Agni Purana — Chapter 103

AgP 103.1

:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे ध्वजारोहणादिविधिर्नाम द्व्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {१०३} :श् अथ त्र्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः जीर्णोद्धारः ईश्वर उवाच जीर्णादीनाञ्च लिङ्गानामुद्धारं विधिना वदे लक्ष्मोज्झितञ्च भग्नञ्च स्थूलं वज्रहतं तथा

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe dhvajārohaṇādividhirnāma dvyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {103} :ś atha tryadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ jīrṇoddhāraḥ īśvara uvāca jīrṇādīnāñca liṅgānāmuddhāraṃ vidhinā vade lakṣmojjhitañca bhagnañca sthūlaṃ vajrahataṃ tathā

[Colophon:] Thus, in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the one hundred and second chapter, called "The rule for raising the banner, etc." [Chapter 103. Heading:] Now the one hundred and third chapter: the removal (of old liṅgas). Īśvara said: I shall state, according to the rule, the removal of liṅgas that are worn out and the like: one that has lost its marks, one broken, one too gross, one struck by lightning,

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AgP 103.2

संपुटं स्फुटितं व्यङ्गं लिङ्गमित्येवमादिकं इत्यादिदुष्टलिङ्गानां योज्या पिण्डी(३) तथा वृषः

saṃpuṭaṃ sphuṭitaṃ vyaṅgaṃ liṅgamityevamādikaṃ ityādiduṣṭaliṅgānāṃ yojyā piṇḍī(3) tathā vṛṣaḥ

one hollowed out, one split, one defective — a liṅga of this and similar sort: for faulty liṅgas of this kind, the pedestal, and likewise the bull, is to be joined (to a new one).

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AgP 103.3

चालितञ्चलितं लिङ्गमत्यर्थं(४) विषमस्थितं दिड्मूढं पातितं लिङ्गं मध्यस्थं पतितं तथा

cālitañcalitaṃ liṅgamatyarthaṃ(4) viṣamasthitaṃ diḍmūḍhaṃ pātitaṃ liṅgaṃ madhyasthaṃ patitaṃ tathā

a liṅga that has been moved, that is shaky, that stands excessively out of level, that is confused as to its direction, that has been overthrown, and one broken in the middle,

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AgP 103.4

एवंविधञ्च संस्थाप्य(५) निर्ब्रणञ्च भवेद्यदि नद्यादिकप्रवाहेन तदपाक्रियते यदि

evaṃvidhañca saṃsthāpya(5) nirbraṇañca bhavedyadi nadyādikapravāhena tadapākriyate yadi

and if, such a one having been (re)installed, it should become free of flaw; (or) if it is carried off by the current of a river or the like,

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AgP 103.5

ततो ऽन्यत्रापि संस्थाप्य विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा :न् १ न्यूनादिदोषनाशार्थं कृत्वेति झ॥ । न्यूनादिदोषनाशाय हुत्वेति घ॥ , ज॥ च २ कर्तर्भोगवत इति ख॥ , छ॥ च ३ त्याज्या पिण्डीति घ॥ ४ निम्नमित्यर्थमिति ज॥ ५ सन्त्याज्यमिति झ॥ :प् ३४९ सुस्थितं दुस्थितं वापि(१) शिवलिङ्गं न चालयेत्

tato 'nyatrāpi saṃsthāpya vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā :n 1 nyūnādidoṣanāśārthaṃ kṛtveti jha.. / nyūnādidoṣanāśāya hutveti gha.. , ja.. ca 2 kartarbhogavata iti kha.. , cha.. ca 3 tyājyā piṇḍīti gha.. 4 nimnamityarthamiti ja.. 5 santyājyamiti jha.. :p 349 susthitaṃ dusthitaṃ vāpi(1) śivaliṅgaṃ na cālayet

then, having installed (it) elsewhere as well by the act prescribed in the rule — [footnotes: "nyūnādidoṣanāśārthaṃ kṛtvā" in jha, "nyūnādidoṣanāśāya hutvā" in gha and ja; "kartarbhogavataḥ" in kha and cha; "tyājyā piṇḍī" in gha; "nimnam ityartham" in ja; "santyājyam" in jha; page 349] — whether it stands well or stands badly, one should not move a Śiva-liṅga.

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AgP 103.6

शतेन स्थापनं कुर्यात् सहस्रेण तु चालनं(२) पूजादिभिश् च संयुक्तं जीर्णाद्यमपि सुस्थितं(३)

śatena sthāpanaṃ kuryāt sahasreṇa tu cālanaṃ(2) pūjādibhiś ca saṃyuktaṃ jīrṇādyamapi susthitaṃ(3)

With a hundred (oblations) one should perform the installation, but with a thousand the moving; and (a liṅga) that is furnished with worship and the rest, even if worn out and so on, is well established.

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AgP 103.7

याम्ये मण्डपमीशे वा प्रत्यग्द्वारैकतोरणं विधाय द्वारपूजादि स्थण्डिले मन्त्रपूजनं(४)

yāmye maṇḍapamīśe vā pratyagdvāraikatoraṇaṃ vidhāya dvārapūjādi sthaṇḍile mantrapūjanaṃ(4)

In the south, or in the northeast, having made a pavilion with a west-facing door and a single archway, (he should perform) the worship of the door and the rest, and the worship of the mantras on the altar-ground.

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AgP 103.8

मन्त्रान् सन्तर्प्य सम्पूज्य वास्तुदेवातुं पूर्ववत् दिग्बलिं च वहिर्दत्वा समाचम्य स्वयं गुरुः

mantrān santarpya sampūjya vāstudevātuṃ pūrvavat digbaliṃ ca vahirdatvā samācamya svayaṃ guruḥ

Having satiated the mantras and worshipped the Vāstu deity as before, and having given the directional offering outside, the guru himself, having sipped water,

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AgP 103.9

ब्राह्मणान् भोजयित्वा तु शम्भुं(५) विज्ञापयेत्ततः दुष्टलिङ्गमिदं शंभोः शान्तिरुद्धारणस्य चेत्(६)

brāhmaṇān bhojayitvā tu śambhuṃ(5) vijñāpayettataḥ duṣṭaliṅgamidaṃ śaṃbhoḥ śāntiruddhāraṇasya cet(6)

and having fed the brahmins, should then make his declaration to Śambhu: "This liṅga of Śambhu is faulty; if there is to be the appeasement belonging to its removal,

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AgP 103.10

रुसिस्तवादिविधिना(७) अधितिष्ठस्व मां शिव एवं विज्ञाप्य देवेशं शान्तिहोमं समाचरेत्

rusistavādividhinā(7) adhitiṣṭhasva māṃ śiva evaṃ vijñāpya deveśaṃ śāntihomaṃ samācaret

by the rite of praise and so forth — take your stand upon me, O Śiva." Having thus made his declaration to the lord of gods, he should perform the appeasement oblation.

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AgP 103.11

मध्वाज्यक्षीरदूर्वाभिर्मूलेनाष्टाधिकं शतं ततो लिङ्गं च संस्थाप्य पूजयेत् स्थिण्डिले(८) तथा

madhvājyakṣīradūrvābhirmūlenāṣṭādhikaṃ śataṃ tato liṅgaṃ ca saṃsthāpya pūjayet sthiṇḍile(8) tathā

With honey, ghee, milk and dūrvā grass, one hundred and eight (oblations) with the root-mantra; then, having installed the liṅga, he should worship (it) likewise on the altar.

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AgP 103.12

ॐ व्यापकेश्वरायेति नाट्यन्तं शिववादिना(९) :न् १ दुस्थितं चापीति ग॥ २ सहस्रेण च चालयेदिति ग॥ ३ जीर्णाद्यमपि संस्थितमिति ख॥ , छ॥ च । पूजया रहितं यत्तदन्निष्ठमपि दुःस्थितमिति ख॥ , घ॥ , पुस्तके ऽधिकः पाठः ४ स्थण्डिलेशप्रपूजनमिति ख॥ , ग॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ , झ॥ च । स्थण्डिले सम्प्रपूजनमिति घ॥ , ज॥ च ५ सर्वमिति क॥ ६ शान्तिरुद्धरणे न्यसेदिति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ च ७ रुचिस्तवास्ति विधिनेति ख॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ च ८ स्थण्डिलमिति ख॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ च ९ ॐ व्यापकेश्वरायेति तत्त्वेनाभ्यन्तरादिने इति ख॥ । ॐ व्यापकेश्वरायेति नात्यन्तशिववाचिनेति घ॥ । ॐ व्यापकेश्वरायेति तत्त्वेनात्यन्तवादिने इति छ॥ :प् ३५० ॐ व्यापकं हृदयेश्वराय नमः(१) । ॐ व्यापकेश्वराय शिरसे नमः(२) । इत्य् आद्यङ्गमन्त्राः(३) ततस्तत्राश्रितं तत्त्वं श्रावयेदस्त्रमस्ततः(४)

oṃ vyāpakeśvarāyeti nāṭyantaṃ śivavādinā(9) :n 1 dusthitaṃ cāpīti ga.. 2 sahasreṇa ca cālayediti ga.. 3 jīrṇādyamapi saṃsthitamiti kha.. , cha.. ca / pūjayā rahitaṃ yattadanniṣṭhamapi duḥsthitamiti kha.. , gha.. , pustake 'dhikaḥ pāṭhaḥ 4 sthaṇḍileśaprapūjanamiti kha.. , ga.. , ṅa.. , cha.. , jha.. ca / sthaṇḍile samprapūjanamiti gha.. , ja.. ca 5 sarvamiti ka.. 6 śāntiruddharaṇe nyasediti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , cha.. ca 7 rucistavāsti vidhineti kha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. , ja.. ca 8 sthaṇḍilamiti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. , ja.. ca 9 oṃ vyāpakeśvarāyeti tattvenābhyantarādine iti kha.. / oṃ vyāpakeśvarāyeti nātyantaśivavācineti gha.. / oṃ vyāpakeśvarāyeti tattvenātyantavādine iti cha.. :p 350 oṃ vyāpakaṃ hṛdayeśvarāya namaḥ(1) / oṃ vyāpakeśvarāya śirase namaḥ(2) / ity ādyaṅgamantrāḥ(3) tatastatrāśritaṃ tattvaṃ śrāvayedastramastataḥ(4)

With (the formula) "Oṃ, to Vyāpakeśvara," ... by the one who speaks (the mantra) of Śiva. [Prose:] "Oṃ, the all-pervading one, homage to the Lord of the heart"; "Oṃ, to Vyāpakeśvara, homage to the head" — such are the mantras of the limbs, beginning (thus). Then he should cause the principle (tattva) resident there to hear (the mantra), and thereafter the weapon-mantra.

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AgP 103.13

सत्त्वः कोपीह(५) यः कोपिलिङ्गमाश्रित्य तिष्ठति लिङ्गन्त्यक्त्वा शिवाज्ञाभिर्यत्रेष्टं तत्र गच्छतु

sattvaḥ kopīha(5) yaḥ kopiliṅgamāśritya tiṣṭhati liṅgantyaktvā śivājñābhiryatreṣṭaṃ tatra gacchatu

Whatever being there is here that abides having taken resort to the liṅga — let it leave the liṅga and go wherever it pleases, by Śiva's commands.

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AgP 103.14

विद्याविद्येश्वरैर् युक्तः स भवोत्र(६) भविष्यति सहस्रं प्रतिभागे च ततः पाशुपताणुना(७)

vidyāvidyeśvarair yuktaḥ sa bhavotra(6) bhaviṣyati sahasraṃ pratibhāge ca tataḥ pāśupatāṇunā(7)

Joined with Vidyā and the Vidyeśvaras, he will become Bhava here; and a thousand (oblations) for each portion, then with the Pāśupata mantra.

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AgP 103.15

हुत्वा शान्त्यम्बुना प्रोक्ष्य स्पृष्ट्वा कुशैर् जपेत्ततः(८) दत्वार्घं च विलोमेन तत्त्वतत्त्वाधिपांस् तथा

hutvā śāntyambunā prokṣya spṛṣṭvā kuśair japettataḥ(8) datvārghaṃ ca vilomena tattvatattvādhipāṃs tathā

Having made the offering, sprinkling with the water of appeasement, touching (it) with kuśa grasses, he should then recite; and having given the arghya, (he should dismiss) in reverse order the principles and the lords of the principles.

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AgP 103.16

अष्टमूर्तीश्वरान् लिङ्ग(९) पिण्डिकासंस्थितान् गुरुः विसृज्य स्वर्णपाशेन वृषस्कन्धस्थया तथा

aṣṭamūrtīśvarān liṅga(9) piṇḍikāsaṃsthitān guruḥ visṛjya svarṇapāśena vṛṣaskandhasthayā tathā

The guru, having dismissed the lords of the eight forms established in the liṅga and the pedestal, with a golden noose, and likewise with (a rope) laid on the bull's shoulder —

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AgP 103.17

रज्वा वध्वा तया नीत्वा शिवमन्तं गृणन् जनैः तज्जले निक्षिपेन् मन्त्री पुष्ठ्यर्थं जुहुयाच्छतं

rajvā vadhvā tayā nītvā śivamantaṃ gṛṇan janaiḥ tajjale nikṣipen mantrī puṣṭhyarthaṃ juhuyācchataṃ

having bound (it) with that rope and led (it away), reciting the Śiva mantra together with the people, the mantra-adept should cast it into that water; for prosperity he should offer a hundred oblations,

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AgP 103.18

तृप्तये दिक्पतीनाञ्च वास्तुशुद्धौ(१०) शतं शतं रक्षां विधाय तद्धाम्नि महापाशुपता ततः

tṛptaye dikpatīnāñca vāstuśuddhau(10) śataṃ śataṃ rakṣāṃ vidhāya taddhāmni mahāpāśupatā tataḥ

and a hundred each for the satisfaction of the guardians of the directions and for the purification of the building site. Having made the protection in that dwelling with the Mahāpāśupata (mantra), then —

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AgP 103.19

लिङ्गमन्यत्ततस्तत्र विधिवत् स्थापयेद् गुरुः असुरैर् मुनिभिर्गोत्रस्तन्त्रविद्भिः(११) प्रतिष्ठितं

liṅgamanyattatastatra vidhivat sthāpayed guruḥ asurair munibhirgotrastantravidbhiḥ(11) pratiṣṭhitaṃ

then the guru should install another liṅga there according to the rule — (a liṅga) consecrated by asuras, by sages, ... by those who know the tantra.

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AgP 103.20

:न् १ ॐ व्यापकेश्वराय हृदयाय नम इति ख॥ , ग॥ च । ॐ व्यापकेश्वर हृदया नम इति झ॥ , घ॥ च २ शिरसे स्वाहेति ज॥ ३ इत्य् अङ्गमन्त्रा इति ख॥ , ङ॥ , च । इत्य् आदिमन्त्रा इति छ॥ ४ स्नापयेदस्त्रमन्त्रत इति छ॥ । धारयेदस्त्रमन्त्रत इति ज॥ ५ सिद्ध्वः कोपीहेति घ॥ ६ शम्भुरत्रेति घ॥ , ज॥ च । प्रभुरत्रेति ख॥ , छ॥ च ७ पाशुपतात्मनेति ख॥ , ग॥ , छ॥ च ८ दर्भैर् जपेत्तत इति ङ॥ ९ मूर्तिमूर्तीश्वरान् लिङ्गे इति ख॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ च १० वास्तुमध्ये घ॥ ११ तत्त्वविद्भिरिति ख॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ च :प् ३५१ जीर्णं वाप्यथवा भग्नं(१) विधिनापि नचालयेत् एष एव विधिः कार्योजीर्णधामसमुद्धृतौ

:n 1 oṃ vyāpakeśvarāya hṛdayāya nama iti kha.. , ga.. ca / oṃ vyāpakeśvara hṛdayā nama iti jha.. , gha.. ca 2 śirase svāheti ja.. 3 ity aṅgamantrā iti kha.. , ṅa.. , ca / ity ādimantrā iti cha.. 4 snāpayedastramantrata iti cha.. / dhārayedastramantrata iti ja.. 5 siddhvaḥ kopīheti gha.. 6 śambhuratreti gha.. , ja.. ca / prabhuratreti kha.. , cha.. ca 7 pāśupatātmaneti kha.. , ga.. , cha.. ca 8 darbhair japettata iti ṅa.. 9 mūrtimūrtīśvarān liṅge iti kha.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. ca 10 vāstumadhye gha.. 11 tattvavidbhiriti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. , ja.. ca :p 351 jīrṇaṃ vāpyathavā bhagnaṃ(1) vidhināpi nacālayet eṣa eva vidhiḥ kāryojīrṇadhāmasamuddhṛtau

[The preceding matter is a list of manuscript variants, not text.] Worn out, or else broken — even so, he should not move it (except) by the rule. This very same procedure is to be performed in the raising up of a decayed temple.

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AgP 103.21

खड्गे मन्त्रगणं न्यस्य कारयेत् मन्दिरान्तरं सङ्कोचे मरणं प्रोक्तं विस्तारो तु धनक्षयः

khaḍge mantragaṇaṃ nyasya kārayet mandirāntaraṃ saṅkoce maraṇaṃ proktaṃ vistāro tu dhanakṣayaḥ

Having placed the host of mantras upon a sword, he should have the interior of the temple made. In (its) contraction death is declared, but in (its) expansion loss of wealth.

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