Agni Purana — Chapter 116
AgP 116.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे गयामाहात्म्ये गययात्रा नाम पञ्चदशाधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {११६} :श् अथ षोडशाधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः गयायात्राविधिः अग्निर् उवाच गायत्र्यैव महानद्यां स्नातः(१) सन्ध्यां समाचरेत् गायत्र्या अग्रतः प्रातः श्राद्धं पिण्डमथाक्षयं
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe gayāmāhātmye gayayātrā nāma pañcadaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {116} :ś atha ṣoḍaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ gayāyātrāvidhiḥ agnir uvāca gāyatryaiva mahānadyāṃ snātaḥ(1) sandhyāṃ samācaret gāyatryā agrataḥ prātaḥ śrāddhaṃ piṇḍamathākṣayaṃ
[Colophon: thus the hundred and fifteenth chapter, called 'The Pilgrimage to Gayā', in the Gayāmāhātmya of the Agni Mahāpurāṇa. Chapter 116: now the hundred and sixteenth chapter, 'The Rule of the Gayā Pilgrimage'.] Agni said: Having bathed in the great river with the Gāyatrī itself, he should perform the twilight rite; in the morning, before the Gāyatrī (shrine), the śrāddha and then the imperishable piṇḍa.
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AgP 116.2
मध्याह्ने चोद्यति(२) स्नात्वा गीतवाद्यैर् ह्युपास्य च सावित्रीपुरतः सन्ध्यां पिण्डदानञ्च तत्पदे
madhyāhne codyati(2) snātvā gītavādyair hyupāsya ca sāvitrīpurataḥ sandhyāṃ piṇḍadānañca tatpade
And at midday, while (the sun) rises high (?), having bathed and worshipped with songs and instrumental music, (he should perform) the twilight rite before Sāvitrī, and the giving of piṇḍa at that spot.
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AgP 116.3
अगस्त्यस्य पदे कुर्याद्योनिद्वारं प्रविश्य च निर्गतो न पुनर्योनिं प्रविशेन्मुच्यते भवात्(३)
agastyasya pade kuryādyonidvāraṃ praviśya ca nirgato na punaryoniṃ praviśenmucyate bhavāt(3)
At the footprint of Agastya he should perform (the rite), and having entered the Yoni-gate and come out, he does not enter a womb again; he is released from existence.
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AgP 116.4
:न् १ प्रात इति क॥ २ मध्याह्ने सरसीति ग॥ ३ मुच्यते भयादिति छ॥ , झ॥ च :प् ९ बलिं काकशिलायाञ्च कुमारञ्च नमेत्ततः(१) स्वर्गद्वार्यां सोमकुण्डे वायुतीर्थे ऽथ पिण्डदः
:n 1 prāta iti ka.. 2 madhyāhne sarasīti ga.. 3 mucyate bhayāditi cha.. , jha.. ca :p 9 baliṃ kākaśilāyāñca kumārañca namettataḥ(1) svargadvāryāṃ somakuṇḍe vāyutīrthe 'tha piṇḍadaḥ
[Apparatus: 'prātaḥ' in ka; 'madhyāhne sarasi' in ga; 'mucyate bhayāt' in cha and jha. Page 9.] (He should offer) the oblation at Kākaśilā, and then should bow to Kumāra; then he becomes a giver of piṇḍa at Svargadvārā, at Somakuṇḍa, and at Vāyutīrtha,
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AgP 116.5
भवेदाकशगङ्गायां कपिलायाञ्च पिण्डदः कपिलेशं शिवं नत्वा रुक्मिकुण्डे च पिण्डदः
bhavedākaśagaṅgāyāṃ kapilāyāñca piṇḍadaḥ kapileśaṃ śivaṃ natvā rukmikuṇḍe ca piṇḍadaḥ
and he should be a giver of piṇḍa at Ākāśagaṅgā and at Kapilā; having bowed to Śiva Kapileśa, (he becomes) a giver of piṇḍa at Rukmikuṇḍa,
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AgP 116.6
कोटीतीर्थे च कोटीशं नत्वामोघपदे नरः(२) गदालोले वानरके गोप्रचारे च पिण्डदः(३)
koṭītīrthe ca koṭīśaṃ natvāmoghapade naraḥ(2) gadālole vānarake gopracāre ca piṇḍadaḥ(3)
and at Koṭītīrtha; having bowed to Koṭīśa, the man (goes) to Amoghapada; and he is a giver of piṇḍa at Gadālola, at Vānaraka, and at Gopracāra.
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AgP 116.7
नत्वा गावं वैतरण्यामेकविंशकुलोद्धृतिः श्राद्धपिण्डप्रदाता(४) स्यात् क्रौञ्चपदे च पिण्डदः(५)
natvā gāvaṃ vaitaraṇyāmekaviṃśakuloddhṛtiḥ śrāddhapiṇḍapradātā(4) syāt krauñcapade ca piṇḍadaḥ(5)
Having bowed to the cow at the Vaitaraṇī, there is the deliverance of twenty-one (generations of) his family; he should be a giver of the śrāddha-piṇḍa, and a giver of piṇḍa also at Krauñcapada.
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AgP 116.8
तृतीयायां विशालायां निश्चिरायाञ्च पिण्डदः ऋणमोक्षे पापमोक्षे भस्मकुण्डे ऽथ भस्मना
tṛtīyāyāṃ viśālāyāṃ niścirāyāñca piṇḍadaḥ ṛṇamokṣe pāpamokṣe bhasmakuṇḍe 'tha bhasmanā
On the third (day) he should offer piṇḍas at Viśālā and at Niścirā; at Ṛṇamokṣa, at Pāpamokṣa, and then at Bhasmakuṇḍa with ashes —
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AgP 116.9
स्नानकृन् मुच्यते पापान्नमेद्देवं जनार्दनम् एष पिण्डो मया दत्तस्तव हस्ते जनार्दन
snānakṛn mucyate pāpānnameddevaṃ janārdanam eṣa piṇḍo mayā dattastava haste janārdana
— he who bathes (there) is freed from sin; he should bow to the god Janārdana (saying:) "This piṇḍa has been given by me into your hand, Janārdana;
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AgP 116.10
परलोकगते मह्यमक्ष्यय्यमुपतिष्ठतां गयायां पितृरूपेण स्वयमेव जनार्दनः
paralokagate mahyamakṣyayyamupatiṣṭhatāṃ gayāyāṃ pitṛrūpeṇa svayameva janārdanaḥ
when I have gone to the other world, let it stand by me as imperishable" — for at Gayā Janārdana himself (is present) in the form of the fathers.
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AgP 116.11
तं दृष्ट्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षं मुच्यते वै ऋणत्रयात् मार्कण्डेयेश्वरं नत्वा नमेद्गृध्रेश्वरं नरः(६)
taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ mucyate vai ṛṇatrayāt mārkaṇḍeyeśvaraṃ natvā namedgṛdhreśvaraṃ naraḥ(6)
Having seen that lotus-eyed one, he is indeed freed from the three debts; having bowed to Mārkaṇḍeyeśvara, a man should bow to Gṛdhreśvara.
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AgP 116.12
मूलक्षेत्रे महेशस्य धारायां पिण्डदो भवेत् :न् १ नमेन्नर इति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ च २ मासपदे ऽन्नद इति ख॥ , घ॥ च ३ कपिलेशमित्यादिः, गोप्रचारे च पिण्डद इत्य् अन्तः पाठो ग॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ४ श्राद्धे पिण्डप्रदतेति ख॥ ५ भवेदाकाशगङ्गायामैत्यादिः, क्रौञ्चपादे च पिण्डद इत्य् अन्तः पाठः छ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ६ नमेद्भूतेश्वरं नर इति घ॥ :प् १० (१)गृध्रकूटे गृध्रवटे धौतपादे च पिण्डदः
mūlakṣetre maheśasya dhārāyāṃ piṇḍado bhavet :n 1 namennara iti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. ca 2 māsapade 'nnada iti kha.. , gha.. ca 3 kapileśamityādiḥ, gopracāre ca piṇḍada ity antaḥ pāṭho ga.. pustake nāsti 4 śrāddhe piṇḍapradateti kha.. 5 bhavedākāśagaṅgāyāmaityādiḥ, krauñcapāde ca piṇḍada ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ cha.. pustake nāsti 6 namedbhūteśvaraṃ nara iti gha.. :p 10 (1)gṛdhrakūṭe gṛdhravaṭe dhautapāde ca piṇḍadaḥ
In the root-precinct (mūlakṣetra) of Maheśa, at Dhārā, he should be an offerer of piṇḍas. [Apparatus: (1) ms. kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cha read 'namennaraḥ'; (2) ms. kha, gha read 'māsapade 'nnadaḥ'; (3) the passage from 'kapileśam' to 'gopracāre ca piṇḍadaḥ' is absent in ms. ga; (4) ms. kha reads 'śrāddhe piṇḍapradaḥ'; (5) the passage from 'bhavedākāśagaṅgāyām' to 'krauñcapāde ca piṇḍadaḥ' is absent in ms. cha; (6) ms. gha reads 'a man should bow to Bhūteśvara'. Page 10.] At Gṛdhrakūṭa, at Gṛdhravaṭa, and at Dhautapāda he offers piṇḍas.
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AgP 116.13
पुष्करिण्यां कर्दमाले रामतीर्थे च पिण्डदः प्रभासेशन्नमेत् प्रेतशिलायां पिण्डदो भवेत्
puṣkariṇyāṃ kardamāle rāmatīrthe ca piṇḍadaḥ prabhāseśannamet pretaśilāyāṃ piṇḍado bhavet
At Puṣkariṇī, at Kardamāla, and at Rāmatīrtha he offers piṇḍas; he should bow to Prabhāseśa, and at Pretaśilā he should offer piṇḍas.
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AgP 116.14
दिव्यान्तरीक्षभूमिष्ठाः पितरो बान्धवादयः प्रेतादिरूपा मुक्ताः(२) स्युः पिण्डैर् दत्तैर् मयाखिलाः
divyāntarīkṣabhūmiṣṭhāḥ pitaro bāndhavādayaḥ pretādirūpā muktāḥ(2) syuḥ piṇḍair dattair mayākhilāḥ
"May the fathers, kinsmen and the rest, who abide in the sky, in the intermediate region and on the earth, in the form of pretas and the like, all be released by the piṇḍas given by me."
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AgP 116.15
स्थानत्रये प्रेतशिला गयाशिरसि पावनी प्रभासे प्रेतकुण्डे च पिण्डदस्तारयेत् कुलम्
sthānatraye pretaśilā gayāśirasi pāvanī prabhāse pretakuṇḍe ca piṇḍadastārayet kulam
In three places (there is) the purifying Pretaśilā: at Gayāśiras, at Prabhāsa, and at Pretakuṇḍa; offering piṇḍas (there) one would carry across one's family.
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AgP 116.16
वसिष्ठेशन्नमस्कृत्य तदग्रे पिण्डदो भवेत् गयानाभौ सुषुम्णायां महाकोष्ट्याञ्च पिण्डदः
vasiṣṭheśannamaskṛtya tadagre piṇḍado bhavet gayānābhau suṣumṇāyāṃ mahākoṣṭyāñca piṇḍadaḥ
Having made obeisance to Vasiṣṭheśa, he should offer piṇḍas before him; and at Gayānābhi, at Suṣumṇā, and at Mahākoṣṭhī he offers piṇḍas.
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AgP 116.17
गदाधराग्रतो मुण्डपृष्ठे देव्याश् च सन्निधौ मुण्दपृष्ठं नमेदादौ क्षेत्रपालादिसंयुतम्
gadādharāgrato muṇḍapṛṣṭhe devyāś ca sannidhau muṇdapṛṣṭhaṃ namedādau kṣetrapālādisaṃyutam
Before Gadādhara, at Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, and in the presence of the Goddess; first he should bow to Muṇḍapṛṣṭha together with Kṣetrapāla and the rest.
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AgP 116.18
पूजयित्वा भयं न स्याद्विषरोगादिनाशनम् ब्रह्माणञ्च नमस्कृत्य ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत् कुलम्
pūjayitvā bhayaṃ na syādviṣarogādināśanam brahmāṇañca namaskṛtya brahmalokaṃ nayet kulam
By worshipping (them) there is no fear, and there is destruction of poison, disease and the like; and by making obeisance to Brahmā he would lead his family to Brahmaloka.
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AgP 116.19
सुभद्रां बलभद्रञ्च प्रपूज्य पुरुषोत्तमम् सर्वकामसमायुक्तः कुलमुद्धृत्य नाकभाक्(३)
subhadrāṃ balabhadrañca prapūjya puruṣottamam sarvakāmasamāyuktaḥ kulamuddhṛtya nākabhāk(3)
Having thoroughly worshipped Subhadrā, Balabhadra and Puruṣottama, he is furnished with all his desires, and having raised up his family he obtains heaven.
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AgP 116.20
हृषीकेशं नमस्कृत्य तदग्रे पिण्डदो भवेत् माधवं पूजयित्वा च देवो वैमानिको(४) भवेत्
hṛṣīkeśaṃ namaskṛtya tadagre piṇḍado bhavet mādhavaṃ pūjayitvā ca devo vaimāniko(4) bhavet
Having made obeisance to Hṛṣīkeśa, he should offer piṇḍas before him; and by worshipping Mādhava he becomes a god travelling in a celestial car.
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AgP 116.21
महालक्ष्मीं प्रार्च्य गौरीं मङ्गलाञ्च सरस्वतीम् पितॄनुद्धृत्य स्वर्गस्थो भुक्तभोगो ऽत्र शास्त्रधीः
mahālakṣmīṃ prārcya gaurīṃ maṅgalāñca sarasvatīm pitṝnuddhṛtya svargastho bhuktabhogo 'tra śāstradhīḥ
Having worshipped Mahālakṣmī, Gaurī, Maṅgalā and Sarasvatī, having raised up the fathers, he dwells in heaven; here (in this world) he enjoys pleasures and has understanding of the scriptures.
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AgP 116.22
:न् १ सर्वकामसमायुक्तः कुलमुद्धृत्य लोकभागिति पाठोत्र झ॥ पुस्तके ऽधिको ऽस्ति २ प्रेतादिरूपमुक्ता इति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , ज॥ च ३ कुलमुद्धृत्य लोकभागिति ग॥ , ज॥ च । वशिष्ठेशमित्यादिः, कुलमुद्धृत्य नाकभागित्यन्तः पाठो झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ४ देवैर् वैमानिक इति छ॥ :प् ११ द्वादशादित्यमभ्यर्य वह्निं रेवन्तमिन्द्रकम् रोगादिमुक्तः स्वर्गी स्याच्छ्रीकपर्दिविनायकम्
:n 1 sarvakāmasamāyuktaḥ kulamuddhṛtya lokabhāgiti pāṭhotra jha.. pustake 'dhiko 'sti 2 pretādirūpamuktā iti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , ja.. ca 3 kulamuddhṛtya lokabhāgiti ga.. , ja.. ca / vaśiṣṭheśamityādiḥ, kulamuddhṛtya nākabhāgityantaḥ pāṭho jha.. pustake nāsti 4 devair vaimānika iti cha.. :p 11 dvādaśādityamabhyarya vahniṃ revantamindrakam rogādimuktaḥ svargī syācchrīkapardivināyakam
[Apparatus: (1) ms. jha adds here the reading 'furnished with all desires, having raised up his family, he shares in the (higher) world'; (2) mss. kha, ga, gha, ṅa, ja read 'pretādirūpamuktāḥ'; (3) mss. ga and ja read 'having raised up his family he shares in the world'; and the passage from 'vaśiṣṭheśam' to 'kulamuddhṛtya nākabhāk' is absent in ms. jha; (4) ms. cha reads 'a car-traveller among the gods'. Page 11.] Having worshipped the twelvefold Sun, Fire, Revanta and Indra, he is freed from disease and the rest and becomes a dweller in heaven; (then he should worship) Śrīkapardin and Vināyaka,
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AgP 116.23
प्रपूज्य कार्त्तिकेयञ्च निर्विघ्नः सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् सोमनाथञ्च कालेशङ्केदारं प्रपितामहम्
prapūjya kārttikeyañca nirvighnaḥ siddhimāpnuyāt somanāthañca kāleśaṅkedāraṃ prapitāmaham
and having worshipped Kārttikeya he would attain success without obstacles; and (he should worship) Somanātha, Kāleśa, Kedāra, Prapitāmaha,
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AgP 116.24
सिद्धेश्वरञ्च रुद्रेशं रामेशं ब्रह्मकेश्वरम् अष्टलिङ्गानि गुह्यानि पूजयित्वा तु(१) सर्वभाक्
siddheśvarañca rudreśaṃ rāmeśaṃ brahmakeśvaram aṣṭaliṅgāni guhyāni pūjayitvā tu(1) sarvabhāk
and Siddheśvara, Rudreśa, Rāmeśa, Brahmakeśvara: having worshipped the eight secret liṅgas, he shares in everything.
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AgP 116.25
नारायणं वराहञ्च नारसिंहं नमेच्छ्रिये ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाख्यं त्रिपुरघ्नमशेषदम्
nārāyaṇaṃ varāhañca nārasiṃhaṃ namecchriye brahmaviṣṇumaheśākhyaṃ tripuraghnamaśeṣadam
He should bow to Nārāyaṇa, Varāha and Narasiṃha for prosperity, and to him called Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Maheśa, the slayer of Tripura, the giver of all.
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AgP 116.26
सीतां रामञ्च गरुडं वामनं सम्प्रपूज्य च सर्वकामानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत् पितॄन्
sītāṃ rāmañca garuḍaṃ vāmanaṃ samprapūjya ca sarvakāmānavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ nayet pitṝn
And having fully worshipped Sītā, Rāma, Garuḍa and Vāmana, he obtains all his desires and would lead the fathers to Brahmaloka.
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AgP 116.27
देवैः सार्धं सम्प्रपूज्य देवमादिगदाधरम् ऋणत्रयविनिर्मुक्तस्तारयेत् सकलं कुलम्
devaiḥ sārdhaṃ samprapūjya devamādigadādharam ṛṇatrayavinirmuktastārayet sakalaṃ kulam
Having fully worshipped, along with the gods, the god Gadādhara who is the first (of them), he is freed from the three debts and would carry across his whole family.
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AgP 116.28
देवरूपा शिला पुण्या तस्माद्देवमयी शिला गयायां नहि तत् स्थानं यत्र तीर्थं न विद्यते
devarūpā śilā puṇyā tasmāddevamayī śilā gayāyāṃ nahi tat sthānaṃ yatra tīrthaṃ na vidyate
The stone (there) is holy, having the form of a god; therefore the stone is made of deity. In Gayā there is no spot where there is not a tīrtha.
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AgP 116.29
यन्नाम्ना पातयेत् पिण्डं तन्नयेद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् फल्ग्वीशं फल्गुचण्डीं च प्रणम्याङ्गारकेश्वरम्
yannāmnā pātayet piṇḍaṃ tannayedbrahma śāśvatam phalgvīśaṃ phalgucaṇḍīṃ ca praṇamyāṅgārakeśvaram
In whose name one should offer the piṇḍa, him one leads to the eternal Brahman — (so also) having bowed to Phalgvīśa and Phalgucaṇḍī and to Aṅgārakeśvara.
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AgP 116.30
मतङ्गस्य पदे श्राद्धी भरताश्रमके भवेत् हंसतीर्थे कोटितीर्थे यत्र पाण्डुशिलान्नदः
mataṅgasya pade śrāddhī bharatāśramake bhavet haṃsatīrthe koṭitīrthe yatra pāṇḍuśilānnadaḥ
At Mataṅga's footprint, and in Bharata's hermitage, one should perform the śrāddha; (so too) at Haṃsatīrtha, at Koṭitīrtha, and where one gives food at Pāṇḍuśilā.
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AgP 116.31
तत्र स्यादग्निधारायां मधुस्रवसि पिण्डदः रुद्रेशं किलिकिलेशं नमेद्वृद्धिविनायकम्(२)
tatra syādagnidhārāyāṃ madhusravasi piṇḍadaḥ rudreśaṃ kilikileśaṃ namedvṛddhivināyakam(2)
There one should be a giver of piṇḍas at Agnidhārā and at Madhusravas; one should bow to Rudreśa, to Kilikileśa, and to Vṛddhi-Vināyaka.
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AgP 116.32
पिण्डदो धेनुकारण्ये पदे धेनोर् नमेच्च गाम् :न् १ पूजयित्वाथेति क॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , ज॥ च २ नमेद्बुद्धिविनायकमिति ख॥ , ग॥ , छ॥ च । नमेद्वृद्धविनायकमिति घ॥ :प् १२ सर्वान् पितॄंस्तारयेच्च सरस्वत्याञ्च पिण्डदः
piṇḍado dhenukāraṇye pade dhenor namecca gām :n 1 pūjayitvātheti ka.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , ja.. ca 2 namedbuddhivināyakamiti kha.. , ga.. , cha.. ca / namedvṛddhavināyakamiti gha.. :p 12 sarvān pitṝṃstārayecca sarasvatyāñca piṇḍadaḥ
(One should be) a giver of piṇḍas in the Dhenuka forest, and at the Cow's footprint one should bow to the cow; [notes: 'pūjayitvātha' in mss. ka, gha, ṅa, ja; 'named buddhivināyakam' in kha, ga, cha; 'named vṛddhavināyakam' in gha] — and giving the piṇḍa at the Sarasvatī he would carry across all the fathers.
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AgP 116.33
सन्ध्यामुपास्य सायाह्ने नमेद्देवीं सरस्वतीम् त्रिसन्ध्याकृद्भवेद्विप्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
sandhyāmupāsya sāyāhne nameddevīṃ sarasvatīm trisandhyākṛdbhavedvipro vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
Having performed the twilight worship in the evening, one should bow to the goddess Sarasvatī; the brahmin who performs the three twilight rites becomes one who has mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas.
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AgP 116.34
गयां प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य गयाविप्रान् प्रपूज्य च अन्नदानादिकं सर्वं कृतन्तत्राक्षयं भवेत्
gayāṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya gayāviprān prapūjya ca annadānādikaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtantatrākṣayaṃ bhavet
Having circumambulated Gayā and worshipped the brahmins of Gayā, everything done there — the giving of food and the rest — becomes imperishable.
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AgP 116.35
स्तुत्वा सम्प्रार्थयेदेवमादिदेवं गदाधरम् गदाधरं गयावासं पित्रादीनां गतिप्रदम्
stutvā samprārthayedevamādidevaṃ gadādharam gadādharaṃ gayāvāsaṃ pitrādīnāṃ gatipradam
Having praised (him), one should thus entreat the primal god Gadādhara: "Gadādhara, who dwells in Gayā, who grants the (good) course to the fathers and the rest,
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AgP 116.36
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षार्थं योगदं प्रणमाम्यहम् देहेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिप्राणाहङ्कारवर्जितम्
dharmārthakāmamokṣārthaṃ yogadaṃ praṇamāmyaham dehendriyamanobuddhiprāṇāhaṅkāravarjitam
the giver of yoga for the sake of dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation — to him I bow; (to him) who is free of body, senses, mind, intellect, breath and ego,
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AgP 116.37
नित्यशुद्धं बुद्धियुक्तं(१) सत्यं ब्रह्म नमाम्यहम् आनन्दमद्वयं देवं देवदानववन्दितम्
nityaśuddhaṃ buddhiyuktaṃ(1) satyaṃ brahma namāmyaham ānandamadvayaṃ devaṃ devadānavavanditam
eternally pure, joined with intelligence, the true Brahman — to him I bow; the blissful, non-dual god, saluted by gods and dānavas,
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AgP 116.38
देवदेवीवृन्दयुक्तं सर्वदा प्रणमाम्यहम् कलिकल्मषकालार्तिदमनं(२) वनमालिनम्
devadevīvṛndayuktaṃ sarvadā praṇamāmyaham kalikalmaṣakālārtidamanaṃ(2) vanamālinam
joined by the throng of gods and goddesses — to him I ever bow; who subdues the sin of the Kali age and the affliction of time, who wears the forest garland,
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AgP 116.39
पालिताखिललोकेशं(३) कुलोद्धरणमानसम् व्यक्ताव्यक्तविभक्तात्माविभक्तात्मानमात्मनि
pālitākhilalokeśaṃ(3) kuloddharaṇamānasam vyaktāvyaktavibhaktātmāvibhaktātmānamātmani
the lord of all the worlds who are (thus) protected, whose mind is set on the deliverance of (one's) lineage, whose self is divided as manifest and unmanifest, (yet) undivided within itself,
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AgP 116.40
स्थितं स्थिरतरं(४) सारं वन्दे घोराघमर्दनम्(५) आगतो ऽस्मि गयां देव पितृकार्ये गदाधरः
sthitaṃ sthirataraṃ(4) sāraṃ vande ghorāghamardanam(5) āgato 'smi gayāṃ deva pitṛkārye gadādharaḥ
abiding, most steadfast, the essence — I praise (him), the crusher of dreadful sin. I have come to Gayā, O god Gadādhara, for the rite for the fathers.
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AgP 116.41
त्वं मे साक्षी भवाद्येह अनृणो ऽहमृणत्रयात् :न् १ नित्यशुद्धबुद्धियुक्तमिति घ॥ , छ॥ च २ कालार्तिनाशनमिति घ॥ । कालार्तिदलनमिति ग॥ , ङ॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ च ३ पालिताखिलदेवेशमिति घ॥ ४ स्थिततरमिति ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ च ५ वन्देहमरिमर्दनमिति ङ॥ । वन्दे संसारमर्दनमिति ज॥ :प् १३ साक्षिणः सन्तु मे देवा ब्रह्मेशानादयस् तथा
tvaṃ me sākṣī bhavādyeha anṛṇo 'hamṛṇatrayāt :n 1 nityaśuddhabuddhiyuktamiti gha.. , cha.. ca 2 kālārtināśanamiti gha.. / kālārtidalanamiti ga.. , ṅa.. , gha.. , ja.. ca 3 pālitākhiladeveśamiti gha.. 4 sthitataramiti ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. ca 5 vandehamarimardanamiti ṅa.. / vande saṃsāramardanamiti ja.. :p 13 sākṣiṇaḥ santu me devā brahmeśānādayas tathā
Be my witness today, here; I am freed from debt, from the threefold debt." [notes: variant readings recorded in mss. gha, cha, ga, ṅa, ja] — May the gods, Brahmā, Īśāna and the rest, be my witnesses.
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AgP 116.42
मया गयां समासाद्य पितॄणां निष्कृतिः कृता गयामाहात्म्यपठनाच्छ्राद्धादौ ब्रह्मलोकभाक्
mayā gayāṃ samāsādya pitṝṇāṃ niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā gayāmāhātmyapaṭhanācchrāddhādau brahmalokabhāk
"Having reached Gayā, by me the redemption of the fathers has been accomplished." By reciting the Glory of Gayā at a śrāddha and the like, one gains the world of Brahmā.
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AgP 116.43
पितॄणामक्षयं श्राद्धमक्षयं ब्रह्मलोकदम् ॥४३
pitṝṇāmakṣayaṃ śrāddhamakṣayaṃ brahmalokadam //43
The śrāddha for the fathers (there) is imperishable, imperishable and bestowing the world of Brahmā. //43
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