Agni Purana — Chapter 267
AgP 267.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे महेश्वरस्नानलक्षकोटिहोमादयो नाम षट्षष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२६७} :श् अथ सप्तषष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः नीराजनविधिः पुष्कर उवाच कर्म सांवत्सरं राज्ञां जन्मर्क्षे पूजयेच्च तं मासि मासि च संक्रान्तौ सूर्यसोमादिदेवताः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe maheśvarasnānalakṣakoṭihomādayo nāma ṣaṭṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {267} :ś atha saptaṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ nīrājanavidhiḥ puṣkara uvāca karma sāṃvatsaraṃ rājñāṃ janmarkṣe pūjayecca taṃ māsi māsi ca saṃkrāntau sūryasomādidevatāḥ
[Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, the two hundred sixty-sixth chapter, called "The Bathing of Maheśvara, the Hundred-thousand and Ten-million Oblations, and So Forth." Chapter 267. Now the two hundred sixty-seventh chapter: the rite of nīrājana.] Puṣkara said: The yearly rite of kings — on (the king's) birth-asterism one should worship him; and month by month, at the solstitial passage, (one should worship) the deities beginning with the Sun and the Moon.
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AgP 267.2
:प् ४७४ अगस्त्यस्योदये ऽगस्त्यञ्चातुर्मास्यं हरिं यजेत् शयनोत्थापने पञ्चदिनं कुर्यात्समुत्सवम्
:p 474 agastyasyodaye 'gastyañcāturmāsyaṃ hariṃ yajet śayanotthāpane pañcadinaṃ kuryātsamutsavam
[p. 474] At the rising of Agastya (Canopus) one should worship Agastya, and Hari during the four-month period; at the lying-down and the raising-up (of the god) one should hold a festival for five days.
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AgP 267.3
प्रोष्ठपादे सिते पक्षे प्रतिपत्प्रभृतिक्रमात् शिविरात् पूर्वदिग्भागे शक्रार्थं भवनञ्चरेत्
proṣṭhapāde site pakṣe pratipatprabhṛtikramāt śivirāt pūrvadigbhāge śakrārthaṃ bhavanañcaret
In the bright fortnight of Proṣṭhapada, in sequence beginning from the first day, one should make a house for Indra's sake in the eastern quarter from the camp.
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AgP 267.4
तत्र शक्रध्वजं स्थाप्य शची शक्रञ्च पूजयेत् अष्टम्यां वाद्यघोषेण तान्तु यष्टिं प्रवेशयेत्
tatra śakradhvajaṃ sthāpya śacī śakrañca pūjayet aṣṭamyāṃ vādyaghoṣeṇa tāntu yaṣṭiṃ praveśayet
Having set up Indra's banner there, one should worship Śacī and Indra; on the eighth day, with the sound of music, one should bring in that pole.
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AgP 267.5
एकादश्यां सोपवासो द्वादश्यां केतुमुत्थितम् यजेद्वस्त्रादिसंवीतं घटस्थं(१) सुरपं शचीं
ekādaśyāṃ sopavāso dvādaśyāṃ ketumutthitam yajedvastrādisaṃvītaṃ ghaṭasthaṃ(1) surapaṃ śacīṃ
On the eleventh, fasting, on the twelfth he should worship the banner (once) raised, wrapped in cloth and the rest, and the lord of the gods placed on a pot, and Śacī.
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AgP 267.6
वर्धस्वेन्द्र जितामित्र वृत्रहन् पाकशासन देव देव महाभाग त्वं हि भूमिष्ठतां गतः
vardhasvendra jitāmitra vṛtrahan pākaśāsana deva deva mahābhāga tvaṃ hi bhūmiṣṭhatāṃ gataḥ
"Grow strong, Indra, conqueror of foes, slayer of Vṛtra, chastiser of Pāka! God of gods, greatly fortunate one, for you have come to stand upon the earth.
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AgP 267.7
त्वं प्रभुः शाश्वतश् चैव सर्वभूतहिते रतः अनन्ततेजा वै राजो यशोजयविवर्धनः
tvaṃ prabhuḥ śāśvataś caiva sarvabhūtahite rataḥ anantatejā vai rājo yaśojayavivardhanaḥ
You are the lord and the eternal one, devoted to the welfare of all beings, of endless splendour indeed, radiant, increaser of fame and victory.
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AgP 267.8
तेजस्ते वर्धयन्त्वेते देवाः शक्रः सुवृष्टिकृत् ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशाश् च कार्त्तिकेयो विनायकः
tejaste vardhayantvete devāḥ śakraḥ suvṛṣṭikṛt brahmaviṣṇumaheśāś ca kārttikeyo vināyakaḥ
May these gods increase your splendour: Indra the maker of good rain, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa, Kārttikeya, Vināyaka,
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AgP 267.9
आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साध्याश् च भृगवो दिशः मरुद्गुणा लोकपाला ग्रहा यक्षाद्रिनिम्नगाः
ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyāś ca bhṛgavo diśaḥ marudguṇā lokapālā grahā yakṣādrinimnagāḥ
the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Bhṛgus, the directions, the Maruts' hosts, the guardians of the worlds, the planets, the Yakṣas, mountains, and rivers,
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AgP 267.10
समुद्रा श्रीर्मही गौरी चण्डिका च सरस्वती प्रवर्तयन्तु ते तेजो जय शक्र शचीपते
samudrā śrīrmahī gaurī caṇḍikā ca sarasvatī pravartayantu te tejo jaya śakra śacīpate
the oceans, Śrī, the Earth, Gaurī, Caṇḍikā, and Sarasvatī — may they set your splendour in motion. Be victorious, Indra, lord of Śacī!
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AgP 267.11
तव चापि जयान्नित्यं मम सम्पठ्यतां शुभं प्रसीद राज्ञां विप्राणां प्रजानामपि सर्वशः
tava cāpi jayānnityaṃ mama sampaṭhyatāṃ śubhaṃ prasīda rājñāṃ viprāṇāṃ prajānāmapi sarvaśaḥ
And through your victory may good always be recited (i.e., accrue) for me; be gracious to kings, to brahmins, and to the people in every way.
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AgP 267.12
भवत्प्रसादात् पृथिवी नित्यं शस्यवती भवेत् शिवं भवतु निर्विघ्नं शाम्यन्तामीतयो भृशं
bhavatprasādāt pṛthivī nityaṃ śasyavatī bhavet śivaṃ bhavatu nirvighnaṃ śāmyantāmītayo bhṛśaṃ
By your grace may the earth be ever rich in crops; may there be well-being free of obstacles, and may the plagues (of crops) be wholly stilled.
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AgP 267.13
:न् १ पटस्थमिति क॥ , ग॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ , ट॥ च :प् ४७५ मन्त्रेणेन्द्रं समभ्यर्च्य जितभूः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् भद्रकालीं पटे लिख्य पूजयेदाश्विने जये
:n 1 paṭasthamiti ka.. , ga.. , cha.. , ja.. , ṭa.. ca :p 475 mantreṇendraṃ samabhyarcya jitabhūḥ svargamāpnuyāt bhadrakālīṃ paṭe likhya pūjayedāśvine jaye
Having worshipped Indra duly with (this) mantra, one who has conquered the earth attains heaven. Having drawn Bhadrakālī on a cloth, one should worship (her) in Āśvina for victory.
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AgP 267.14
शुक्लपक्षे तथाष्टम्यामायुधं कार्मुकं ध्वजम् छत्रञ्च राजलिङ्गानि शस्त्राद्यं कुसुमादिभिः
śuklapakṣe tathāṣṭamyāmāyudhaṃ kārmukaṃ dhvajam chatrañca rājaliṅgāni śastrādyaṃ kusumādibhiḥ
And likewise on the eighth of the bright fortnight (one should worship) the weapon, the bow, the banner, the parasol—the royal emblems—and arms and the rest, with flowers and so on.
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AgP 267.15
जाग्रन्निशि बलिन्दद्याद्द्वितीये ऽह्नि पुनर्यजेत् भद्रकालि महाकालि दुर्गे दुर्गार्तिहारिणि
jāgranniśi balindadyāddvitīye 'hni punaryajet bhadrakāli mahākāli durge durgārtihāriṇi
Keeping awake at night he should offer an oblation, and on the second day he should worship again: "O Bhadrakālī, Mahākālī, Durgā, remover of grievous distress,
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AgP 267.16
त्रैलोक्यविजये चण्डि मम शान्तौ जये भव नीराजनविधिं वक्ष्ये ऐशान्यान्मन्दिरं चरेत्
trailokyavijaye caṇḍi mama śāntau jaye bhava nīrājanavidhiṃ vakṣye aiśānyānmandiraṃ caret
O Caṇḍī, in the conquest of the three worlds be (favourable) to my peace and victory." I shall declare the rite of nīrājana: from the northeast he should proceed to the temple.
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AgP 267.17
तोरणत्रितयं तत्र गृहे देवान्यजेत् सदा चित्रान्त्यक्त्वा यदा स्वातिं सविता प्रतिपद्यते
toraṇatritayaṃ tatra gṛhe devānyajet sadā citrāntyaktvā yadā svātiṃ savitā pratipadyate
There he should set up three archways and always worship the gods in the house, when the sun, leaving the end of Citrā, enters Svāti.
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AgP 267.18
ततः प्रभृति कर्तव्यं यावत् स्वातौ रविः स्थितः ब्रह्मा विष्णुश् च शम्भुश् च शक्रश् चैवानलानिलौ
tataḥ prabhṛti kartavyaṃ yāvat svātau raviḥ sthitaḥ brahmā viṣṇuś ca śambhuś ca śakraś caivānalānilau
From that time on it is to be performed so long as the sun stands in Svāti: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śambhu, Śakra, and Fire and Wind,
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AgP 267.19
विनायकः कुमारश् च वरुणो धनदो यमः विश्वेदेवा वैश्रवसो गजाश्चाष्टौ च तान्यजेत्
vināyakaḥ kumāraś ca varuṇo dhanado yamaḥ viśvedevā vaiśravaso gajāścāṣṭau ca tānyajet
Vināyaka and Kumāra, Varuṇa, the giver of wealth (Kubera), Yama, the Viśvedevas, Vaiśravaṇa—and the eight elephants: these he should worship.
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AgP 267.20
कुमुदैरावणौ पद्मः पुष्पदन्तश् च वामनः सुप्रतीको ऽञ्जनो नीलः पूजा कार्या गृहादिके
kumudairāvaṇau padmaḥ puṣpadantaś ca vāmanaḥ supratīko 'ñjano nīlaḥ pūjā kāryā gṛhādike
Kumuda and Airāvaṇa, Padma, Puṣpadanta, Vāmana, Supratīka, Añjana, Nīla—worship is to be performed in the house and so forth.
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AgP 267.21
पुरोधा जुहुयादाज्यं समित्सिद्धार्थकं तिलाः कुम्भा अष्टौ पूजिताश् च तैः स्नाप्याश्वगजोत्तमाः
purodhā juhuyādājyaṃ samitsiddhārthakaṃ tilāḥ kumbhā aṣṭau pūjitāś ca taiḥ snāpyāśvagajottamāḥ
The chaplain should offer ghee, kindling-sticks, white mustard and sesame; eight jars are worshipped, and with them the best horses and elephants are to be bathed.
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AgP 267.22
अश्वाः स्नाप्या ददेत् पिण्डान् ततो हि प्रथमं गजान् निष्क्रामयेत्तोरणैस्तु गोपुरादि(१) न लङ्घयेत्
aśvāḥ snāpyā dadet piṇḍān tato hi prathamaṃ gajān niṣkrāmayettoraṇaistu gopurādi(1) na laṅghayet
The horses are to be bathed; he should give the (rice-)balls. Then he should first lead out the elephants; but they should not step over the archways, gateway and the rest.
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AgP 267.23
विक्रमेयुस्ततः सर्वे राजलिङ्गं गृहे यजेत् :न् १ शेखरादीति क॥ :प् ४७६ वारुणे वरुणं प्रार्च्य रात्रौ भूतबलिं ददेत्
vikrameyustataḥ sarve rājaliṅgaṃ gṛhe yajet :n 1 śekharādīti ka.. :p 476 vāruṇe varuṇaṃ prārcya rātrau bhūtabaliṃ dadet
Then all should march forth; he should worship the royal emblem in the house. In the western (quarter) having first worshipped Varuṇa, at night he should offer the bali to the spirits.
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AgP 267.24
विशाखायां(१) गते सूर्ये आश्रमे निवसेन्नृपः अलङ्कुर्याद्दिने तस्मिन् वाहनन्तु विशेषतः
viśākhāyāṃ(1) gate sūrye āśrame nivasennṛpaḥ alaṅkuryāddine tasmin vāhanantu viśeṣataḥ
When the sun has gone into Viśākhā, the king should dwell in a camp; on that day he should adorn the mounts in particular.
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AgP 267.25
पूजिता राजलिङ्गाश् च कर्तव्या नरहस्तगाः हस्तिनन्तुरगं छत्रं खड्गं चापञ्च दुन्दुभिम्
pūjitā rājaliṅgāś ca kartavyā narahastagāḥ hastinanturagaṃ chatraṃ khaḍgaṃ cāpañca dundubhim
And the worshipped royal emblems are to be made to be borne in men's hands: the elephant, the horse, the parasol, the sword, the bow, the kettledrum,
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AgP 267.26
ध्वजं पताकां धर्मज्ञ कालज्ञस्त्वभिमन्त्रयेत् अभिमन्त्र्य ततः सर्वान् कुर्यात् कुञ्जरधूर्गतान्
dhvajaṃ patākāṃ dharmajña kālajñastvabhimantrayet abhimantrya tataḥ sarvān kuryāt kuñjaradhūrgatān
the standard and the pennant—O knower of dharma, the knower of (auspicious) times should consecrate (them) with mantras; and having so consecrated them, he should have them all placed on the elephant's shoulder.
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AgP 267.27
कुञ्जरोपरिगौ स्यातां सांवत्सरपुरोहितौ मन्त्रितांश् च समारुह्य तोरणेन विनिर्गमेत्
kuñjaroparigau syātāṃ sāṃvatsarapurohitau mantritāṃś ca samāruhya toraṇena vinirgamet
The astrologer and the chaplain should be up on the elephant; and having mounted (the animals) that have been consecrated, he should go forth through the archway.
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AgP 267.28
निष्क्रम्य नागमारुह्य तोरणेनाथ निर्गमेत् बलिं विभज्य विधिवद्राजा कुञ्जरधूर्गतः
niṣkramya nāgamāruhya toraṇenātha nirgamet baliṃ vibhajya vidhivadrājā kuñjaradhūrgataḥ
Having gone out, having mounted the elephant, he should then go forth through the archway; having distributed the bali according to rule, the king, seated on the elephant's shoulder,
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AgP 267.29
उन्मूकानान्तु निचयमादीपितदिगन्तरं राजा प्रदक्षिणं कुर्यात्त्रीन् वारान् सुसमाहितः
unmūkānāntu nicayamādīpitadigantaraṃ rājā pradakṣiṇaṃ kuryāttrīn vārān susamāhitaḥ
(should circumambulate) the heap of firebrands that lights up the quarters; the king, well concentrated, should make the circumambulation three times,
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AgP 267.30
चतुरङ्गबलोपेतः सर्वसैन्येन नादयन् एवं कृत्वा गृहं गच्छेद्विसर्जितजलाञ्जलिः
caturaṅgabalopetaḥ sarvasainyena nādayan evaṃ kṛtvā gṛhaṃ gacchedvisarjitajalāñjaliḥ
accompanied by the fourfold army, making (the place) resound with the whole host. Having done thus he should go home, having offered a handful of water in dismissal.
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AgP 267.31
शान्तिर् नीराजनाख्येयं वृद्धये रिपुमर्दनी
śāntir nīrājanākhyeyaṃ vṛddhaye ripumardanī
The (rite) called nīrājana is to be declared a pacification; it is for increase (of prosperity) and crushes enemies.
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