Agni Purana — Chapter 316
AgP 316.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे नानामन्त्रा नाम पञ्चदशाधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {३१६} :श् अथ षोडशाधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः सकलादिमन्त्रोद्धारः ईश्वर उवाच सकलं निष्कलं शून्यं कलाढ्यं स्वमलङ्कृतम् क्षपणं क्षयमन्तस्थं कण्ठोष्ठं चाष्टमंशिवम्
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe nānāmantrā nāma pañcadaśādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {316} :ś atha ṣoḍaśādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sakalādimantroddhāraḥ īśvara uvāca sakalaṃ niṣkalaṃ śūnyaṃ kalāḍhyaṃ svamalaṅkṛtam kṣapaṇaṃ kṣayamantasthaṃ kaṇṭhoṣṭhaṃ cāṣṭamaṃśivam
Thus in the Agni Mahāpurāṇa, the chapter called "The Various Mantras," the three hundred and fifteenth chapter. Chapter 316. Now the three hundred and sixteenth chapter: the extraction of the mantras beginning with the "with-parts" (sakala). The Lord said: The sakala (with parts), the niṣkala (partless), the void (śūnya), that rich in kalā, that adorned with its own (mark), the wasting one, the perishing one, that which stands at the end, the throat-and-lip one, and the eighth, Śiva —
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AgP 316.2
प्रासादस्य(२) पराख्यस्य स्मृतं रूपं(३) गुहाष्टधा :न् १ रिपुदुष्टादि वारयेदिति क॥ , ट॥ च २ प्रसादस्येति ख॥ ३ स्मृतिरूपमिति ख॥ :प् १५५ सदाशिवस्य शब्दस्य रूपस्याखिलसिद्धये
prāsādasya(2) parākhyasya smṛtaṃ rūpaṃ(3) guhāṣṭadhā :n 1 ripuduṣṭādi vārayediti ka.. , ṭa.. ca 2 prasādasyeti kha.. 3 smṛtirūpamiti kha.. :p 155 sadāśivasya śabdasya rūpasyākhilasiddhaye
— (such) is declared to be the form of the prāsāda (mantra) called "supreme," secret, eightfold. [Notes: 1. "let him ward off enemies, the wicked, etc." in mss. ka and ṭa; 2. "prasādasya" in ms. kha; 3. "smṛtirūpam" in ms. kha. Page 155] Of the word Sadāśiva, of (its) form, for the accomplishment of all —
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AgP 316.3
अमृतश्चांशुभांश्चेन्दुश्चेश्वरश्चोग्र ऊहकः एकपादेन ओजाख्य औषधश्चांशुमान् वशी
amṛtaścāṃśubhāṃścenduśceśvaraścogra ūhakaḥ ekapādena ojākhya auṣadhaścāṃśumān vaśī
Amṛta, Aṃśubhāṃs, Indu, Īśvara, Ugra, Ūhaka, Ojas-named by a single foot (pāda), Auṣadha, Aṃśumat, Vaśin —
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AgP 316.4
अकारादेः क्षकारश् च ककारादेः क्रमादिमे कामदेवः शिखण्डी च गणेशः कालशङ्करौ
akārādeḥ kṣakāraś ca kakārādeḥ kramādime kāmadevaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca gaṇeśaḥ kālaśaṅkarau
— and Kṣakāra from the series beginning with the letter a; and these, in order, from the letter ka onward: Kāmadeva, Śikhaṇḍin, Gaṇeśa, Kāla and Śaṅkara,
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AgP 316.5
एकनेत्रो द्विनेत्रश् च त्रिशिखो दीर्घबाहुकः(१) एकपादर्धचन्द्रश् च बलपो योगिनीप्रियः
ekanetro dvinetraś ca triśikho dīrghabāhukaḥ(1) ekapādardhacandraś ca balapo yoginīpriyaḥ
One-eyed, Two-eyed, Three-crested, Long-armed, One-footed, Half-moon, Balapa, Dear-to-the-Yoginī,
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AgP 316.6
शक्तीश्वरो महाग्रन्थिस्तर्पकः स्थाणुदन्तुरौ निधीशो नन्दी पद्मश् च तथान्यः शाकिनीप्रियः
śaktīśvaro mahāgranthistarpakaḥ sthāṇudanturau nidhīśo nandī padmaś ca tathānyaḥ śākinīpriyaḥ
Śaktīśvara, Great-knot, Tarpaka, Sthāṇu and Dantura, Nidhīśa, Nandin, Padma, and likewise another, Dear-to-the-Śākinī,
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AgP 316.7
सुखविम्बो भीषनश् च कृतान्तः प्राणसंज्ञकः तेजस्वी शक्र उदधिः श्रीकण्ठः सिंह एव च
sukhavimbo bhīṣanaś ca kṛtāntaḥ prāṇasaṃjñakaḥ tejasvī śakra udadhiḥ śrīkaṇṭhaḥ siṃha eva ca
Sukhavimba, Bhīṣaṇa, Kṛtānta, the one named Prāṇa, Tejasvin, Śakra, Udadhi, Śrīkaṇṭha, and Siṃha,
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AgP 316.8
शशाङ्को विश्वरूपश् च क्षश् च स्यान्नरसिंहकः सूर्यमात्रासमाक्रान्तं विश्वरूपन्तु कारयेत्
śaśāṅko viśvarūpaś ca kṣaś ca syānnarasiṃhakaḥ sūryamātrāsamākrāntaṃ viśvarūpantu kārayet
Śaśāṅka and Viśvarūpa; and kṣa would be Narasiṃha. He should make Viśvarūpa overlaid with the measure (mātrā) of the Sun.
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AgP 316.9
अंशुमत्संयुतं कृत्वा शशिवीजं विनायुतम् ईशानमोजसाक्रान्तं प्रथमन्तु समुद्धरेत्
aṃśumatsaṃyutaṃ kṛtvā śaśivījaṃ vināyutam īśānamojasākrāntaṃ prathamantu samuddharet
Having joined (it) with Aṃśumat, the moon-seed being without Ayuta, and Īśāna overlaid with Ojas — thus he should extract the first.
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AgP 316.10
तृतीयं पुरुषं विद्धि दक्षिणं पञ्चमं तथा सप्तमं वामदेवन्तु सद्योजातन्ततःपरं
tṛtīyaṃ puruṣaṃ viddhi dakṣiṇaṃ pañcamaṃ tathā saptamaṃ vāmadevantu sadyojātantataḥparaṃ
Know the third to be Puruṣa, and likewise the fifth Dakṣiṇa (Aghora); the seventh is Vāmadeva, and after that Sadyojāta.
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AgP 316.11
रसयुक्तन्तु नवमं ब्रह्मपञ्चपञ्चकमीरितम् ॐकाराद्याश् चतुर्थ्यन्ता नमोन्ताः सर्वमन्त्रकाः
rasayuktantu navamaṃ brahmapañcapañcakamīritam oṃkārādyāś caturthyantā namontāḥ sarvamantrakāḥ
The ninth is joined with Rasa. Thus the five-times-five of the Brahma (mantras) has been declared. All the mantras begin with oṃ, end in the dative, and conclude with namaḥ.
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AgP 316.12
सद्योदेवा द्वितीयन्तु हृदयञ्चाङ्गसंयुतम् चतुर्थन्तु शिरो विद्धि ईश्वरन्नामनामतः
sadyodevā dvitīyantu hṛdayañcāṅgasaṃyutam caturthantu śiro viddhi īśvarannāmanāmataḥ
The Sadya deity (?) is the second, and the heart, joined with the limb (mantras); know the fourth to be the head, from the name "Īśvara."
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AgP 316.13
ऊहकन्तु शिखा ज्ञेया विश्वरूपसमन्विता :न् १ त्रिशिखी चोर्ध्ववाहुक इति ख॥ , छ॥ च :प् १५६ तन्मन्त्रमष्टमं ख्यातं नेत्रन्तु दशमं मतम्
ūhakantu śikhā jñeyā viśvarūpasamanvitā :n 1 triśikhī cordhvavāhuka iti kha.. , cha.. ca :p 156 tanmantramaṣṭamaṃ khyātaṃ netrantu daśamaṃ matam
Ūhaka is to be known as the topknot (śikhā), accompanied by Viśvarūpa. [Notes: 1. "triśikhī cordhvabāhukaḥ" in mss. kha and cha. Page 156] That mantra is declared the eighth; the tenth is held to be the eye.
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AgP 316.14
अस्त्रं शशी समाख्यातं शिवसंज्ञं शिखिध्यजः नमः स्वाहा तथा वौषत् हूं च फत्कक्रमेण तु
astraṃ śaśī samākhyātaṃ śivasaṃjñaṃ śikhidhyajaḥ namaḥ svāhā tathā vauṣat hūṃ ca phatkakrameṇa tu
The weapon (astra) is declared to be Śaśin; "Śiva" by name is the peacock-bannered one (?). And namaḥ, svāhā, likewise vauṣaṭ, hūṃ, and phaṭ, in that order —
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AgP 316.15
जातिफट्कं हृदादीनां प्रासादं मन्त्रमावदे(१) ईशानाद्रुद्रसंख्यातं प्रोद्धरेच्चांशुरञ्जितम्
jātiphaṭkaṃ hṛdādīnāṃ prāsādaṃ mantramāvade(1) īśānādrudrasaṃkhyātaṃ proddhareccāṃśurañjitam
— the jāti-endings and phaṭ belong to the heart-mantra and the rest. I shall declare the prāsāda mantra: he should extract, from Īśāna, that which is counted as Rudra (eleven), coloured with Aṃśu.
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AgP 316.16
औषधाक्रान्तशिरसमूहकस्योपरिस्थितं अर्धचन्द्रोर्धनादश् च विन्दुद्वितयमध्यगं
auṣadhākrāntaśirasamūhakasyoparisthitaṃ ardhacandrordhanādaś ca vindudvitayamadhyagaṃ
Situated above the Ūhaka whose head is overlaid with Auṣadha, and the half-moon with the sound (nāda) above, going between a pair of dots (bindu),
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AgP 316.17
तदन्ते विश्वरूपन्तु कुटिलन्तु त्रिधा ततः एवं प्रासादमन्त्रश् च सर्वकर्मकरो मनुः
tadante viśvarūpantu kuṭilantu tridhā tataḥ evaṃ prāsādamantraś ca sarvakarmakaro manuḥ
and at the end of that Viśvarūpa, and then the curved one (kuṭilā) threefold — such is the prāsāda mantra, the formula that accomplishes every rite.
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AgP 316.18
शिखावीजं समुद्धृत्य फट्कारान्तन्तु चैव फट् अर्धचन्द्रासनं ज्ञेयं कामदेवं ससर्पकम्
śikhāvījaṃ samuddhṛtya phaṭkārāntantu caiva phaṭ ardhacandrāsanaṃ jñeyaṃ kāmadevaṃ sasarpakam
Having extracted the topknot-seed ending in phaṭ, and again phaṭ, one should know (its) seat to be the half-moon, and Kāmadeva together with the serpent —
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AgP 316.19
महापाशुपतास्त्रन्तु सर्वदुष्टप्रमर्दनम् प्रासादः सकलः प्रोक्तो निष्कलः प्रोच्यते ऽधुना
mahāpāśupatāstrantu sarvaduṣṭapramardanam prāsādaḥ sakalaḥ prokto niṣkalaḥ procyate 'dhunā
this is the great Pāśupata weapon, the crusher of all the wicked. The prāsāda "with parts" has been declared; now the "partless" is spoken of.
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AgP 316.20
औषधं विश्वरूपन्तु रुद्राख्यं सूर्यमण्डलम् चन्द्रार्धं नादसंयोगं(२) विसंज्ञं कुटिलन्ततः
auṣadhaṃ viśvarūpantu rudrākhyaṃ sūryamaṇḍalam candrārdhaṃ nādasaṃyogaṃ(2) visaṃjñaṃ kuṭilantataḥ
Auṣadha, Viśvarūpa, that named Rudra, the solar disc, the half-moon conjoined with the nāda, the one named Vi(sarga), and then the curved one —
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AgP 316.21
निष्कलो भुक्तिमुक्तौ स्यात्पञ्चाङ्गो ऽयं सदाशिवः अंशुमान् विश्वरूपञ्च आवृतं शून्यरञ्जितम्
niṣkalo bhuktimuktau syātpañcāṅgo 'yaṃ sadāśivaḥ aṃśumān viśvarūpañca āvṛtaṃ śūnyarañjitam
The partless one would serve for both enjoyment and liberation; this Sadāśiva is five-limbed. Aṃśumān and Viśvarūpa (are) enveloped, tinged with the void.
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AgP 316.22
ब्रह्माङ्गरहितः शून्यस्तस्य मूर्तिरसस्तरुः विघ्ननाशाय भवति पूजितो बालबालिशैः
brahmāṅgarahitaḥ śūnyastasya mūrtirasastaruḥ vighnanāśāya bhavati pūjito bālabāliśaiḥ
Void, devoid of the brahma-limbs; his image is the sap-tree(?). Worshipped by children and simple folk, it serves for the destruction of obstacles.
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AgP 316.23
अंशुमान् विश्वरूपाख्यमूहकस्योपरि स्थितम् कलाढ्यं सकलस्यैव पूजाङ्गादि च सर्वतः
aṃśumān viśvarūpākhyamūhakasyopari sthitam kalāḍhyaṃ sakalasyaiva pūjāṅgādi ca sarvataḥ
Aṃśumān is placed above the (letter) called viśvarūpa-ūhaka; (it is) rich in kalā, belonging precisely to the sakala (form), and the limbs of worship and the rest (are placed) all around.
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AgP 316.24
नरसिंहं कृतान्तस्थं तेजस्विप्राणमूर्धगम् :न् १ मन्त्रमादरेदिति ञ॥ २ चन्द्रार्धनादसंयुक्तमिति ख॥ :प् १५७ अंशुमानूहकाक्रान्तमधोर्धं स्वसलङ्घृतम्
narasiṃhaṃ kṛtāntasthaṃ tejasviprāṇamūrdhagam :n 1 mantramādarediti ña.. 2 candrārdhanādasaṃyuktamiti kha.. :p 157 aṃśumānūhakākrāntamadhordhaṃ svasalaṅghṛtam
Narasiṃha standing in kṛtānta, going to the head of the luminous prāṇa; ... Aṃśumān, overcome by the ūhaka, taken hold of below and above by its own syllable(?).
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AgP 316.25
चन्द्रार्धनादनादान्तं ब्रह्मविष्णुविभूशित उदधिं नरसिंहञ्च सूर्यमात्राविभेदितम्
candrārdhanādanādāntaṃ brahmaviṣṇuvibhūśita udadhiṃ narasiṃhañca sūryamātrāvibheditam
Half-moon, nāda, nādānta, adorned with Brahmā and Viṣṇu; and the ocean and Narasiṃha, undivided by the sun-measure.
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AgP 316.26
यदा कृतं तदा तस्य ब्रह्माण्यङ्गानि पूर्ववत् ओजाख्यमंशुमद्युक्तं प्रथमं वर्णमुद्धरेत्
yadā kṛtaṃ tadā tasya brahmāṇyaṅgāni pūrvavat ojākhyamaṃśumadyuktaṃ prathamaṃ varṇamuddharet
When that has been done, then its brahma-limbs (are) as before. One should extract the first letter, the one called oja, joined with aṃśumat.
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AgP 316.27
अशुमच्चांशुनाक्रान्तं द्वितीयं वर्णनायकम् अंशुमानीश्वरन्तद्वत् तृतीयं मुक्तिदायकम्
aśumaccāṃśunākrāntaṃ dvitīyaṃ varṇanāyakam aṃśumānīśvarantadvat tṛtīyaṃ muktidāyakam
The aṃśumat overcome by aṃśu is the second, the chief of letters; likewise aṃśumān-Īśvara is the third, the giver of liberation.
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AgP 316.28
ऊहकञ्चांशुनाक्रान्तं वरुणप्रानतैजसम् पञ्चमन्तु समाख्यातं कृतान्तन्तु ततः परम्
ūhakañcāṃśunākrāntaṃ varuṇaprānataijasam pañcamantu samākhyātaṃ kṛtāntantu tataḥ param
And the ūhaka overcome by aṃśu — varuṇa, prāṇa, taijasa — is declared to be the fifth; and after that, kṛtānta.
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AgP 316.29
अंशुमानुदकप्राणः सप्तमं वर्णमुद्धृतम् पद्ममिन्दुसमाक्रान्तं नन्दीशमेकपादधृक्
aṃśumānudakaprāṇaḥ saptamaṃ varṇamuddhṛtam padmamindusamākrāntaṃ nandīśamekapādadhṛk
Aṃśumān with the water-prāṇa: the seventh letter has been extracted; the lotus overcome by the moon, Nandīśa who holds one foot.
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AgP 316.30
प्रथमञ्चान्ततो योज्यं क्षपणं दशवीजकम् अस्यार्धं तृतीयञ्चैव पञ्चमं सप्तमं तथा
prathamañcāntato yojyaṃ kṣapaṇaṃ daśavījakam asyārdhaṃ tṛtīyañcaiva pañcamaṃ saptamaṃ tathā
And the first is to be joined at the end; the kṣapaṇa has ten seeds. Half of this, and the third, the fifth and likewise the seventh.
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AgP 316.31
सद्योजातन्तु नवमं द्वितीयाद्धृदयादिकम् दशार्णप्रणवं यत्तु फडन्तञ्चास्त्रमुद्धरेत्
sadyojātantu navamaṃ dvitīyāddhṛdayādikam daśārṇapraṇavaṃ yattu phaḍantañcāstramuddharet
The ninth is sadyojāta; from the second onward, the heart and the rest. The ten-syllabled praṇava which ends in phaṭ one should extract as the weapon (astra).
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AgP 316.32
नमस्कारयुतान्यत्र ब्रह्माङ्गानि तु नान्यथा द्वितीयादष्टौ यावदष्टौ विद्येश्वरा मताः
namaskārayutānyatra brahmāṅgāni tu nānyathā dvitīyādaṣṭau yāvadaṣṭau vidyeśvarā matāḥ
Here the brahma-limbs are joined with 'namaḥ', not otherwise. From the second onward, eight; and as eight the Vidyeśvaras are held to be.
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AgP 316.33
अनन्तेशश् च सूक्ष्मश् च तृतीयश् च शिवोक्तमः एकमूर्च्येकरूपस्तु त्रिमूर्तिरपरस् तथा
ananteśaś ca sūkṣmaś ca tṛtīyaś ca śivoktamaḥ ekamūrcyekarūpastu trimūrtiraparas tathā
Ananteśa and Sūkṣma, and the third is Śiva the highest; one of single form with a single image, and another likewise Trimūrti.
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AgP 316.34
श्रीकण्ठश् च शिखण्डी च अष्टौविद्येश्वराःस्मृताः शिखण्डिनो ऽप्यनन्तान्तं मन्त्रान्तं मूर्तिरीरिता
śrīkaṇṭhaś ca śikhaṇḍī ca aṣṭauvidyeśvarāḥsmṛtāḥ śikhaṇḍino 'pyanantāntaṃ mantrāntaṃ mūrtirīritā
And Śrīkaṇṭha and Śikhaṇḍī — these eight are known as the Vidyeśvaras. Of Śikhaṇḍin too, up to Ananta, the image is declared to extend to the end of the mantra.
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