Agni Purana — Chapter 106
AgP 106.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे गृहादिवास्तुर्नाम पञ्चाधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {१०६} :श् अथ षडधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः नगरादिवास्तुः ईश्वर उवाच नगरादिकवास्तुश् च वक्ष्ये राज्यादिवृद्धये योजनं योजनार्धं वा(५) तदर्थं स्थानमाश्रयेत्
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe gṛhādivāsturnāma pañcādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {106} :ś atha ṣaḍadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ nagarādivāstuḥ īśvara uvāca nagarādikavāstuś ca vakṣye rājyādivṛddhaye yojanaṃ yojanārdhaṃ vā(5) tadarthaṃ sthānamāśrayet
[Colophon: thus the one-hundred-and-fifth chapter, named the vāstu of houses and the like, in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 106: the vāstu of cities and the like.] Īśvara said: And I shall declare the vāstu of cities and the like, for the increase of kingdom and the rest. One should take up a site of a yojana, or half a yojana, or half of that.
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AgP 106.2
:न् १ वनवासी मृतिर्धनमिति घ॥ । धर्मः कलिश्चेत्यादिः, मृतिर्धनमित्यन्तः पाठो झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति २ आयुः प्रावाह्यशस्यानीति ख॥ , छ॥ च ३ भोगं च पत्यं चेति ख॥ , छ॥ च ४ द्वारतः प्रोक्त इति घ॥ ५ भोजनार्धन्तदर्धं च इति घ॥ , ङ॥ च :प् ३६२ अभ्यर्च्य वास्तु नगरं प्राकाराद्यन्तु कारयेत् ईशादित्रिंशत्पदके पूर्वद्वारं च सूर्यके
:n 1 vanavāsī mṛtirdhanamiti gha.. / dharmaḥ kaliścetyādiḥ, mṛtirdhanamityantaḥ pāṭho jha.. pustake nāsti 2 āyuḥ prāvāhyaśasyānīti kha.. , cha.. ca 3 bhogaṃ ca patyaṃ ceti kha.. , cha.. ca 4 dvārataḥ prokta iti gha.. 5 bhojanārdhantadardhaṃ ca iti gha.. , ṅa.. ca :p 362 abhyarcya vāstu nagaraṃ prākārādyantu kārayet īśāditriṃśatpadake pūrvadvāraṃ ca sūryake
[Apparatus of variant readings omitted.] Having worshipped the Vāstu (deity), one should have the city made, with its rampart and the rest. In the thirty squares (counted) from Īśa, the eastern gate (is) in the square of the Sun.
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AgP 106.3
गन्धर्वाभ्यां(१) दक्षिणे स्याद्वारुण्ये पश्चिमे तथा सौम्यद्वारं सौम्यपदे कार्या हट्टास्तु विस्तराः
gandharvābhyāṃ(1) dakṣiṇe syādvāruṇye paścime tathā saumyadvāraṃ saumyapade kāryā haṭṭāstu vistarāḥ
In the two Gandharva (squares) it should be on the south, and likewise on the west in the Vāruṇa (square); the northern gate (should be) in the Saumya square; and the markets should be made broad.
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AgP 106.4
येनेभादि सुखं गच्छेत् कुर्याद् द्वारं तु षट्करं छिन्नकर्णं विभिन्नञ्च चन्द्रार्धाभं पुरं न हि
yenebhādi sukhaṃ gacchet kuryād dvāraṃ tu ṣaṭkaraṃ chinnakarṇaṃ vibhinnañca candrārdhābhaṃ puraṃ na hi
One should make the gate six cubits (wide), such that elephants and the rest may pass easily. A city with a cut-off corner, or split apart, or shaped like a half-moon, is certainly not (proper).
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AgP 106.5
वज्रसूचीमुखं नेष्टं(२) सकृद् द्वित्रिसमागमं चापाभं वज्रनागाभं(३) पुरारम्भे हि शान्तिकृत्
vajrasūcīmukhaṃ neṣṭaṃ(2) sakṛd dvitrisamāgamaṃ cāpābhaṃ vajranāgābhaṃ(3) purārambhe hi śāntikṛt
(A city) shaped like a thunderbolt or a needle's point is not desirable, nor one with a single meeting of two or three (roads?); but bow-shaped, or shaped like a thunderbolt or an elephant, is indeed productive of peace at the founding of a city.
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AgP 106.6
प्रार्च्य विष्णु हरार्कादीन्नत्वा दद्याद् बलिं बली(४) आग्नेये स्वर्णकर्मारान्(५) पुरस्य विनिवेशयेत्
prārcya viṣṇu harārkādīnnatvā dadyād baliṃ balī(4) āgneye svarṇakarmārān(5) purasya viniveśayet
Having first worshipped Viṣṇu, and bowed to Hara, the Sun and the rest, the strong (king) should offer the bali; in the south-east (quarter) of the city he should settle the goldsmiths and blacksmiths.
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AgP 106.7
दक्षिणे नृत्यवृत्तीनां(६) वेश्यास्त्रीणां गृहाणि च नटानाञ्चक्रिकादीनां(७) कैवर्तादेश् च नैरृते
dakṣiṇe nṛtyavṛttīnāṃ(6) veśyāstrīṇāṃ gṛhāṇi ca naṭānāñcakrikādīnāṃ(7) kaivartādeś ca nairṛte
On the south, the houses of those who live by dancing and of courtesans; in the south-west, (those) of actors, of wheel-makers and the like, and of fishermen and the rest.
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AgP 106.8
रथानामायुधानाञ्च कृपाणाञ्च वारुणे शौण्डिकाः कर्माधिकृता वायव्ये परिकर्मणः(८)
rathānāmāyudhānāñca kṛpāṇāñca vāruṇe śauṇḍikāḥ karmādhikṛtā vāyavye parikarmaṇaḥ(8)
In the west, (the quarters) of chariot-makers, of makers of weapons, and of swords; in the north-west, the distillers, those appointed to labour, and the menial workers.
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AgP 106.9
ब्राह्मणा यतयः सिद्धाः पुण्यवन्तश् च चोत्तरे फलाद्यादिविक्रयिण ईशाने च वणिग्जनाः
brāhmaṇā yatayaḥ siddhāḥ puṇyavantaś ca cottare phalādyādivikrayiṇa īśāne ca vaṇigjanāḥ
In the north, brahmins, ascetics, adepts, and meritorious people; and in the north-east, the sellers of fruit and the like, and the trading folk.
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AgP 106.10
पूर्वतश् च बलाध्यक्षा आग्नेये विविधं बलं स्त्रीणामादेशिनो दक्षे काण्डारान्नैरृते न्यसेत्
pūrvataś ca balādhyakṣā āgneye vividhaṃ balaṃ strīṇāmādeśino dakṣe kāṇḍārānnairṛte nyaset
And on the east, the overseers of the army; in the south-east, the troops of various kinds; on the south, the instructors of women; in the south-west he should place the arrow-makers.
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AgP 106.11
पश्चिमे च महामात्यान् कोषपालांश् च कारुकान् :न् १ गन्धर्वाद्या इति ग॥ , ज॥ च २ सूचीमुखं नष्टमिति झ॥ , छ॥ च ३ व्यायतं वज्रनासाभमिति घ॥ । चापाभं चक्रनाभाभमिति ङ॥ ४ स्तुत्वा नत्वा बलिं बली इति ङ॥ ५ आग्नेये तु कर्मकारानिति ख॥ ६ दक्षिणे भृत्यधूर्तानामिति छ॥ ७ नटानां वाह्लिकादीनामिति ख॥ , ज॥ च ८ परिकर्मण इति छ॥ , ज॥ च :प् ३६३ उत्तरे दण्डनाथांश् च नायकद्विजसङ्कुलान्
paścime ca mahāmātyān koṣapālāṃś ca kārukān :n 1 gandharvādyā iti ga.. , ja.. ca 2 sūcīmukhaṃ naṣṭamiti jha.. , cha.. ca 3 vyāyataṃ vajranāsābhamiti gha.. / cāpābhaṃ cakranābhābhamiti ṅa.. 4 stutvā natvā baliṃ balī iti ṅa.. 5 āgneye tu karmakārāniti kha.. 6 dakṣiṇe bhṛtyadhūrtānāmiti cha.. 7 naṭānāṃ vāhlikādīnāmiti kha.. , ja.. ca 8 parikarmaṇa iti cha.. , ja.. ca :p 363 uttare daṇḍanāthāṃś ca nāyakadvijasaṅkulān
And on the west, the great ministers, the treasury-keepers and the artisans; [apparatus of variant readings omitted] on the north, the chiefs of the police, together with the throng of leaders and brahmins.
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AgP 106.12
पूर्वतः क्षत्रियान् दक्षे वैश्याञ्छून्द्रांश् च पश्चिमे दिक्षु वैद्यान् वाजिनश् च बलानि च चतुर्दिशं
pūrvataḥ kṣatriyān dakṣe vaiśyāñchūndrāṃś ca paścime dikṣu vaidyān vājinaś ca balāni ca caturdiśaṃ
On the east the kṣatriyas, on the south the vaiśyas, and on the west the śūdras; in the (intermediate) directions the physicians, and the horses and the troops on all four sides.
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AgP 106.13
पूर्वेण चरलिङ्ग्यादीञ्छ्मशानादीनि दक्षिणे पश्चिमे गोधनाद्यञ्च कृषिकर्तॄंस्तथोत्तरे
pūrveṇa caraliṅgyādīñchmaśānādīni dakṣiṇe paścime godhanādyañca kṛṣikartṝṃstathottare
On the east side the wandering bearers of sectarian marks and the like, on the south the cremation grounds and so forth, on the west the cattle-wealth and the rest, and on the north the tillers of the soil.
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AgP 106.14
न्यसेन्म्लेच्छांश् च कोणेषु ग्रामादिषु तथा स्मृतिं(१) श्रियं वैश्रवणं द्वारि(२) पूर्वे तौ(३) पश्यतां श्रियं
nyasenmlecchāṃś ca koṇeṣu grāmādiṣu tathā smṛtiṃ(1) śriyaṃ vaiśravaṇaṃ dvāri(2) pūrve tau(3) paśyatāṃ śriyaṃ
And he should place the mlecchas in the corners; so too the (same) rule in villages and the like. Śrī and Vaiśravaṇa (are placed) at the gate; in the east, let those two look upon Śrī.
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AgP 106.15
देवादीनां पश्चिमतः पूर्वास्यानि गृहाणि हि पूर्वतः पश्चिमास्यानि दक्षिणे चोत्तराननान्(४)
devādīnāṃ paścimataḥ pūrvāsyāni gṛhāṇi hi pūrvataḥ paścimāsyāni dakṣiṇe cottarānanān(4)
For the gods and the rest, the houses on the west (should be) east-facing; those on the east, west-facing; and on the south, north-facing.
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AgP 106.16
नाकेशविष्ण्वादिधामानि रक्षार्थं नगरस्य च(५) निर्दैवतन्तु नगरग्रामदुर्गगृहादिकं
nākeśaviṣṇvādidhāmāni rakṣārthaṃ nagarasya ca(5) nirdaivatantu nagaragrāmadurgagṛhādikaṃ
(There should be) abodes of the lord of heaven, of Viṣṇu and the others, for the protection of the city. But a city, village, fort, house or the like that is without a deity —
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AgP 106.17
भुज्यते तत् पिशाचाद्यै रोगाद्यैः परिभूयते नगरादि सदैवं हि जयदं भुक्तिमुक्तिदं
bhujyate tat piśācādyai rogādyaiḥ paribhūyate nagarādi sadaivaṃ hi jayadaṃ bhuktimuktidaṃ
That is devoured by piśācas and the like, and is afflicted by diseases and the like; but a city or the like that always has its deity gives victory, and grants enjoyment and liberation.
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AgP 106.18
पूर्वायां श्रीगृहं प्रोक्तमाग्नेय्यां वै महानसं शनयं दक्षिणस्यान्तु(७) नैरृत्यामायुधाश्रयं
pūrvāyāṃ śrīgṛhaṃ proktamāgneyyāṃ vai mahānasaṃ śanayaṃ dakṣiṇasyāntu(7) nairṛtyāmāyudhāśrayaṃ
In the east the treasury is prescribed, in the southeast the kitchen, in the south the sleeping quarters, in the southwest the place for weapons.
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AgP 106.19
भोजनं पश्चिमायान्तु वायव्यां धान्यसङ्ग्रहः उत्तरे द्रव्यसंस्थानमैशान्यां देवतागृहं(८)
bhojanaṃ paścimāyāntu vāyavyāṃ dhānyasaṅgrahaḥ uttare dravyasaṃsthānamaiśānyāṃ devatāgṛhaṃ(8)
In the west the dining room, in the northwest the storing of grain, in the north the placing of goods, in the northeast the shrine of the deity.
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AgP 106.20
चतुःशालं त्रिशालं वा द्विशालं चैकशालकं चतुःशालगृहाणान्तु शालालिन्दकभेदतः(९)
catuḥśālaṃ triśālaṃ vā dviśālaṃ caikaśālakaṃ catuḥśālagṛhāṇāntu śālālindakabhedataḥ(9)
(A house may be) four-halled, three-halled, or two-halled, or single-halled; of four-halled houses, according to the distinctions of halls and verandas—
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AgP 106.21
:न् १ तथा स्थितमिति ख॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ च । यथास्थितमिति ज॥ २ वैश्रवणं वापि इति ग॥ ३ पूर्वत इति ख॥ ४ दक्षिणे चोत्तरेण चेति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ च ५ नगरस्य हीति ख॥ , छ॥ च ६ रोगाद्यैर् अभिभूयते इति ज॥ ७ दक्षिणायां त्विति ग॥ , घ॥ , झ च ८ देवतालयमिति झ॥ ९ शालालिन्दप्रभेदत इति क॥ :प् ३६४ शतद्वयन्तु जायन्ते पञ्चाशत् पञ्च तेष्वपि त्रिशालानि तु चत्वारि द्विशालानि तु पञ्चधा
:n 1 tathā sthitamiti kha.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. ca / yathāsthitamiti ja.. 2 vaiśravaṇaṃ vāpi iti ga.. 3 pūrvata iti kha.. 4 dakṣiṇe cottareṇa ceti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. ca 5 nagarasya hīti kha.. , cha.. ca 6 rogādyair abhibhūyate iti ja.. 7 dakṣiṇāyāṃ tviti ga.. , gha.. , jha ca 8 devatālayamiti jha.. 9 śālālindaprabhedata iti ka.. :p 364 śatadvayantu jāyante pañcāśat pañca teṣvapi triśālāni tu catvāri dviśālāni tu pañcadhā
[apparatus of variant readings, not translated] ... two hundred arise, and among these fifty-five; the three-halled ones are four, and the two-halled ones are of five kinds.
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AgP 106.22
एकशालानि चत्वारि एकालिन्दानि वच्मि च अष्टाविंशदलिन्दानि गृहाणि नगराणि च(१)
ekaśālāni catvāri ekālindāni vacmi ca aṣṭāviṃśadalindāni gṛhāṇi nagarāṇi ca(1)
The single-halled ones are four; and I declare those with one veranda: twenty-eight (kinds) with verandas, both houses and cities.
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AgP 106.23
चतुर्भिः सप्रभिश् चैव पञ्चपञ्चाशदेव तु षडलिन्दानि विंशैव अष्टाभिर्विंश एव हि(२)
caturbhiḥ saprabhiś caiva pañcapañcāśadeva tu ṣaḍalindāni viṃśaiva aṣṭābhirviṃśa eva hi(2)
With four, together with their extensions, fifty-five indeed; those with six verandas are twenty; with eight, twenty likewise.
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AgP 106.24
अष्टालिन्दं भवेदेवं(३) नगरादौ गृहाणि हि
aṣṭālindaṃ bhavedevaṃ(3) nagarādau gṛhāṇi hi
Thus the eight-veranda type would come about; (such are) the houses in cities and the like.
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