Agni Purana — Chapter 164
AgP 164.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे श्राद्धकल्पो नाम त्रिषष्ट्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {१६४} :श् अथ चतुःषष्ट्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः नवग्रहहोमः पुष्कर उवाच श्रीकामः शान्तिकामो वा ग्रहयज्ञं समारभेत् वृष्ट्यायुःपुष्टिकामो वा तथैवाभिचरन् पुनः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe śrāddhakalpo nāma triṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {164} :ś atha catuḥṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ navagrahahomaḥ puṣkara uvāca śrīkāmaḥ śāntikāmo vā grahayajñaṃ samārabhet vṛṣṭyāyuḥpuṣṭikāmo vā tathaivābhicaran punaḥ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the one hundred sixty-third chapter, called "The Rule of the Śrāddha." || Now the one hundred sixty-fourth chapter: the oblation to the nine planets. Puṣkara said: One desiring prosperity, or desiring appeasement, should undertake the sacrifice to the planets; likewise one desiring rain, long life, or increase, and again one practising hostile magic.
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AgP 164.2
:न् १ मनुष्यादीनिति ख॥ , छ॥ च २ आयुः प्रज्ञाधनमिति ज॥ । आयुः प्रजां बलमिति घ॥ ३ प्रीताः पितृपितामहा इति ङ॥ :प् १५४ सूर्यः सोमो मङ्गलश् च बुधश्चाथ बृहस्पतिः शुक्रः शनैश् चरो राहुः केतुश्चेति ग्रहाः स्मृताः
:n 1 manuṣyādīniti kha.. , cha.. ca 2 āyuḥ prajñādhanamiti ja.. / āyuḥ prajāṃ balamiti gha.. 3 prītāḥ pitṛpitāmahā iti ṅa.. :p 154 sūryaḥ somo maṅgalaś ca budhaścātha bṛhaspatiḥ śukraḥ śanaiś caro rāhuḥ ketuśceti grahāḥ smṛtāḥ
[Variant readings: (1) 'manuṣyādīn' in kha and cha; (2) 'āyuḥ prajñādhanam' in ja, 'āyuḥ prajāṃ balam' in gha; (3) 'prītāḥ pitṛpitāmahāḥ' in ṅa. p. 154] The Sun, the Moon, Mars, then Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rāhu and Ketu — these are known as the planets.
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AgP 164.3
ताम्रकात् स्फटिकाद्रक्तचन्दनात् स्वर्णर्कादुभौ रजतादयसः शीशात् ग्रहाः कार्याः क्रमादिमे
tāmrakāt sphaṭikādraktacandanāt svarṇarkādubhau rajatādayasaḥ śīśāt grahāḥ kāryāḥ kramādime
These planets are to be made, in order, of copper, of crystal, of red sandalwood, of gold, of the two (made) of arka wood, of silver, of iron, of lead.
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AgP 164.4
सुवर्णैर् वायजेल्लिख्य गन्धमण्डलकेषु वा यथावर्णं प्रदेयानि वासांसि कुसुमानि च
suvarṇair vāyajellikhya gandhamaṇḍalakeṣu vā yathāvarṇaṃ pradeyāni vāsāṃsi kusumāni ca
Or one may worship (them) made of gold, or having drawn (them) within circles of fragrant paste; and garments and flowers are to be offered according to (each planet's) colour.
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AgP 164.5
गन्धाश् च वलयश् चैव धूपो देयस्तु गुग्गुलुः कर्तव्या मन्त्रयन्तश् च चरवः प्रतिदैवतं
gandhāś ca valayaś caiva dhūpo deyastu gugguluḥ kartavyā mantrayantaś ca caravaḥ pratidaivataṃ
And perfumes and bracelets, and guggulu is to be given as incense; and boiled offerings (caru) are to be prepared for each deity, with the recitation of mantras.
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AgP 164.6
आकृष्णेन इमं देवा अग्निर्मूर्धा दिवः ककुत् उद्बुद्ध्यस्वेति च ऋचो यथासङ्ख्यं प्रकीर्तिताः
ākṛṣṇena imaṃ devā agnirmūrdhā divaḥ kakut udbuddhyasveti ca ṛco yathāsaṅkhyaṃ prakīrtitāḥ
"With the black one...", "These gods...", "Agni is the head, the summit of heaven", "Awaken!" — these verses are declared in their (respective) order.
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AgP 164.7
वृहस्पते अतियदर्यस्तथैवाल्पात् परिश्रुतः शन्नो देवीस् तथा काण्डात् केतुं कृन्वन्निमास् तथा
vṛhaspate atiyadaryastathaivālpāt pariśrutaḥ śanno devīs tathā kāṇḍāt ketuṃ kṛnvannimās tathā
"O Bṛhaspati...", "When the beyond...", and likewise "...heard from the little", "May the goddesses (be) for our good", then "From the section", and "Making a banner" — these likewise.
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AgP 164.8
अर्कः पालाशः खदिरो ह्य् अपामार्गोथ(१) पिप्पलः उदुम्बरः शमी दुर्वा कुशाश् च समिधः क्रमात्
arkaḥ pālāśaḥ khadiro hy apāmārgotha(1) pippalaḥ udumbaraḥ śamī durvā kuśāś ca samidhaḥ kramāt
Arka, palāśa, khadira, apāmārga, then pippala, udumbara, śamī, dūrvā and kuśa — (these are) the kindling sticks, in order.
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AgP 164.9
एकैकस्यात्राष्टशतमष्टाविंशतिरेव वा होतव्या मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां दध्ना चैव समन्विताः
ekaikasyātrāṣṭaśatamaṣṭāviṃśatireva vā hotavyā madhusarpirbhyāṃ dadhnā caiva samanvitāḥ
Here, for each one, one hundred and eight, or else twenty-eight, are to be offered, combined with honey and ghee and with curds.
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AgP 164.10
गुडौदनं पायसं च हविष्यं क्षीरयष्टिकं दध्योदनं हविः पूपान् मांसं चित्रान्नमेव च
guḍaudanaṃ pāyasaṃ ca haviṣyaṃ kṣīrayaṣṭikaṃ dadhyodanaṃ haviḥ pūpān māṃsaṃ citrānnameva ca
Rice with molasses, milk-rice, sacrificial food, milk-porridge(?), rice with curds, an oblation, cakes, meat, and mixed rice —
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AgP 164.11
दद्याद्ग्रहक्रमदेतद्द्विजेभ्यो भोजनं बुधः शक्तितो वा यथालाभं सत्कृत्य विधिपूर्वकं
dadyādgrahakramadetaddvijebhyo bhojanaṃ budhaḥ śaktito vā yathālābhaṃ satkṛtya vidhipūrvakaṃ
the wise man should give this food to the twice-born in the order of the planets, or according to his ability and what is obtainable, honouring them in accordance with the rule.
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AgP 164.12
धेनुः शङ्खस् तथानड्वान् हेम वासो हयस् तथा :न् १ खदिरस्त्वपामार्गो ऽथेति ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च :प् १५५ कृष्णा गौरायसश्छाग एता वै दक्षिणाः क्रमात्
dhenuḥ śaṅkhas tathānaḍvān hema vāso hayas tathā :n 1 khadirastvapāmārgo 'theti ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca :p 155 kṛṣṇā gaurāyasaśchāga etā vai dakṣiṇāḥ kramāt
A milch cow, a conch, an ox, gold, a garment, a horse, [variant: 'khadiras tv apāmārgo 'tha' in ga, gha and ña; p. 155] a black (cow), a white one(?), iron, a goat — these indeed are the sacrificial fees, in order.
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AgP 164.13
यश् च यस्य यदा दूष्यः(१) स तं यत्नेन पूजयेत् ब्रह्मणैषां वरो दत्तः पूजिताः पूजितस्य च
yaś ca yasya yadā dūṣyaḥ(1) sa taṃ yatnena pūjayet brahmaṇaiṣāṃ varo dattaḥ pūjitāḥ pūjitasya ca
And whichever (planet) is at any time to be feared for a man, that one he should worship with effort; for a boon was given to them by Brahmā: when worshipped, (they favour) the one who has worshipped (them).
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AgP 164.14
ग्रहाधीना नरेन्द्राणा(२) मुछ्रयाः पतनानि च भावभावो च जगतस्तस्मात् पूज्यतमा ग्रहाः
grahādhīnā narendrāṇā(2) muchrayāḥ patanāni ca bhāvabhāvo ca jagatastasmāt pūjyatamā grahāḥ
The risings and the falls of kings depend on the planets, and the existence and non-existence of the world; therefore the planets are most worthy of worship.
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