Agni Purana — Chapter 51
AgP 51.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये देवीप्रतिमालक्षणं नाम पञ्चाशो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {५१} :श् अथ एकपञ्चाशो ऽध्यायः सूर्यादिप्रतिमालक्षणं भगवानुवाच ससप्ताश्वे सैकचक्रे रथे सूर्यो द्विपद्मधृक् मसीभाजनलेखन्यौ बिभ्रत्कुण्डी तु दक्षिणे
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye devīpratimālakṣaṇaṃ nāma pañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {51} :ś atha ekapañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūryādipratimālakṣaṇaṃ bhagavānuvāca sasaptāśve saikacakre rathe sūryo dvipadmadhṛk masībhājanalekhanyau bibhratkuṇḍī tu dakṣiṇe
[colophon: thus the fiftieth chapter, called the characteristics of images of the Goddess, in the primal great Purāṇa, the Āgneya. Chapter 51: now the fifty-first chapter, the characteristics of images of the Sun and others.] The Lord said: On a chariot with seven horses and one wheel, the Sun holds two lotuses; and on the right (is Piṅgala?) bearing the ink-pot and the writing-reed and a water-pot,
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AgP 51.2
वामे तु पिङ्गलो द्वारि दण्डभृत् स रवेर्गणः :न् १ शिवाच्युतेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ वज्रदृष्टय इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ महारथ्यो रूपिण्यो ऽप्सरस इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ विस्फोटकरुणर्दन इति ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १४५ बालव्यजनधारिण्यौ पार्श्वे राज्ञी च निष्प्रभा
vāme tu piṅgalo dvāri daṇḍabhṛt sa ravergaṇaḥ :n 1 śivācyuteti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 vajradṛṣṭaya iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 mahārathyo rūpiṇyo 'psarasa iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 visphoṭakaruṇardana iti ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 145 bālavyajanadhāriṇyau pārśve rājñī ca niṣprabhā
but on the left Piṅgala at the door, bearing a staff — he is the Sun's attendant. [apparatus notes on variant readings in the marked manuscripts; page 145] At his two sides are the two women bearing the fly-whisk and fan, and Rājñī, lustreless.
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AgP 51.3
अथवाश्वारूढः कार्य एकस्तु भास्करः वरदा द्व्यब्जनः सर्वे दिक्पालास्त्रकराः क्रमात्
athavāśvārūḍhaḥ kārya ekastu bhāskaraḥ varadā dvyabjanaḥ sarve dikpālāstrakarāḥ kramāt
Or else the Sun alone should be made mounted on a horse. All (the twelve suns) are boon-giving, holding two lotuses, and in order they hold the weapons of the guardians of the directions.
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AgP 51.4
मुद्गरशूलचक्राब्जभृतोग्न्यादिविदिक्स्थिताः सूर्यार्यमादिरक्षोन्ताश् चतुर्हस्ता द्विषड्दले
mudgaraśūlacakrābjabhṛtognyādividiksthitāḥ sūryāryamādirakṣontāś caturhastā dviṣaḍdale
Bearing mallet, spear, discus and lotus, they stand in the intermediate directions beginning with the south-east; Sūrya, Aryaman and the rest up to Rakṣa(?), four-armed, on the twelve petals.
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AgP 51.5
वरुणः सूर्यनामा च सहस्रांशुस् तथापरः धाता तपनसञ्ज्ञश् च सविताथ गभस्तिकः
varuṇaḥ sūryanāmā ca sahasrāṃśus tathāparaḥ dhātā tapanasañjñaś ca savitātha gabhastikaḥ
Varuṇa, and the one named Sūrya, and next Sahasrāṃśu, Dhātā, the one called Tapana, then Savitā, then Gabhastika,
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AgP 51.6
रविश् चैवाथ पर्जन्यस्त्वष्टा मित्रोथ विष्णुकः मेषादिराशिसंस्थाश् च मार्गादिकार्त्तिकान्तकाः
raviś caivātha parjanyastvaṣṭā mitrotha viṣṇukaḥ meṣādirāśisaṃsthāś ca mārgādikārttikāntakāḥ
and Ravi, then Parjanya, Tvaṣṭā, Mitra, then Viṣṇu — they are placed in the zodiacal signs beginning with Aries, in the months from Mārgaśīrṣa to Kārttika.
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AgP 51.7
कृष्णो रक्तो मनाग्रक्तः पीतः पाण्डरकः सितः कपिलः पीतवर्णश् च शुकाभो धवलस् तथा
kṛṣṇo rakto manāgraktaḥ pītaḥ pāṇḍarakaḥ sitaḥ kapilaḥ pītavarṇaś ca śukābho dhavalas tathā
Black, red, slightly red, yellow, pale, white, tawny, yellow-coloured, parrot-hued, and likewise white,
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AgP 51.8
धूम्रो नीलः क्रमाद्वर्णाः शक्तयः केशराग्रगाः इडा सुषुम्ना विश्वार्चिरिन्दुसञ्ज्ञा प्रमर्दिनी(१)
dhūmro nīlaḥ kramādvarṇāḥ śaktayaḥ keśarāgragāḥ iḍā suṣumnā viśvārcirindusañjñā pramardinī(1)
smoky, dark blue — such are their colours in order. The Powers (śaktis) stand at the tips of the filaments: Iḍā, Suṣumnā, Viśvārci, she named Indu, Pramardinī,
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AgP 51.9
प्रहर्षिणी महाकाली कपिला च प्रबोधनी नीलाम्बरा घनान्तस्था अमृताख्या च शक्तयः
praharṣiṇī mahākālī kapilā ca prabodhanī nīlāmbarā ghanāntasthā amṛtākhyā ca śaktayaḥ
Praharṣiṇī, Mahākālī, and Kapilā, Prabodhanī, Nīlāmbarā, Ghanāntasthā, and she called Amṛtā — these are the Powers.
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AgP 51.10
वरुणादेश् च तद्वर्णाः केशराग्रेषु विन्यसेत् तेजश् चण्डो महावक्रो(२) द्विभुजः पद्मखद्गभृत्(३)
varuṇādeś ca tadvarṇāḥ keśarāgreṣu vinyaset tejaś caṇḍo mahāvakro(2) dvibhujaḥ padmakhadgabhṛt(3)
And one should place the colours of Varuṇa and the rest at the tips of the filaments. Tejas, Caṇḍa, Mahāvakra(?), two-armed, bearing lotus and sword.
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AgP 51.11
कुण्डिकाजप्यामालीन्दुः कुजः शक्त्यक्षमालिकः बुधश्चापाक्षपाणिः स्याज्जीवः कुण्ड्यक्षमालिकः
kuṇḍikājapyāmālīnduḥ kujaḥ śaktyakṣamālikaḥ budhaścāpākṣapāṇiḥ syājjīvaḥ kuṇḍyakṣamālikaḥ
The Moon has a water-pot and a rosary for muttering; Mars holds a spear and a rosary; Mercury should have a bow and a rosary in his hands; Jupiter has a water-pot and a rosary.
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AgP 51.12
:न् १ विश्वाची विन्दुसञ्ज्ञाप्रवर्धनी इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ महारक्त इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । मार्तण्डश् च महारक्त इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ पद्मखड्गधृगिति ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपुस्तकपाठः खड्गचर्मभृदिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १४६ शुक्रः कुण्ड्यक्षमाली स्यात् किण्किणीसूत्रवाञ्छनिः(१) अर्धचन्द्रधरो राहुः केतुः खड्गी च दीपभृत्
:n 1 viśvācī vindusañjñāpravardhanī iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 mahārakta iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / mārtaṇḍaś ca mahārakta iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 padmakhaḍgadhṛgiti ga, gha, cihnitapustakapustakapāṭhaḥ khaḍgacarmabhṛditi ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 146 śukraḥ kuṇḍyakṣamālī syāt kiṇkiṇīsūtravāñchaniḥ(1) ardhacandradharo rāhuḥ ketuḥ khaḍgī ca dīpabhṛt
[apparatus notes on variants in the marked manuscripts; page 146] Venus should hold a water-pot and rosary; Saturn desires(?) a little bell and a cord; Rāhu bears a half-moon; and Ketu holds a sword and a lamp.
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AgP 51.13
अनन्तस्तक्षकः कर्कः पद्मो महाब्जः शङ्खकः कुलिकः सूत्रिणः सर्वे फणवक्त्रा महाप्रभाः
anantastakṣakaḥ karkaḥ padmo mahābjaḥ śaṅkhakaḥ kulikaḥ sūtriṇaḥ sarve phaṇavaktrā mahāprabhāḥ
Ananta, Takṣaka, Karka, Padma, Mahābja, Śaṅkhaka and Kulika — all (are) wearing sacred threads, hooded-faced, and of great radiance.
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AgP 51.14
इन्द्रो वज्री गजारूढश्छागगोग्निश् च शक्तिमान् यमो दण्डी च महिषे नैरृतः खड्गवान् करे
indro vajrī gajārūḍhaśchāgagogniś ca śaktimān yamo daṇḍī ca mahiṣe nairṛtaḥ khaḍgavān kare
Indra bears the thunderbolt and is mounted on an elephant; Agni, (mounted) on a goat or a bull, holds the spear; and Yama holds the staff, on a buffalo; Nirṛti has a sword in his hand.
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AgP 51.15
मकरे वरुणः पाशी वायुर्ध्वजधरो मृगे गदी(२) कुवेरो मेषस्थ ईशानश् च जटी वृषे
makare varuṇaḥ pāśī vāyurdhvajadharo mṛge gadī(2) kuvero meṣastha īśānaś ca jaṭī vṛṣe
Varuṇa, on a sea-monster (makara), holds a noose; Vāyu bears a banner; on a deer, Kubera holds a mace and stands on a ram; and Īśāna, with matted hair, (is) on a bull.
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AgP 51.16
द्विबाहवो लोकपाला विश्वकर्माक्षसूत्रभृत् हनूमान् वज्रहस्तः स्यात् पद्भ्यां सम्पीडिताश्रयः
dvibāhavo lokapālā viśvakarmākṣasūtrabhṛt hanūmān vajrahastaḥ syāt padbhyāṃ sampīḍitāśrayaḥ
The world-guardians are two-armed; Viśvakarman holds a rosary; Hanumān should be with a thunderbolt in his hand, his support crushed beneath his two feet.
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AgP 51.17
वीणाहस्ताः किन्नराः स्युर्मालाविद्याधराश् च खे(३) दुर्बलाङ्गाः पिशाचाः स्युर्वेताला विकृताननाः(४) क्षेत्रपालाः शूलवन्तः(५) प्रेता महोदराः कृशाः
vīṇāhastāḥ kinnarāḥ syurmālāvidyādharāś ca khe(3) durbalāṅgāḥ piśācāḥ syurvetālā vikṛtānanāḥ(4) kṣetrapālāḥ śūlavantaḥ(5) pretā mahodarāḥ kṛśāḥ
The Kinnaras should have lutes in their hands, and the Vidyādharas garlands, in the sky; the Piśācas should have feeble limbs, the Vetālas distorted faces; the Kṣetrapālas hold tridents; the Pretas are big-bellied and emaciated.
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