Agni Purana — Chapter 307
AgP 307.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे त्रैलोक्यमोहनमन्त्रो नाम षष्ठाधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {३०७} :श् अथ सप्ताधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः त्रैलोक्यमोहनीलक्ष्म्यादिपूजा अग्निर् उवाच वक्षः सवह्निर्यामाक्षौ दण्डीः श्रीः सर्वसिद्धिदा महाश्रिये महासिद्धे महाविद्युत्प्रभे नमः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe trailokyamohanamantro nāma ṣaṣṭhādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {307} :ś atha saptādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ trailokyamohanīlakṣmyādipūjā agnir uvāca vakṣaḥ savahniryāmākṣau daṇḍīḥ śrīḥ sarvasiddhidā mahāśriye mahāsiddhe mahāvidyutprabhe namaḥ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the three hundred and sixth chapter, called "The Mantra of the Deluder of the Three Worlds." [Chapter 307] Now the three hundred and seventh chapter: the worship of Trailokyamohanī, Lakṣmī and the rest. Agni said: The chest with fire, the two Yāma-vowels, Daṇḍin, Śrī — (that is the mantra) granting all attainments: "Homage to the great Śrī, the greatly accomplished one, of the radiance of great lightning!"
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AgP 307.2
श्रिये देवि विजये नमः । गौरि महाबले बन्ध २ नमः । हूं महाकाये पद्महस्ते हूं फट् श्रियै नमः । श्रियै फट् श्रियै नमः । श्रियै फट् श्रीं नमः । श्रिये श्रीद नमः स्वाहा स्वाहा श्रीफट् ॥ अस्याङ्गानि नवोक्तानि तेष्वेकञ्च समाश्रयेत् त्रिलक्षमेकलक्षं वा जप्त्वाक्षाब्जैश् च भूतिदः
śriye devi vijaye namaḥ / gauri mahābale bandha 2 namaḥ / hūṃ mahākāye padmahaste hūṃ phaṭ śriyai namaḥ / śriyai phaṭ śriyai namaḥ / śriyai phaṭ śrīṃ namaḥ / śriye śrīda namaḥ svāhā svāhā śrīphaṭ || asyāṅgāni navoktāni teṣvekañca samāśrayet trilakṣamekalakṣaṃ vā japtvākṣābjaiś ca bhūtidaḥ
"To Śrī, O goddess, O Vijayā, homage. O Gaurī of great strength, bind, bind, homage. Hūṃ, O great-bodied one, lotus in hand, hūṃ phaṭ, homage to Śrī. To Śrī phaṭ, to Śrī homage. To Śrī phaṭ, śrīṃ homage. To Śrī, O giver of prosperity, homage, svāhā svāhā, śrī phaṭ." Its limbs are said to be nine, and among them one should resort to a single one. Having muttered it three hundred thousand or one hundred thousand times, with rudrākṣa beads and lotuses (as offerings), it grants prosperity.
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AgP 307.3
श्रीगेहे विष्णुगेहे वा श्रियं पूज्य धनं लभेत् आज्याक्तैस्तण्डुलैर् लक्षं जुहुयात् खादिरानले
śrīgehe viṣṇugehe vā śriyaṃ pūjya dhanaṃ labhet ājyāktaistaṇḍulair lakṣaṃ juhuyāt khādirānale
Having worshipped Śrī in a temple of Śrī or in a temple of Viṣṇu, he obtains wealth. He should offer a hundred thousand oblations of rice-grains smeared with ghee in a fire of khadira wood.
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AgP 307.4
राजा वश्यो भवेद्वृद्धिः श्रीश् च स्यादुत्तरोत्तरं सर्षपाम्भोभिषेकेण नश्यन्ते सकला ग्रहाः
rājā vaśyo bhavedvṛddhiḥ śrīś ca syāduttarottaraṃ sarṣapāmbhobhiṣekeṇa naśyante sakalā grahāḥ
The king becomes subject (to him), and there is increase, and prosperity comes ever more and more. By aspersion with mustard-water all the (malefic) planets are destroyed.
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AgP 307.5
बिल्वलक्षहुता लक्ष्मीर्वित्तवृद्धिश् च जायते शक्रवेश्म चतुर्द्वारं हृदये चिन्तयेदथ
bilvalakṣahutā lakṣmīrvittavṛddhiś ca jāyate śakraveśma caturdvāraṃ hṛdaye cintayedatha
When a hundred thousand bilva (leaves) are offered, prosperity and increase of wealth arise. Then in his heart he should visualise the mansion of Śakra with four doorways.
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AgP 307.6
:प् १३१ बलाकां वामनां श्यामां श्वेतपङ्कजधारिणीम् ऊर्ध्ववाहुद्वयं ध्यायेत्क्रीडन्तीं द्वारि पूर्ववत्
:p 131 balākāṃ vāmanāṃ śyāmāṃ śvetapaṅkajadhāriṇīm ūrdhvavāhudvayaṃ dhyāyetkrīḍantīṃ dvāri pūrvavat
He should meditate on Balākā, dwarfish, dark-hued, bearing a white lotus, with both arms raised, sporting at the (eastern) door, as before.
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AgP 307.7
उर्ध्वीकृतेन हस्तेन रक्तपङ्कजधारिणीं श्वेताङ्गीं दक्षिणे द्वारि चिन्तयेद्वनमालिनीम्
urdhvīkṛtena hastena raktapaṅkajadhāriṇīṃ śvetāṅgīṃ dakṣiṇe dvāri cintayedvanamālinīm
At the southern door he should visualise Vanamālinī, white-limbed, bearing a red lotus in her upraised hand.
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AgP 307.8
हरितां दोर्द्वयेनोर्धमुद्वहन्तीं सिताम्बुजम् ध्यायेद्विभीषिकां नाम श्रीदूतीं द्वारि पश्चिमे
haritāṃ dordvayenordhamudvahantīṃ sitāmbujam dhyāyedvibhīṣikāṃ nāma śrīdūtīṃ dvāri paścime
At the western door he should meditate on Śrī's messenger named Vibhīṣikā, green-hued, holding up a white lotus with both arms.
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AgP 307.9
शाङ्करीमुक्क्तरे द्वारि तन्मध्ये ऽष्टदलपङ्कजं वासुदेवः सङ्कर्षणः प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धकः
śāṅkarīmukktare dvāri tanmadhye 'ṣṭadalapaṅkajaṃ vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaścāniruddhakaḥ
Śāṅkarī at the northern door; in the middle of that (mansion) an eight-petalled lotus: Vāsudeva, Saṃkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
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AgP 307.10
ध्येयास्ते पद्मपत्रेषु शङ्खचक्रगदाधराः अञ्जनक्षीरकाश्मीरहेमाभास्ते सुवाससः
dhyeyāste padmapatreṣu śaṅkhacakragadādharāḥ añjanakṣīrakāśmīrahemābhāste suvāsasaḥ
They are to be meditated on upon the lotus-petals, bearing conch, discus and mace; of the hue of collyrium, milk, saffron and gold, well clad.
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AgP 307.11
आग्नेयादिषु पत्रेषु गुग्गुलुश् च कुरुण्टकः दमकः सलिलश्चेति हस्तिनी रजतप्रभाः
āgneyādiṣu patreṣu gugguluś ca kuruṇṭakaḥ damakaḥ salilaśceti hastinī rajataprabhāḥ
On the petals beginning with the south-east: Guggulu, Kuruṇṭaka, Damaka, Salila, and Hastinī — of silvery lustre,
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AgP 307.12
हेमकुम्भधराश् चैते कर्णिकायां श्रियं स्मरेत् चतुर्भुजां सुवर्णाभां सपद्मोर्ध्वभुजद्वयां
hemakumbhadharāś caite karṇikāyāṃ śriyaṃ smaret caturbhujāṃ suvarṇābhāṃ sapadmordhvabhujadvayāṃ
and these bear golden pots. In the pericarp he should call to mind Śrī, four-armed, of golden radiance, with her two upper arms holding lotuses,
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AgP 307.13
दक्षिणाभयहस्ताभां वामहस्तवरप्रदां श्वेतगन्धांशुकामेकरौम्यमालास्त्रधारिणीं
dakṣiṇābhayahastābhāṃ vāmahastavarapradāṃ śvetagandhāṃśukāmekaraumyamālāstradhāriṇīṃ
(She is) one whose right hand shows the gesture of fearlessness and whose left hand bestows boons, wearing white perfumes and garments, holding a single-strand(?) golden garland and a weapon.
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AgP 307.14
ध्यात्वा सपरिवारान्तामभ्यर्च्य सकलं लभेत् द्रोणाब्जपुष्पश्रीवृक्षपर्णं मूर्ध्नि न धारयेत्
dhyātvā saparivārāntāmabhyarcya sakalaṃ labhet droṇābjapuṣpaśrīvṛkṣaparṇaṃ mūrdhni na dhārayet
Having meditated (on her) together with her whole retinue and worshipped (her), one obtains everything. He should not carry droṇa flowers, lotus blossoms, or leaves of the śrī tree on his head.
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AgP 307.15
लवणामलकं वर्ज्यं नागादित्यतिथौ क्रमात् पायसाशी जपेत् सूक्तं श्रियस्तेनाभिषेचयेत्
lavaṇāmalakaṃ varjyaṃ nāgādityatithau kramāt pāyasāśī japet sūktaṃ śriyastenābhiṣecayet
Salt and āmalaka are to be avoided; on the lunar days of the Nāga and of the Sun, in order, subsisting on milk-rice, he should recite the hymn to Śrī, and with that he should consecrate (her) by bathing.
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AgP 307.16
आवाहादिविसर्गान्तां मूर्ध्नि ध्यात्वार्चयेत् श्रियम् विल्वाज्याब्जपायसेन पृथक् योगः श्रिये भवेत्
āvāhādivisargāntāṃ mūrdhni dhyātvārcayet śriyam vilvājyābjapāyasena pṛthak yogaḥ śriye bhavet
Having meditated on Śrī, from the invocation to the dismissal, upon his head, he should worship her; with bilva, ghee, lotuses and milk-rice separately there comes about the yoga (ritual conjunction) for Śrī.
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AgP 307.17
विषं महिषकान्ताग्निरुद्रिज्योतिर्वकद्वयम् :प् १३२ ॐ ह्रीं महामहिषमर्दिनि ठ ठ मूलमन्त्रं भहिषहिंसके नमः । महिषशत्रुं भ्रामय २ हूं फट् ठ ठ महिषं हेषय २ हूं महिषं हन२ देवि हूं महिषनिसूदनि फट् दुर्गाहृदयमित्युक्तं साङ्गं सर्वार्थसाधकम्
viṣaṃ mahiṣakāntāgnirudrijyotirvakadvayam :p 132 oṃ hrīṃ mahāmahiṣamardini ṭha ṭha mūlamantraṃ bhahiṣahiṃsake namaḥ / mahiṣaśatruṃ bhrāmaya 2 hūṃ phaṭ ṭha ṭha mahiṣaṃ heṣaya 2 hūṃ mahiṣaṃ hana2 devi hūṃ mahiṣanisūdani phaṭ durgāhṛdayamityuktaṃ sāṅgaṃ sarvārthasādhakam
Poison (i.e. the syllable for it), the buffalo, the beloved(?), fire, Rudrī, light, and the pair of vaka — (thus the seed-syllables). oṃ hrīṃ mahāmahiṣamardini ṭha ṭha — this is the root mantra. Homage to her who slays the buffalo! Whirl round the buffalo-foe, whirl! hūṃ phaṭ ṭha ṭha. Make the buffalo neigh, make him neigh! hūṃ. Strike the buffalo, strike! O goddess, hūṃ, O slayer of the buffalo, phaṭ. Thus the Heart(-mantra) of Durgā has been declared, together with its ancillary limbs, accomplishing every purpose.
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AgP 307.18
यजेद्यथोक्तं तां देवीं पीठञ्चैवाङ्गमध्यगम् ॐ ह्रीं दुर्गे रक्षणि स्वाहा चेति दुर्गायै नमः । वरवर्ण्यै नमः । आर्यायै कनकप्रभायै कृत्तिकायै अभयप्रदायै कन्यकायै सुरूपायै ॥ पत्रस्थाः पूजयेदेता मूर्तीराद्यैः स्वरैः क्रमात्
yajedyathoktaṃ tāṃ devīṃ pīṭhañcaivāṅgamadhyagam oṃ hrīṃ durge rakṣaṇi svāhā ceti durgāyai namaḥ / varavarṇyai namaḥ / āryāyai kanakaprabhāyai kṛttikāyai abhayapradāyai kanyakāyai surūpāyai || patrasthāḥ pūjayedetā mūrtīrādyaiḥ svaraiḥ kramāt
He should worship that goddess as prescribed, and also the seat, which lies in the middle of the limb(-deities): oṃ hrīṃ durge rakṣaṇi svāhā — and thus: homage to Durgā; homage to Varavarṇyā; to Āryā, to Kanakaprabhā, to Kṛttikā, to Abhayapradā, to Kanyakā, to Surūpā. He should worship these forms, placed on the petals, with the vowels beginning from the first, in order.
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AgP 307.19
चक्राय शङ्खाय गदायै खड्गाय धनुषे वाणाय अष्टम्याद्यैर् इमां दुर्गां लोकेशान्तां यजेदिति दुर्गायोगः समायुःश्रीस्वामिरक्ताजयादिकृत्
cakrāya śaṅkhāya gadāyai khaḍgāya dhanuṣe vāṇāya aṣṭamyādyair imāṃ durgāṃ lokeśāntāṃ yajediti durgāyogaḥ samāyuḥśrīsvāmiraktājayādikṛt
To the discus, to the conch, to the mace, to the sword, to the bow, to the arrow — beginning with the eighth (petal or lunar day) he should worship this Durgā, (with the circle) ending in the World-guardians. Thus is the Durgā-yoga, which brings full lifespan, prosperity, mastery, the love of women(?), victory and the rest.
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AgP 307.20
समाध्येशानमन्त्रेण तिलहोमो वशीकरः जयः पद्मैस्तु दुर्वाभिः शान्तिः कामः पलाशजैः
samādhyeśānamantreṇa tilahomo vaśīkaraḥ jayaḥ padmaistu durvābhiḥ śāntiḥ kāmaḥ palāśajaiḥ
With the mantra of Samādhi-Īśāna, an oblation of sesame subdues (others); with lotuses, victory; with dūrvā grass, appeasement; with things made of palāśa, (fulfilment of) desire.
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AgP 307.21
पुष्टिः स्यात् काकपक्षेण मृतिद्वेषादिकं भवेत् ब्रह्मक्षुद्रभयापत्तिं सर्वमेव मनुर्हरेत्
puṣṭiḥ syāt kākapakṣeṇa mṛtidveṣādikaṃ bhavet brahmakṣudrabhayāpattiṃ sarvameva manurharet
With a crow's feather(?) there would be prosperity — (or rather) death, enmity and the like would result. This mantra removes everything: the danger and calamity from Brahmins and from base men.
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AgP 307.22
ॐ दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्षणि स्वाहा रक्षाकरीयमुदिता जयदुर्गाङ्गसंयुता श्यामां त्रिलिचनां देवीं ध्यात्वात्मानं चतुर्भुजम्
oṃ durge durge rakṣaṇi svāhā rakṣākarīyamuditā jayadurgāṅgasaṃyutā śyāmāṃ trilicanāṃ devīṃ dhyātvātmānaṃ caturbhujam
oṃ durge durge rakṣaṇi svāhā — this is declared to be the protectress (mantra), joined with the limbs of Jayadurgā. Having meditated on the dark, three-eyed goddess, and on oneself as four-armed —
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AgP 307.23
शङ्खचक्राब्जशूलादित्रिशूलां रौद्ररूपिणीं युद्धादौ सञ्जयेदेतां यजेत् खड्गादिके जये
śaṅkhacakrābjaśūlāditriśūlāṃ raudrarūpiṇīṃ yuddhādau sañjayedetāṃ yajet khaḍgādike jaye
(having meditated on) her who bears conch, discus, lotus, spear and the rest, and the trident, of terrible form, one should overcome (the enemy) in battle and the like; one should worship her for victory in sword-combat and so forth.
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