Agni Purana — Chapter 263
AgP 263.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे उत्पातशान्तिर्नाम द्विषष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२६३} :श् अथ त्रिषष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः देवपूजावैश्वदेवबलिः पुष्कर उवाच देवपूजादिकं कर्म वक्ष्ये चोत्पातमर्दनम् आपोहिष्टेति तिसृभिः स्नातो ऽर्घ्यं विओष्णवेर्पयेत्
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe utpātaśāntirnāma dviṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {263} :ś atha triṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ devapūjāvaiśvadevabaliḥ puṣkara uvāca devapūjādikaṃ karma vakṣye cotpātamardanam āpohiṣṭeti tisṛbhiḥ snāto 'rghyaṃ vioṣṇaverpayet
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred sixty-second chapter, called "The Pacification of Portents." Chapter 263. Now the two hundred sixty-third chapter: the worship of the gods and the Vaiśvadeva offering. Puṣkara said: I shall declare the rite of worshipping the gods and so forth, and the crushing of portents. Having bathed, one should offer the arghya water to Viṣṇu with the three (verses) beginning "āpo hi ṣṭhā."
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AgP 263.2
हिरण्यवर्णा इति च पाद्यञ्च तिसृभिर्द्विज शन्न आपो ह्य् आचमनमिदमापो ऽभिषेचनं
hiraṇyavarṇā iti ca pādyañca tisṛbhirdvija śanna āpo hy ācamanamidamāpo 'bhiṣecanaṃ
And with the three (verses) beginning "hiraṇyavarṇāḥ" (he should offer) water for the feet, O twice-born; with "śaṃ no āpaḥ" the sipping-water, with "idam āpaḥ" the bathing (of the image).
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AgP 263.3
रथे अक्षे च तिसृभिर्गन्धं युवेति(१) वस्त्रकं पुष्पं पुष्पवतीत्येवं धूपन्धूपोसि चाप्यथ
rathe akṣe ca tisṛbhirgandhaṃ yuveti(1) vastrakaṃ puṣpaṃ puṣpavatītyevaṃ dhūpandhūposi cāpyatha
With the three (verses) "rathe akṣe" (he should offer) perfume; with "yuvā" (?) the garment; the flower with "puṣpavatī" thus; and then the incense with "dhūpo 'si".
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AgP 263.4
तेजोसि शुक्रं दीपं स्यान्मधुपर्कं दधीति च हिरण्यगर्भ इत्य् अष्टावृचः प्रोक्ता निवेदने
tejosi śukraṃ dīpaṃ syānmadhuparkaṃ dadhīti ca hiraṇyagarbha ity aṣṭāvṛcaḥ proktā nivedane
With "tejo 'si śukram" there should be the lamp, and the honey-mixture with "dadhi"; and with "hiraṇyagarbha" eight verses are prescribed for the food-offering.
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AgP 263.5
अन्नस्य मनुजश्रेष्ठ पानस्य च सुगन्धिनः चामरव्यजनोपानच्छत्रं यानासने तथा
annasya manujaśreṣṭha pānasya ca sugandhinaḥ cāmaravyajanopānacchatraṃ yānāsane tathā
(Likewise the offering) of food, O best of men, and of fragrant drink, and the yak-tail whisk, the fan, the sandals, the parasol, the vehicle and the seat.
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AgP 263.6
:न् १ गन्धं स्वधेति क॥ , ग॥ ,घ॥ , ज॥ च :प् ४६४ यत् किञ्चिदेवमादि स्यात्सावित्रेण निवेदयेत् पौरुषन्तु जपेत् सूक्तं तदेव जुहुयात्तथा
:n 1 gandhaṃ svadheti ka.. , ga.. ,gha.. , ja.. ca :p 464 yat kiñcidevamādi syātsāvitreṇa nivedayet pauruṣantu japet sūktaṃ tadeva juhuyāttathā
Whatever else there may be of this sort, he should present it with the Sāvitrī (verse); and he should mutter the Puruṣa hymn, and with that same (hymn) make the oblation.
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AgP 263.7
अर्चाभवे तथा वेद्याञ्जले पूर्णघते तथा नदीतीरे ऽथ कमले शान्तिः स्याद्विष्णुपूजनात्
arcābhave tathā vedyāñjale pūrṇaghate tathā nadītīre 'tha kamale śāntiḥ syādviṣṇupūjanāt
In the absence of an image, likewise on an altar, in water, in a full jar, and on a river bank, or on a lotus—appeasement comes about from the worship of Viṣṇu.
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AgP 263.8
ततो होमः प्रकर्तव्यो दीप्यमाने विभावसौ परिसम्मृज्य पर्युक्ष्य परिस्तीर्य परिस्तरैः
tato homaḥ prakartavyo dīpyamāne vibhāvasau parisammṛjya paryukṣya paristīrya paristaraiḥ
Then the fire-oblation is to be performed, when the fire is blazing, after wiping around (the fire), sprinkling around it, and strewing around it with the strewing-grasses.
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AgP 263.9
सर्वान्नाग्रं समुद्धृत्य जुहुयात् प्रयतस्ततः वासुदेवाय देवाय प्रभवे चाव्ययाय च
sarvānnāgraṃ samuddhṛtya juhuyāt prayatastataḥ vāsudevāya devāya prabhave cāvyayāya ca
Having taken up the first portion of all the food, he should then, being purified, offer oblation to the god Vāsudeva, the mighty and the imperishable.
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AgP 263.10
अग्नये चैव सोमाय मित्राय वरुणाय च इन्द्राय च महाभाग इन्द्राग्निभ्यां तथैव च
agnaye caiva somāya mitrāya varuṇāya ca indrāya ca mahābhāga indrāgnibhyāṃ tathaiva ca
And to Agni, to Soma, to Mitra and to Varuṇa, and to Indra, O greatly fortunate one, and likewise to Indra-and-Agni,
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AgP 263.11
विश्वेभ्यश् चैव देवेभ्यः प्रजानां पतये नमः अनुमत्यै तथा राम धन्वन्तरय एव च
viśvebhyaś caiva devebhyaḥ prajānāṃ pataye namaḥ anumatyai tathā rāma dhanvantaraya eva ca
And to the All-gods, homage to the Lord of Creatures, and to Anumati, O Rāma, and to Dhanvantari as well,
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AgP 263.12
वास्तोष्पत्यै ततो देव्यै ततः स्विष्टिकृते ऽग्नये सचतुर्थ्यन्तनाम्ना(१) तु हुत्वैतेभ्यो बलिं हरेत्
vāstoṣpatyai tato devyai tataḥ sviṣṭikṛte 'gnaye sacaturthyantanāmnā(1) tu hutvaitebhyo baliṃ haret
Then to the goddess Vāstoṣpatī, then to Agni Sviṣṭakṛt—having made the oblation with the name in the dative, he should then carry out the offering (bali) to these.
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AgP 263.13
तक्षोपतक्षमभितः पूर्वेणाग्निमतः परम् अश्वानामपि धर्मज्ञ ऊर्णानामानि चाप्यथ
takṣopatakṣamabhitaḥ pūrveṇāgnimataḥ param aśvānāmapi dharmajña ūrṇānāmāni cāpyatha
(He offers) to Takṣan and Upatakṣan on both sides, east of the fire; after that, O knower of dharma, also the names of the horses and of the wools (?).
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AgP 263.14
निरुन्धी धूम्रिणीका च अस्वपन्ती(२) तथैव च मेघपत्नी(३) च नामानि सर्वेषामेव भार्गव
nirundhī dhūmriṇīkā ca asvapantī(2) tathaiva ca meghapatnī(3) ca nāmāni sarveṣāmeva bhārgava
Nirundhī, Dhūmriṇīkā, and likewise Asvapantī, and Meghapatnī—these are the names of them all, O Bhārgava.
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AgP 263.15
आग्नेयाद्याः क्रमेणाथ ततः शक्तिषु निक्षिपेत् नन्दिन्यै च सुभाग्यै च सुमङ्गल्यै च भार्गव
āgneyādyāḥ krameṇātha tataḥ śaktiṣu nikṣipet nandinyai ca subhāgyai ca sumaṅgalyai ca bhārgava
Then, in order, beginning from the south-east, he should deposit (the offerings) upon the Śaktis: to Nandinī, to Subhāgā, and to Sumaṅgalā, O Bhārgava,
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AgP 263.16
:न् १ स चतुर्थीकनाम्नेति पाठः साधुः २ अश्वपर्णीति ज॥ ३ मेघपर्णीति ज॥ :प् ४६५ भद्रकाल्यै ततो दत्वा स्थूणायाञ्च तथा श्रिये हिरण्यकेश्यै च तथा वनस्पतय एव च
:n 1 sa caturthīkanāmneti pāṭhaḥ sādhuḥ 2 aśvaparṇīti ja.. 3 meghaparṇīti ja.. :p 465 bhadrakālyai tato datvā sthūṇāyāñca tathā śriye hiraṇyakeśyai ca tathā vanaspataya eva ca
Then having given to Bhadrakālī, and to (the goddess of) the pillar, and to Śrī, and to Hiraṇyakeśī, and to the lord of the forest (the tree) as well,
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AgP 263.17
धर्माधर्ममयौ द्वारे गृहमध्ये ध्रुवाय च मृत्यवे च वहिर्दद्याद्वरुणायोदकाशये
dharmādharmamayau dvāre gṛhamadhye dhruvāya ca mṛtyave ca vahirdadyādvaruṇāyodakāśaye
(He should give) to the two made of dharma and adharma at the door, to Dhruva in the middle of the house, and to Mṛtyu; outside he should give to Varuṇa at the water-reservoir.
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AgP 263.18
भूतेभ्यश् च बहिर्दद्याच्छरणे धनदाय च इन्द्रायेन्द्रपुरुषेभ्यो दद्यात् पूर्वेण मानवः
bhūtebhyaś ca bahirdadyāccharaṇe dhanadāya ca indrāyendrapuruṣebhyo dadyāt pūrveṇa mānavaḥ
And outside he should give to the spirits, and to the giver of wealth (Kubera) at the refuge; the man should give to Indra and to Indra's attendants on the east.
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AgP 263.19
यमाय तत्पुरुषेभ्यो दद्याद्दक्षिणतस् तथा वरुणाय तत्पुरुषेभ्यो दद्यात्पश्चिमतस् तथा
yamāya tatpuruṣebhyo dadyāddakṣiṇatas tathā varuṇāya tatpuruṣebhyo dadyātpaścimatas tathā
He should give to Yama and to his attendants on the south, and likewise to Varuṇa and to his attendants on the west,
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AgP 263.20
सोमाय सोमपुरुषेभ्य उदग्दद्यादनन्तरं ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मपुरुषेभ्यो मध्ये दद्यात्तथैव च
somāya somapuruṣebhya udagdadyādanantaraṃ brahmaṇe brahmapuruṣebhyo madhye dadyāttathaiva ca
Next he should give to Soma and to Soma's attendants on the north, and likewise in the middle to Brahmā and to Brahmā's attendants,
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AgP 263.21
आकाशे च तथा चोर्ध्वे स्थण्डिलाय क्षितौ तथा दिवा दिवाचरेभ्यश् च रात्रौ रात्रिचरेषु च
ākāśe ca tathā cordhve sthaṇḍilāya kṣitau tathā divā divācarebhyaś ca rātrau rātricareṣu ca
And in the sky, so also above, and to the sacrificial ground on the earth; by day to those who move by day, and at night to those who move at night.
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AgP 263.22
बलिं वहिस् तथा दद्यात्सायं प्रातस्तु प्रत्यहं पिण्डनिर्वपणं कुर्यात् प्रातः सायन्न कारयेत्
baliṃ vahis tathā dadyātsāyaṃ prātastu pratyahaṃ piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ kuryāt prātaḥ sāyanna kārayet
He should offer the offering outside, evening and morning, every day; the setting out of rice-balls he should do in the morning — he should not have it done in the evening.
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AgP 263.23
पित्रे तु प्रथमं दद्यात्तत्पित्रे तदनन्तरम् प्रपितामहाय तन्मात्रे पितृमात्रे ततो ऽर्पयेत्
pitre tu prathamaṃ dadyāttatpitre tadanantaram prapitāmahāya tanmātre pitṛmātre tato 'rpayet
He should give first to the father, immediately after that to the father's father, then to the great-grandfather, then to his mother, and then he should present (an offering) to the father's mother.
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AgP 263.24
तन्मात्रे दक्षिणाग्रेषु कुशेष्वेवं यजेत् पितॄन् इन्द्रवारुणवायव्या याम्या वा नैरृताय ये
tanmātre dakṣiṇāgreṣu kuśeṣvevaṃ yajet pitṝn indravāruṇavāyavyā yāmyā vā nairṛtāya ye
To his mother — thus he should worship the fathers on kuśa grass with the tips to the south. (The directions are) the eastern, western, and north-western, or the southern, or (that belonging) to Nirṛti — those which…
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AgP 263.25
ते काकाः पितृगृहन्तु इमं पिण्डं मयोद्वृतम् काकपिण्डन्तु मन्त्रेण शुनः पिण्डं प्रदापयेत्
te kākāḥ pitṛgṛhantu imaṃ piṇḍaṃ mayodvṛtam kākapiṇḍantu mantreṇa śunaḥ piṇḍaṃ pradāpayet
"Those crows (are) the house of the fathers; (may they take) this ball raised up by me." With the mantra of the crow-ball, he should have a ball given to the dogs.
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AgP 263.26
विवस्वतः कुले जातौ द्वौ श्यावशबलौ(१) शुनौ तेषां पिण्डं प्रदास्यामि पथि रक्षन्तु मे सदा
vivasvataḥ kule jātau dvau śyāvaśabalau(1) śunau teṣāṃ piṇḍaṃ pradāsyāmi pathi rakṣantu me sadā
Two dogs, brown and brindled, born in the family of Vivasvat — to them I shall give a ball; may they always protect me on the road.
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AgP 263.27
:न् १ श्यामशबलाविति ज॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च :प् ४६६ सौरभेय्यः(१) सर्वहिताः पवित्राः पापनाशनाः(२) प्रतिगृह्णन्तु मे ग्रासं गावस्त्रैलोक्यमातरः
:n 1 śyāmaśabalāviti ja.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca :p 466 saurabheyyaḥ(1) sarvahitāḥ pavitrāḥ pāpanāśanāḥ(2) pratigṛhṇantu me grāsaṃ gāvastrailokyamātaraḥ
[Note 1: reading 'śyāmaśabalau' in mss. ja, ña, ṭa. Page 466.] "Descended from Surabhi, benefactors of all, pure, destroyers of sin — may the cows, the mothers of the three worlds, accept my mouthful (of food)."
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AgP 263.28
ग्रोग्रासञ्च स्वस्त्ययनं कृत्वा भिक्षां प्रदापयेत् अतिथीन्दीनान् पूजयित्वा गृही भुञ्जीत च स्वयं
grogrāsañca svastyayanaṃ kṛtvā bhikṣāṃ pradāpayet atithīndīnān pūjayitvā gṛhī bhuñjīta ca svayaṃ
Having made the mouthful for the cow and the benediction, he should have alms given; and having honoured guests and the poor, the householder should himself eat.
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AgP 263.29
ॐ भूः स्वाहा ॐ भूवः स्वाहा ॐ स्वः स्वाहा ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः स्वाहा ॐ देवकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनमसि स्वाहा ॐ पितृकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनमसि स्वाहा ॐ आत्मकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनमसि स्वाहा ॐ मनुष्यकृतस्यैनसो ऽवयजनमसि स्वाहा ॐ एनस एनसो ऽवयजनमसि स्वाहा । यच्चाहमेनो विद्वांश् चकार यच्चविद्वांस्तस्य सर्वस्यैनसो ऽवयजनमसि स्वाहा अग्नये स्विष्टिकृते स्वाहा ॐ प्रजापतये स्वाहा ॥ विष्णुपूजावैश्वदेवबलिस्ते कीर्तितो मया ॥२९
oṃ bhūḥ svāhā oṃ bhūvaḥ svāhā oṃ svaḥ svāhā oṃ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ svāhā oṃ devakṛtasyainaso 'vayajanamasi svāhā oṃ pitṛkṛtasyainaso 'vayajanamasi svāhā oṃ ātmakṛtasyainaso 'vayajanamasi svāhā oṃ manuṣyakṛtasyainaso 'vayajanamasi svāhā oṃ enasa enaso 'vayajanamasi svāhā / yaccāhameno vidvāṃś cakāra yaccavidvāṃstasya sarvasyainaso 'vayajanamasi svāhā agnaye sviṣṭikṛte svāhā oṃ prajāpataye svāhā || viṣṇupūjāvaiśvadevabaliste kīrtito mayā //29
Oṃ, earth, svāhā. Oṃ, mid-air, svāhā. Oṃ, heaven, svāhā. Oṃ, earth, mid-air, heaven, svāhā. Oṃ, you are the expiation of the sin committed against the gods, svāhā. Oṃ, you are the expiation of the sin committed against the fathers, svāhā. Oṃ, you are the expiation of the sin committed against oneself, svāhā. Oṃ, you are the expiation of the sin committed against men, svāhā. Oṃ, you are the expiation of sin upon sin, svāhā. Whatever sin I have committed knowingly and whatever unknowingly — you are the expiation of all that sin, svāhā. To Agni, the maker of the right offering, svāhā. Oṃ, to Prajāpati, svāhā. Thus the worship of Viṣṇu and the Vaiśvadeva offering have been declared by me to you. (29)
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