes with the mantra “Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha” , often translated as “gone , gone , gone beyond , completely gone beyond , I abnegate the self” , though this translation is not literal . In fact , bodhi means the state of enlightenment , and svaha , as it is written above , is an exclamation of joy or excitement , much like “Hallelujah” or “Amen” . Thus , a better translation for the passage would be : “Gone , gone , gone beyond , all completely gone beyond to the enlightenment—svaha ! ” See also History of India Hindu scriptures Hindu Epics Ramayana Mahabharata Puranas Hindu mythology Hindu deities List of Hindu deities List of Hinduism-related articles Hinduism | Hindu mythology | Itihasa Female Deities : Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Dakshayani | Parvati | Durga | Shakti | Kali | Sita | Devi | Radha | Mahavidya | more ... Male Deities : Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Kartikeya | Hanuman | Lakshmana | Indra | Surya | more ... Texts : Vedas | Upanishads | Puranas | Ramayana | Mahabharata This box :   view • talk • edit  This Hindu mythology-related article is a stub . See the WikiProject Hindu mythology for article coordination . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Hindu mythology stubs | Hindu goddesses | Mahayana sutras 