Agni Purana — Chapter 24
AgP 24.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये आदिमूर्त्यादिपूजाविधिर्नाम त्रयोविंशो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {२४} :श् अथ चतुर्विंशो ऽध्यायः कुण्डनिर्माणादिविधिः नारद उवाच अग्निकार्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन स्यात्सर्वकामभाक् चतुरभ्यधिकं विंशमङ्गुलं चतुरस्रकं
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye ādimūrtyādipūjāvidhirnāma trayoviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {24} :ś atha caturviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ kuṇḍanirmāṇādividhiḥ nārada uvāca agnikāryaṃ pravakṣyāmi yena syātsarvakāmabhāk caturabhyadhikaṃ viṃśamaṅgulaṃ caturasrakaṃ
[Colophon:] Thus, in the first great Purāṇa, the Āgneya, the twenty-third chapter, called the rule for the worship of the primal form and the rest. Chapter 24. [Heading:] Now the twenty-fourth chapter: the rule for the construction of the fire-pit and so forth. Nārada said: I shall declare the fire-rite, by which one becomes a partaker of all desires. Twenty aṅgulas increased by four, square,
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AgP 24.2
सूत्रेण सूत्रयित्वा तु क्षेत्रं तावत् खनेत्समं खातस्य मेखला कार्या त्यक्त्वा चैवाङ्गुलद्वयं
sūtreṇa sūtrayitvā tu kṣetraṃ tāvat khanetsamaṃ khātasya mekhalā kāryā tyaktvā caivāṅguladvayaṃ
having marked (it) out with a cord, he should dig the ground level to that depth; and a girdle is to be made for the excavation, leaving off two aṅgulas.
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AgP 24.3
सत्त्वादिसञ्ज्ञा(१) पूर्वाशा द्वादशाङ्गुलमुच्छ्रिता अष्टाङ्गुला द्व्यङुलाथ चतुरङ्गुलविस्तृता
sattvādisañjñā(1) pūrvāśā dvādaśāṅgulamucchritā aṣṭāṅgulā dvyaṅulātha caturaṅgulavistṛtā
Named sattva and so on, (the girdle) facing east, raised twelve aṅgulas, (then) eight aṅgulas, (then) two aṅgulas, and four aṅgulas broad.
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AgP 24.4
योनिर्दशाङ्गुला रम्या षट्चतुर्द्व्यङ्गुलाग्रगा क्रमान्निम्ना तु कर्तव्या पश्चिमाशाव्यवस्थिता
yonirdaśāṅgulā ramyā ṣaṭcaturdvyaṅgulāgragā kramānnimnā tu kartavyā paścimāśāvyavasthitā
The yoni, ten aṅgulas, pleasing, its tip running out six, four and two aṅgulas, should be made progressively lower, set on the western side,
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AgP 24.5
अश्वत्थपत्रसदृशी किञ्चित् कुण्डे निवेशिता तुर्याङ्गुलायता नालं पञ्चदशाङ्गुलायतं
aśvatthapatrasadṛśī kiñcit kuṇḍe niveśitā turyāṅgulāyatā nālaṃ pañcadaśāṅgulāyataṃ
resembling an aśvattha leaf, inserted a little into the pit, four aṅgulas long; the tube is fifteen aṅgulas long.
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AgP 24.6
मूलन्तु त्र्यङ्गुलं(२) योन्या अग्रं तस्याः षडङ्गुलं लक्षणञ्चैकहस्तस्य द्विगुणं द्विकरादिषु
mūlantu tryaṅgulaṃ(2) yonyā agraṃ tasyāḥ ṣaḍaṅgulaṃ lakṣaṇañcaikahastasya dviguṇaṃ dvikarādiṣu
The base of the yoni is three aṅgulas, and its tip six aṅgulas. And the specification for one hasta is (to be) doubled in the case of two hastas and so on.
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AgP 24.7
एकत्रिमेखलं कुण्डं वर्तुलादि वदाम्यहं :न् १ सद्मादिसञ्ज्ञा इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ मलन्तु द्व्यङ्गुलमिति ग,चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ५९ कुण्डार्धे तु स्थितं सूत्रं कोणे यदतिरिच्यते
ekatrimekhalaṃ kuṇḍaṃ vartulādi vadāmyahaṃ :n 1 sadmādisañjñā iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 malantu dvyaṅgulamiti ga,cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 59 kuṇḍārdhe tu sthitaṃ sūtraṃ koṇe yadatiricyate
The pit with one or three girdles; I (now) speak of the round one and the rest. [Notes: 1. 'named sadman and so on' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 2. 'the base two aṅgulas' is the reading of the manuscript marked ga. Page 59] The cord placed at the half of the pit — whatever of it extends beyond at the corner,
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AgP 24.8
तदर्धं दिशि संस्थाप्य भ्रामितं वर्तुलं भवेत् कुण्डार्धं कोणभागार्धं दिशिश्चोत्तरतो वहिः
tadardhaṃ diśi saṃsthāpya bhrāmitaṃ vartulaṃ bhavet kuṇḍārdhaṃ koṇabhāgārdhaṃ diśiścottarato vahiḥ
having set half of that in the (cardinal) direction and swung it round, it becomes round. Half the pit, half the corner portion, and in the (cardinal) direction, on the outside to the north,
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AgP 24.9
पूर्वपश्चिमतो यत्नाल्लाञ्छयित्वा तु मध्यतः संस्थाप्य भ्रामितं कुण्डमर्धचन्द्रं भवेत् शुभं
pūrvapaścimato yatnāllāñchayitvā tu madhyataḥ saṃsthāpya bhrāmitaṃ kuṇḍamardhacandraṃ bhavet śubhaṃ
having carefully marked (it) from east and west, having set (the cord) from the middle and swung it round, the pit becomes an auspicious half-moon.
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AgP 24.10
पद्माकारे दलानि स्युर्मेखलानान्तु वर्तुले बाहुदण्डप्रमाणन्तु होमार्थं कारयेत् स्रुचं
padmākāre dalāni syurmekhalānāntu vartule bāhudaṇḍapramāṇantu homārthaṃ kārayet srucaṃ
In the lotus-shaped (pit) there should be petals for the girdles, as in the round one. He should have a sruc made for the oblation, of the measure of an arm's length.
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AgP 24.11
सप्तपञ्चाङ्गुलं वापि चतुरस्रन्तु कारयेत् त्रिभागेन भवेद्गर्तं मध्ये वृत्तं सुशोभनम्
saptapañcāṅgulaṃ vāpi caturasrantu kārayet tribhāgena bhavedgartaṃ madhye vṛttaṃ suśobhanam
Or he should make it seven or five aṅgulas, and square; by a third part there should be a hollow, round in the middle and very handsome.
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AgP 24.12
तिर्यगूर्ध्वं समं खाताद्वहिरर्धन्तु शोधयेत् अङ्गुलस्य चतुर्थांशं शेषार्धार्धं तथान्ततः
tiryagūrdhvaṃ samaṃ khātādvahirardhantu śodhayet aṅgulasya caturthāṃśaṃ śeṣārdhārdhaṃ tathāntataḥ
Level crosswise and upward, he should clear away half outside the excavation — a fourth part of an aṅgula, and then at the end half of the remaining half.
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AgP 24.13
खातस्य मेखलां रम्यां शेषार्धेन तु कारयेत् कण्ठं त्रिभागविस्तारं अङ्गुष्ठकसमायतं
khātasya mekhalāṃ ramyāṃ śeṣārdhena tu kārayet kaṇṭhaṃ tribhāgavistāraṃ aṅguṣṭhakasamāyataṃ
With the remaining half (one) should make a pleasing girdle (mekhalā) for the pit; the neck (should be) three parts in breadth and as long as a thumb,
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AgP 24.14
सार्धमङ्गुष्ठकं वा स्यात्तदग्रे तु मुखं भवेत् चतुरङ्गुलविस्तारं पञ्चाङ्गुलमथापि वा
sārdhamaṅguṣṭhakaṃ vā syāttadagre tu mukhaṃ bhavet caturaṅgulavistāraṃ pañcāṅgulamathāpi vā
or it may be a thumb and a half; and at its front there should be a mouth, four fingers in breadth, or else five fingers.
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AgP 24.15
त्रिकं द्व्यङ्गुलकं तत् स्यान्मध्यन्तस्य सुशोभनम् आयामस्तत्समस्तस्य मध्यनिम्नः सुशोभनः
trikaṃ dvyaṅgulakaṃ tat syānmadhyantasya suśobhanam āyāmastatsamastasya madhyanimnaḥ suśobhanaḥ
That triad should be two fingers (in size); the middle of it (should be) very handsome; the length equal to all of that, and the middle sunken — that is handsome.
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AgP 24.16
शुषिरं कण्ठदेशे स्याद्विशेद् यावत् कनीयसी शेषकुण्डन्तु कर्तव्यं यथारुचि विचित्रितं
śuṣiraṃ kaṇṭhadeśe syādviśed yāvat kanīyasī śeṣakuṇḍantu kartavyaṃ yathāruci vicitritaṃ
There should be a hollow at the region of the neck, such that the little finger enters it; the rest of the fire-pit is to be made ornamented according to taste.
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AgP 24.17
स्रुवन्तु हस्तमात्रं स्याद्दण्डकेन समन्वितं (१) वटुकं द्व्यङ्गुलं(२) वृत्तं कर्तव्यन्तु सुशोभनं
sruvantu hastamātraṃ syāddaṇḍakena samanvitaṃ (1) vaṭukaṃ dvyaṅgulaṃ(2) vṛttaṃ kartavyantu suśobhanaṃ
The sruva should be a cubit in size, furnished with a handle; the vaṭuka (bowl), two fingers, round, is to be made handsome.
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AgP 24.18
:न् १ कुण्डकेन समन्वितमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ कण्ठकं द्व्यङ्गुलमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः चन्द्राभं द्व्यङ्गुलमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ६० गोपदन्तु यथा मग्नमल्पपङ्के तथा भवेत् उपलिप्य लिखेद्रेखामङ्गुलां वज्रनासिकां(१)
:n 1 kuṇḍakena samanvitamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 kaṇṭhakaṃ dvyaṅgulamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ candrābhaṃ dvyaṅgulamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 60 gopadantu yathā magnamalpapaṅke tathā bhavet upalipya likhedrekhāmaṅgulāṃ vajranāsikāṃ(1)
[Notes: 1. 'furnished with a kuṇḍaka' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 2. 'the neck-piece two fingers' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha; 'moon-like, two fingers' is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. Page 60.] It should be like a cow's hoofprint sunk in shallow mud; having smeared (the spot), one should draw a line of a finger('s length), the vajra-nose.
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AgP 24.19
सौम्याग्रा प्रथमा तस्यां रेखे पूर्वमुखे तयोः मध्ये तिस्रस् तथा कुर्याद्दक्षिणादिक्रमेण तु
saumyāgrā prathamā tasyāṃ rekhe pūrvamukhe tayoḥ madhye tisras tathā kuryāddakṣiṇādikrameṇa tu
The first (line) has its tip to the north; upon it two lines facing east; and in the middle of those two (one) should likewise make three, in order beginning from the south.
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AgP 24.20
एवमुल्लिख्य चाभ्युक्ष्य प्रणवेन तु मन्त्रवित् विष्टरं कल्पयेत्तेन तस्मिन् शक्तिन्तु वैष्णवीं
evamullikhya cābhyukṣya praṇavena tu mantravit viṣṭaraṃ kalpayettena tasmin śaktintu vaiṣṇavīṃ
Having thus drawn (the lines) and sprinkled (them) with the praṇava, the knower of mantras should fashion a seat thereby, and upon it (should place) the Vaiṣṇava power (śakti),
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AgP 24.21
अलं कृत्वा मूर्तिमतीं क्षिपेदग्निं हरिं स्मरन् प्रादेशमात्राः समिधो दत्वा परिसमुह्य तं
alaṃ kṛtvā mūrtimatīṃ kṣipedagniṃ hariṃ smaran prādeśamātrāḥ samidho datvā parisamuhya taṃ
having made her fully embodied; remembering Hari, he should cast in the fire; and having offered kindling-sticks a span in size, he should sweep around it,
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AgP 24.22
दर्भैस्त्रिधा परिस्तीर्य पूर्वादौ तत्र पात्रकं आसादयेदिध्मवह्नी भूमौ च श्रुक्श्रुवद्वयं
darbhaistridhā paristīrya pūrvādau tatra pātrakaṃ āsādayedidhmavahnī bhūmau ca śrukśruvadvayaṃ
having strewn (kuśa) around threefold with darbha grass; there, beginning in the east, he should set out the vessels: the fuel and the fire, and on the ground the pair, sruk and sruva,
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AgP 24.23
आज्यस्थाली चरुस्थाली कुशाज्यञ्च प्रणीतया प्रोक्षयित्वा प्रोक्षणीञ्च गृहीत्वापूर्य वारिणा
ājyasthālī carusthālī kuśājyañca praṇītayā prokṣayitvā prokṣaṇīñca gṛhītvāpūrya vāriṇā
the ghee-pot, the gruel-pot, the kuśa and the ghee — having sprinkled (them) with the praṇītā water, and having taken the sprinkling-vessel and filled it with water,
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AgP 24.24
पवित्रान्तर्हिते हस्ते परिश्राव्य च तज्जलं प्राङ्नीत्वा प्रोक्षणीपात्रण् ज्योतिरग्रे निधाय च
pavitrāntarhite haste pariśrāvya ca tajjalaṃ prāṅnītvā prokṣaṇīpātraṇ jyotiragre nidhāya ca
having strained that water into the hand with a pavitra (grass strainer) interposed, and having carried the sprinkling-vessel eastward and set it down before the fire,
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AgP 24.25
तदद्भिस्त्रिश् च सम्प्रोक्ष्य इद्ध्मं विन्यस्य चाग्रतः प्रणीतायां सुपुष्पायां विष्णुं ध्यात्वोत्तरेण च
tadadbhistriś ca samprokṣya iddhmaṃ vinyasya cāgrataḥ praṇītāyāṃ supuṣpāyāṃ viṣṇuṃ dhyātvottareṇa ca
and having sprinkled thrice with those waters, and laid the fuel in front, and meditated on Viṣṇu in the praṇītā vessel adorned with flowers, on the north side,
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AgP 24.26
आज्यस्थालीमथाज्येन सम्पूर्याग्रे निधाय च सम्प्लवोत्पवनाभ्यान्तु कुर्यादाज्यस्य संस्कृतिं
ājyasthālīmathājyena sampūryāgre nidhāya ca samplavotpavanābhyāntu kuryādājyasya saṃskṛtiṃ
then, having filled the ghee-pot with ghee and set it in front, he should perform the purification of the ghee by the samplava and utpavana (rites).
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AgP 24.27
अखण्डिताग्रौ निर्गर्भौ कुशौ प्रादेशमात्रकौ ताभ्यामुत्तानपाणिभ्यामङ्गुष्ठानामिकेन तु
akhaṇḍitāgrau nirgarbhau kuśau prādeśamātrakau tābhyāmuttānapāṇibhyāmaṅguṣṭhānāmikena tu
Two kuśa blades with unbroken tips, without inner shoots, a span in length — with these, with the palms turned upward, using thumb and ring-finger,
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AgP 24.28
आज्यं तयोस्तु सङ्गृह्य द्विर्नीत्वा त्रिरवाङ्क्षिपेत्(२) स्रुक्स्रुवौ चापि सङ्गृह्य ताभ्यां प्रक्षिप्य वारिण
ājyaṃ tayostu saṅgṛhya dvirnītvā triravāṅkṣipet(2) sruksruvau cāpi saṅgṛhya tābhyāṃ prakṣipya vāriṇa
taking up the ghee with those two, having drawn it (over the fire) twice, he should sprinkle it downward three times; and taking up the sruk and sruva as well, and casting water upon them with those two,
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AgP 24.29
:न् १ रुद्रनासिकामिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः वक्त्रनासिकामिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ आद्यं तयोस्तु सम्पूज्य त्रीन् वारानूर्ध्वमुत्क्षिपेदिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ६१ प्रतप्य दर्भैः सम्मृज्य पुनः प्रक्ष्याल्य चैव हि निष्टप्य स्थापयित्वा(१) तु प्रणवेनैव साधकः
:n 1 rudranāsikāmiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ vaktranāsikāmiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 ādyaṃ tayostu sampūjya trīn vārānūrdhvamutkṣipediti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 61 pratapya darbhaiḥ sammṛjya punaḥ prakṣyālya caiva hi niṣṭapya sthāpayitvā(1) tu praṇavenaiva sādhakaḥ
[Notes: 1. 'rudra-nose' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha; 'mouth-nose' is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. 2. 'having honoured the first with those two, he should cast it upward three times' is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. Page 61.] Having heated (them), wiped (them) with darbha grass, and washed (them) again, and having dried them in the fire and set them down, the adept, with the praṇava alone,
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AgP 24.30
प्रणवादिनमोन्तेन पश्चाद्धोमं समाचरेत् गर्भाधानादिकर्माणि यावदंशव्यवस्थया
praṇavādinamontena paścāddhomaṃ samācaret garbhādhānādikarmāṇi yāvadaṃśavyavasthayā
with (the mantra) beginning with the praṇava and ending in namaḥ, should afterwards perform the fire-offering; (and) the rites beginning with the impregnation ceremony, as far as the arrangement of the portions allows,
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AgP 24.31
नामान्तं व्रतबन्धान्तं समावर्तावसानकम् अधिकारावसानं वा कर्यादङ्गानुसारतः
nāmāntaṃ vratabandhāntaṃ samāvartāvasānakam adhikārāvasānaṃ vā karyādaṅgānusārataḥ
ending with the naming, or ending with the binding of the vow (initiation), or ending with the return home (samāvartana), or ending with (assumption of) office — he should perform in accordance with the ancillary rites.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 24.32
प्रणवेनोपचारन्तु कुर्यात्सर्वत्र साधकः अङ्गैर् होमस्तु कर्तव्यो यथावित्तानुसारतः
praṇavenopacārantu kuryātsarvatra sādhakaḥ aṅgair homastu kartavyo yathāvittānusārataḥ
In every case the adept should perform the service with the praṇava; and the fire-offering is to be made with the ancillary (mantras), according to his means.
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AgP 24.33
गर्भादानन्तु प्रथमं ततः पुंसवनं स्मृतम् सीमन्तोन्नयनं जातकर्म नामान्नप्राशनम्
garbhādānantu prathamaṃ tataḥ puṃsavanaṃ smṛtam sīmantonnayanaṃ jātakarma nāmānnaprāśanam
First the rite of conception (garbhādāna), then the puṃsavana is prescribed; the parting of the hair (sīmantonnayana), the birth-rite, the naming, the first feeding of food,
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AgP 24.34
चूडकृतिं व्रतबन्धं वेदव्रतान्यशेषतः(२) समावर्तनं पत्न्या च योगश्चाथाधिकारकः(३)
cūḍakṛtiṃ vratabandhaṃ vedavratānyaśeṣataḥ(2) samāvartanaṃ patnyā ca yogaścāthādhikārakaḥ(3)
the tonsure, the binding of the vow (investiture), the Veda-vows without exception, the returning home (samāvartana) and (union) with a wife, and then the union that confers authority.
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AgP 24.35
हृदादिक्रमतो ध्यात्वा एकैकं कर्म पूज्य च अष्टावष्टौ तु जुहुयात् प्रतिकर्माहुतीः पुनः
hṛdādikramato dhyātvā ekaikaṃ karma pūjya ca aṣṭāvaṣṭau tu juhuyāt pratikarmāhutīḥ punaḥ
Meditating in the sequence beginning with the heart(-mantra), and worshipping each single rite, he should then offer eight oblations for each rite.
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AgP 24.36
पूर्णाहुतिं ततो दद्यात् श्रुचा मूलेन साधकः वौषडन्तेन मन्त्रेण प्लुतं सुस्वरमुच्चरन्
pūrṇāhutiṃ tato dadyāt śrucā mūlena sādhakaḥ vauṣaḍantena mantreṇa plutaṃ susvaramuccaran
Then the practitioner should offer the full oblation with the ladle, using the root-mantra, uttering it in a good tone with the syllable prolonged, with the mantra ending in vauṣaṭ.
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AgP 24.37
विष्णोर्वह्निन्तु संस्कृत्य श्रपयेद्वैष्णवञ्चरुम् आराध्य स्थिण्डिले विष्णुं मन्त्रान् संस्मृत्य संश्रपेत् (४)
viṣṇorvahnintu saṃskṛtya śrapayedvaiṣṇavañcarum ārādhya sthiṇḍile viṣṇuṃ mantrān saṃsmṛtya saṃśrapet (4)
Having consecrated the fire of Viṣṇu, he should cook the Vaiṣṇava oblation-porridge; having worshipped Viṣṇu on the altar-ground and called the mantras to mind, he should cook it.
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AgP 24.38
आसनादिक्रमेणैव साङ्गावरणमुत्तमम् गन्धपुष्पैः समभ्यर्च्य ध्याता देवं सुरोत्तमम्
āsanādikrameṇaiva sāṅgāvaraṇamuttamam gandhapuṣpaiḥ samabhyarcya dhyātā devaṃ surottamam
By the very sequence beginning with the seat, (worshipping) the excellent circle of attendants together with the ancillary (deities), having worshipped well with perfumes and flowers, meditating on the god, the highest of gods,
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AgP 24.39
आधायेध्ममथाघारावाज्यावग्नीशसंस्थितौ :न् १ नियुज्य स्थापयित्वेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ देवव्रतान्यशेषत इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ योगश्चाथाधिकारत इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ मन्त्रान् सन्तर्प्य संत्रपेत् इति ख, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः :प् ६२ वायव्यनैरृताशादिप्रवृत्तौ तु यथाक्रमम्
ādhāyedhmamathāghārāvājyāvagnīśasaṃsthitau :n 1 niyujya sthāpayitveti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 devavratānyaśeṣata iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 yogaścāthādhikārata iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 mantrān santarpya saṃtrapet iti kha, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ :p 62 vāyavyanairṛtāśādipravṛttau tu yathākramam
having laid on the firewood, then the two ghee-libations (āghāra) placed toward Agni and Īśa, in the proceeding toward the northwestern and southwestern quarters and the rest, in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 24.40
आज्यभागौ ततो हुत्वा चक्षुषी दक्षिणोत्तरे मध्येथ जुहुयात्सर्वमन्त्रानर्चाक्रमेण तु
ājyabhāgau tato hutvā cakṣuṣī dakṣiṇottare madhyetha juhuyātsarvamantrānarcākrameṇa tu
Then, having offered the two ghee-portions (as) the two eyes, to the south and the north, he should then offer in the middle all the mantras in the order of the worship.
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AgP 24.41
आज्येन तर्पयेन्मूर्तेर्दशांशेनाङ्गहोमकम् शतं सहस्रं वाज्याद्यैः समिद्भिर्वा तिलैः सह(१)
ājyena tarpayenmūrterdaśāṃśenāṅgahomakam śataṃ sahasraṃ vājyādyaiḥ samidbhirvā tilaiḥ saha(1)
He should satiate the (principal) form with ghee, and the oblation to the ancillaries with a tenth part (of that); a hundred or a thousand (oblations) with ghee and the rest, or with firewood along with sesame.
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AgP 24.42
समाप्यार्चान्तु होमान्तां शुचीन् शिष्यानुपोषितान् आहूयाग्रे निवेश्याथ ह्य् अस्त्रेण प्रोक्षयेत् पशून्
samāpyārcāntu homāntāṃ śucīn śiṣyānupoṣitān āhūyāgre niveśyātha hy astreṇa prokṣayet paśūn
Having completed the worship that ends with the fire-offering, having summoned the pure, fasting disciples and seated them in front, he should then sprinkle the bound souls (paśu) with the weapon-mantra.
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AgP 24.43
शिष्यानात्मनि संयोज्य अविद्याकर्मबन्धनैः लिङ्गानुवृत्तश् चैतन्यं सह लिङ्गेन पाशितम्(२)
śiṣyānātmani saṃyojya avidyākarmabandhanaiḥ liṅgānuvṛttaś caitanyaṃ saha liṅgena pāśitam(2)
Having joined the disciples to himself, (their) consciousness, which conforms to the mark (liṅga), is bound along with the liṅga by the fetters of ignorance and karma.
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AgP 24.44
ध्यानमार्गेन सम्प्रोक्ष्य वायुवीजेन शोधयेत् ततो दहनवीजेन सृष्टिं ब्रह्माण्डसञ्ज्ञिकाम्
dhyānamārgena samprokṣya vāyuvījena śodhayet tato dahanavījena sṛṣṭiṃ brahmāṇḍasañjñikām
Having sprinkled (them) by way of meditation, he should purify with the wind-seed; then, with the fire-seed, the creation named the egg of Brahmā—
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AgP 24.45
निर्दग्धां सकलां ध्यायेद्भस्मकूटनिभस्थिताम्
nirdagdhāṃ sakalāṃ dhyāyedbhasmakūṭanibhasthitām
he should meditate on it as wholly burnt up, standing like a heap of ash.
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AgP 24.46
प्लावयेद्वारिणा भस्म संसारं वार्मयंस्मरेत्(३)अप्_२४।०४५च्द्।तत्र शक्तिं न्यसेत् पश्चात् पार्थिवीं बीजसञ्ज्ञिकाम् तन्मात्राभिः समस्ताभिः संवृतं पार्थिवं शुभम्
plāvayedvāriṇā bhasma saṃsāraṃ vārmayaṃsmaret(3)ap_24.045cd/tatra śaktiṃ nyaset paścāt pārthivīṃ bījasañjñikām tanmātrābhiḥ samastābhiḥ saṃvṛtaṃ pārthivaṃ śubham
He should flood the ash with water and should recall the round of existence as consisting of water; then he should afterwards place there the earthy power called the seed, the auspicious earthy (element) enveloped by all the subtle elements.
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AgP 24.47
अण्डन्तदुद्भवन्ध्यायेत्तदाधारन्तदात्मकम् तन्मध्ये चिन्तयेन्मूर्तिं पौरुषीं प्रणवात्मिकाम्
aṇḍantadudbhavandhyāyettadādhārantadātmakam tanmadhye cintayenmūrtiṃ pauruṣīṃ praṇavātmikām
He should meditate on the egg arisen from that, having that as its support and consisting of that; within it he should conceive the form of the Person, consisting of the praṇava.
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AgP 24.48
लिङ्गं सङ्क्रामयेत् पश्चादात्मस्थं पूर्वसंस्कृतम् (४) विभक्तेन्द्रियसंस्थानं क्रमाद् वृद्धं विचिन्तयेत्
liṅgaṃ saṅkrāmayet paścādātmasthaṃ pūrvasaṃskṛtam (4) vibhaktendriyasaṃsthānaṃ kramād vṛddhaṃ vicintayet
Afterwards he should transfer the mark (liṅga) that rests in the self and was previously consecrated; he should conceive it as gradually grown, with the sense-organs set in their separate places.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 24.49
ततोण्डमब्दमेकं तु स्थित्वा द्विशकलीकृतम् :न् १ समिद्भिर्वा तिलैस् तथा इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ सह लिङ्गेन दर्शितमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ संसारञ्चाक्षयं स्मरेदिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ स्थण्डिले पूर्वसंस्कृतमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ६३ द्यावापृथिव्यौ शकले तयोर्मध्ये प्रजापतिम्
tatoṇḍamabdamekaṃ tu sthitvā dviśakalīkṛtam :n 1 samidbhirvā tilais tathā iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 saha liṅgena darśitamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 saṃsārañcākṣayaṃ smarediti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 sthaṇḍile pūrvasaṃskṛtamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 63 dyāvāpṛthivyau śakale tayormadhye prajāpatim
Then the egg, having remained for one year, is made into two halves; the two halves are heaven and earth, and between them (he conceives) Prajāpati—
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AgP 24.50
जातं ध्यात्वा पुनः प्रोक्ष्य प्रणवेन तु संश्रितम् मन्त्रात्मकतनुं कृत्वा यथान्यासं पुरोदितम्
jātaṃ dhyātvā punaḥ prokṣya praṇavena tu saṃśritam mantrātmakatanuṃ kṛtvā yathānyāsaṃ puroditam
having meditated on him as born, sprinkling him again, (making him) established by the praṇava, having made his body consist of the mantras according to the placing (nyāsa) stated before,
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AgP 24.51
विष्णुर्हस्तं ततो मूर्ध्नि दत्वा ध्यात्वा तु वैष्णवम् एवमेकं बहून् वापि जनित्वा ध्यानयोगतः
viṣṇurhastaṃ tato mūrdhni datvā dhyātvā tu vaiṣṇavam evamekaṃ bahūn vāpi janitvā dhyānayogataḥ
then, laying Viṣṇu's hand upon the head and meditating on the form of Viṣṇu—thus, having generated one, or else many, by the practice of meditation,
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AgP 24.52
करौ सङ्गृह्य मूलेन नेत्रे बद्ध्वा तु वाससा नेत्रमन्त्रेण मन्त्री तान् सदनेनाहतेन तु
karau saṅgṛhya mūlena netre baddhvā tu vāsasā netramantreṇa mantrī tān sadanenāhatena tu
grasping their hands with the root-mantra and binding their eyes with a cloth by the eye-mantra, the master of mantras (binds) them with an unbleached (new) garment.
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AgP 24.53
कृतपूजो गुरुः सम्यक् देवदेवस्य तत्त्ववान् शिष्यान् पुष्पाञ्जलिभृतः प्राङ्मुखानुपवेशयेत्
kṛtapūjo guruḥ samyak devadevasya tattvavān śiṣyān puṣpāñjalibhṛtaḥ prāṅmukhānupaveśayet
The guru, knowing the truth, having duly performed the worship of the God of gods, should seat the disciples, who hold handfuls of flowers, facing east.
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AgP 24.54
अर्चयेयुश् च तेप्येवम्प्रसूता गुरुणा हरिम् क्षिप्त्वा पुष्पाञ्जलिं तत्र पुष्पादिभिरनन्तरम्
arcayeyuś ca tepyevamprasūtā guruṇā harim kṣiptvā puṣpāñjaliṃ tatra puṣpādibhiranantaram
And they too, thus initiated by the guru, should worship Hari, casting the handful of flowers there, and thereafter (worshipping him) with flowers and the rest.
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AgP 24.55
अमन्त्रमर्चनं कृत्वा(१) गुरोः पादार्चनन्ततः विधाय दक्षिणां दद्यात् सर्वस्वं चार्धमेव वा
amantramarcanaṃ kṛtvā(1) guroḥ pādārcanantataḥ vidhāya dakṣiṇāṃ dadyāt sarvasvaṃ cārdhameva vā
Having performed the worship without mantras, and thereafter the worship of the guru's feet, he should make and give the sacrificial fee—all he owns, or indeed half of it.
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AgP 24.56
गुरुः संशिक्षयेच्छिष्यान् तैः पूज्यो नामभिर्हरिः विश्वक्सेनं यजेदीशं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम्
guruḥ saṃśikṣayecchiṣyān taiḥ pūjyo nāmabhirhariḥ viśvaksenaṃ yajedīśaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam
The guru should instruct the disciples; by them Hari is to be worshipped with the (divine) names. He should worship the lord Viṣvaksena, who bears the conch, discus and mace.
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AgP 24.57
तज्जपन्तञ्च तर्जन्या मण्डलस्थं विसर्जयेत् ॥५७
tajjapantañca tarjanyā maṇḍalasthaṃ visarjayet //57
And while muttering that (mantra), he should dismiss (the deity) stationed in the maṇḍala with the forefinger.
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AgP 24.58
विष्णुनिर्माल्यमखिलं विष्वक्सेनाय चार्पयेत् प्रणीताभिस् तथात्मानमभिषिच्य च कुण्डगं
viṣṇunirmālyamakhilaṃ viṣvaksenāya cārpayet praṇītābhis tathātmānamabhiṣicya ca kuṇḍagaṃ
And he should offer the whole of Viṣṇu's used offering-remains to Viṣvaksena, and likewise, having sprinkled himself with the praṇītā waters, (he should take) the fire in the kuṇḍa,
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AgP 24.59
वह्निमात्मनि संयोज्य विष्वक्सेनं विसर्जयेत् बुभुक्षुः सर्वमाप्नोति मुमुक्षुर् लीयते हरौ
vahnimātmani saṃyojya viṣvaksenaṃ visarjayet bubhukṣuḥ sarvamāpnoti mumukṣur līyate harau
having joined the fire into himself, he should dismiss Viṣvaksena. One who desires enjoyment obtains everything; one who desires liberation is merged in Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition