Agni Purana — Chapter 220
AgP 220.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे अभिषेकमन्त्रा नामोनविंशत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ अभिषिञ्चन्तु पान्त चेति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च :प् ३०१ छप्तेर् {२२०} :श् अथ विंशत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः सहायसम्पत्तिः पुष्कर उवाच सो ऽभिषिक्तः सहामात्यो जयेच्छत्रून्नृपोत्तमः राज्ञा सेनापतिः कार्यो ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो ऽथ वा
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe abhiṣekamantrā nāmonaviṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 abhiṣiñcantu pānta ceti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. , ja.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca :p 301 chapter {220} :ś atha viṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sahāyasampattiḥ puṣkara uvāca so 'bhiṣiktaḥ sahāmātyo jayecchatrūnnṛpottamaḥ rājñā senāpatiḥ kāryo brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo 'tha vā
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the two hundred and nineteenth chapter, called 'The Mantras of Consecration'. [Note: 'abhiṣiñcantu pānta ca' in mss. kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cha, ja, ña, ṭa. p. 301, chapter 220] Now the two hundred and twentieth chapter: The Acquisition of Helpers. Puṣkara said: That best of kings, consecrated, together with his ministers, may conquer his enemies. The king should appoint a general, either a brahmin or a kṣatriya,
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AgP 220.2
कुलीनो नीतिशास्त्रज्ञः प्रतीहारश् च नीतिवित् दूतश् च प्रियवादी स्यादक्षीणो ऽतिबलान्वितः
kulīno nītiśāstrajñaḥ pratīhāraś ca nītivit dūtaś ca priyavādī syādakṣīṇo 'tibalānvitaḥ
of good family, versed in the science of statecraft; and the doorkeeper too should know statecraft; and an envoy should be one who speaks pleasingly, undiminished (in vigour) and endowed with great strength,
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AgP 220.3
ताम्बूलधारी ना स्त्री वा भक्तः क्लेशसहप्रियः सान्धिविग्रहिकः कार्यः षाड्गुण्यादिविशारदः
tāmbūladhārī nā strī vā bhaktaḥ kleśasahapriyaḥ sāndhivigrahikaḥ kāryaḥ ṣāḍguṇyādiviśāradaḥ
The betel-bearer, whether a man or a woman, should be devoted and willing to endure hardship. As minister for peace and war one should appoint someone skilled in the six measures (of policy) and the rest.
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AgP 220.4
खड्गधारी रक्षकः स्यात्दारथिः स्याद्बलादिवित् सूदाध्यक्षो हितो विज्ञो महानसगतो हि सः
khaḍgadhārī rakṣakaḥ syātdārathiḥ syādbalādivit sūdādhyakṣo hito vijño mahānasagato hi saḥ
The sword-bearer should be a bodyguard; the charioteer should be one who knows the (relative) strength (of forces and the like); the overseer of cooks should be well-disposed and expert—he indeed is the one stationed in the kitchen.
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AgP 220.5
सभासदस्तु धर्मज्ञा लेखको ऽक्षरविद्धितः आह्वानकालविज्ञाः स्युर्हिता दौवारिका जनाः
sabhāsadastu dharmajñā lekhako 'kṣaraviddhitaḥ āhvānakālavijñāḥ syurhitā dauvārikā janāḥ
But the members of the council should be knowers of dharma; the scribe, one who knows letters and is loyal; the doorkeepers should be men who are loyal and know the (proper) time for summoning.
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AgP 220.6
रत्नादिज्ञो धनाध्यक्षः अनुद्वारे हितो नरः स्यादायुर्वेदविद्वैद्यो गजध्यक्षो ऽथ हयादिवित्
ratnādijño dhanādhyakṣaḥ anudvāre hito naraḥ syādāyurvedavidvaidyo gajadhyakṣo 'tha hayādivit
The treasurer should be one who knows gems and the like; at the back door a loyal man; the physician should be one versed in Āyurveda; the elephant-overseer, moreover, one who knows horses and the like.
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AgP 220.7
जितश्रमो गजारोहो हयाध्यक्षो हयादिवत् दुर्गाध्यक्षो हितो धीमान् स्थपतिर्वास्तुवेदवित्
jitaśramo gajāroho hayādhyakṣo hayādivat durgādhyakṣo hito dhīmān sthapatirvāstuvedavit
The elephant-rider should be one who has overcome fatigue; the horse-overseer likewise for horses and the rest; the fort-overseer, loyal and intelligent; the master builder, one versed in the science of building.
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AgP 220.8
यन्त्रमुक्ते पाणिमुक्ते अमुक्ते मुक्तधारिते अस्त्राचार्यो नियुद्धे च कुशलो नृपतेर्हितः
yantramukte pāṇimukte amukte muktadhārite astrācāryo niyuddhe ca kuśalo nṛpaterhitaḥ
The teacher of weapons should be skilled in (weapons) released by a machine, released by the hand, not released, and released-yet-held, and in close combat—(such a one is) beneficial to the king.
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AgP 220.9
वृद्धश्चान्तःपुराध्यक्षः पञ्चाशद्वार्षिकाःस्त्रियः :प् ३०२ सप्तत्यव्दास्तु पुरुषाश् चरेयुः सर्वकर्मसु
vṛddhaścāntaḥpurādhyakṣaḥ pañcāśadvārṣikāḥstriyaḥ :p 302 saptatyavdāstu puruṣāś careyuḥ sarvakarmasu
And the overseer of the inner apartments (should be) an old man; women of fifty years and men of seventy years may move about in all the tasks (there).
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AgP 220.10
जाग्रत्स्यादायुधागारे ज्ञात्वा वृत्तिर्विधीयते उत्तमाधममध्यानि बुद्ध्वा कर्माणि पार्थिवः
jāgratsyādāyudhāgāre jñātvā vṛttirvidhīyate uttamādhamamadhyāni buddhvā karmāṇi pārthivaḥ
He should be vigilant in the armoury; the livelihood (of servants) is assigned after (their capacity is) known; the ruler, having discerned tasks as highest, lowest, and middling (assigns them accordingly).
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AgP 220.11
उत्तमाधममध्यानि पुरुषाणि नियोजयेत् ज्येच्छुः पृथिवीं राजा सहायाननयोद्धितान्
uttamādhamamadhyāni puruṣāṇi niyojayet jyecchuḥ pṛthivīṃ rājā sahāyānanayoddhitān
He should appoint men (as) highest, lowest, and middling; a king wishing to conquer the earth (should appoint) helpers who are loyal in policy.
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AgP 220.12
धर्मिष्ठान् धर्मकायेषु शूरान् सङ्ग्रामकर्मसु निपुणानर्थकृत्येषु(१) सर्वत्र च तथा शुचीन्
dharmiṣṭhān dharmakāyeṣu śūrān saṅgrāmakarmasu nipuṇānarthakṛtyeṣu(1) sarvatra ca tathā śucīn
(He should appoint) the most righteous in matters of dharma, the brave in acts of battle, the skilful in affairs of wealth, and everywhere likewise the honest.
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AgP 220.13
स्त्रीषु षण्डान्नियुञ्जीत तीक्ष्णान् दारुणकर्मसु यो यत्र विदितो राज्ञा शुचित्वेन तु तन्नरं
strīṣu ṣaṇḍānniyuñjīta tīkṣṇān dāruṇakarmasu yo yatra vidito rājñā śucitvena tu tannaraṃ
He should appoint eunuchs among the women, harsh men to cruel tasks; and whatever man is known to the king in whatever (capacity), by (his) purity, (him he should so employ).
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AgP 220.14
धर्मे चार्थे च कामे च नियुञ्जीताधमे ऽधमान् राजा यथार्हं कुर्याच्च उपाधाभिः परीक्षितान्
dharme cārthe ca kāme ca niyuñjītādhame 'dhamān rājā yathārhaṃ kuryācca upādhābhiḥ parīkṣitān
He should appoint (them) in dharma, in wealth, and in pleasure, and the lowest in the lowest (tasks); and the king should act as is fitting with those (who have been) tested by stratagems.
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AgP 220.15
समन्त्रो च यथान्यायात् कुर्याद्धस्तिवनेचरान् तत्पदान्वेषणे यत्तानध्यक्षांस्तत्र कारयेत्
samantro ca yathānyāyāt kuryāddhastivanecarān tatpadānveṣaṇe yattānadhyakṣāṃstatra kārayet
And, together with counsel, he should according to rule appoint elephant-foresters, and should have overseers set over them who are diligent in tracking the elephants' footprints.
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AgP 220.16
यस्मिन् कर्मणि कौशल्यं यस्य तस्मिन् नियोजयेत् पितृपैतामहान् भृत्यान् सर्वकर्मसु योजयेत्
yasmin karmaṇi kauśalyaṃ yasya tasmin niyojayet pitṛpaitāmahān bhṛtyān sarvakarmasu yojayet
In whatever task a man has skill, in that he should appoint him; he should employ in all tasks servants (inherited) from his father and grandfather.
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AgP 220.17
विना दायादकृत्येषु तत्र ते हि समागताः परराजगृहात् प्राप्तान् जनान् संश्रयकाम्यया(२)
vinā dāyādakṛtyeṣu tatra te hi samāgatāḥ pararājagṛhāt prāptān janān saṃśrayakāmyayā(2)
—except in matters concerning rival heirs, for there they act in collusion; and men who have come from the house of another king with the desire of taking refuge (he should employ).
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AgP 220.18
दुष्टानप्यथ वादुष्टान् संश्रयेत प्रयत्नतः दुष्टं ज्ञात्वा विश्वसेन्न तद्वृत्तिं वर्तयेद्वशे
duṣṭānapyatha vāduṣṭān saṃśrayeta prayatnataḥ duṣṭaṃ jñātvā viśvasenna tadvṛttiṃ vartayedvaśe
He should carefully give refuge to (such men), whether corrupt or not corrupt; but knowing one to be corrupt he should not trust him, nor should he let his employment continue—(rather keep him) under control.
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AgP 220.19
देशान्तरागतान् पार्श्वे चारैज्ञात्वा हि पूजयेत् शत्रवो ऽग्निवर्षं सर्पो निस्त्रिंशमपि चैकतः
deśāntarāgatān pārśve cāraijñātvā hi pūjayet śatravo 'gnivarṣaṃ sarpo nistriṃśamapi caikataḥ
Those who have come from another country he should honour, keeping them at his side after ascertaining them through spies; enemies are, all in one, a rain of fire, a snake, and a sword.
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AgP 220.20
:न् १ रिपननर्थकृत्येष्विति ख॥ २ जनानाश्रयकाम्ययेति ख॥ :प् ३०३ भृत्या वशिष्टं विज्ञेयाः कुभृट्याश् च तथैकतः चारचक्षुर्भवेद्राजा नियुञ्जीत सदाचरान्
:n 1 ripananarthakṛtyeṣviti kha.. 2 janānāśrayakāmyayeti kha.. :p 303 bhṛtyā vaśiṣṭaṃ vijñeyāḥ kubhṛṭyāś ca tathaikataḥ cāracakṣurbhavedrājā niyuñjīta sadācarān
[notes: 1 'ripananarthakṛtyeṣu' in ms. kha; 2 'janānāśrayakāmyayā' in ms. kha] Servants are to be known as excellent, and likewise bad servants, all in one (i.e. taken together); the king should have spies for his eyes and should appoint men of good conduct (as spies).
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AgP 220.21
जनस्याविहितान् सौम्यांस् तथाज्ञातान् परस्परं वणिजो मन्त्रकुशलान् सांवत्सरचिकित्सकान्
janasyāvihitān saumyāṃs tathājñātān parasparaṃ vaṇijo mantrakuśalān sāṃvatsaracikitsakān
(He should employ as spies) men unknown to the people, of gentle appearance, and mutually unacquainted: merchants, those skilled in counsel, astrologers and physicians,
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AgP 220.22
तथा प्रव्रजिताकारान् बलाबलविवेकिनः नैकस्य राजा श्रद्दध्याच्छ्रद्दध्याद् बहुवाक्यतः
tathā pravrajitākārān balābalavivekinaḥ naikasya rājā śraddadhyācchraddadhyād bahuvākyataḥ
and likewise those with the appearance of wandering ascetics, discerners of strength and weakness. The king should not trust the word of one alone; he should trust on the strength of many statements.
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AgP 220.23
रागापरागौ भृत्यानां जनस्य च गुणागुणान् शुभानामशुभानाञ्च ज्ञानङ्कुर्याद्वशाय च
rāgāparāgau bhṛtyānāṃ janasya ca guṇāguṇān śubhānāmaśubhānāñca jñānaṅkuryādvaśāya ca
He should make (himself) know the attachment and disaffection of his servants and the merits and faults of the people, and of the good and the bad, for the sake of (keeping them) under control.
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AgP 220.24
अनुरागकरं कर्म चरेज्जह्माद्विरागजं जनानुरागया लक्ष्म्या राजा स्याज्जनरञ्जनात्
anurāgakaraṃ karma carejjahmādvirāgajaṃ janānurāgayā lakṣmyā rājā syājjanarañjanāt
(A king) should do what produces affection and should shun what springs from aversion; through fortune accompanied by the people's affection a king is (truly) a king, by pleasing the people.
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