Agni Purana — Chapter 132
AgP 132.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे घातचक्रादिर्नामैकत्रिंशदधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {१३२} :श् अथ द्वात्रिंशदधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः सेवाचक्रं ईश्वर उवाच सेवाचक्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि लाभालाभानुसूचकं(२) पिता माता तथा भ्राता दम्पती च विशेषतः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe ghātacakrādirnāmaikatriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {132} :ś atha dvātriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sevācakraṃ īśvara uvāca sevācakraṃ pravakṣyāmi lābhālābhānusūcakaṃ(2) pitā mātā tathā bhrātā dampatī ca viśeṣataḥ
Thus in the Agni Mahāpurāṇa the one hundred thirty-first chapter, called 'the ghāta-diagram and the rest'. Chapter 132. Now the one hundred thirty-second chapter: the diagram of service. Īśvara said: I shall declare the diagram of service, which indicates gain and loss — father, mother, and likewise brother, and especially husband and wife.
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AgP 132.2
:न् १ मन्त्रश् चैव तु इति ख॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च २ लाभालाभार्थसूचकमिति झ॥ , ञ॥ च :प् ६८ तस्मिंश् चक्रे तु विज्ञेयं यो यस्माल्लभते फलं षडूर्ध्वाः स्थापयेद्रेखा भिन्नाश्चाष्तौ तु तिर्यगाः
:n 1 mantraś caiva tu iti kha.. , gha.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 2 lābhālābhārthasūcakamiti jha.. , ña.. ca :p 68 tasmiṃś cakre tu vijñeyaṃ yo yasmāllabhate phalaṃ ṣaḍūrdhvāḥ sthāpayedrekhā bhinnāścāṣtau tu tiryagāḥ
[Notes: 1. 'mantraś caiva tu' in MSS kha, gha, ja, ña. 2. 'lābhālābhārthasūcakam' in MSS jha, ña. Page 68] In that diagram it is to be known who obtains what fruit from whom. One should draw six lines upward and eight separate ones crosswise.
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AgP 132.3
कोष्ठकाः पञ्चत्रिंशच्च तेषु वर्णान् समालिखेत् स्वरान् पञ्च समुद्धृत्य स्पर्शान् पश्चात् समालिखेत्
koṣṭhakāḥ pañcatriṃśacca teṣu varṇān samālikhet svarān pañca samuddhṛtya sparśān paścāt samālikhet
And (there are) thirty-five cells; in them one should write the letters. Having extracted the five vowels, one should afterwards write the consonants.
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AgP 132.4
ककारादिहकारान्तान् हीनाङ्गांस्त्रीन्विवर्जयेत् सिद्धः साध्यः सुसिद्धश् च अरिर्मृत्युश् च नामतः
kakārādihakārāntān hīnāṅgāṃstrīnvivarjayet siddhaḥ sādhyaḥ susiddhaś ca arirmṛtyuś ca nāmataḥ
(Of the consonants) from ka up to ha, one should exclude the three defective ones. By name (the categories are): accomplished, to be accomplished, well-accomplished, enemy, and death.
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AgP 132.5
अरिर्मृत्युअश् च द्वावेतौ वर्जयेत् सर्वकर्मसु एषां मध्ये यदा नाम लक्षयेत्तु प्रयत्नतः
arirmṛtyuaś ca dvāvetau varjayet sarvakarmasu eṣāṃ madhye yadā nāma lakṣayettu prayatnataḥ
These two, enemy and death, one should avoid in all undertakings. When (one finds) a name among these, one should mark it carefully.
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AgP 132.6
आत्मपक्षे(१) स्थिताः सत्त्वाः सर्वे ते शुभदायकाः द्वितीयः पोषकाश् चैव तृतीयश्चार्थदायकः
ātmapakṣe(1) sthitāḥ sattvāḥ sarve te śubhadāyakāḥ dvitīyaḥ poṣakāś caiva tṛtīyaścārthadāyakaḥ
The beings situated in one's own side (of the diagram) — all of them are givers of good; the second are nourishers, and the third is a giver of wealth.
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AgP 132.7
आत्मनाशश् चतुर्थस्तु(२) पञ्चमो मृत्युदायकः स्थानमेवार्थलाभाय मित्रभृत्यादिवान्धवाः
ātmanāśaś caturthastu(2) pañcamo mṛtyudāyakaḥ sthānamevārthalābhāya mitrabhṛtyādivāndhavāḥ
But the fourth is destruction of oneself, the fifth a giver of death. The position (in the diagram) itself is for the gaining of wealth — friends, servants and other kinsmen (are indicated thereby).
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AgP 132.8
सिद्धः साध्यः सुसिद्धश् च सर्वे ते फलदायकाः अरिर्भृत्यश् च द्वावेतौ वर्जयेत् सर्वकर्मसु(३)
siddhaḥ sādhyaḥ susiddhaś ca sarve te phaladāyakāḥ arirbhṛtyaś ca dvāvetau varjayet sarvakarmasu(3)
Accomplished, to be accomplished, and well-accomplished — all these are givers of fruit; but these two, enemy and servant, one should avoid in all undertakings.
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AgP 132.9
अकारान्तं यथा प्रोक्तं अ+इ+उ+ए+ओ विदुस् तथा पुनश् चैवांशकान् वक्ष्ये वर्गाष्टकसुसंस्कृतान्
akārāntaṃ yathā proktaṃ a+i+u+e+o vidus tathā punaś caivāṃśakān vakṣye vargāṣṭakasusaṃskṛtān
As has been stated ending in the letter a, so they know (the series) a, i, u, e, o. And again I shall declare the portions, well arranged by the eight classes (of consonants).
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AgP 132.10
देवा अकारवर्गे दैत्याः कवर्गमाश्रिताः नागाश् चैव चवर्गाः स्युर्गन्धवाश् च टवर्गजाः
devā akāravarge daityāḥ kavargamāśritāḥ nāgāś caiva cavargāḥ syurgandhavāś ca ṭavargajāḥ
The gods are in the class of the letter a; the daityas are attached to the ka-class; the nāgas would be the ca-class, and the gandharvas are born of the ṭa-class.
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AgP 132.11
:न् १ स्वार्थपक्षे इति ख॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च । स्वात्मपक्षे इति झ॥ २ स्वार्थनाशश् चतुर्थस्तु इति ख॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च ३ अरिर्मृत्युरित्यादिः, सर्वकर्मसु इत्य् अन्तः पाठः छ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति :प् ६९ तवर्गे ऋषयः प्रोक्ताः पवर्गे राक्षसाः स्मृताः पिशाचाश् च यवर्गे च शवर्गे मानुषाः स्मृताः
:n 1 svārthapakṣe iti kha.. , gha.. , ja.. , ña.. ca / svātmapakṣe iti jha.. 2 svārthanāśaś caturthastu iti kha.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 3 arirmṛtyurityādiḥ, sarvakarmasu ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ cha.. pustake nāsti :p 69 tavarge ṛṣayaḥ proktāḥ pavarge rākṣasāḥ smṛtāḥ piśācāś ca yavarge ca śavarge mānuṣāḥ smṛtāḥ
[Notes: 1. 'svārthapakṣe' in kha, gha, ja, ña; 'svātmapakṣe' in jha. 2. 'svārthanāśaś caturthastu' in kha, gha, ṅa, ja, ña. 3. The passage from 'arirmṛtyuḥ' to 'sarvakarmasu' is not found in MS cha. Page 69] In the ta-class the sages are declared; in the pa-class the rākṣasas are held to be; and the piśācas in the ya-class, and in the śa-class humans are held to be.
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AgP 132.12
देवेभ्यो बलिनो दैत्या दैत्येभ्यः पन्नगास् तथा(१) पन्नगेभ्यश् च गन्धर्वा गन्धर्वादृषयो वराः
devebhyo balino daityā daityebhyaḥ pannagās tathā(1) pannagebhyaś ca gandharvā gandharvādṛṣayo varāḥ
Stronger than the gods are the daityas, and than the daityas the serpents; and than the serpents the gandharvas; better than the gandharvas are the sages.
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AgP 132.13
ऋषिभ्यो राक्षसाः शूरा राक्षसेभ्यः पिशाचकाः पिशाचेभ्यो मानुषाः स्युर्दुर्बलं वर्जयेद्बली
ṛṣibhyo rākṣasāḥ śūrā rākṣasebhyaḥ piśācakāḥ piśācebhyo mānuṣāḥ syurdurbalaṃ varjayedbalī
Braver than the sages are the rākṣasas, than the rākṣasas the piśācas; than the piśācas would be humans. The strong one should avoid the weak.
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AgP 132.14
पुनर्मित्रविभागन्तु ताराचक्रं क्रमाच्छृणु नामाद्यक्षरमृक्षन्तु स्फुटं कृत्वा तु पर्वतः
punarmitravibhāgantu tārācakraṃ kramācchṛṇu nāmādyakṣaramṛkṣantu sphuṭaṃ kṛtvā tu parvataḥ
Again, hear in order the division of friends, the diagram of the (nine) stars. Making clear the first syllable of the name and its asterism... (thus) Parvata.
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AgP 132.15
ऋक्षे तु संस्थितास्तारा नवत्रिका यथाक्रमात् जन्म सम्पद्विपत् क्षेमं नामर्क्षात्तारका इमाः
ṛkṣe tu saṃsthitāstārā navatrikā yathākramāt janma sampadvipat kṣemaṃ nāmarkṣāttārakā imāḥ
The stars stationed in an asterism are three times nine, in due order: birth, prosperity, calamity, well-being — these stars (are counted) from the asterism of the name.
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AgP 132.16
प्रत्यरा धनदा षष्ठी नैधनामैत्रके परे परमैत्रान्तिमा तारा जन्मतारा त्वशोभना
pratyarā dhanadā ṣaṣṭhī naidhanāmaitrake pare paramaitrāntimā tārā janmatārā tvaśobhanā
The fifth is the hostile one, the sixth the wealth-giving; then the following are the deathly and the friendly; the last star is the supremely friendly. But the birth-star is inauspicious.
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AgP 132.17
सम्पत्तारा महाश्रेष्ठा विपत्तारा तु निष्फला क्षेमतारा सर्वकार्ये प्रत्परा अर्थनाशिनी(२)
sampattārā mahāśreṣṭhā vipattārā tu niṣphalā kṣematārā sarvakārye pratparā arthanāśinī(2)
The Sampat-tārā is highly excellent, but the Vipat-tārā is fruitless; the Kṣema-tārā (is good) in every undertaking, (while) the Pratyarā destroys wealth. (2)
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AgP 132.18
धनदा राज्यलाभादि नैधना कार्यनाशिनी मैत्रतारा च मित्राय परमित्रा हितावहा(३)
dhanadā rājyalābhādi naidhanā kāryanāśinī maitratārā ca mitrāya paramitrā hitāvahā(3)
The Dhanadā (brings) gain of kingdom and the like; the Naidhanā destroys undertakings; the Maitra-tārā (is favourable) for a friend, and the Paramitrā brings benefit. (3)
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AgP 132.19
ताराचक्रं ।मात्रा वै स्वरसञ्ज्ञा स्यान्नाममध्ये क्षिपेत् प्रिये विंशत्या च हरेद्भागं यच्छेषं तत् फलं भवेत्
tārācakraṃ |mātrā vai svarasañjñā syānnāmamadhye kṣipet priye viṃśatyā ca haredbhāgaṃ yaccheṣaṃ tat phalaṃ bhavet
The Tārā-diagram. A vowel-mark is indeed to be counted as a vowel; one should insert (the count) into the middle of the name, O dear one, and divide by twenty; whatever remains, that is the result.
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AgP 132.20
उभयोर्त्रासमध्ये तु लक्षयेच्च धनं ह्य् ऋणं हीनमात्रा ह्य् ऋणं ज्ञेयन्धनं मात्राधिकं पुनः
ubhayortrāsamadhye tu lakṣayecca dhanaṃ hy ṛṇaṃ hīnamātrā hy ṛṇaṃ jñeyandhanaṃ mātrādhikaṃ punaḥ
But in the middle of the fright of the two one should mark gain and loss: a deficient measure is to be known as debt, and again an excess of measure as wealth.
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AgP 132.21
:न् १ पन्नगास्तत्र इति क॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , ञ॥ च । पन्नगाः स्मृता इति झ॥ २ प्रत्यरा चात्मनाशिनी इति छ॥ ३ हिताय चेति ङ॥ :प् ७० धनेन मित्रता नॄणां ऋणेनैव ह्य् उदासता सेवाचक्रमिदं प्रोक्तं लाभालाभादिदर्शकं
:n 1 pannagāstatra iti ka.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , ña.. ca / pannagāḥ smṛtā iti jha.. 2 pratyarā cātmanāśinī iti cha.. 3 hitāya ceti ṅa.. :p 70 dhanena mitratā nṝṇāṃ ṛṇenaiva hy udāsatā sevācakramidaṃ proktaṃ lābhālābhādidarśakaṃ
[Notes: 1 'pannagās tatra' in mss. ka, ga, gha, ṅa, ña; 'pannagāḥ smṛtāḥ' in jha. 2 'pratyarā cātmanāśinī' in cha. 3 'hitāya ca' in ṅa. Page 70.] Through wealth (comes) friendship among men, through debt indifference. This Sevā-diagram has been declared, which shows gain, loss and the rest.
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AgP 132.22
मेषमिथुनयोः प्रीतिर्मैत्री मिथुनसिंहयोः तुलासिंहौ महामैत्री एवं धनुर्घटे पुनः
meṣamithunayoḥ prītirmaitrī mithunasiṃhayoḥ tulāsiṃhau mahāmaitrī evaṃ dhanurghaṭe punaḥ
Between Aries and Gemini there is affection; friendship between Gemini and Leo; between Libra and Leo great friendship, and likewise between Sagittarius and Aquarius.
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AgP 132.23
मित्रसेवां न कुर्वीत मित्रौ मीनवृषौ मतौ वृषकर्कटयोर्मैत्री कुलीरघटयोस् तथा
mitrasevāṃ na kurvīta mitrau mīnavṛṣau matau vṛṣakarkaṭayormaitrī kulīraghaṭayos tathā
One should not undertake service with a friend; Pisces and Taurus are held to be friends; there is friendship between Taurus and Cancer, and likewise between Cancer and Aquarius.
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AgP 132.24
कन्यावृश्चिकयोरेवन्तथा मकरकीटयोः मीनमकरयोर्मैत्री तृतीयैकादशे स्थिता
kanyāvṛścikayorevantathā makarakīṭayoḥ mīnamakarayormaitrī tṛtīyaikādaśe sthitā
So too between Virgo and Scorpio, and likewise between Capricorn and Scorpio; friendship between Pisces and Capricorn — (such friendship) is established in the third and eleventh (places).
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AgP 132.25
तुलामेषौ महामैत्री विद्विष्टो वृषवृश्चिकौ मिथुनधनुषोः प्रीतिः कर्कटमकरयोस् तथा
tulāmeṣau mahāmaitrī vidviṣṭo vṛṣavṛścikau mithunadhanuṣoḥ prītiḥ karkaṭamakarayos tathā
Libra and Aries (have) great friendship; Taurus and Scorpio are hostile; there is affection between Gemini and Sagittarius, and likewise between Cancer and Capricorn.
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AgP 132.26
मृगकुम्भकयोः प्रीतिः कनामीनौ तथैव च ॥२६
mṛgakumbhakayoḥ prītiḥ kanāmīnau tathaiva ca //26
There is affection between Capricorn and Aquarius, and just so between Virgo and Pisces. //26
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