Agni Purana — Chapter 326

AgP 326.1

:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे गौर्यादिपूजा नाम पञ्चविंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {३२६} :श् अथ षड्विंशत्यधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः देवालयमाहात्म्यम् ईश्वर+उवाच व्रतेश्वरांश् च सत्यादीनिष्ट्वा व्रतसमर्पणम् अरिष्टशमने शस्तमरिष्टं सूत्रनायकम्

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe gauryādipūjā nāma pañcaviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {326} :ś atha ṣaḍviṃśatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ devālayamāhātmyam īśvara+uvāca vrateśvarāṃś ca satyādīniṣṭvā vratasamarpaṇam ariṣṭaśamane śastamariṣṭaṃ sūtranāyakam

[Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the three hundred twenty-fifth chapter, called 'The Worship of Gaurī and the Rest'. Chapter 326. Now the three hundred twenty-sixth chapter: The Greatness of the Temple.] Īśvara said: Having worshipped the lords of vows, Satya and the rest, (comes) the consigning of the vow. For the quelling of misfortune the (rosary of) ariṣṭa (wood) is praised; ariṣṭa is the chief of rosary-strings.

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AgP 326.2

:प् १८२ हेमरत्रमयं भूत्यै महाशङ्खञ्च मारणे आप्यायने शङ्खसूत्रं मौक्तिकं पुत्रवर्धनम्

:p 182 hemaratramayaṃ bhūtyai mahāśaṅkhañca māraṇe āpyāyane śaṅkhasūtraṃ mauktikaṃ putravardhanam

[Page 182] One made of gold and jewels (is used) for prosperity, and (one of) great conch for killing; for increase, a string of conch; a pearl one increases sons.

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AgP 326.3

स्फाटिकं भूतिदं कौशं मुक्तिदं(१) रुद्रनेत्रजं धाधीफलप्रमाणेन रुद्राक्षं चोत्तमन्ततः

sphāṭikaṃ bhūtidaṃ kauśaṃ muktidaṃ(1) rudranetrajaṃ dhādhīphalapramāṇena rudrākṣaṃ cottamantataḥ

Crystal gives prosperity, kuśa-grass gives liberation, and that born of Rudra's eye (the rudrākṣa) — a rudrākṣa of the size of a dhātrī fruit is the best.

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AgP 326.4

समेरुं मेरुहीनं वा सूत्रं जप्यन्तु मानसम् अनामाङ्गुष्ठमाक्रम्य जपं भाष्यन्तु कारयेत्

sameruṃ meruhīnaṃ vā sūtraṃ japyantu mānasam anāmāṅguṣṭhamākramya japaṃ bhāṣyantu kārayet

With a Meru bead or without a Meru, the rosary is for mental recitation; pressing the ring finger with the thumb, he should perform audible recitation.

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AgP 326.5

तर्जन्यङ्गुष्ठमाक्रम्य न मेरुं लङ्घ्येज्जपे प्रमादात् पतिते सूत्रे जप्तव्यन्तु शतद्वयम्

tarjanyaṅguṣṭhamākramya na meruṃ laṅghyejjape pramādāt patite sūtre japtavyantu śatadvayam

Pressing the forefinger with the thumb — one should not pass over the Meru in recitation; if the rosary falls through carelessness, two hundred (recitations) must be made.

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AgP 326.6

सर्ववाद्यमयी घण्टा तस्या वादनमर्थकृत् गोशकृन्मूत्रवल्मीकमृत्तिकाभस्मवारिभिः

sarvavādyamayī ghaṇṭā tasyā vādanamarthakṛt gośakṛnmūtravalmīkamṛttikābhasmavāribhiḥ

The bell is composed of all instruments; the sounding of it accomplishes the purpose. With cow-dung, cow-urine, ant-hill earth, ashes, and water —

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AgP 326.7

वेस्मायतनलिङ्गादेः कार्यमेवं विशोधनम् स्कन्दो नमः शिवायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः

vesmāyatanaliṅgādeḥ kāryamevaṃ viśodhanam skando namaḥ śivāyeti mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ

Thus the purification of a dwelling, a temple, a liṅga and the rest is to be done. Skanda! the mantra "namaḥ śivāya" accomplishes every purpose.

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AgP 326.8

गीतः पञ्चाक्षरो वेदे लोके गीतःषडक्षरः ओमित्यन्ते स्थितः शम्भुर्मुद्रार्थं वटवीजवत्

gītaḥ pañcākṣaro vede loke gītaḥṣaḍakṣaraḥ omityante sthitaḥ śambhurmudrārthaṃ vaṭavījavat

The five-syllabled (mantra) is sung in the Veda, the six-syllabled is sung in the world; Śambhu stands at the end as "om", for the sake of the seal (mudrā), like the seed of a banyan.

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AgP 326.9

क्रमान्नमः शिवायेति ईशानाद्यानि वै विदुः षडक्षरस्य सूत्रस्य भाष्यद्विद्याकदम्बकं

kramānnamaḥ śivāyeti īśānādyāni vai viduḥ ṣaḍakṣarasya sūtrasya bhāṣyadvidyākadambakaṃ

In order, "namaḥ śivāya" — these they know as Īśāna and the rest; the whole cluster of sciences is the commentary on the six-syllabled aphorism.

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AgP 326.10

यद्ॐनमः शिवायेति एतावत् परमं पदम् अनेन पूजयेल्लिङ्गं लिङ्गे यस्मात् स्थितः शिवः

yadoṃnamaḥ śivāyeti etāvat paramaṃ padam anena pūjayelliṅgaṃ liṅge yasmāt sthitaḥ śivaḥ

That which is "oṃ namaḥ śivāya" — just this much is the highest word (or: state); with it one should worship the liṅga, since Śiva abides in the liṅga.

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AgP 326.11

अनुग्रहाय लोकानां धर्मकामार्थमुक्तिदः यो न पूजयते लिङ्गन्न स धर्मादिभाजनं

anugrahāya lokānāṃ dharmakāmārthamuktidaḥ yo na pūjayate liṅganna sa dharmādibhājanaṃ

For the favouring of the worlds he is the giver of dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation; he who does not worship the liṅga is no vessel for dharma and the rest.

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AgP 326.12

लिङ्गार्चनाद्भुक्तिमुक्तिर्यावज्जीवमतो यजेत् वरं प्राणपरित्यागो भुञ्जीतापूज्य नैव तं

liṅgārcanādbhuktimuktiryāvajjīvamato yajet varaṃ prāṇaparityāgo bhuñjītāpūjya naiva taṃ

From worship of the liṅga come enjoyment and liberation; therefore one should worship as long as one lives. Giving up one's life-breath is better — one should never eat without having worshipped him.

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AgP 326.13

:न् १ भक्तिदमिति ख॥ :प् १८३ रुद्रस्य पूजनाद्रुद्रो विष्णुः स्याद्विष्णुपूजनात् सूर्यः स्यात् सुर्यपूजातः शक्त्यादिः शक्तिपूजनात्

:n 1 bhaktidamiti kha.. :p 183 rudrasya pūjanādrudro viṣṇuḥ syādviṣṇupūjanāt sūryaḥ syāt suryapūjātaḥ śaktyādiḥ śaktipūjanāt

[note 1: "bhaktidam" in ms. kha. p. 183] From worshipping Rudra one becomes Rudra, from worshipping Viṣṇu one would become Viṣṇu, from the worship of the sun one becomes the Sun, from worshipping Śakti one becomes Śakti and the rest.

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AgP 326.14

सर्वयज्ञतपोदाने तीर्थे वेदेषु यत् फलं तत् फलं कोटिगुणितं स्थाप्य लिङ्गं लभेन्नरः

sarvayajñatapodāne tīrthe vedeṣu yat phalaṃ tat phalaṃ koṭiguṇitaṃ sthāpya liṅgaṃ labhennaraḥ

Whatever fruit there is in all sacrifices, austerities and gifts, at a place of pilgrimage, in the Vedas — that fruit multiplied ten million times a man obtains by installing a liṅga.

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AgP 326.15

त्रिसन्ध्यं योर्चयेल्लिङ्गं कृत्वा विल्वेन पार्थिवम् शतैकादशिकं यावत् कुलमुद्धृत्य नाकभाक्

trisandhyaṃ yorcayelliṅgaṃ kṛtvā vilvena pārthivam śataikādaśikaṃ yāvat kulamuddhṛtya nākabhāk

He who, at the three junctures of the day, worships with bilva (leaves) a liṅga he has made of earth, up to a hundred and eleven (times/liṅgas), having delivered his family, has a share in heaven.

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AgP 326.16

भक्त्या वित्तानुसारेण कुर्यात् प्रसादसञ्चयम् अल्पे महति वा तुल्यफलमाढ्यदरिद्रयोः

bhaktyā vittānusāreṇa kuryāt prasādasañcayam alpe mahati vā tulyaphalamāḍhyadaridrayoḥ

With devotion, in accordance with his means, one should make an accumulation of what is favourable (a temple-endowment); whether in a small or in a great (offering), the fruit is the same for the rich man and the poor man.

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AgP 326.17

भागद्वयञ्च धर्मार्थं कल्पयेज्जीवनाय च धनस्य भागमेकन्तु(१)अनित्यं जीवितं यतः

bhāgadvayañca dharmārthaṃ kalpayejjīvanāya ca dhanasya bhāgamekantu(1)anityaṃ jīvitaṃ yataḥ

And two portions of (one's) wealth he should assign for dharma and for livelihood, but one portion (should be reserved), since life is impermanent.

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AgP 326.18

त्रिसप्तकुलमुद्धृत्य देवागारकृदर्थभाक् मृत्काष्ठेष्टकशैलाद्यैः क्रमात् कोटिगुणं फलम्

trisaptakulamuddhṛtya devāgārakṛdarthabhāk mṛtkāṣṭheṣṭakaśailādyaiḥ kramāt koṭiguṇaṃ phalam

Having delivered thrice seven generations of his family, the builder of a god's house obtains (his) aim; with earth, wood, brick, stone and the rest, the fruit is in each case ten million times (greater).

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AgP 326.19

अष्टेष्टकसुरागारकारी स्वर्गमवाप्नुयात् पांशुना क्रीडमानोपि देवागारकृदर्थभाक्

aṣṭeṣṭakasurāgārakārī svargamavāpnuyāt pāṃśunā krīḍamānopi devāgārakṛdarthabhāk

One who makes a god's house of eight bricks would attain heaven; even one who is (only) playing with dust obtains the aim of a builder of a god's house.

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