Agni Purana — Chapter 184
AgP 184.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे जयन्त्यष्टमीव्रतं नाम त्र्यशीत्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ सर्वदा इति घ॥ , ङ॥ च २ विश्वेशाय नमो ऽस्तु ते इति ज॥ ३ पारगमिति ग॥ । सर्वायेत्यादिः। पावनमित्यन्तः पाठः छ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ४ कृष्णलोकभागिति छ॥ ५ पुत्रार्थो लभते सुतमिति ज॥ , ट॥ च :प् २१० छप्तेर् {१८४} :श् अथ चतुरशित्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः अष्टमीव्रतानि अग्निर् उवाच ब्रह्मादिमातृयजनाज्जपेन् मातृगणाष्टमीं कृष्णाष्टाभ्यां चैत्रमासे पूज्याब्दंकृष्णमर्थभाक्
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe jayantyaṣṭamīvrataṃ nāma tryaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 sarvadā iti gha.. , ṅa.. ca 2 viśveśāya namo 'stu te iti ja.. 3 pāragamiti ga.. / sarvāyetyādiḥ. pāvanamityantaḥ pāṭhaḥ cha.. pustake nāsti 4 kṛṣṇalokabhāgiti cha.. 5 putrārtho labhate sutamiti ja.. , ṭa.. ca :p 210 chapter {184} :ś atha caturaśityadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ aṣṭamīvratāni agnir uvāca brahmādimātṛyajanājjapen mātṛgaṇāṣṭamīṃ kṛṣṇāṣṭābhyāṃ caitramāse pūjyābdaṃkṛṣṇamarthabhāk
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the one hundred and eighty-third chapter, called "The Vow of the Eighth Day of Jayantī." [Notes: 1. gha and ṅa read sarvadā; 2. ja reads viśveśāya namo 'stu te; 3. ga reads pāragam — the passage from sarvāya to pāvanam is absent in the cha manuscript; 4. cha reads kṛṣṇalokabhāk; 5. ja and ṭa read putrārtho labhate sutam.] Chapter 184. Now the one hundred and eighty-fourth chapter: the vows of the eighth days. Agni said: By the worship of the Mothers beginning with Brahmā one should recite (the vow of) the eighth day of the host of Mothers; on the dark eighth day in the month of Caitra, by worshipping Kṛṣṇa for a year one gains wealth.
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AgP 184.2
कृष्णाष्टमीव्रतं वक्ष्ये मासे मार्गशिरे चरेत् नक्तं कृत्वा शुचिर्भूत्वा गोमूत्रं प्राशयेन्निशि
kṛṣṇāṣṭamīvrataṃ vakṣye māse mārgaśire caret naktaṃ kṛtvā śucirbhūtvā gomūtraṃ prāśayenniśi
I shall declare the vow of the dark eighth day: one should perform it in the month of Mārgaśira. Having taken the night-meal and become pure, at night he should sip cow's urine.
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AgP 184.3
भूमिशायी निशायाञ्च शङ्करं पुजयेद् व्रती पौषे शम्भुं घृतं प्राश्य माघे क्षीरंमहेश्वरम्(१)
bhūmiśāyī niśāyāñca śaṅkaraṃ pujayed vratī pauṣe śambhuṃ ghṛtaṃ prāśya māghe kṣīraṃmaheśvaram(1)
And the votary, sleeping on the ground, should worship Śaṅkara at night; in Pauṣa (he should worship) Śambhu, sipping ghee, in Māgha Maheśvara, (sipping) milk.
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AgP 184.4
महादेवं फाल्गुने च तिलाशी(२) समुपोषितः चैत्रे स्थाणुं यवाशी च वैशाखे ऽथ शिवं यजेत्
mahādevaṃ phālgune ca tilāśī(2) samupoṣitaḥ caitre sthāṇuṃ yavāśī ca vaiśākhe 'tha śivaṃ yajet
And in Phālguna, Mahādeva, eating sesame, duly fasting; in Caitra, Sthāṇu, eating barley; and then in Vaiśākha he should worship Śiva.
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AgP 184.5
कुशोदशी पशुपतिं ज्यैष्ठे शृङ्गोदकाशनः आषाढे गोमयाश्युग्रं श्रावणे सर्वमर्कभुक्
kuśodaśī paśupatiṃ jyaiṣṭhe śṛṅgodakāśanaḥ āṣāḍhe gomayāśyugraṃ śrāvaṇe sarvamarkabhuk
Drinking kuśa-water, (he worships) Paśupati in Jyaiṣṭha, taking water from a (cow's) horn; in Āṣāḍha, eating cow-dung, (he worships) Ugra; in Śrāvaṇa, Sarva, consuming arka.
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AgP 184.6
त्र्यम्बकं च भाद्रपदे बिल्वपत्राशनो निशि तण्डुलाशी चाश्वयुजे ईशं रुदन्तु कार्त्तिके
tryambakaṃ ca bhādrapade bilvapatrāśano niśi taṇḍulāśī cāśvayuje īśaṃ rudantu kārttike
And in Bhādrapada, Tryambaka, eating bilva leaves at night; and in Āśvayuja, eating rice-grains; in Kārttika, Īśa — (thus) let them weep(?).
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AgP 184.7
दध्याशी होमकारी स्याद्वर्षान्ते मण्डले यजेत्(३) गोवस्त्रहेम गुरवे दद्याद्विप्रेभ्य ईदृशं
dadhyāśī homakārī syādvarṣānte maṇḍale yajet(3) govastrahema gurave dadyādviprebhya īdṛśaṃ
Eating curds, he should be a performer of the fire-oblation; at the end of the year he should worship in a maṇḍala. He should give a cow, cloth and gold to the teacher, and the like to brahmins.
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AgP 184.8
प्रार्थयित्वा द्विजान् भोज्य(४) भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् :न् १ माघे क्षीरी महेश्वरमिति घ॥ , छ॥ , ञ॥ च २ तिलादीति ज॥ ३ वर्षे वर्षे तु मण्डले इति ञ॥ ४ द्विजान् तोष्य इति ज॥ :प् २११ नक्ताशी त्वष्टमीषु स्याद् वत्सरान्ते च धेनुदः
prārthayitvā dvijān bhojya(4) bhuktimuktimavāpnuyāt :n 1 māghe kṣīrī maheśvaramiti gha.. , cha.. , ña.. ca 2 tilādīti ja.. 3 varṣe varṣe tu maṇḍale iti ña.. 4 dvijān toṣya iti ja.. :p 211 naktāśī tvaṣṭamīṣu syād vatsarānte ca dhenudaḥ
Having made his petition and fed the twice-born, he would obtain enjoyment and liberation. [Notes: 1. gha, cha and ña read māghe kṣīrī maheśvaram; 2. ja reads tilādi; 3. ña reads varṣe varṣe tu maṇḍale; 4. ja reads dvijān toṣya.] He should eat only the night-meal on the eighth days, and at the year's end give a milch cow.
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AgP 184.9
पौरन्दरं पदं याति स्वर्गतिव्रतमुच्यते(१) अष्टमी बुधवारेण पक्षयोरुभयोर्यदा
paurandaraṃ padaṃ yāti svargativratamucyate(1) aṣṭamī budhavāreṇa pakṣayorubhayoryadā
He goes to the station of Indra; this is called the vow for the way to heaven. When the eighth day falls on a Wednesday in either fortnight,
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AgP 184.10
तदा व्रतं प्रकुर्वीत अथवा सगुडाशिता तस्यां नियमकर्तारो न स्युः खण्डितसम्पदः
tadā vrataṃ prakurvīta athavā saguḍāśitā tasyāṃ niyamakartāro na syuḥ khaṇḍitasampadaḥ
then one should perform the vow, or else eat food with molasses. Those who keep the observance on that (day) will not have their prosperity broken.
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AgP 184.11
तण्डुलस्याष्टमुष्टीनां वर्जयित्वाङ्गुलीद्वयं भक्तं कृत्वा चाम्रपुटे सकुशे सकुलाम्बिकां
taṇḍulasyāṣṭamuṣṭīnāṃ varjayitvāṅgulīdvayaṃ bhaktaṃ kṛtvā cāmrapuṭe sakuśe sakulāmbikāṃ
Taking eight handfuls of rice, leaving out two fingers' worth, and having made the cooked food in a mango-leaf cup with kuśa grass, (he should worship) Ambikā together with her family,
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AgP 184.12
सात्त्विकं पूजयित्वाङ्गं भुञ्जीत च कथाश्रवात् शक्तितो दक्षिणान्दद्यात् कर्कटीन्तण्डुलान्वितां(२)
sāttvikaṃ pūjayitvāṅgaṃ bhuñjīta ca kathāśravāt śaktito dakṣiṇāndadyāt karkaṭīntaṇḍulānvitāṃ(2)
Having worshipped, (he should offer) a sāttvika portion, and he should eat after hearing the story; according to his means he should give a fee, together with a cucumber and rice.
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AgP 184.13
धीरो द्विजो ऽस्य(३) भार्यास्ति रम्भा पुत्रस्तु कैशिकः दुहिता विजया तस्य धीरस्य धनदो वृषः(४)
dhīro dvijo 'sya(3) bhāryāsti rambhā putrastu kaiśikaḥ duhitā vijayā tasya dhīrasya dhanado vṛṣaḥ(4)
Dhīra is his brahmin (son?); his wife is Rambhā, his son Kaiśika, his daughter Vijayā; that Dhīra had a bull that granted wealth.
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AgP 184.14
कौशिकस्तं गृहीत्वा तु गोपालैश्चारयन् वृषं गङ्गायां स्नानकृत्ये ऽथ(५) नीतश् चौरैर् वृषस्तदा
kauśikastaṃ gṛhītvā tu gopālaiścārayan vṛṣaṃ gaṅgāyāṃ snānakṛtye 'tha(5) nītaś caurair vṛṣastadā
But Kauśika, taking that bull, pastured it with the cowherds; then, while (he was engaged) in the rite of bathing in the Gaṅgā, the bull was carried off by thieves.
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AgP 184.15
स्नात्वा वृषमपश्यन् स वृषं मार्गितुमागतः विजयाभगिनीयुक्तो ददर्श स सरोवरे
snātvā vṛṣamapaśyan sa vṛṣaṃ mārgitumāgataḥ vijayābhaginīyukto dadarśa sa sarovare
Having bathed, he did not see the bull; he came to search for the bull, and accompanied by his sister Vijayā he saw (something) at a lake.
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AgP 184.16
दिव्यस्त्रीयोषितां वृन्दमव्रवीद्देहि भोजनं स्त्रीवृन्दमूचे व्रतकृद् भुङ्क्ष्व त्वमतिथिर्यतः
divyastrīyoṣitāṃ vṛndamavravīddehi bhojanaṃ strīvṛndamūce vratakṛd bhuṅkṣva tvamatithiryataḥ
He said to a throng of divine women, "Give (me) food." The throng of women said: "You are a guest, so keep the vow (and then) eat."
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AgP 184.17
व्रतं कृत्वा स बुभुजे प्राप्तवान् वनपालकं :न् १ सुगतिव्रतमुच्यते इति ख॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च ।सुशान्तिव्रतमुच्यते इति ज॥ २ कर्करीन्तण्डुलान्वितामिति ख॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ च ।गर्गरीन्तण्डुलान्वितामिति झ॥ ३ वीरो द्विजो ऽस्येति ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च ४ वीरस्य धनपो वृष इति ख॥ , छ॥ , ट॥ च । वीरस्य धनदो वृष इति घ॥ , ङ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च ५ स्नानकृत्येषु इति ट॥ :प् २१२ गतो धीरः(१) सवृषभो विजयासहितस्तदा
vrataṃ kṛtvā sa bubhuje prāptavān vanapālakaṃ :n 1 sugativratamucyate iti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. , ja.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca /suśāntivratamucyate iti ja.. 2 karkarīntaṇḍulānvitāmiti kha.. , gha.. , ṅa.. ca /gargarīntaṇḍulānvitāmiti jha.. 3 vīro dvijo 'syeti ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 4 vīrasya dhanapo vṛṣa iti kha.. , cha.. , ṭa.. ca / vīrasya dhanado vṛṣa iti gha.. , ṅa.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 5 snānakṛtyeṣu iti ṭa.. :p 212 gato dhīraḥ(1) savṛṣabho vijayāsahitastadā
Having performed the vow he ate, and he obtained the forest-guardian (i.e. the bull?); then Dhīra went off with the bull, together with Vijayā.
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AgP 184.18
धीरेण(२) विजया दत्ता यमायान्तरितः पिता व्रतभावात् कौशिको ऽपि ह्य् अयोध्यायां नृपो ऽभवत्
dhīreṇa(2) vijayā dattā yamāyāntaritaḥ pitā vratabhāvāt kauśiko 'pi hy ayodhyāyāṃ nṛpo 'bhavat
Vijayā was given by Dhīra to Yama; the father passed away. And by the power of the vow Kauśika too became king in Ayodhyā.
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AgP 184.19
पित्रोस्तु नरके दृष्ट्वा विजयार्तिं यमे गता मृगयामागतं प्रोचे मुच्यते नरकात् कथं
pitrostu narake dṛṣṭvā vijayārtiṃ yame gatā mṛgayāmāgataṃ proce mucyate narakāt kathaṃ
Seeing her parents' torment in hell, Vijayā went to Yama and said to him, who had come (back) from the hunt: "How is one released from hell?"
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AgP 184.20
व्रतद्वयाद्यमः प्रोचे प्राप्य तत् कैशिको ददौ बुधाष्टमीद्वयफलं स्वर्गतौ पितरौ ततः(३)
vratadvayādyamaḥ proce prāpya tat kaiśiko dadau budhāṣṭamīdvayaphalaṃ svargatau pitarau tataḥ(3)
Yama said, "By two vows." Having obtained that, Kaiśika gave the fruit of the two Wednesday-eighth-day (vows); thereupon the parents went to heaven.
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AgP 184.21
विजया हर्षिता चक्रे व्रतं भुक्त्यादिसिद्धये अशोककलिकाश्चाष्तौ ये पिवन्ति पुनर्वसौ
vijayā harṣitā cakre vrataṃ bhuktyādisiddhaye aśokakalikāścāṣtau ye pivanti punarvasau
Delighted, Vijayā performed the vow for the attainment of enjoyment and the rest. And those who drink eight aśoka buds under (the asterism) Punarvasu,
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AgP 184.22
चैत्रे मासि सिताष्टम्यां न ते शोकमवाप्नुयुः त्वामशोकहराभीष्ट मधुमाससमुड्गव
caitre māsi sitāṣṭamyāṃ na te śokamavāpnuyuḥ tvāmaśokaharābhīṣṭa madhumāsasamuḍgava
in the month of Caitra, on the bright eighth, they would not meet with sorrow. "(Saying:) 'You, remover of sorrow, desired one, well arisen in the month of honey (spring),
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AgP 184.23
पिवामि शोकसन्तप्तो मामशोकं सदा कुरु चैत्रादौ मातृपूजाकृदष्टम्यां जयते रिपून्
pivāmi śokasantapto māmaśokaṃ sadā kuru caitrādau mātṛpūjākṛdaṣṭamyāṃ jayate ripūn
I, burnt with sorrow, drink you; make me ever free of sorrow' — one who performs the worship of the Mothers on the eighth beginning in Caitra conquers his enemies.
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