Agni Purana — Chapter 325

AgP 325.1

:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे अंशकादिर्नाम चतुर्विंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः :न् १ कर्षकादिकमिति ख॥ , छ॥ च :प् १७९ छप्तेर् {३२५} :श् अथ पञ्चविंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः गौर्यादिपूजा ईश्वर उवाच सौभाग्यादेरुमापूजां वक्ष्ये ऽहं भुक्तिमुक्तिदां मन्त्रध्यानं मण्डलञ्च मुद्रां होमादिसाधनम्

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe aṃśakādirnāma caturviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ :n 1 karṣakādikamiti kha.. , cha.. ca :p 179 chapter {325} :ś atha pañcaviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ gauryādipūjā īśvara uvāca saubhāgyāderumāpūjāṃ vakṣye 'haṃ bhuktimuktidāṃ mantradhyānaṃ maṇḍalañca mudrāṃ homādisādhanam

Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the three hundred and twenty-fourth chapter, called 'The Portions and the Rest'. [Note: 'karṣakādikam' in mss. kha and cha.] [p. 179] Chapter 325. Now the three hundred and twenty-fifth chapter: the worship of Gaurī and the rest. Īśvara said: I shall declare the worship of Umā, which gives both enjoyment and release, for good fortune and the rest — the mantra, the meditation, the maṇḍala, the hand-gesture, and the means such as the fire-offering.

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AgP 325.2

चित्रभानुं शिवं कालं महाशक्तिसमन्वितम् इडाद्यं परतोद्वृत्य सदेवः सविकारणम्

citrabhānuṃ śivaṃ kālaṃ mahāśaktisamanvitam iḍādyaṃ paratodvṛtya sadevaḥ savikāraṇam

(Take) citrabhānu (the fire-syllable), Śiva, Kāla, joined with the great Śakti, beginning with iḍā, drawing it out from beyond, together with the deity and with the modifying (element).

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AgP 325.3

द्वितीयं द्वारकाक्रान्तं गौरीप्रीतिपदान्वितं चतुर्थ्यन्तं प्रकर्तव्यं गौय्या वै मूलवाचकं

dvitīyaṃ dvārakākrāntaṃ gaurīprītipadānvitaṃ caturthyantaṃ prakartavyaṃ gauyyā vai mūlavācakaṃ

The second (syllable), overlaid with 'dvārakā', joined with the words 'gaurīprīti' and ending in the dative — this is to be made; it is indeed the root-mantra that names Gaurī.

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AgP 325.4

ॐ ह्रीं सः शौं गौर्यै नमः तत्रार्णत्रितयेनैव जातियुक्तं षडङ्गुलम् आसनं प्रणवेणैव मूर्तिं वै हृदयेन तु

oṃ hrīṃ saḥ śauṃ gauryai namaḥ tatrārṇatritayenaiva jātiyuktaṃ ṣaḍaṅgulam āsanaṃ praṇaveṇaiva mūrtiṃ vai hṛdayena tu

'oṃ hrīṃ saḥ śauṃ gauryai namaḥ.' Therein, with just those three letters furnished with the jāti (ending), the six-limbed (rite is done); the seat with the praṇava alone, and the (installation of the) image with the hṛd (mantra).

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AgP 325.5

उदकाञ्च तथा कालं शिववीजं समुद्धरेत् प्राणं दीर्घस्वराक्रान्तं षडङ्गं जातिसंयुतम्

udakāñca tathā kālaṃ śivavījaṃ samuddharet prāṇaṃ dīrghasvarākrāntaṃ ṣaḍaṅgaṃ jātisaṃyutam

And likewise one should extract the water(-syllable), Kāla, and the seed of Śiva; the breath(-syllable) overlaid with a long vowel, the six limbs joined with the jāti (endings).

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AgP 325.6

आसनं प्रणवेनात्र मूर्तिन्यासं हृदाचरेत् यामलं कथितं वत्स एकवीरं वदाम्य् अथ

āsanaṃ praṇavenātra mūrtinyāsaṃ hṛdācaret yāmalaṃ kathitaṃ vatsa ekavīraṃ vadāmy atha

Here the seat (is set) with the praṇava, and the placing of the image one should perform with the hṛd (mantra). The paired (yāmala) form has been told, my child; now I shall speak of the single-hero (form).

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AgP 325.7

व्यापकं सृष्टिसंयुक्तं वह्निमायाकृशानुभिः शिवशक्तिमयं वीजं वीजं हृदयादिविवर्जितं

vyāpakaṃ sṛṣṭisaṃyuktaṃ vahnimāyākṛśānubhiḥ śivaśaktimayaṃ vījaṃ vījaṃ hṛdayādivivarjitaṃ

Pervasive, joined with creation, by means of the fire, māyā and kṛśānu (syllables): the seed made of Śiva and Śakti — a seed devoid of the hṛdaya and the rest.

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AgP 325.8

गौरीं यजेद्धेमरूप्यां काष्ठजां शैलजादिकां पञ्चपिण्डां तथाव्यक्तां कोणे मध्ये तु पञ्चमं(१)

gaurīṃ yajeddhemarūpyāṃ kāṣṭhajāṃ śailajādikāṃ pañcapiṇḍāṃ tathāvyaktāṃ koṇe madhye tu pañcamaṃ(1)

One should worship Gaurī, made of gold or silver, or of wood, or of stone and the like, as five lumps or else unmanifest — (four) in the corners and the fifth in the middle.

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AgP 325.9

ललिता सुभगा गौरी क्षोभणी चाग्नितः क्रमात् :न् १ पञ्चमी इति ञ॥ :प् १८० वामा ज्येष्ठा क्रिया ज्ञाना वृत्ते पूर्वादितो यजेत्

lalitā subhagā gaurī kṣobhaṇī cāgnitaḥ kramāt :n 1 pañcamī iti ña.. :p 180 vāmā jyeṣṭhā kriyā jñānā vṛtte pūrvādito yajet

Lalitā, Subhagā, Gaurī and Kṣobhaṇī, in order from the south-east. [Note: 'pañcamī' in ms. ña.] [p. 180] Vāmā, Jyeṣṭhā, Kriyā and Jñānā one should worship on the circle, beginning from the east.

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AgP 325.10

सपीठे वामभागे तु शिवस्याव्यक्तरूपकम् व्यक्ता द्विनेत्रा त्र्यक्षरा शुद्धा वा शङ्करान्विता

sapīṭhe vāmabhāge tu śivasyāvyaktarūpakam vyaktā dvinetrā tryakṣarā śuddhā vā śaṅkarānvitā

On the pedestal, on the left side, is the unmanifest form of Śiva; (she is) manifest, two-eyed, three-syllabled, either pure or accompanied by Śaṅkara.

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AgP 325.11

पीठपद्मद्वयं तारा द्विभुजा वा चतुर्भजा सिंहस्था वा वृकस्था(१) वा अष्टाष्टादशसत्करा

pīṭhapadmadvayaṃ tārā dvibhujā vā caturbhajā siṃhasthā vā vṛkasthā(1) vā aṣṭāṣṭādaśasatkarā

The pedestal is a pair of lotuses; she is Tārā, two-armed or four-armed, seated on a lion or seated on a wolf, with eight, eighteen, or six hands.

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AgP 325.12

स्रगक्षसूत्रकलिका गलकोत्पलपिण्डिका शरं धनुर्वा सव्येन पाणिनान्यतमं वहत्

sragakṣasūtrakalikā galakotpalapiṇḍikā śaraṃ dhanurvā savyena pāṇinānyatamaṃ vahat

A garland, a rosary, a bud, a globe of blue lotus at the throat, an arrow or a bow — with the right hand she bears one or another of these.

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AgP 325.13

वामेन पुस्तताम्बूलदण्डाभयकमण्डलुम् गणेशदर्पणेष्वासान्दद्यादेकैकशः क्रमात्

vāmena pustatāmbūladaṇḍābhayakamaṇḍalum gaṇeśadarpaṇeṣvāsāndadyādekaikaśaḥ kramāt

With the left (hand he should place) the book, the betel, the staff, the fear-dispelling (gesture), the water-pot, Gaṇeśa, the mirror, and the bow — giving each one in order.

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AgP 325.14

व्यक्ताव्यक्ताथवा कार्या पद्ममुद्रा स्मृतासने तिङ्गमुद्रा शिवस्योक्ता मुदा चावाहनी द्वयोः

vyaktāvyaktāthavā kāryā padmamudrā smṛtāsane tiṅgamudrā śivasyoktā mudā cāvāhanī dvayoḥ

Or it may be made manifest or unmanifest; the lotus-gesture is taught for the seat; the liṅga-gesture is declared to be Śiva's, and the invocation gesture (is used) for both.

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AgP 325.15

शक्तिमुद्रा तु योन्याख्या चतुरस्रन्तु मण्डलं चतुरस्रं त्रिपत्राब्जं मध्यकोष्ठचतुष्टये

śaktimudrā tu yonyākhyā caturasrantu maṇḍalaṃ caturasraṃ tripatrābjaṃ madhyakoṣṭhacatuṣṭaye

But the Śakti-gesture is the one called yoni; the maṇḍala is square; (there is) a square and a three-petalled lotus in the set of four central cells.

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AgP 325.16

त्र्यश्रोर्धे चार्धचन्द्रस्तु द्विपदं द्विगुणं क्रमात् द्विगुणं द्वारकण्ठन्तु द्विगुणादुपकण्ठतः

tryaśrordhe cārdhacandrastu dvipadaṃ dviguṇaṃ kramāt dviguṇaṃ dvārakaṇṭhantu dviguṇādupakaṇṭhataḥ

Above the triangle is the half-moon; two units, then double in sequence; the door-neck is double, and from double (comes) the side-neck.

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AgP 325.17

द्वारत्रयं त्रयं दिक्षु अथ वा भद्रके यजेत् स्थण्डिले वाथ संस्याप्य पञ्चगव्यामृतादिना

dvāratrayaṃ trayaṃ dikṣu atha vā bhadrake yajet sthaṇḍile vātha saṃsyāpya pañcagavyāmṛtādinā

Three doors, three in each direction; or else he should worship on a bhadraka (diagram), or on an altar of earth, having installed (the deity) with the five cow-products, amṛta, and the rest.

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AgP 325.18

रक्तपुष्पाणि देयानि पूजयित्वा ह्य् उदङ्मुखः शतं हुत्वामृताज्यञ्च पूर्णादः सर्वसिद्धिभाक्

raktapuṣpāṇi deyāni pūjayitvā hy udaṅmukhaḥ śataṃ hutvāmṛtājyañca pūrṇādaḥ sarvasiddhibhāk

Red flowers are to be offered; having worshipped, facing north, and having offered a hundred oblations of amṛta and ghee, he who makes the full offering obtains all attainments.

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AgP 325.19

बलिन्दत्वा कुमारीश् च तिस्रो वा चाष्ट भोजयेत्(२) नैवेद्यं शिवभक्तेषु दद्यान्न स्वयमाचरेत्

balindatvā kumārīś ca tisro vā cāṣṭa bhojayet(2) naivedyaṃ śivabhakteṣu dadyānna svayamācaret

Having given the offering of food, he should feed maidens — three, or eight; the food-offering he should give among Śiva's devotees, and not consume it himself.

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AgP 325.20

:न् १ सिंहस्थावाह्यसिंहस्थेति ख॥ , छ॥ , ञ॥ , ट॥ च २ स्त्रियो वाष्ट च भोजयेदिति ख॥ , छ॥ च :प् १८१ कन्यार्थौ लभते कन्यां अपुत्रः पुत्रमाप्नुयात् दुर्भगा चैव सौभाग्यं राजा राज्यं जयं रणे

:n 1 siṃhasthāvāhyasiṃhastheti kha.. , cha.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca 2 striyo vāṣṭa ca bhojayediti kha.. , cha.. ca :p 181 kanyārthau labhate kanyāṃ aputraḥ putramāpnuyāt durbhagā caiva saubhāgyaṃ rājā rājyaṃ jayaṃ raṇe

[Notes: 1: 'siṃhasthāvāhyasiṃhasthe' in mss. kha, cha, ña, ṭa; 2: 'striyo vāṣṭa ca bhojayet' in mss. kha and cha. Page 181] One who wants a girl obtains a girl; one without a son would get a son; the ill-fortuned woman (obtains) good fortune, a king his kingdom and victory in battle.

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AgP 325.21

अष्टलक्षैश् च वाक्सिद्धिर्देवाद्या वशमाप्नुयुः न निवेद्य न चास्नीयाद्वामहस्तेन चार्चयेत्

aṣṭalakṣaiś ca vāksiddhirdevādyā vaśamāpnuyuḥ na nivedya na cāsnīyādvāmahastena cārcayet

And with eight hundred thousand (recitations) comes mastery of speech; the gods and others come under (his) control. He should not eat without offering, and should worship with the left hand.

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AgP 325.22

अष्टम्याञ्च चतुर्दश्यां तृतीयायां विशेषतः मृत्युञ्चयार्चनं वक्ष्ये पूजयेत् कलसोदरे

aṣṭamyāñca caturdaśyāṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ mṛtyuñcayārcanaṃ vakṣye pūjayet kalasodare

On the eighth, the fourteenth, and especially on the third (lunar day) — I shall declare the worship of Mṛtyuñjaya: one should worship (him) in the belly of the water-jar.

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AgP 325.23

हूयमानञ्च प्रणवो मूर्तिरोजस ईदृशं मूलञ्च वौषडन्तेन कुम्भमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत्

hūyamānañca praṇavo mūrtirojasa īdṛśaṃ mūlañca vauṣaḍantena kumbhamudrāṃ pradarśayet

And while offering, (the formula is) the praṇava, 'mūrtir ojasa', such as that, and the root-mantra ending with 'vauṣaṭ'; he should display the jar-gesture.

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AgP 325.24

होमयेत् क्षीरदुर्वाज्यममृताञ्च पुनर्नवाम् पायसञ्च पुराडाशमयुतन्तु जपेन्मनुं

homayet kṣīradurvājyamamṛtāñca punarnavām pāyasañca purāḍāśamayutantu japenmanuṃ

He should offer in the fire milk, dūrvā grass, ghee, amṛtā and punarnavā plants, and rice-pudding, along with the fore-offering cake; and he should recite the mantra ten thousand times.

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AgP 325.25

चतुर्मुखं चतुर्वाहुं द्वाभ्याञ्च कलसन्दधत् वरदाभयकं द्वाभ्यां स्नायाद्वैकुम्भमुद्रया

caturmukhaṃ caturvāhuṃ dvābhyāñca kalasandadhat varadābhayakaṃ dvābhyāṃ snāyādvaikumbhamudrayā

(He should meditate on him as) four-faced and four-armed, holding a water-jar with two (hands), and with two (making) the boon-giving and fear-dispelling (gestures); or he should bathe (himself) with the jar-gesture.

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AgP 325.26

आरोग्यैश् चर्यदीर्घायुरौषधं मन्त्रितं शुभम् अपमृत्युहरो ध्यातः पूजितो ऽद्भुत एव सः

ārogyaiś caryadīrghāyurauṣadhaṃ mantritaṃ śubham apamṛtyuharo dhyātaḥ pūjito 'dbhuta eva saḥ

With (the mantras of) health, long life is to be practised; the medicine, consecrated with mantras, is auspicious. Meditated upon and worshipped, he removes untimely death — he is indeed wondrous.

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