Agni Purana — Chapter 36

AgP 36.1

:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये पवित्राधिवासनं नाम पञ्चत्रिंशो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {३६} :श् अथ षट्त्रिंशो ऽध्यायः पवित्रारोपणविधानं अग्निर् उवाच प्रातः स्नानं कृत्वा द्वारपालान्(१) प्रपूज्य च प्रविश्य गुप्ते देशे च समाकृष्याथ धारयेत्

:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye pavitrādhivāsanaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {36} :ś atha ṣaṭtriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ pavitrāropaṇavidhānaṃ agnir uvāca prātaḥ snānaṃ kṛtvā dvārapālān(1) prapūjya ca praviśya gupte deśe ca samākṛṣyātha dhārayet

Thus, in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa, the thirty-fifth chapter, called "The Consecration of the Purifier." || Chapter 36. Now the thirty-sixth chapter: the rule for the offering up of the purifier. Agni said: At dawn, having bathed and having worshipped the door-guardians, and having entered, in a concealed place, having drawn (it) to himself, he should then wear (it).

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AgP 36.2

पूर्वाधिवासितं द्रव्यं वस्त्राभरणगन्धकं निरस्य सर्वनिर्माल्यं देवं संस्थाप्य पूजयेत्

pūrvādhivāsitaṃ dravyaṃ vastrābharaṇagandhakaṃ nirasya sarvanirmālyaṃ devaṃ saṃsthāpya pūjayet

Having removed the previously consecrated substance—the garment, ornament, and perfume—and all the used offerings, he should install the god and worship (him).

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AgP 36.3

पञ्चामृतैः कषायैश् च शुद्धगन्धोदकैस्ततः पूर्वाधिवासितं दद्याद्वस्त्रं गन्धं च पुष्पकं

pañcāmṛtaiḥ kaṣāyaiś ca śuddhagandhodakaistataḥ pūrvādhivāsitaṃ dadyādvastraṃ gandhaṃ ca puṣpakaṃ

Then with the five nectars, with astringent decoctions, and with pure scented water, he should offer the previously consecrated garment, perfume, and flower.

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AgP 36.4

अग्नौ हुत्वा नित्यवच्च देवं सम्प्रार्थयेन्नमेत् (२) समर्प्य कर्म देवाय पूजां नैमित्तिकीं चरेत्

agnau hutvā nityavacca devaṃ samprārthayennamet (2) samarpya karma devāya pūjāṃ naimittikīṃ caret

Having made the offering in the fire as in the daily rite, he should entreat the god and bow. Having presented the act to the god, he should perform the occasional worship.

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AgP 36.5

द्वारपालविष्णुकुम्भवर्धनीः प्रार्थयेद्धरिं अतो देवेति मन्त्रेण मूलमन्त्रेण कुम्भके

dvārapālaviṣṇukumbhavardhanīḥ prārthayeddhariṃ ato deveti mantreṇa mūlamantreṇa kumbhake

He should entreat Hari (in the form of) the door-guardians, the Viṣṇu-pot and the pouring vessel, with the mantra "Now, O god...", and (should entreat him) in the pot with the root-mantra.

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AgP 36.6

कृष्ण कृष्ण नमस्तुभ्यं गृह्णीष्वेदं पवित्रकं :न् १ लोकपालानिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ प्रार्थयेन्न्यसेदिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १०५ पवित्रीकरणार्थाय वर्षपूजाफलप्रदं

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa namastubhyaṃ gṛhṇīṣvedaṃ pavitrakaṃ :n 1 lokapālāniti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 prārthayennyasediti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 105 pavitrīkaraṇārthāya varṣapūjāphalapradaṃ

"Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, homage to you! Receive this purifier, [Note 1: 'the world-guardians' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 2: 'he should entreat, he should set down' is the reading of the manuscript marked ga. Page 105] for the sake of purification, bestowing the fruit of a year's worship."

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AgP 36.7

पवित्रकं कुरुध्वाद्य यन्मया दुष्कृतं कृतं शुद्धो भवाम्यहं देव त्वत्प्रसादात् सुरेश्वर

pavitrakaṃ kurudhvādya yanmayā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtaṃ śuddho bhavāmyahaṃ deva tvatprasādāt sureśvara

"Make (it) a purifier today for whatever evil has been done by me; may I become pure, O god, by your grace, lord of the gods."

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AgP 36.8

पवित्रञ्च हृदाद्यैस्तु आत्मानमभिषिच्य च विष्णुकुम्भञ्च सम्प्रोक्ष्य व्रजेद्देवसमीपतः

pavitrañca hṛdādyaistu ātmānamabhiṣicya ca viṣṇukumbhañca samprokṣya vrajeddevasamīpataḥ

And (having consecrated) the purifier with the heart-mantra and the rest, and having sprinkled himself, and having sprinkled the Viṣṇu-pot, he should go near the god.

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AgP 36.9

पवित्रमात्मने दद्याद्रक्षाबन्धं विसृज्य च(१) गृहाण ब्रह्मसूत्रञ्च यन्मया कल्पितं प्रभो

pavitramātmane dadyādrakṣābandhaṃ visṛjya ca(1) gṛhāṇa brahmasūtrañca yanmayā kalpitaṃ prabho

He should give the purifier to himself, and, having released the protective band: "Receive the brahma-cord which has been fashioned by me, O lord,

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AgP 36.10

कर्मणां पूरणार्थाय यथा दोषो न मे भवेत् द्वारपालासनगुरुमुख्यानाञ्च पवित्रकम्

karmaṇāṃ pūraṇārthāya yathā doṣo na me bhavet dvārapālāsanagurumukhyānāñca pavitrakam

for the completion of (my) rites, so that no fault may accrue to me"—and (he gives) the purifier of the door-guardians, the seat, the guru, and the chief ones.

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AgP 36.11

कनिष्टादि च देवाय वनमालाञ्च मूलतः हृदादिविश्वक्सेनान्ते पवित्राणि समर्पयेत्

kaniṣṭādi ca devāya vanamālāñca mūlataḥ hṛdādiviśvaksenānte pavitrāṇi samarpayet

And (offering) the smallest and the rest, and the forest-garland, to the god with the root-mantra, he should present the purifiers (to the deities) from the heart-mantra up to Viṣvaksena.

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AgP 36.12

वह्नौ हुत्वाग्निवर्तिभ्यो विष्ण्वादिभ्यः पवित्रकम् प्रार्च्य पूर्णाहुतिं दद्यात् प्रायश्चित्ताय मूलतः

vahnau hutvāgnivartibhyo viṣṇvādibhyaḥ pavitrakam prārcya pūrṇāhutiṃ dadyāt prāyaścittāya mūlataḥ

Having made the offering in the fire, (he should offer) the purifier to the fire-wicks, to Viṣṇu and the others; having worshipped, he should offer the full oblation with the root-mantra as an expiation.

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AgP 36.13

अष्टोत्तरशतं वापि पञ्चोपनिषदैस्ततः मणिविद्रुममालाभिर्मन्दारकुसुमादिभिः

aṣṭottaraśataṃ vāpi pañcopaniṣadaistataḥ maṇividrumamālābhirmandārakusumādibhiḥ

Or (he should offer) one hundred and eight (oblations), then with the five products of the cow, with strings of gems and coral, and with mandāra flowers and the rest —

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AgP 36.14

इयं सांवत्सरी पूजा तवास्तु गरुडध्वज वनमाला यथा देव कौस्तुभं सततं हृदि

iyaṃ sāṃvatsarī pūjā tavāstu garuḍadhvaja vanamālā yathā deva kaustubhaṃ satataṃ hṛdi

"Let this yearly worship be yours, O you whose banner is Garuḍa; as the forest-garland, O God, and the Kaustubha (jewel) are constantly on (your) breast,"

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AgP 36.15

तद्वत् पवित्रतन्तूंश् च पूजां च हृदये वह(२) कामतो ऽकामतो वापि यत्कृतं नियमार्चने

tadvat pavitratantūṃś ca pūjāṃ ca hṛdaye vaha(2) kāmato 'kāmato vāpi yatkṛtaṃ niyamārcane

"so too carry the sacred threads and the worship upon (your) heart. Whatever has been done, willingly or unwillingly, in the observance of the worship,

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AgP 36.16

विधिना विघ्नलोपेन परिपूर्णं तदस्तु मे प्रार्थ्य नत्वा क्षमाप्याथ पवित्रं मस्तके ऽर्पयेत्

vidhinā vighnalopena paripūrṇaṃ tadastu me prārthya natvā kṣamāpyātha pavitraṃ mastake 'rpayet

let that be complete for me, according to rule and without hindrance." Having thus prayed, bowed, and asked pardon, he should then place the sacred thread on (his) head.

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AgP 36.17

दत्वा बलिं दक्षिणाभिर्वैष्णवन्तोषयेद्गुरुं :न् १ रक्षाबन्धं विमुच्य चेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । पवित्रं मूलतो दद्याद्रक्षार्थं तद्विसृज्य चेति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ पवित्रकं त्वञ्च पूजायां हृदये वहेति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १०६ विप्रान् भोजनवस्त्राद्यैर् दिवसं पक्षमेव वा

datvā baliṃ dakṣiṇābhirvaiṣṇavantoṣayedguruṃ :n 1 rakṣābandhaṃ vimucya ceti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / pavitraṃ mūlato dadyādrakṣārthaṃ tadvisṛjya ceti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 pavitrakaṃ tvañca pūjāyāṃ hṛdaye vaheti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 106 viprān bhojanavastrādyair divasaṃ pakṣameva vā

Having given the offering, he should gratify the Vaiṣṇava teacher with fees. [notes: manuscript kha reads "and having loosed the protective binding"; manuscript ṅa reads "he should give the sacred thread with the root-mantra for protection, and having dismissed it"; manuscript ṅa reads "and do you carry the sacred thread on (your) heart during the worship"] (He should honour) the brahmins with food, clothing and the rest, for a day or even a fortnight.

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AgP 36.18

पवित्रं स्नानकाले च अवतार्य समर्पयेत् अनिवारितमन्नाद्यं दद्याद्भुङ्क्तेथ च स्वयं

pavitraṃ snānakāle ca avatārya samarpayet anivāritamannādyaṃ dadyādbhuṅktetha ca svayaṃ

And at the time of bathing he should take down the sacred thread and present it (again); he should give food and the rest unrestrictedly, and then himself eat.

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AgP 36.19

विसर्जने ऽह्नि सम्पूज्य पवित्राणि विसर्जयेत् सांवत्सरीमिमां पूजां सम्पाद्य विधिवन्मम

visarjane 'hni sampūjya pavitrāṇi visarjayet sāṃvatsarīmimāṃ pūjāṃ sampādya vidhivanmama

On the day of dismissal, having worshipped (them), he should dismiss the sacred threads: "Having accomplished this yearly worship of mine according to rule,

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AgP 36.20

व्रज पवित्रकेदानीं विष्णुलोकं विसर्जितः मध्ये सोमेशयोः प्रार्च्य विष्वक्सेनं हि तस्य च

vraja pavitrakedānīṃ viṣṇulokaṃ visarjitaḥ madhye someśayoḥ prārcya viṣvaksenaṃ hi tasya ca

go now, O sacred thread, dismissed, to the world of Viṣṇu." Having worshipped Viṣvaksena in the middle, between Soma and Īśa, and his (attendants) too,

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AgP 36.21

पवित्राणि समभ्यर्च्य ब्राह्मणाय समर्पयेत् यावन्तस्तन्तवस्तस्मिन् पवित्रे परिकल्पिताः

pavitrāṇi samabhyarcya brāhmaṇāya samarpayet yāvantastantavastasmin pavitre parikalpitāḥ

having fully worshipped the sacred threads, he should present (them) to a brahmin. As many threads as are fashioned in that sacred cord,

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AgP 36.22

तावद्युगसहस्राणि विष्णुलोके महीयते कुलानां शतमुद्धृत्य दश पूर्वान् दशापरान् विष्णुलोकं तु संस्थाप्य स्वयं मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्

tāvadyugasahasrāṇi viṣṇuloke mahīyate kulānāṃ śatamuddhṛtya daśa pūrvān daśāparān viṣṇulokaṃ tu saṃsthāpya svayaṃ muktimavāpnuyāt

for that many thousands of ages he is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu; having raised up a hundred lineages, ten ancestors before and ten after, and established (them) in the world of Viṣṇu, he himself would attain liberation.

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