Agni Purana — Chapter 178
AgP 178.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे द्वितीयाव्रतानि नाम सप्तसप्तत्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {१७८} :श् अथाष्टसप्तत्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः तृतीयाव्रतानि अग्निर् उवाच तृतीयाव्रतान्याख्यास्ये भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदानि ते ललितायां तृतीयायां मूलगौरीव्रतं शृणु
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe dvitīyāvratāni nāma saptasaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {178} :ś athāṣṭasaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ tṛtīyāvratāni agnir uvāca tṛtīyāvratānyākhyāsye bhuktimuktipradāni te lalitāyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ mūlagaurīvrataṃ śṛṇu
[Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the one hundred seventy-seventh chapter, called 'The Vows of the Second Day.' Chapter 178. Now the one hundred seventy-eighth chapter: The Vows of the Third Day.] Agni said: I shall relate to you the vows of the third day, which bestow enjoyment and liberation. Hear the Mūlagaurī vow, on the third day (called) Lalitā.
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AgP 178.2
तृतीयायां चैत्रशुक्ले ऊढा गौरी हरेण हि तिलस्नातो ऽर्चयेच्छम्भुं गौर्या हैमफलादिभिः
tṛtīyāyāṃ caitraśukle ūḍhā gaurī hareṇa hi tilasnāto 'rcayecchambhuṃ gauryā haimaphalādibhiḥ
For on the third day of the bright fortnight of Caitra Gaurī was wed by Hara; having bathed with sesame, (one) should worship Śambhu together with Gaurī with golden fruits and the rest.
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AgP 178.3
नमो ऽस्तु पाटलायैव पादौ देव्याः शिवस्य च शिवायेति च सङ्कीर्त्य जयायै गुल्फयोर्यजेत्
namo 'stu pāṭalāyaiva pādau devyāḥ śivasya ca śivāyeti ca saṅkīrtya jayāyai gulphayoryajet
"Homage be to Pāṭalā indeed" — (thus one worships) the feet of the Goddess, and of Śiva; and having proclaimed "To Śivā," (one) should worship at the ankles "To Jayā."
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AgP 178.4
त्रिपुरघ्नाय रुद्राय भान्यै जङ्घयोर्द्वयओः शिवं रुद्रायेश्वराय(१) विजयायैव जानुनी
tripuraghnāya rudrāya bhānyai jaṅghayordvayaoḥ śivaṃ rudrāyeśvarāya(1) vijayāyaiva jānunī
"To the slayer of Tripura, to Rudra" — and "To Bhānī" at the pair of shanks; "Śiva, to Rudra, to Īśvara" and "To Vijayā" indeed at the two knees.
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AgP 178.5
ईशायेति कटिं देव्याः(२) शङ्करायेति शङ्करम् :न् १ शिवं रुद्राय विश्वायेति ख॥ , छ॥ च । शिवं भद्रायेश्वरायेति ज॥ , झ॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च २ ईशाय कट्यां देव्याश् च इति ङ॥ । ईशायेति तातो देव्या इति घ॥ :प् २०२ कुक्षिद्वयञ्च कोटव्यै शूलिनम् शूलपाणये
īśāyeti kaṭiṃ devyāḥ(2) śaṅkarāyeti śaṅkaram :n 1 śivaṃ rudrāya viśvāyeti kha.. , cha.. ca / śivaṃ bhadrāyeśvarāyeti ja.. , jha.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca 2 īśāya kaṭyāṃ devyāś ca iti ṅa.. / īśāyeti tāto devyā iti gha.. :p 202 kukṣidvayañca koṭavyai śūlinam śūlapāṇaye
With "To Īśa" (one worships) the waist of the Goddess, with "To Śaṅkara" Śaṅkara (himself). [Notes: 1 'śivaṃ rudrāya viśvāya' in kha and cha; 'śivaṃ bhadrāyeśvarāya' in ja, jha, ña, ṭa. 2 'īśāya kaṭyāṃ devyāś ca' in ṅa; 'īśāyeti tāto devyā' in gha.] And the two flanks with "To Koṭavī," the trident-bearer with "To the trident-handed one."
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AgP 178.6
मङ्गलायै नमस्तुभ्यमुदरञ्चाभिपूजयेत् सर्वात्मने नमो रुद्रमैशान्यै च कुचद्वयं
maṅgalāyai namastubhyamudarañcābhipūjayet sarvātmane namo rudramaiśānyai ca kucadvayaṃ
"Homage to you, to Maṅgalā" — and (thus) one should worship the belly; "Homage to the Self of all" (for) Rudra, and "To Aiśānī" (for) the two breasts.
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AgP 178.7
शिवं देवात्मने तद्वत् ह्रादिन्यै(१) कण्ठमर्चयेत् महादेवाय च शिवमनन्तायै करद्वयं
śivaṃ devātmane tadvat hrādinyai(1) kaṇṭhamarcayet mahādevāya ca śivamanantāyai karadvayaṃ
Likewise "Śiva, to the Self of the gods," and "To Hrādinī" — (thus) one should worship the throat; and "To Mahādeva" (for) Śiva, "To Anantā" (for) the two hands.
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AgP 178.8
त्रिलोचनायेति हरं बाहुं कालानलप्रिये(२) सौभाग्यायै महेशाय भूषणानि प्रपूजयेत्
trilocanāyeti haraṃ bāhuṃ kālānalapriye(2) saubhāgyāyai maheśāya bhūṣaṇāni prapūjayet
With "To the three-eyed one" (one worships) Hara's arm, (and) "O beloved of the fire of time"; with "To Saubhāgyā, to Maheśa" (one) should worship the ornaments.
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AgP 178.9
अशोकमधुवासिन्यै ईश्वरायेति चौष्ठकौ चतुर्मुखप्रिया चास्यं हराय स्थाणवे नमः
aśokamadhuvāsinyai īśvarāyeti cauṣṭhakau caturmukhapriyā cāsyaṃ harāya sthāṇave namaḥ
"To her who dwells in the aśoka and the madhu (tree)" and "To Īśvara" (for) the two lips; "O you who love the four-faced one" (for) the face, "Homage to Hara, to Sthāṇu."
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AgP 178.10
नमो ऽर्धनारीशहरममिताङ्ग्यै च नासिकां नम उग्राय लोकेशं ललितेति पुनर्भ्रुवौ
namo 'rdhanārīśaharamamitāṅgyai ca nāsikāṃ nama ugrāya lokeśaṃ laliteti punarbhruvau
"Homage" — (thus) Hara as half-woman-lord; and "To her of measureless limbs" (for) the nose; "Homage to Ugra" (for) the lord of the world, and again "O Lalitā" (for) the two brows.
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AgP 178.11
सर्वाय पुरहन्तारं(३) वासन्त्यै चैव तालुकं(४) नमः श्रीकण्ठनाथायै शितिकण्ठाय केशकं
sarvāya purahantāraṃ(3) vāsantyai caiva tālukaṃ(4) namaḥ śrīkaṇṭhanāthāyai śitikaṇṭhāya keśakaṃ
"To Sarva" (for) the destroyer of the citadels, and "To Vāsantī" (for) the palate; "Homage to Śrīkaṇṭha" and "To Nāthā," "To the dark-throated one" (for) the hair.
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AgP 178.12
भीमोग्राय सुपूपिण्यै शिरः सर्वात्मने नमः मल्लिकाशोककमलकुन्दन्तगरमालती(५)
bhīmogrāya supūpiṇyai śiraḥ sarvātmane namaḥ mallikāśokakamalakundantagaramālatī(5)
"To Bhīma, to Ugra," "To Supūpiṇī" (for) the head, "Homage to the Self of all." Jasmine, aśoka, lotus, kunda, tagara, mālatī,
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AgP 178.13
कदम्बकरवीरञ्च(६) वाणमम्लानकुङ्कुमं सिन्धुवारञ्च मासेषु सर्वेषु क्रमशः स्मृतं
kadambakaravīrañca(6) vāṇamamlānakuṅkumaṃ sindhuvārañca māseṣu sarveṣu kramaśaḥ smṛtaṃ
kadamba and karavīra, vāṇa, amlāna, saffron, and sindhuvāra — (these) are prescribed in order for all the months.
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AgP 178.14
उमामहेश्वरौ पूज्य सौभाग्याष्टकमग्रतः(७) :न् १ शिवं वेदात्मने तद्वद्रूपिण्यै इति घ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च २ हरञ्चान्तकालानलप्रिये इति ख॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च ३ पुरहर्तारमिति घ॥ ४ वासन्यै च तथालकमिति छ॥ , ट॥ च ५ मल्लिकाशोककमलच्छदं तगरमालती इति ख॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ च ६ कुन्दञ्च करवीरञ्चेति ख॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ च ७ मल्लिकाशोकेत्यादिः, सौभाग्याष्टकमग्रतः इत्य् अन्तः छ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति :प् २०३ स्थापयेद्(१) घृतनिष्पावकुसुम्भक्षीरजीवकं
umāmaheśvarau pūjya saubhāgyāṣṭakamagrataḥ(7) :n 1 śivaṃ vedātmane tadvadrūpiṇyai iti gha.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 2 harañcāntakālānalapriye iti kha.. , gha.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 3 purahartāramiti gha.. 4 vāsanyai ca tathālakamiti cha.. , ṭa.. ca 5 mallikāśokakamalacchadaṃ tagaramālatī iti kha.. , gha.. , ja.. ca 6 kundañca karavīrañceti kha.. , gha.. , ja.. ca 7 mallikāśoketyādiḥ, saubhāgyāṣṭakamagrataḥ ity antaḥ cha.. pustake nāsti :p 203 sthāpayed(1) ghṛtaniṣpāvakusumbhakṣīrajīvakaṃ
Having worshipped Umā and Maheśvara, one should set down before (them) the eightfold set for good fortune: ghee, niṣpāva beans, safflower, milk, jīvaka,
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AgP 178.15
तरुराजेक्षुलवणं(२) कुस्तुम्बुरुमथाष्टमं चैत्रे शृगोदकं प्राश्य देवदेव्यग्रतः स्वपेत्
tarurājekṣulavaṇaṃ(2) kustumburumathāṣṭamaṃ caitre śṛgodakaṃ prāśya devadevyagrataḥ svapet
the lord of trees (palm), sugarcane, salt, and coriander as the eighth; in Caitra, having sipped horn-water, one should sleep before the God and the Goddess.
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AgP 178.16
प्रातः स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य विप्रदाम्पत्यमर्चयेत्(३) तदष्टकं द्विजे दद्याल्ललिता प्रीयतां मम(४)
prātaḥ snātvā samabhyarcya vipradāmpatyamarcayet(3) tadaṣṭakaṃ dvije dadyāllalitā prīyatāṃ mama(4)
In the morning, having bathed and worshipped (them), he should honour a brahmin couple; he should give that set of eight to the twice-born (saying), "May Lalitā be pleased with me."
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AgP 178.17
शृङ्गोदकं(५) गोमयं च मन्दारं बिल्वपत्रकं कुशोदकं दधि क्षीरं कार्त्तिके पृषदाज्यकम्
śṛṅgodakaṃ(5) gomayaṃ ca mandāraṃ bilvapatrakaṃ kuśodakaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ kārttike pṛṣadājyakam
Horn-water, cow dung, mandāra (flower), bilva leaf, kuśa-water, curd, milk, and in Kārttika ghee sprinkled (with water),
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AgP 178.18
गोमूत्राज्यं कृष्णतिलं पञ्चगव्यं क्रमाशनं ललिता विजया भद्रा भवानी कुमुदा शिवा
gomūtrājyaṃ kṛṣṇatilaṃ pañcagavyaṃ kramāśanaṃ lalitā vijayā bhadrā bhavānī kumudā śivā
cow's urine with ghee, black sesame, the five products of the cow — (these are) the food in order; Lalitā, Vijayā, Bhadrā, Bhavānī, Kumudā, Śivā,
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AgP 178.19
वासुदेवी तथा गौरी मङ्गला कमला सती चैत्रादौ दानकाले च प्रीयतामिति वाचयेत्
vāsudevī tathā gaurī maṅgalā kamalā satī caitrādau dānakāle ca prīyatāmiti vācayet
Vāsudevī, likewise Gaurī, Maṅgalā, Kamalā, Satī — beginning with Caitra and at the time of the gift, he should pronounce, "May (she) be pleased."
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AgP 178.20
फलमेकं पवित्राज्यं(६) व्रतान्ते शयानं ददेत् उमामहेश्वरं हैमं वृषभञ्च गवा सह
phalamekaṃ pavitrājyaṃ(6) vratānte śayānaṃ dadet umāmaheśvaraṃ haimaṃ vṛṣabhañca gavā saha
A single fruit and purified ghee; at the end of the vow he should give a bed, a golden (image of) Umā and Maheśvara, and a bull together with a cow.
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AgP 178.21
गुरुञ्च मिथुनान्यर्च्य(७) वस्त्राद्यैर् भुक्तिमुक्तिभाक्(८) सौभाग्यारोग्यरूपायुः सौभाग्यशयनव्रतान्
guruñca mithunānyarcya(7) vastrādyair bhuktimuktibhāk(8) saubhāgyārogyarūpāyuḥ saubhāgyaśayanavratān
And having honoured the teacher and the couples with garments and the rest, he shares in enjoyment and liberation. (Such are) the vows of good fortune, health, beauty, long life, and the good-fortune-bed vow.
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AgP 178.22
नभस्ये वाथ वैशाखे कुर्यान्मार्गशिरस्यथ(९) :न् १ अर्पयेदिति ख॥ , छ॥ च २ तृणराजेक्षुलवणमिति ख॥ , छ॥ , ट॥ च ३ द्विजदाम्पत्यमर्चयेदिति ख॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ , ट॥ च ४ ललिता प्रीयतामिति ट॥ ५ पृष्ठोदकमिति ञ॥ । कूपोदकमिति ज॥ , झ॥ च ६ परित्याज्यमिति क॥ , ज॥ , ठ॥ च । परित्यज्येति ख॥ , छ॥ च । परिग्राह्यमिति ङ॥ ७ गुरुं मिथुनमभर्च्येति ङ॥ ८ वस्त्राद्यैः सर्वमाप्नुयादिति ख॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ , झ॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च ९ कुर्याद्वा मार्गशीर्षके इति ङ॥ , ञ॥ च :प् २०४ शुक्लपक्षे तृतीयायाम् ललितायै नमो यजेत्
nabhasye vātha vaiśākhe kuryānmārgaśirasyatha(9) :n 1 arpayediti kha.. , cha.. ca 2 tṛṇarājekṣulavaṇamiti kha.. , cha.. , ṭa.. ca 3 dvijadāmpatyamarcayediti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. , ṭa.. ca 4 lalitā prīyatāmiti ṭa.. 5 pṛṣṭhodakamiti ña.. / kūpodakamiti ja.. , jha.. ca 6 parityājyamiti ka.. , ja.. , ṭha.. ca / parityajyeti kha.. , cha.. ca / parigrāhyamiti ṅa.. 7 guruṃ mithunamabharcyeti ṅa.. 8 vastrādyaiḥ sarvamāpnuyāditi kha.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. , jha.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca 9 kuryādvā mārgaśīrṣake iti ṅa.. , ña.. ca :p 204 śuklapakṣe tṛtīyāyām lalitāyai namo yajet
Or in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada), or in Vaiśākha, or he may perform it in Mārgaśīrṣa: on the third day of the bright fortnight he should worship with "Homage to Lalitā."
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AgP 178.23
प्रतिपक्षं ततः प्रार्च्य व्रतान्ते(१) मित्युनानि च चतुर्विंशतिमभ्यर्च्य वस्त्राद्यैर् भुक्तिमुक्तिभाक्
pratipakṣaṃ tataḥ prārcya vratānte(1) mityunāni ca caturviṃśatimabhyarcya vastrādyair bhuktimuktibhāk
Then, having worshipped in each fortnight, and at the end of the vow having honoured twenty-four couples with garments and the rest, he shares in enjoyment and liberation.
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AgP 178.24
उक्तो मार्गो द्वितीयो ऽयं सौभाग्यव्रतमावदे फाल्गुणादितृतीयायां लवणं यस्तु वर्जयेत्
ukto mārgo dvitīyo 'yaṃ saubhāgyavratamāvade phālguṇāditṛtīyāyāṃ lavaṇaṃ yastu varjayet
This second procedure has been stated; I shall (now) tell the good-fortune vow: he who, on the third day beginning with Phālguna, avoids salt —
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AgP 178.25
समाप्ते शयनन्दद्याद्गृहश्चोपस्करान्वितं सम्पूज्य विप्रमिथुनं भवानी प्रीयतामिति(२)
samāpte śayanandadyādgṛhaścopaskarānvitaṃ sampūjya vipramithunaṃ bhavānī prīyatāmiti(2)
when it is completed he should give a bed and a house furnished with utensils, having worshipped a brahmin couple (with the words), "May Bhavānī be pleased."
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AgP 178.26
सौभाग्यार्थं तृतीयोक्ता गौरीलोकादिदायिनी माघे भाद्रे च वैशाखे तृतीयाव्रतकृत्तथा
saubhāgyārthaṃ tṛtīyoktā gaurīlokādidāyinī māghe bhādre ca vaiśākhe tṛtīyāvratakṛttathā
The third (vow) has been declared, for the sake of good fortune, granting the world of Gaurī and the rest; likewise in Māgha, in Bhādra, and in Vaiśākha one performs the vow of the third day.
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AgP 178.27
दमनकतृतीयाकृत् चैत्रे दमनकैर् यजेत् आत्मतृतीया मार्गस्य प्रार्च्येच्छाभोजनादिना
damanakatṛtīyākṛt caitre damanakair yajet ātmatṛtīyā mārgasya prārcyecchābhojanādinā
One who performs the damanaka-third should worship with damanaka plants in Caitra; (as for) the ātma-third of Mārgaśīrṣa, having worshipped with food and so forth as desired —
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AgP 178.28
गौरी काली उमा भद्रा दुर्गा कान्तिः सरस्वती वैष्णवी लक्ष्मीः प्रकृतिः शिवा नारायणी क्रमात्(३)
gaurī kālī umā bhadrā durgā kāntiḥ sarasvatī vaiṣṇavī lakṣmīḥ prakṛtiḥ śivā nārāyaṇī kramāt(3)
Gaurī, Kālī, Umā, Bhadrā, Durgā, Kānti, Sarasvatī, Vaiṣṇavī, Lakṣmī, Prakṛti, Śivā, Nārāyaṇī, in order —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 178.29
मार्गतृतीयामारभ्य सौभाग्यं स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्
mārgatṛtīyāmārabhya saubhāgyaṃ svargamāpnuyāt
beginning from the third day of Mārgaśīrṣa, he would obtain good fortune and heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition