Agni Purana — Chapter 185
AgP 185.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे अष्टमीव्रतानि नाम चतुरशीत्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {१८५} :श् अथ पञ्चाशीत्यधिकशततमो ऽध्यायः नवमीव्रतानि ॥ अग्निर् उवाच नवमीव्रतकं वक्ष्ये भुक्तिमुक्त्यादिसिद्धिदं देवी पूज्याश्विने शुक्ले गौर्याख्यानवमीव्रतं
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe aṣṭamīvratāni nāma caturaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {185} :ś atha pañcāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ navamīvratāni || agnir uvāca navamīvratakaṃ vakṣye bhuktimuktyādisiddhidaṃ devī pūjyāśvine śukle gauryākhyānavamīvrataṃ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the one hundred eighty-fourth chapter, called "The Vows of the Eighth Day." Chapter 185. Now the one hundred eighty-fifth chapter: the vows of the ninth day. Agni said: I shall declare the observance of the ninth day, which bestows enjoyment, liberation and the rest. The Goddess is to be worshipped in the bright (fortnight) of Āśvina: this is the ninth-day vow called Gaurī's.
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AgP 185.2
:न् १ गतो वीर इति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च २ वीरेणेति ट॥ ३ पितरौ तदेति ख॥ :प् २१३ पिष्टकाख्या तु नवमी पिष्टाशी देवपूजनात् अष्टम्यामाश्विने शुक्ते कन्यार्कमूलभे यदा
:n 1 gato vīra iti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , ja.. , ña.. ca 2 vīreṇeti ṭa.. 3 pitarau tadeti kha.. :p 213 piṣṭakākhyā tu navamī piṣṭāśī devapūjanāt aṣṭamyāmāśvine śukte kanyārkamūlabhe yadā
But the ninth called Piṣṭaka — one eats flour-cakes, from the worship of the god. When on the eighth in the bright (fortnight) of Āśvina the sun is in Virgo and (the moon) in Mūla,
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AgP 185.3
अघार्दना सर्वदा वै महती नवमी स्मृता दुर्गा तु नवगेहस्था एकागारस्थिताथवा
aghārdanā sarvadā vai mahatī navamī smṛtā durgā tu navagehasthā ekāgārasthitāthavā
crushing sin, always indeed the ninth is held to be great. And Durgā (is to be worshipped) as stationed in nine houses, or else stationed in a single chamber.
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AgP 185.4
पूजिताष्टादशभुजा शेषाः षोडशमत्कराः(१) शेषाः षोडशहस्ताः स्युरञ्जनं डमरुन्तथा
pūjitāṣṭādaśabhujā śeṣāḥ ṣoḍaśamatkarāḥ(1) śeṣāḥ ṣoḍaśahastāḥ syurañjanaṃ ḍamaruntathā
She is worshipped as eighteen-armed; the rest have sixteen hands; the rest would be sixteen-handed. (In the hands are) collyrium and the ḍamaru drum,
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AgP 185.5
रुद्रचण्डा प्रचण्डा च चण्डोग्रा सण्डनायिका चण्डा चण्डवती पूज्या चण्डरूपातिचण्डिका
rudracaṇḍā pracaṇḍā ca caṇḍogrā saṇḍanāyikā caṇḍā caṇḍavatī pūjyā caṇḍarūpāticaṇḍikā
Rudracaṇḍā, Pracaṇḍā, Caṇḍogrā, Caṇḍanāyikā, Caṇḍā, Caṇḍavatī are to be worshipped, (and) Caṇḍarūpā and Aticaṇḍikā.
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AgP 185.6
क्रमान्मध्ये चोग्रचण्डा दुर्गा महिषमर्दिनी(२) ॐ दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्षणि स्वाहा दशाक्षारो मन्त्रः
kramānmadhye cogracaṇḍā durgā mahiṣamardinī(2) oṃ durge durge rakṣaṇi svāhā daśākṣāro mantraḥ
In order, and in the middle Ugracaṇḍā, Durgā the crusher of the buffalo. Oṃ durge durge rakṣaṇi svāhā — this is the ten-syllabled mantra.
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AgP 185.7
दीर्घाकारादिमन्त्रादिर् नवनेत्रो नमो ऽन्तिकः षड्भिः पदैर् नमःस्वधावषट्कारहृदादिकं
dīrghākārādimantrādir navanetro namo 'ntikaḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ padair namaḥsvadhāvaṣaṭkārahṛdādikaṃ
Beginning with the long ā, at the head of the mantra, with the nine "eyes" (vowels?), ending in namaḥ; with six words (there is) the set beginning with namaḥ, svadhā, vaṣaṭ and the heart.
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AgP 185.8
अङ्गुष्ठादिकनिष्ठान्तं न्यस्याङ्गानि जपेच्छिवां(३) एतञ्जपति(४) यो गुह्यं नासौ केनापि बाध्यते
aṅguṣṭhādikaniṣṭhāntaṃ nyasyāṅgāni japecchivāṃ(3) etañjapati(4) yo guhyaṃ nāsau kenāpi bādhyate
Placing the limbs (of the mantra) from the thumb to the little finger, he should recite (the mantra of) Śivā. Whoever recites this secret (mantra) is not troubled by anyone.
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AgP 185.9
कपालं खेटकं घण्टां दर्पणन्तर्जनीन्धनुः ध्वजण्डमरुकं पाशं वामहस्तेषु विभ्रतीं
kapālaṃ kheṭakaṃ ghaṇṭāṃ darpaṇantarjanīndhanuḥ dhvajaṇḍamarukaṃ pāśaṃ vāmahasteṣu vibhratīṃ
(The goddess) bearing in her left hands: the skull-bowl, the shield, the bell, the mirror, the raised forefinger, the bow, the banner, the damaru drum, and the noose.
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AgP 185.10
शक्तिमुद्गरशूलानि वज्रं खड्गञ्च कुन्तकं शङ्खं चक्रं शलाकां च आयुधानि च पूजयेत्
śaktimudgaraśūlāni vajraṃ khaḍgañca kuntakaṃ śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ śalākāṃ ca āyudhāni ca pūjayet
And he should worship the weapons: the spear, the mallet, the tridents, the thunderbolt, the sword, the lance, the conch, the discus, and the needle-spike.
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AgP 185.11
पशुञ्च काली कालीति जप्त्वा खड्गेन घातयेत् कालि कालि वज्रेश्वरि लौहदण्डायै नमः
paśuñca kālī kālīti japtvā khaḍgena ghātayet kāli kāli vajreśvari lauhadaṇḍāyai namaḥ
And having recited "Kālī, Kālī," he should slay the sacrificial animal with the sword: "Kāli, Kāli, Vajreśvarī, homage to her of the iron staff!"
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AgP 185.12
:न् १ षोडशहस्तका इति ङ॥ २ क्रमात् मध्ये चोपचण्डां क्ट्त्वा महिषमर्दिनीमिति ग॥ ३ दीर्घाकारादीत्यादिः, जपेच्छिवामित्यन्तः पाठः घ॥ , ज॥ , झ॥ , ञ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ४ एवं जपतीति ज॥ , झ॥ च :प् २१४ तदुत्थं रुधिरं मांसं पूतनायै च नैरृते वायव्यां पापराक्षस्यै चरक्यै नम ईश्वरे
:n 1 ṣoḍaśahastakā iti ṅa.. 2 kramāt madhye copacaṇḍāṃ kṭtvā mahiṣamardinīmiti ga.. 3 dīrghākārādītyādiḥ, japecchivāmityantaḥ pāṭhaḥ gha.. , ja.. , jha.. , ña.. pustake nāsti 4 evaṃ japatīti ja.. , jha.. ca :p 214 tadutthaṃ rudhiraṃ māṃsaṃ pūtanāyai ca nairṛte vāyavyāṃ pāparākṣasyai carakyai nama īśvare
[Notes: 1. 'ṣoḍaśahastakā' in MS ṅa. 2. 'in order, having placed Upacaṇḍā in the middle, the slayer of the buffalo' in MS ga. 3. The passage beginning 'dīrghākārādi' and ending 'japecchivām' is not in MSS gha, ja, jha, ña. 4. 'evaṃ japati' in MSS ja and jha. Page 214.] The blood and flesh arisen from it (are to be offered) to Pūtanā in the southwest, in the northwest to Pāparākṣasī, and homage to Carakī in the northeast.
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AgP 185.13
विदारिकायै चाग्नेय्यां महाकौशिकमग्नये(१) तस्याग्रतो नृपः स्नायाच्छत्रुं पिष्टमयं हरेत्(२)
vidārikāyai cāgneyyāṃ mahākauśikamagnaye(1) tasyāgrato nṛpaḥ snāyācchatruṃ piṣṭamayaṃ haret(2)
And to Vidārikā in the southeast, Mahākauśika to Agni. In front of that the king should bathe; he should carry off (destroy) the enemy made of dough.
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AgP 185.14
दद्यात् स्कन्दविशाखाभ्यां ब्राह्माद्या निशि ता यजेत् जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी
dadyāt skandaviśākhābhyāṃ brāhmādyā niśi tā yajet jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī
He should make offering to Skanda and Viśākha; at night he should worship those (goddesses), Brāhmī and the rest: Jayantī, Maṅgalā, Kālī, Bhadrakālī, Kapālinī,
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AgP 185.15
दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमो ऽस्तु ते देवीं पञ्चामृतैः स्नाप्य पूजयेच्चार्हणादिना
durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo 'stu te devīṃ pañcāmṛtaiḥ snāpya pūjayeccārhaṇādinā
Durgā, Śivā, Kṣamā, Dhātrī, Svāhā, Svadhā — homage be to you! Having bathed the goddess with the five nectars, he should worship (her) with offerings and the rest.
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AgP 185.16
ध्वजादिरथयात्रादिबलिदानं वरादिकृत्
dhvajādirathayātrādibalidānaṃ varādikṛt
Banners and the like, chariot-processions and the like, and the giving of oblations — (this) brings boons and other (rewards).
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