Agni Purana — Chapter 218
AgP 218.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे गायत्रीनिर्वाणं नाम सप्तदशाधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ तत्त्वलिङ्गायेति ख॥ , छ॥ च २ नम इन्द्रियलिङ्गायेत्यादिः सत्त्वलिङ्गाय वै नम इत्य् अन्तः पाठः ज॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ३ नमो वागूर्ध्वलिङ्गायेति घ॥ ४ नमस्ते सर्वलिङ्गाय नामलिङ्गायेति ख॥ , छ॥ च ५ नमो ऽनागतलिङ्गायेत्यादिः देवानुगतलिङ्गिने इत्य् अन्तः पाठः ज॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ६ परमात्मा परंविभो इति ज॥ :प् २९० छप्तेर् {२१८} :श् अथाष्टादशाधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः राजाभिषेककथनं अग्निर् उवाच पुष्करेण च रामाय राजधर्मं हि पृच्छते यथादौ कथितं तद्वद्वशिष्ट कथयामि ते
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe gāyatrīnirvāṇaṃ nāma saptadaśādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 tattvaliṅgāyeti kha.. , cha.. ca 2 nama indriyaliṅgāyetyādiḥ sattvaliṅgāya vai nama ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ ja.. pustake nāsti 3 namo vāgūrdhvaliṅgāyeti gha.. 4 namaste sarvaliṅgāya nāmaliṅgāyeti kha.. , cha.. ca 5 namo 'nāgataliṅgāyetyādiḥ devānugataliṅgine ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ ja.. pustake nāsti 6 paramātmā paraṃvibho iti ja.. :p 290 chapter {218} :ś athāṣṭādaśādhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ rājābhiṣekakathanaṃ agnir uvāca puṣkareṇa ca rāmāya rājadharmaṃ hi pṛcchate yathādau kathitaṃ tadvadvaśiṣṭa kathayāmi te
Thus (ends) the two hundred and seventeenth chapter, called "The Liberation (taught) to Gāyatrī," in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa. — Now the two hundred and eighteenth chapter: the account of the royal consecration. Agni said: As it was told at the beginning by Puṣkara to Rāma, who was asking about the duty of kings, just so, Vasiṣṭha, I shall tell it to you.
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AgP 218.2
पुष्कर उवाच राजधर्मं प्रवक्ष्यामि सर्वस्मात् राजधर्मतः राजा भवेत्(१) शत्रुहन्ता प्रजापालः सुदण्डवान्
puṣkara uvāca rājadharmaṃ pravakṣyāmi sarvasmāt rājadharmataḥ rājā bhavet(1) śatruhantā prajāpālaḥ sudaṇḍavān
Puṣkara said: I shall declare the duty of kings, since the duty of kings is above all; a king should be a slayer of enemies, a protector of his subjects, and one who wields punishment well.
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AgP 218.3
पालयिष्यति वः सर्वान् धर्मस्थान् व्रतमाचरेत् संवत्सरं स वृणुयात् पुरोहितमथ द्विजं(२)
pālayiṣyati vaḥ sarvān dharmasthān vratamācaret saṃvatsaraṃ sa vṛṇuyāt purohitamatha dvijaṃ(2)
"He will protect you all who stand in dharma" — he should observe a vow for a year; he should choose a purohita, a brahmin.
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AgP 218.4
मन्त्रिणश्चाखिलात्मज्ञान्महिषीं धर्मलक्षणां संवत्सरं नृपः काले ससम्भारो ऽभिषेचनं
mantriṇaścākhilātmajñānmahiṣīṃ dharmalakṣaṇāṃ saṃvatsaraṃ nṛpaḥ kāle sasambhāro 'bhiṣecanaṃ
and ministers who know everything about the self, and a chief queen marked by dharma; for a year the king (should prepare), and at the (right) time, with the requisites, (should perform) the consecration,
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AgP 218.5
कुर्यान्मृते नृपे नात्र कालस्य नियमः स्मृतः तिलैः सिद्धार्थकैः स्नानं सांवत्सरपुरोहितौ
kuryānmṛte nṛpe nātra kālasya niyamaḥ smṛtaḥ tilaiḥ siddhārthakaiḥ snānaṃ sāṃvatsarapurohitau
— he should perform it; but when a king has died, no restriction of time is prescribed here. Bathing with sesame and mustard seeds; the astrologer and the purohita (perform it).
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AgP 218.6
घोषयित्वा जयं राज्ञो राजा भद्रासने स्थितः अभयं घोषयेद् दुर्गान्मोचयेद्राज्यपालके
ghoṣayitvā jayaṃ rājño rājā bhadrāsane sthitaḥ abhayaṃ ghoṣayed durgānmocayedrājyapālake
Having had the king's victory proclaimed, the king, seated on the auspicious throne, should proclaim safety, and should release (prisoners) from the fortress-prison, (appointing?) a guardian of the realm.
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AgP 218.7
पुरोधसाभिषेकात् प्राक् कार्यैन्द्री शान्तिरेव च उपवास्यभिषेकाहे वेद्यग्नौ जुहुयान्मनून्(३)
purodhasābhiṣekāt prāk kāryaindrī śāntireva ca upavāsyabhiṣekāhe vedyagnau juhuyānmanūn(3)
By the purohita, before the consecration, the Aindrī appeasement rite is to be performed; having fasted, on the day of consecration he should offer the mantras into the fire on the altar.
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AgP 218.8
:न् १ राजा हरिति छ॥ , ख॥ , घ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च २ पुरोहितमथर्त्विजमिति ख॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ , ट॥ च ३ जुहुयादमूनिति ङ॥ :प् २९१ वैष्णवानैन्द्रमन्त्रांस्तु सावित्रीन् वैश्वदैवतान् सौम्यान् स्वस्त्ययनं शर्मायुष्याभयदान्मनून्
:n 1 rājā hariti cha.. , kha.. , gha.. , ja.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca 2 purohitamathartvijamiti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. , ja.. , ṭa.. ca 3 juhuyādamūniti ṅa.. :p 291 vaiṣṇavānaindramantrāṃstu sāvitrīn vaiśvadaivatān saumyān svastyayanaṃ śarmāyuṣyābhayadānmanūn
the Vaiṣṇava and Aindra mantras, the Sāvitrī ones, those addressed to all the gods, the Saumya ones, the svastyayana, and the mantras that give welfare, long life, and freedom from fear;
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AgP 218.9
अपराजिताञ्च कलसं वह्नेर्दक्षिणपार्श्वगं सम्पातवन्तं हैमञ्च पूजयेद्गन्धपुष्पकैः
aparājitāñca kalasaṃ vahnerdakṣiṇapārśvagaṃ sampātavantaṃ haimañca pūjayedgandhapuṣpakaiḥ
and the Aparājitā (mantra); and the golden pot standing at the fire's southern side, holding the remnants of the oblation, he should worship with perfumes and flowers.
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AgP 218.10
प्रदक्षिणावर्तशिखस्तप्तजाम्बूनदप्रभः रथौघमेघनिर्घोषो विधूमश् च हुताशनः
pradakṣiṇāvartaśikhastaptajāmbūnadaprabhaḥ rathaughameghanirghoṣo vidhūmaś ca hutāśanaḥ
With its flame-crest whirling to the right, with the sheen of heated gold, roaring like a host of chariots and like thunderclouds, and smokeless — such is the fire;
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AgP 218.11
अनुलोमः सुगन्धश् च स्वस्तिकाकारसन्निभः प्रसन्नार्चिर्महाज्वालः स्फुलिङ्गरहितो हितः
anulomaḥ sugandhaś ca svastikākārasannibhaḥ prasannārcirmahājvālaḥ sphuliṅgarahito hitaḥ
(The fire is) turning in the favourable direction, fragrant, shaped like a svastika, with bright flame, with a great blaze, free of sparks — (this is) beneficial.
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AgP 218.12
न व्रजेयुश् च मध्येन मार्जारमृगपक्षिणः पर्वताग्रमृदा तावन्मूर्धानं शोधयेन्नृपः
na vrajeyuś ca madhyena mārjāramṛgapakṣiṇaḥ parvatāgramṛdā tāvanmūrdhānaṃ śodhayennṛpaḥ
And cats, deer and birds should not pass through the middle. Then the king should purify his head with earth from a mountain peak.
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AgP 218.13
वल्मीकाग्रमृदा कर्णौ वदनं केशवालयात् इन्द्रालयमृदा(१) ग्रीवां हृदयन्तु नृपाजिरात्
valmīkāgramṛdā karṇau vadanaṃ keśavālayāt indrālayamṛdā(1) grīvāṃ hṛdayantu nṛpājirāt
The ears with earth from the top of an anthill, the face with (earth) from the abode of Keśava (a Viṣṇu temple), the neck with earth from the abode of Indra, and the heart with (earth) from the king's courtyard.
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AgP 218.14
करिदन्तोद्धृतमृदा दक्षिणन्तु तथा भुजं वृषशृङ्गोद्धृतमृदा वामञ्चैव तथा भुजं
karidantoddhṛtamṛdā dakṣiṇantu tathā bhujaṃ vṛṣaśṛṅgoddhṛtamṛdā vāmañcaiva tathā bhujaṃ
The right arm with earth dug up by an elephant's tusk, and likewise the left arm with earth dug up by a bull's horn.
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AgP 218.15
सरोमृदा तथा पृष्ठमुदरं सङ्गमान् मृदा नदीतटद्वयमृदा पार्श्वे संशोधयेत्तथा(२)
saromṛdā tathā pṛṣṭhamudaraṃ saṅgamān mṛdā nadītaṭadvayamṛdā pārśve saṃśodhayettathā(2)
Likewise the back with earth from a pond, the belly with earth from a confluence (of rivers), and thus he should purify the sides with earth from the two banks of a river.
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AgP 218.16
वेश्याद्वारमृदा राज्ञः कटिशौचं विधीयते यज्ञस्थानात्तथैवोरू गोस्थानाज्जानुनी तथा
veśyādvāramṛdā rājñaḥ kaṭiśaucaṃ vidhīyate yajñasthānāttathaivorū gosthānājjānunī tathā
With earth from a prostitute's door the purification of the king's hips is prescribed; likewise the thighs with (earth) from a sacrificial ground, and the knees with (earth) from a cow-pen.
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AgP 218.17
अश्वस्थानात्तथा जङ्घे रथचक्रमृदाङ्घ्रिके मूर्धानं पञ्चगव्येन भद्रासनगतं नृपं
aśvasthānāttathā jaṅghe rathacakramṛdāṅghrike mūrdhānaṃ pañcagavyena bhadrāsanagataṃ nṛpaṃ
Likewise the shanks with (earth) from a horse-stable, the feet with earth from a chariot wheel; (then) the head with the five products of the cow, the king being seated on the auspicious throne —
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AgP 218.18
अभिषिञ्चेदमात्यानां चतुष्टयमथो घटैः :न् १ चन्द्रालयमृदेति ज॥ २ सरोमृदेत्यादिः संशोधयेत्तथेत्यन्तः पाठः ज॥ पुस्तके नास्ति :प् २९२ पूर्वतो हेमकुम्भेन घृतपूर्णेन ब्राहणः
abhiṣiñcedamātyānāṃ catuṣṭayamatho ghaṭaiḥ :n 1 candrālayamṛdeti ja.. 2 saromṛdetyādiḥ saṃśodhayettathetyantaḥ pāṭhaḥ ja.. pustake nāsti :p 292 pūrvato hemakumbhena ghṛtapūrṇena brāhaṇaḥ
and then he should consecrate the group of four ministers with the jars. In front, a brahmin with a golden jar filled with ghee;
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AgP 218.19
रूप्यकुम्भेन याम्ये च क्षीरपूर्णेन क्षत्रियः दध्ना च ताम्रकुम्भेन वैश्यः पश्चिमगेन च
rūpyakumbhena yāmye ca kṣīrapūrṇena kṣatriyaḥ dadhnā ca tāmrakumbhena vaiśyaḥ paścimagena ca
and on the southern side a kṣatriya with a silver jar filled with milk; and a vaiśya, placed to the west, with curds in a copper jar.
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AgP 218.20
मृण्मयेन जलेनोदक् शूद्रामात्यो ऽभिषिचयेत् ततो ऽभिषेकं नृपतेर्बह्वृचप्रवरो द्विजः
mṛṇmayena jalenodak śūdrāmātyo 'bhiṣicayet tato 'bhiṣekaṃ nṛpaterbahvṛcapravaro dvijaḥ
To the north a śūdra minister should sprinkle with water in an earthen (jar). Then the consecration of the king a twice-born, foremost among reciters of the Ṛgveda,
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AgP 218.21
कुर्वीत मधुना विप्रश्छन्दोगश् च कुशोदकैः सम्पातवन्तं कलशं तथा गत्वा पुरोहितः
kurvīta madhunā vipraśchandogaś ca kuśodakaiḥ sampātavantaṃ kalaśaṃ tathā gatvā purohitaḥ
should perform with honey, and the Chandoga brahmin with kuśa-water; and likewise the purohita, having gone (there), (takes) the jar holding the sampāta-oblation.
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AgP 218.22
विधाय वह्निरक्षान्तु सदस्येषु यथाविधि राजश्रियाभिषेके च ये मन्त्राः परिकीर्तिताः
vidhāya vahnirakṣāntu sadasyeṣu yathāvidhi rājaśriyābhiṣeke ca ye mantrāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
and having duly arranged the guarding of the fire among the members of the assembly — and the mantras which have been proclaimed for the consecration to royal fortune,
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AgP 218.23
तैस्तु दद्यान्महाभाग ब्राह्मणानां स्वनैस् तथा ततः पुरोहितो गच्छेद्वेदिमूलन्तदेव तु(१)
taistu dadyānmahābhāga brāhmaṇānāṃ svanais tathā tataḥ purohito gacchedvedimūlantadeva tu(1)
with those, O greatly fortunate one, he should make the offering, and likewise with the chantings of the brahmins. Then the purohita should go to that same base of the altar.
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AgP 218.24
शतच्छिद्रेण पात्रेण सौवर्णेनाभिषेचयेत् या ओषधीत्योषधीभीरथेत्युक्त्वेति गन्धकैः
śatacchidreṇa pātreṇa sauvarṇenābhiṣecayet yā oṣadhītyoṣadhībhīrathetyuktveti gandhakaiḥ
He should consecrate with a golden vessel having a hundred holes: with herbs saying "yā oṣadhīḥ," then with fragrant substances saying "oṣadhībhiḥ,"
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AgP 218.25
पुष्पैः पुष्पवतीत्येव ब्राह्मणेति च वीजकैः(२) रत्नैर् आशुः शिशानश् च ये देवाश् च कुशोदकैः
puṣpaiḥ puṣpavatītyeva brāhmaṇeti ca vījakaiḥ(2) ratnair āśuḥ śiśānaś ca ye devāś ca kuśodakaiḥ
with flowers saying "puṣpavatī," and with seeds saying "brāhmaṇa," with jewels "āśuḥ śiśānaḥ," and with kuśa-water "ye devāḥ."
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AgP 218.26
यजुर्वेद्यथर्ववेदी(३) गन्धद्वारेति संस्पृशेत् शिरः कण्ठं रोचनया सर्वतीर्थोदकैर् द्विजाः
yajurvedyatharvavedī(3) gandhadvāreti saṃspṛśet śiraḥ kaṇṭhaṃ rocanayā sarvatīrthodakair dvijāḥ
The Yajurvedin and the Atharvavedin should touch the head with "gandhadvārā," the throat with orpiment; (and) the brahmins with the waters of all sacred fords.
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AgP 218.27
गीतवाद्यादिनिर्घोषैश्चामरव्यजनादिभिः सर्वौषधिमयं कुम्भं धारयेयुर्नृपाग्रतः
gītavādyādinirghoṣaiścāmaravyajanādibhiḥ sarvauṣadhimayaṃ kumbhaṃ dhārayeyurnṛpāgrataḥ
With the sounds of song, instrumental music and the rest, with yak-tail whisks, fans and so on, they should hold before the king a pot containing all the herbs.
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AgP 218.28
तं पश्येद्दर्पणं राजा घृतं वै मङ्गलादिकं अभ्यर्च्य विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमिन्द्रादींश् च ग्रहेश्वरान्(४)
taṃ paśyeddarpaṇaṃ rājā ghṛtaṃ vai maṅgalādikaṃ abhyarcya viṣṇuṃ brahmāṇamindrādīṃś ca graheśvarān(4)
The king should look at that mirror, and at ghee and the other auspicious things, having first worshipped Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Indra and the others, and the lords of the planets.
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AgP 218.29
:न् १ वेदिमूलन्तथैव तु इरि ख॥ २ दीपकैर् इति ङ॥ ३ यजुर्वेद्यथ ऋग्वेदी इति ङ॥ ४ ग्रहादिकानिति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ च :प् २९३ व्याघ्रचर्मोत्तरां शय्यामुपविष्टः पुरोहितः मधुपर्कादिकं दत्त्वा पट्टबन्धं प्रकारयेत्
:n 1 vedimūlantathaiva tu iri kha.. 2 dīpakair iti ṅa.. 3 yajurvedyatha ṛgvedī iti ṅa.. 4 grahādikāniti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. ca :p 293 vyāghracarmottarāṃ śayyāmupaviṣṭaḥ purohitaḥ madhuparkādikaṃ dattvā paṭṭabandhaṃ prakārayet
The seated house-priest, (having prepared) a couch covered over with a tiger-skin, and having given the honey-mixture and the rest, should have the fillet bound on.
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AgP 218.30
राज्ञोमुकुटबन्धञ्च पञ्चचर्मोत्तरं ददेत् ध्रुवाद्यैर् इति च विशेद् वृषजं वृषदंशजं
rājñomukuṭabandhañca pañcacarmottaraṃ dadet dhruvādyair iti ca viśed vṛṣajaṃ vṛṣadaṃśajaṃ
And (he should perform) the binding of the king's crown, and should give a fivefold covering of skins; and with the 'dhruva' and other (mantras) he should enter — (skins) of the bull, of the mongoose,
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AgP 218.31
द्वीपिजं सिंहजं व्याघ्रजातञ्चर्म तदासने अमात्यसचिवादींश् च प्रतीहारः प्रदर्शयेत्
dvīpijaṃ siṃhajaṃ vyāghrajātañcarma tadāsane amātyasacivādīṃś ca pratīhāraḥ pradarśayet
A leopard-skin, a lion-skin, and a tiger-skin (should be spread) on that seat; and the doorkeeper should present the ministers, counsellors and the rest.
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AgP 218.32
गोजाविगृहदानाद्यैः सांवत्सरपुरोहितौ पूजयित्वा द्विजान् प्रार्च्य ह्य् अन्यभूगोन्नमुख्यकैः
gojāvigṛhadānādyaiḥ sāṃvatsarapurohitau pūjayitvā dvijān prārcya hy anyabhūgonnamukhyakaiḥ
Having honoured the astrologer and the household priest with gifts of cows, goats, sheep and a house and so forth, and having worshipped the twice-born with other land, cows, grain and the chief (gifts),
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AgP 218.33
वह्निं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य गुरुं नत्वाथ पृष्ठतः वृषमालभ्य गां वत्सां पूजयित्वाथ मन्त्रितं
vahniṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya guruṃ natvātha pṛṣṭhataḥ vṛṣamālabhya gāṃ vatsāṃ pūjayitvātha mantritaṃ
having circumambulated the fire, then having bowed to the teacher, (and) from behind having touched a bull, and having worshipped a cow with its calf, then (the water) consecrated with mantras—
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AgP 218.34
अश्वमारुह्य नागञ्च पूजयेत्तं समारुहेत् परिभ्रमेद्राजमार्गे बलयुक्तः प्रदक्षिणं
aśvamāruhya nāgañca pūjayettaṃ samāruhet paribhramedrājamārge balayuktaḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ
having mounted a horse, he should also worship an elephant and mount it; accompanied by his army he should ride around the royal road, keeping it on the right.
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AgP 218.35
पुरं विशेच्च दानाद्यैः प्रार्च्य सर्वान् विसर्जयेत्
puraṃ viśecca dānādyaiḥ prārcya sarvān visarjayet
And he should enter the city, and having honoured all with gifts and the like, he should dismiss them.
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