Agni Purana — Chapter 347
AgP 347.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे अलङ्कारे काव्यदोषविवेको नाम षट्चत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः :प् २३५ छप्तेर् {३४७} :श् अथ अधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः एकाक्षराभिधानं अग्निर् उवाच एकाक्षराभिधनञ्च मातृकान्तं वदामि ते अ विष्णुः प्रतिषेधः स्यादा पितामहवाक्ययोः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe alaṅkāre kāvyadoṣaviveko nāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśadadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ :p 235 chapter {347} :ś atha adhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ ekākṣarābhidhānaṃ agnir uvāca ekākṣarābhidhanañca mātṛkāntaṃ vadāmi te a viṣṇuḥ pratiṣedhaḥ syādā pitāmahavākyayoḥ
Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa, in (the section on) ornament, the chapter called "The Discrimination of Poetic Faults," the three hundred and forty-sixth chapter. — Chapter 347. Now the three hundred and forty-seventh chapter: the designations by single syllables. Agni said: I shall tell you the single-syllable designations, ending with the alphabet: 'a' means Viṣṇu, and also negation; 'ā' (is used) in the two senses of Brahmā and utterance;
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AgP 347.2
सीमायामथाव्ययं आ भवेत्संक्रोधपीडयोः इः कामे रतिलक्ष्म्योरी उः शिवे रक्षकाद्य ऊः(१)
sīmāyāmathāvyayaṃ ā bhavetsaṃkrodhapīḍayoḥ iḥ kāme ratilakṣmyorī uḥ śive rakṣakādya ūḥ(1)
and further, in the sense of "up to a limit" it is an indeclinable; 'ā' may denote anger and affliction; 'i' denotes desire; 'ī' Rati and Lakṣmī; 'u' Śiva; 'ū' a protector and so on.
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AgP 347.3
ऋ शब्दे चादितौ ऋस्यात् ऌ ॡ ते वै दितौ गुहे ए देवी ऐ योगिनी स्यादो ब्रह्मा औ महेश्वरः
ṛ śabde cāditau ṛsyāt ḷ ḹ te vai ditau guhe e devī ai yoginī syādo brahmā au maheśvaraḥ
'ṛ' denotes sound and beginning; 'ḷ' and 'ḹ' denote indeed Diti and Guha; 'e' the Goddess, 'ai' the Yoginī, 'o' Brahmā, 'au' Maheśvara.
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AgP 347.4
अङ्कामः अः प्रशस्तः स्यात्(२) को ब्रह्मादौ कु कुत्सिते खं शून्येन्द्रियं खङ्गो गन्धर्वे च विनायके
aṅkāmaḥ aḥ praśastaḥ syāt(2) ko brahmādau ku kutsite khaṃ śūnyendriyaṃ khaṅgo gandharve ca vināyake
'aṃ' denotes desire, 'aḥ' would mean "praised"; 'ka' denotes Brahmā and so on, 'ku' the contemptible; 'kha' the void and a sense-organ; 'kha' also (denotes) a Gandharva and Vināyaka.
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AgP 347.5
गङ्गीते गो गायने स्यद् घो घण्टा किङ्किणीमुखे ताडने ङश् च विषये स्पृहायाञ्चैव भैरवे
gaṅgīte go gāyane syad gho ghaṇṭā kiṅkiṇīmukhe tāḍane ṅaś ca viṣaye spṛhāyāñcaiva bhairave
'ga' denotes song, 'go' singing; 'gho' would denote a bell, in the sense of a small tinkling bell; and 'ṅa' denotes striking, an object of sense, longing, and Bhairava.
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AgP 347.6
चो दुर्जने निर्मले छश्छेदे जिर्जयने तथा जं गीते झः प्रशस्ते स्याद्बले(३) ञो गायने च टः
co durjane nirmale chaśchede jirjayane tathā jaṃ gīte jhaḥ praśaste syādbale(3) ño gāyane ca ṭaḥ
'ca' (is used) for a wicked man and for the spotless; 'cha' for cutting; 'ji' likewise for conquering; 'jaṃ' for song; 'jha' would be for the praiseworthy (and) for strength; 'ña' and 'ṭa' for singing.
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AgP 347.7
ठश् चन्द्रमण्डले शून्ये शिवे चोद्बन्धने मतः डश् च रुद्रे ध्वनौ त्रासे ढक्वायां ढो ध्वनौ मतः
ṭhaś candramaṇḍale śūnye śive codbandhane mataḥ ḍaś ca rudre dhvanau trāse ḍhakvāyāṃ ḍho dhvanau mataḥ
'ṭha' is held (to stand) for the moon's disc, for the void, for Śiva, and for hanging (oneself); 'ḍa' for Rudra, for sound, for terror; 'ḍha' is held (to stand) for the ḍhakkā drum (and) for sound.
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AgP 347.8
णो निष्कर्षे निश् चये च तश् चौरे क्रोडपुच्छके भक्षणे थश्छेदने दो धारणे शोभने मतः
ṇo niṣkarṣe niś caye ca taś caure kroḍapucchake bhakṣaṇe thaśchedane do dhāraṇe śobhane mataḥ
'ṇa' (stands) for extraction and for certainty; 'ta' for a thief, for a boar's tail, for eating; 'tha' for cutting; 'da' is held (to stand) for holding (and) for the beautiful.
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AgP 347.9
:न् १ ब्रह्मकाद्य ऊरिति ख॥ २ प्रशान्तःस्यादिति ख॥ ३ धने इति ञ॥ :प् २३६ धो धातरि चधूस्तूरे नो वृन्दे सुगते तथा प उपवने विख्यातः फश् च झञ्झानिले मतः
:n 1 brahmakādya ūriti kha.. 2 praśāntaḥsyāditi kha.. 3 dhane iti ña.. :p 236 dho dhātari cadhūstūre no vṛnde sugate tathā pa upavane vikhyātaḥ phaś ca jhañjhānile mataḥ
[Notes: 1 'brahmakādya ū' in ms. kha; 2 'praśāntaḥ syāt' in ms. kha; 3 'dhane' in ms. ña. Page 236] 'dha' (stands) for the supporter and for the thorn-apple; 'na' likewise for a multitude (and) for the Sugata; 'pa' is known (to stand) for a grove; and 'pha' is held (to stand) for a gusty wind.
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AgP 347.10
फुः फुत्कारे निष्फले च विः पक्षी भञ्च तारके मा श्रीर्मानञ्च माता स्याद्याग यो यातृवीरणे
phuḥ phutkāre niṣphale ca viḥ pakṣī bhañca tārake mā śrīrmānañca mātā syādyāga yo yātṛvīraṇe
'phu' (stands) for the hissing sound and for the fruitless; 'vi' is a bird; and 'bha' for a star; 'ma' would be Śrī, pride, and mother; 'ya' for sacrifice, for a goer, (and) for vīraṇa grass.
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AgP 347.11
रो बह्नौ च लः शक्रे च लो विधातरि ईरितः विश्लेषणे वो वरुणे शयने शश् च शं सुखे
ro bahnau ca laḥ śakre ca lo vidhātari īritaḥ viśleṣaṇe vo varuṇe śayane śaś ca śaṃ sukhe
'ra' (stands) for fire, and 'la' for Indra; 'la' is declared (to stand) for the Ordainer, for separation; 'va' for Varuṇa, for lying down; and 'śa'—'śaṃ' for happiness.
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AgP 347.12
षः श्रेष्ठे सः परोक्षे च सालक्ष्मीः सं कचेमतः धारणे हस् तथा रुद्रे क्षः क्षत्त्रे चाक्षरे मतः
ṣaḥ śreṣṭhe saḥ parokṣe ca sālakṣmīḥ saṃ kacemataḥ dhāraṇe has tathā rudre kṣaḥ kṣattre cākṣare mataḥ
'ṣa' (stands) for the best; 'sa' for what is out of sight; 'sā' is Lakṣmī; 'saṃ' is held (to stand) for hair; likewise 'ha' for holding and for Rudra; 'kṣa' is held (to stand) for the warrior class and for a syllable.
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AgP 347.13
क्षो नृसिंहे हरौ तद्वत् क्षेत्रपालकयोरपि मन्त्र एकाक्षरो देवो भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः
kṣo nṛsiṃhe harau tadvat kṣetrapālakayorapi mantra ekākṣaro devo bhuktimuktipradāyakaḥ
'kṣa' (stands) for Narasiṃha, likewise for Hari, and also for the two, Kṣetra and Pālaka (the field-guardians); the one-syllabled mantra is divine, bestowing enjoyment and liberation.
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AgP 347.14
हैहयशिरसे नमः सर्वविद्याप्रदो मनुः अकाराद्यास् तथा मन्त्रा मातृकामन्त्र उत्तमः
haihayaśirase namaḥ sarvavidyāprado manuḥ akārādyās tathā mantrā mātṛkāmantra uttamaḥ
'Homage to the head of Haihaya'—this formula bestows all learning; and the mantras beginning with the letter 'a' (are so too); the Mātṛkā-mantra is the highest.
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AgP 347.15
एकपद्मे ऽर्चयेदेतान्नव दुर्गाश् च पूजयेत् भगवती कात्यायनी कौशिकी चाथ चण्डिका
ekapadme 'rcayedetānnava durgāś ca pūjayet bhagavatī kātyāyanī kauśikī cātha caṇḍikā
One should worship these on a single lotus, and should worship the nine Durgās: Bhagavatī, Kātyāyanī, Kauśikī, and then Caṇḍikā,
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AgP 347.16
प्रचण्डा सुरनायिका उग्रा पार्वती दुर्गया ॐ चण्डिकायै विद्महे भगवत्यै धीमहि तन्नो दुर्गा प्रचोदयात् क्रमादि तु षडङ्गं स्याद्गणो गुरुर्गुरुः क्रमात्
pracaṇḍā suranāyikā ugrā pārvatī durgayā oṃ caṇḍikāyai vidmahe bhagavatyai dhīmahi tanno durgā pracodayāt kramādi tu ṣaḍaṅgaṃ syādgaṇo gururguruḥ kramāt
Pracaṇḍā, Suranāyikā, Ugrā, Pārvatī, Durgā. 'Oṃ, may we know Caṇḍikā, may we meditate on Bhagavatī; may Durgā impel us onward.' The six limbs (of the mantra) are to be (formed) beginning with 'kram', and the syllable-groups are in order guru, guru.
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AgP 347.17
अजितापराजिता चाथ जया च विजया ततः कात्यायनी भद्रकाली मङ्गला सिद्धिरेवती
ajitāparājitā cātha jayā ca vijayā tataḥ kātyāyanī bhadrakālī maṅgalā siddhirevatī
Ajitā and Aparājitā, and then Jayā and Vijayā, Kātyāyanī, Bhadrakālī, Maṅgalā, Siddhi, Revatī;
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AgP 347.18
सिद्धादिवटुकाः पूज्या हेतुकश् च कपालिकः एकपादो भीमरूपो दिक्पालान्मध्यतो नव
siddhādivaṭukāḥ pūjyā hetukaś ca kapālikaḥ ekapādo bhīmarūpo dikpālānmadhyato nava
the Vaṭukas beginning with Siddha are to be worshipped, and Hetuka and Kapālika, Ekapāda and Bhīmarūpa—nine (of them), inward from the guardians of the directions.
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AgP 347.19
ह्रीं दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्षणि स्वाहामन्त्रार्थसिद्धये गौरी पूज्या च धर्माद्याः स्कन्दाद्याः शक्तयो यजेत्
hrīṃ durge durge rakṣaṇi svāhāmantrārthasiddhaye gaurī pūjyā ca dharmādyāḥ skandādyāḥ śaktayo yajet
'Hrīṃ, O Durgā, Durgā, protectress, svāhā'—for the accomplishment of the mantra's purpose. Gaurī is to be worshipped, and (the deities) beginning with Dharma; one should offer worship to the Śaktis beginning with Skanda.
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AgP 347.20
:प् २३७ प्रज्ञा ज्ञाना क्रिया वाचा वागीशी ज्वालिनी तथा कामिनी काममाला च इन्द्राद्याः शक्तिपूजनं
:p 237 prajñā jñānā kriyā vācā vāgīśī jvālinī tathā kāminī kāmamālā ca indrādyāḥ śaktipūjanaṃ
[Page 237] Prajñā, Jñānā, Kriyā, Vācā, Vāgīśī, and likewise Jvālinī, Kāminī and Kāmamālā—(then) the worship of the Śaktis beginning with Indrā.
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AgP 347.21
ॐगं स्वाहा मूलमन्त्रो ऽयं गं वा गणपतये नमः षडङ्गो रक्तशुक्लश् च दन्ताक्षपरशूतकटः
oṃgaṃ svāhā mūlamantro 'yaṃ gaṃ vā gaṇapataye namaḥ ṣaḍaṅgo raktaśuklaś ca dantākṣaparaśūtakaṭaḥ
'Oṃ gaṃ svāhā'—this is the root mantra; or else 'gaṃ, homage to Gaṇapati'. (He is) six-limbed, red and white, (holding) a tusk, a rosary, an axe, and ...
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AgP 347.22
समोदको ऽथ(१) गन्धादिगन्धोल्कायेति च क्रमात् गजो महागणपतिर्महोल्कः पूज्य एव च
samodako 'tha(1) gandhādigandholkāyeti ca kramāt gajo mahāgaṇapatirmaholkaḥ pūjya eva ca
then, with a sweet cake; and in order, 'to Gandholka' and the rest beginning with 'gandha'; Gaja, Mahāgaṇapati, and Maholka are indeed to be worshipped.
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AgP 347.23
कुष्माण्डाय एकदन्तत्रिपुरान्तकाय श्यामदन्तविकटहरहासाय लम्बनाशाननाय पद्मदंष्ट्राय मेघोल्काय धूमोल्काय वक्रतुण्दाय विघ्नेश्वराय विकटोत्कटाय गजेन्द्रगमनाय भुजगेन्द्रहाराय शशाङ्कधराय गणाधिपतये स्वाहा एतैर् मनुभिः स्वाहान्तैः पूज्य तिलहोमादिनार्थभाक् काद्यैर् वा वीजसंयुक्तैस्तैर् आद्यैश् च नमो ऽन्तकैः
kuṣmāṇḍāya ekadantatripurāntakāya śyāmadantavikaṭaharahāsāya lambanāśānanāya padmadaṃṣṭrāya megholkāya dhūmolkāya vakratuṇdāya vighneśvarāya vikaṭotkaṭāya gajendragamanāya bhujagendrahārāya śaśāṅkadharāya gaṇādhipataye svāhā etair manubhiḥ svāhāntaiḥ pūjya tilahomādinārthabhāk kādyair vā vījasaṃyuktaistair ādyaiś ca namo 'ntakaiḥ
'To Kūṣmāṇḍa, to the one-tusked ender of Tripura, to him of the dark tusk and dreadful loud laughter, to him of the long nose-face, to him of lotus-fangs, to Megholka, to Dhūmolka, to the curved-trunked one, to the lord of obstacles, to the huge and terrible one, to him who moves like a lordly elephant, to him whose necklace is the lord of serpents, to the wearer of the moon, to the lord of the hosts—svāhā.' Having worshipped with these mantras ending in 'svāhā', one obtains one's object by sesame-oblation and the rest; or with those beginning with 'ka' joined to seed-syllables, and with those same initial ones ending in 'namaḥ'.
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AgP 347.24
मन्त्राः पृथक् पृथग्वा स्युर्द्विरेफद्विर्मुखाक्षिणः(२)* कात्यायनं अकन्द आह यत्तद्व्याकरणं वदे
mantrāḥ pṛthak pṛthagvā syurdvirephadvirmukhākṣiṇaḥ(2)* kātyāyanaṃ akanda āha yattadvyākaraṇaṃ vade
Or the mantras may be (used) each separately, (with?) two 'ra's and two of mouth and eye. What Kātyāyana ... said, that grammar I shall declare.
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