Agni Purana — Chapter 208
AgP 208.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे कौमुदव्रतं नाम सप्ताधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२०८} :श् अथाष्टाधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः व्रतदानादिसमुच्चयः अग्निर् उवाच व्रतदानानि सामान्यं प्रवदामि समासतः तिथौ प्रतिपदादौ च सूर्यादौ कृत्तिकासु च
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe kaumudavrataṃ nāma saptādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {208} :ś athāṣṭādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ vratadānādisamuccayaḥ agnir uvāca vratadānāni sāmānyaṃ pravadāmi samāsataḥ tithau pratipadādau ca sūryādau kṛttikāsu ca
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred and seventh chapter, called "The Kaumuda Vow." Chapter 208: Now the two hundred and eighth chapter: a collection concerning vows, gifts and the rest. Agni said: I shall declare in brief the general (rules of) vows and gifts — on the lunar day beginning with the first, on (the days) beginning with the sun's, and on the Kṛttikās,
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AgP 208.2
विष्कम्भादौ च मेषादौ काले च ग्रहणादिके यत् काले यद् व्रतं दानं यद् द्रव्यं नियमादि यत्
viṣkambhādau ca meṣādau kāle ca grahaṇādike yat kāle yad vrataṃ dānaṃ yad dravyaṃ niyamādi yat
And in (the yogas) beginning with Viṣkambha, and in (the signs) beginning with Aries, and at a time such as an eclipse — whatever vow, whatever gift, whatever substance, whatever observance and the like (there is) at whatever time,
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AgP 208.3
तद् द्रव्याख्यञ्च कालाख्यं सर्वं वै विष्णुदैवतं रवीशब्रह्मलक्ष्म्याद्याः(२) सर्वे विष्णोर्विभूतयः
tad dravyākhyañca kālākhyaṃ sarvaṃ vai viṣṇudaivataṃ ravīśabrahmalakṣmyādyāḥ(2) sarve viṣṇorvibhūtayaḥ
that, whether designated by its substance or by its time, has in every case Viṣṇu as its deity; the Sun, Īśa (Śiva), Brahmā, Lakṣmī and the rest — all are manifestations of Viṣṇu.
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AgP 208.4
तमुद्दिश्य व्रतं दानं पूजादि स्यात्तु सर्वदं जगत्पते समागच्छ आसनं पाद्यमर्घ्यकं
tamuddiśya vrataṃ dānaṃ pūjādi syāttu sarvadaṃ jagatpate samāgaccha āsanaṃ pādyamarghyakaṃ
With reference to him the vow, the gift, the worship and so on should be performed, and it grants everything. "O Lord of the world, draw near! (Here is) a seat, water for the feet, arghya-water,
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AgP 208.5
मधुपर्कं तथाचामं स्नानं वस्तञ्च गन्धकं :न् १ भोजनानि इति ग॥ , ज॥ च २ रवीशब्रह्मलोकेशा इति ज॥ :प् २५३ पुष्पं धूपश् च दीपश् च नैवेद्यादि नमो ऽस्तु ते
madhuparkaṃ tathācāmaṃ snānaṃ vastañca gandhakaṃ :n 1 bhojanāni iti ga.. , ja.. ca 2 ravīśabrahmalokeśā iti ja.. :p 253 puṣpaṃ dhūpaś ca dīpaś ca naivedyādi namo 'stu te
the honey-mixture, likewise water for rinsing the mouth, a bath, a garment and fragrance, a flower, incense, a lamp, food-offering and the rest. Homage be to you!"
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AgP 208.6
इति पूजाव्रते दाने दानवाक्यं समं शृणु अद्यामुकसगोत्राय विप्रायामुकशर्मणे
iti pūjāvrate dāne dānavākyaṃ samaṃ śṛṇu adyāmukasagotrāya viprāyāmukaśarmaṇe
So (much) for worship, for the vow, for the gift. Hear the formula of donation, the same (in each case): "Today, to the brahmin so-and-so-śarman, of such-and-such a gotra,
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AgP 208.7
एतद् द्रव्यं विष्णुदैवं सर्वपापोपशान्तये आयुरारोग्यवृद्ध्यर्थं सौभाग्यादिविवृद्धये(१)
etad dravyaṃ viṣṇudaivaṃ sarvapāpopaśāntaye āyurārogyavṛddhyarthaṃ saubhāgyādivivṛddhaye(1)
this substance, whose deity is Viṣṇu, (I give) for the appeasing of all sins, for the increase of long life and health, for the increase of good fortune and the rest,
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AgP 208.8
गोत्रसन्ततिवृद्ध्यर्थं विजयाय धनाय च धर्मायैश्वर्यकामाय तत्पापशमनाय च
gotrasantativṛddhyarthaṃ vijayāya dhanāya ca dharmāyaiśvaryakāmāya tatpāpaśamanāya ca
for the increase of the family line, for victory and for wealth, for dharma, for one who desires lordship, and for the quelling of that sin,
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AgP 208.9
संसारमुक्तये दानन्तुभ्यं सम्प्रददे ह्य् अहं एतद्दानप्रतिष्ठार्थं तुभ्यमेतद् ददाम्यहं
saṃsāramuktaye dānantubhyaṃ sampradade hy ahaṃ etaddānapratiṣṭhārthaṃ tubhyametad dadāmyahaṃ
for release from saṃsāra — this gift I do indeed bestow upon you; for the sake of confirming this gift I give this to you.
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AgP 208.10
एतेन प्रीयतां नित्यं सर्वलोकपतिः प्रभुः यज्ञदानव्रतपते विद्याकीर्त्यादि देहि मे
etena prīyatāṃ nityaṃ sarvalokapatiḥ prabhuḥ yajñadānavratapate vidyākīrtyādi dehi me
By this may the Lord, master of all the worlds, be ever pleased. "O lord of sacrifice, giving and vows, grant me learning, renown and the rest,
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AgP 208.11
धर्मकामार्थमोक्षांश् च देहि मे मनसेप्सितं यः पठेच्छृणुयान्नित्यं व्रतदानसमुच्चयं
dharmakāmārthamokṣāṃś ca dehi me manasepsitaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnityaṃ vratadānasamuccayaṃ
and grant me dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation, and what my mind desires." He who constantly recites or hears this compendium of vows and gifts,
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AgP 208.12
स प्राप्तकामो विमलो भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् तिथिवारर्क्षसङ्क्रान्तियोगमन्वादिकं व्रतं
sa prāptakāmo vimalo bhuktimuktimavāpnuyāt tithivārarkṣasaṅkrāntiyogamanvādikaṃ vrataṃ
he, his desires attained and made stainless, would obtain both enjoyment and liberation. A vow (based) on the lunar day, the weekday, the asterism, the sun's transit, the yoga, the manvantara and so forth
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AgP 208.13
नैकधा वासुदेवादेर्नियमात् पूजनाद्भवेत्
naikadhā vāsudevāderniyamāt pūjanādbhavet
comes about in more than one way, through the observance and the worship of Vāsudeva and the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain