Agni Purana — Chapter 232
AgP 232.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे शकुनानि नाम एकत्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ वामं दक्षिणेत्यादिः, सम्मुखमारुतादित्यन्तः पाठः झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति :प् ३४२ छप्तेर् {२३२} :श् अथ द्वात्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः यात्रामण्डलचिन्तादिः पुष्कर उवाच सर्वयात्रां प्रवक्ष्यामि राजधर्मसमाश्रयात् अस्तङ्गते नीचगते विकले रिपुराशिगे
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe śakunāni nāma ekatriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 vāmaṃ dakṣiṇetyādiḥ, sammukhamārutādityantaḥ pāṭhaḥ jha.. pustake nāsti :p 342 chapter {232} :ś atha dvātriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ yātrāmaṇḍalacintādiḥ puṣkara uvāca sarvayātrāṃ pravakṣyāmi rājadharmasamāśrayāt astaṅgate nīcagate vikale ripurāśige
Thus in the Agni Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred thirty-first chapter, called "The Omens." [Note: 1. The passage beginning "vāmaṃ dakṣiṇa..." and ending "...sammukhamārutāt" is not in manuscript jha.] Chapter 232. Now the two hundred thirty-second chapter, beginning with reflection on the expedition and the circle (of states). Puṣkara said: I shall declare the whole (matter of) the expedition, on the basis of the duties of a king. When (Venus) has set, is in a low position, is impaired, is in the enemy's sign,
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AgP 232.2
प्रतिलोमे च विध्वस्ते शुक्रे यात्रां विसर्जयेत्(१) प्रतिलोमे बुधे यात्रां दिक्पतौ च तथा च ग्रहे
pratilome ca vidhvaste śukre yātrāṃ visarjayet(1) pratilome budhe yātrāṃ dikpatau ca tathā ca grahe
and is retrograde or destroyed — when Venus is so, one should give up the expedition; when Mercury is retrograde, and likewise when the lord of the direction and a planet (are so), one should give up the expedition.
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AgP 232.3
वैधृतौ च व्यतीपाते नागे च शकुनौ तथा चतुष्पादे च किन्तुघ्ने तथा यात्रां विवर्जयेत्
vaidhṛtau ca vyatīpāte nāge ca śakunau tathā catuṣpāde ca kintughne tathā yātrāṃ vivarjayet
And in Vaidhṛti and in Vyatīpāta, and in the Nāga and Śakuni (karaṇas), and likewise in Catuṣpāda and Kiṃstughna, one should avoid the expedition.
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AgP 232.4
विपत्तारे नैधने च प्रत्यरौ चाथ जन्मनि गण्डे विवर्जयेद्यात्रां रिक्तायाञ्च तिथावपि
vipattāre naidhane ca pratyarau cātha janmani gaṇḍe vivarjayedyātrāṃ riktāyāñca tithāvapi
On the Vipat star, on the Naidhana, on the Pratyari, and on the birth-star, on the Gaṇḍa, one should avoid the expedition, and also on a Riktā lunar day.
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AgP 232.5
उदीची च तथा प्राची(२) तयोरैक्यं प्रकीर्तितं पश्चिमा दक्षिणा या दिक् तयोरैक्यं तथैव च
udīcī ca tathā prācī(2) tayoraikyaṃ prakīrtitaṃ paścimā dakṣiṇā yā dik tayoraikyaṃ tathaiva ca
The north and likewise the east — the unity of those two is proclaimed; the west and the direction that is the south — the unity of those two likewise.
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AgP 232.6
वाय्वग्निदिक्समुद्भूतं परिघन्न तु लङ्घयेत् आदित्यचन्द्रशौरास्तु दिवसाश् च न शोभनाः
vāyvagnidiksamudbhūtaṃ parighanna tu laṅghayet ādityacandraśaurāstu divasāś ca na śobhanāḥ
One should not cross the Parigha arisen in the north-west and south-east directions; and the days of the Sun, the Moon and Saturn are not auspicious.
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AgP 232.7
कृत्तिकाद्यानि पूर्वेण मघाद्यानि च याम्यतः मैत्राद्यान्यपरे चाथ वासवाद्यानि वाप्युदक्
kṛttikādyāni pūrveṇa maghādyāni ca yāmyataḥ maitrādyānyapare cātha vāsavādyāni vāpyudak
(The constellations) beginning with Kṛttikā are for the east, and those beginning with Maghā for the south; those beginning with Maitra (Anurādhā) for the west, and those beginning with Vāsava (Dhaniṣṭhā) for the north.
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AgP 232.8
सर्वद्वाराणि शस्तानि छायामानं वदामि ते आदित्ये विंशतिर्ज्ञेयाश् चन्द्रे षोडश कीर्तिताः
sarvadvārāṇi śastāni chāyāmānaṃ vadāmi te āditye viṃśatirjñeyāś candre ṣoḍaśa kīrtitāḥ
All the gates (of the constellations) are commended. I shall tell you the measure of the shadow: for the Sun twenty are to be known, for the Moon sixteen are declared,
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AgP 232.9
भौमे पञ्चदशैवोक्ताश् चतुर्दश तथा बुधे :न् १ विवर्जयेत् इति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च २ दिक् पूर्वा या तथोदीचीति ज॥ :प् ३४३ त्रयोदश तथा जीये शुक्रे द्वादश कीर्तिताः
bhaume pañcadaśaivoktāś caturdaśa tathā budhe :n 1 vivarjayet iti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca 2 dik pūrvā yā tathodīcīti ja.. :p 343 trayodaśa tathā jīye śukre dvādaśa kīrtitāḥ
for Mars fifteen are stated, and fourteen for Mercury. [Notes: 1. kha, ga, gha and ña read vivarjayet. 2. ja reads dik pūrvā yā tathodīcī.] For Jupiter thirteen, for Venus twelve are declared,
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AgP 232.10
एकादश तथा सौरे सर्वकर्मसु कीर्तिताः जन्मलग्ने शक्रचापे सम्मुखे न व्रजेन्नरः
ekādaśa tathā saure sarvakarmasu kīrtitāḥ janmalagne śakracāpe sammukhe na vrajennaraḥ
and for Saturn eleven are declared, in all undertakings. A man should not set out when the birth-sign or the rainbow is in front of him.
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AgP 232.11
शकुनादौ शुभे यायाज्जयाय हरिमास्मरन् वक्ष्ये मण्डलचिन्तान्ते कर्तव्यं राजरक्षणं
śakunādau śubhe yāyājjayāya harimāsmaran vakṣye maṇḍalacintānte kartavyaṃ rājarakṣaṇaṃ
When the omens and the rest are favourable one should march, remembering Hari for victory. At the end of the reflection on the circle (of states) I shall declare the protection of the king, which is to be done.
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AgP 232.12
स्वाम्यमात्यं तथा दुर्गं कोषो दण्डस्तथैव च मित्रञ्जनपदश् चैव राज्यं सप्ताङ्गमुच्यते
svāmyamātyaṃ tathā durgaṃ koṣo daṇḍastathaiva ca mitrañjanapadaś caiva rājyaṃ saptāṅgamucyate
The master, the minister, the fortress, the treasury, and likewise the army, the ally and the territory — the kingdom is said to have these seven limbs.
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AgP 232.13
सप्ताङ्गस्य तु राज्यस्य विघ्नकर्तॄन् विनाशयेत् मण्डलेषु च सर्वेषु वृद्धिः कार्या महीक्षिता
saptāṅgasya tu rājyasya vighnakartṝn vināśayet maṇḍaleṣu ca sarveṣu vṛddhiḥ kāryā mahīkṣitā
But (the king) should destroy those who obstruct the seven-limbed kingdom; and in all the circles (of neighbouring states) the ruler of the earth should bring about increase (of his power).
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AgP 232.14
आत्ममण्डलमेवात्र प्रथमं मण्डलं भवेत् सामन्तास्तस्य विज्ञेया रिपवो मण्डलस्य तु
ātmamaṇḍalamevātra prathamaṃ maṇḍalaṃ bhavet sāmantāstasya vijñeyā ripavo maṇḍalasya tu
Here the first circle is one's own circle; the neighbouring princes (sāmantas) are to be known as the enemies of that circle.
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AgP 232.15
उपेतस्तु सुहृज् ज्ञेयः शत्रुमित्रमतः परं मित्रमित्रं ततो ज्ञेयं मित्रमित्ररिपुस्ततः
upetastu suhṛj jñeyaḥ śatrumitramataḥ paraṃ mitramitraṃ tato jñeyaṃ mitramitraripustataḥ
He who has come near (or: allied) is to be known as a friend; beyond him, the enemy's friend; then the friend's friend is to be known; then the enemy of the friend's friend.
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AgP 232.16
एतत्पुरस्तात् कथितं पश्चादपि निबोध मे पार्ष्णिग्राहस्ततः पश्चात्ततस्त्वाक्रन्द उच्यते(१)
etatpurastāt kathitaṃ paścādapi nibodha me pārṣṇigrāhastataḥ paścāttatastvākranda ucyate(1)
This has been told (of the states) in front; now learn from me about those behind as well: then behind (comes) the heel-catcher (rear attacker), and after him the ākranda (the rear ally) is spoken of.
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AgP 232.17
आसारस्तु ततो ऽन्यः स्यादाक्रन्दासार उच्यते जिगीषोः शत्रुयुक्तस्य विमुक्तस्य तथा द्विज
āsārastu tato 'nyaḥ syādākrandāsāra ucyate jigīṣoḥ śatruyuktasya vimuktasya tathā dvija
Then another after him would be the āsāra (the reinforcement); and (then) the reinforcement of the ākranda is spoken of — (these belong) to one who wishes to conquer, who is engaged with an enemy or free from him, O twice-born.
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AgP 232.18
नात्रापि निश् चयः शक्यो वक्तुं मनुजपुङ्गव निग्रहानुग्रहे शक्तो मध्यस्थः परिकीर्तितः
nātrāpi niś cayaḥ śakyo vaktuṃ manujapuṅgava nigrahānugrahe śakto madhyasthaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Even here no certainty can be stated, O bull among men. He who is able to punish and to favour is declared the middle king (madhyastha).
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AgP 232.19
निग्रहानुग्रहे शक्तः सर्वेषामपि यो भवेत् उदासीनः स कथितो बलवान् पृथिवीपतिः
nigrahānugrahe śaktaḥ sarveṣāmapi yo bhavet udāsīnaḥ sa kathito balavān pṛthivīpatiḥ
He who is able to punish and to favour all of them, that mighty lord of the earth is called the neutral one (udāsīna).
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AgP 232.20
:न् १ मण्डलेषु च सर्वेषु सुरेश्वरसमा हि ते इत्य् अर्धश्लोक आसारस्त्वित्यस्य पूर्वं ट॥ पुस्तके वर्तते, परन्त्वसंलग्नः :प् ३४४ न कस्यचिद्रिपुर्मित्रङ्कारणाच्छत्रुमित्रके मण्डलं तव सम्प्रोक्तमेतद् द्वादशराजकं
:n 1 maṇḍaleṣu ca sarveṣu sureśvarasamā hi te ity ardhaśloka āsārastvityasya pūrvaṃ ṭa.. pustake vartate, parantvasaṃlagnaḥ :p 344 na kasyacidripurmitraṅkāraṇācchatrumitrake maṇḍalaṃ tava samproktametad dvādaśarājakaṃ
[Note 1: the half-verse 'and in all the circles they are indeed equal to the lord of the gods' occurs before 'āsārastu' in the ṭa manuscript, but is unconnected. p. 344] No one is anyone's enemy or friend (absolutely): (they are so) by reason, in the matter of enemies and friends. This circle of twelve kings has been fully declared to you.
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AgP 232.21
त्रिविधा रिपवो ज्ञेयाः कुल्यानन्तरकृत्रिमाः पूर्वपूर्वो गुरुस्तेषां दुश्चिकित्स्यतमो मतः
trividhā ripavo jñeyāḥ kulyānantarakṛtrimāḥ pūrvapūrvo gurusteṣāṃ duścikitsyatamo mataḥ
Enemies are to be known as of three kinds: those of one's family, those adjacent, and artificial (made by circumstance). Of these, each earlier one is graver, and is held the hardest to cure.
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AgP 232.22
अनन्तरो ऽपि यः शत्रुः सो ऽपि मे कृत्रिमो मतः पार्ष्णिग्राहो भवेच्छत्रोर्मित्राणि रिपवस् तथा
anantaro 'pi yaḥ śatruḥ so 'pi me kṛtrimo mataḥ pārṣṇigrāho bhavecchatrormitrāṇi ripavas tathā
And even the enemy who is adjacent I hold to be artificial. There would be a heel-catcher for the enemy, and likewise (his) friends and foes.
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AgP 232.23
पार्ष्णिग्राहमुपायैश् च शमयेच्च तथा स्वकं मित्रेण शत्रोरुच्छेदं प्रशंसन्ति पुरातनाः
pārṣṇigrāhamupāyaiś ca śamayecca tathā svakaṃ mitreṇa śatrorucchedaṃ praśaṃsanti purātanāḥ
And by (the four) expedients one should pacify the rear-attacker and likewise one's own (rear-attacker); the ancients praise the destruction of an enemy by means of an ally.
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AgP 232.24
मित्रञ्च शत्रुतामेति सामन्तत्वादनन्तरं शत्रुं जिगोषुरुच्छिन्द्यात्(१) स्वयं शक्नोति चेद्यदि
mitrañca śatrutāmeti sāmantatvādanantaraṃ śatruṃ jigoṣurucchindyāt(1) svayaṃ śaknoti cedyadi
And a friend turns to enmity because of being a neighbour, being adjacent; one who wishes to conquer should destroy the enemy, if he himself is able.
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AgP 232.25
प्रतापवृद्धौ तेनापि नामित्राज्जायते भयं यथास्य नोद्विजेल्लोको विश्वासश् च यथा भवेत्
pratāpavṛddhau tenāpi nāmitrājjāyate bhayaṃ yathāsya nodvijelloko viśvāsaś ca yathā bhavet
When his might increases, by that too no fear arises from an enemy — (let him act) so that the people are not distressed by him and so that trust arises.
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AgP 232.26
जिगीषुर्धर्मविजयी तथा लोकं वशन्नयेत्
jigīṣurdharmavijayī tathā lokaṃ vaśannayet
One who wishes to conquer, being a conqueror by righteousness, should thus bring the people under his sway.
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