Svaha
Goddess of Yagna and fire Goddess of Afterlife, Hell, Motherhood, Life and Marriage
Agni with Svaha
Affiliation	Devi
Abode	Agniloka
Mantra	Om Svaha
Personal information
Consort	Agni
Parents	Daksha
Siblings	Sati, 27 Nakshatras

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit lexical item sv?h? (Romanized Sanskrit transcription; Devanagari: ??????, chi. ??? sà pó h?, jp. sowaka, tib. ?????? soha) is a denouement indicating the end of the mantra. Literally, it means "well said". In the Tibetan language, "svaha" is translated as "so be it" and is often pronounced and orthographically represented as "soha". Whenever fire sacrifices are made, sv?h? is chanted. Etymologically, the term is probably from su "well" and the root ah "to call".

As a feminine noun, sv?h? in the Rigveda may also mean "oblation" (to Agni or Indra), and as oblation personified, Sv?h? is a minor Goddess, and the wife of Agni. She was originally a nymph but became immortal after marrying Agni. In some versions, she is one of the many divine mothers of Kartikeya. She is also the mother of Aagneya (Aagneya) - the daughter of Agni. She is considered to be a daughter of Daksha. She is thought to preside over burnt offerings. Her body is said to consist of the four Vedas and her six limbs are the six Angas of the Vedas. It is said that the gods to whom offerings are being made through yagna refuse the offerings unless the word 'svaha' is uttered during the sacrifice.^{[citation needed]}