Agni Purana — Chapter 57

AgP 57.1

:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये दिक्पतियागो नाम षट्पञ्चाशत्तमोध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {५७} :श् अथ सप्तपञ्चाशोध्यायः कुम्भाधिवासविधिः भगवानुवाच भूमेः परिग्रहं कुर्यात् क्षिपेद्ब्रीहींश् च सर्षपान् नारसिंहेन रक्षोघ्नान् प्रोक्षोघ्नान् प्रोक्षयेत् पञ्चगव्यतः

:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye dikpatiyāgo nāma ṣaṭpañcāśattamodhyāyaḥ || chapter {57} :ś atha saptapañcāśodhyāyaḥ kumbhādhivāsavidhiḥ bhagavānuvāca bhūmeḥ parigrahaṃ kuryāt kṣipedbrīhīṃś ca sarṣapān nārasiṃhena rakṣoghnān prokṣoghnān prokṣayet pañcagavyataḥ

Thus in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa, the fifty-sixth chapter, called the Worship of the Lords of the Quarters. Now the fifty-seventh chapter: the rule for the installation of the water-jar. The Blessed One said: He should perform the taking-possession of the ground, and should scatter rice-grains and mustard-seeds, which destroy demons, with the Nārasiṃha (mantra); he should sprinkle with the five products of the cow.

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AgP 57.2

भूमिं घटे तु सम्पूज्य सरत्ने साङ्गकं हरिं अस्त्रमन्त्रेण करकं(१) तत्र चाष्टशतं यजेत्

bhūmiṃ ghaṭe tu sampūjya saratne sāṅgakaṃ hariṃ astramantreṇa karakaṃ(1) tatra cāṣṭaśataṃ yajet

Having duly worshipped the Earth in the jar, and Hari together with his subsidiary (deities) and with the jewels, (he should worship) the water-pot there with the weapon-mantra, and should make one hundred and eight offerings.

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AgP 57.3

अच्छिन्नधारया सिञ्चन् ब्रीहीन् संस्कृत्य धारयेत् :न् १ अस्त्रमन्त्रेण कवचमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६१ प्रदक्षिणं परिभ्राम्य कलशं विकिरोपरि

acchinnadhārayā siñcan brīhīn saṃskṛtya dhārayet :n 1 astramantreṇa kavacamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 161 pradakṣiṇaṃ paribhrāmya kalaśaṃ vikiropari

Sprinkling with an unbroken stream, he should consecrate the rice-grains and hold (them); having carried the jar around clockwise, (he should set it) upon the scattered grain.

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AgP 57.4

सवस्त्रे कलशे भूयः पूजयेदच्युतं श्रियं योगे योगेति मन्त्रेण न्यसेच्छय्यान्तु मण्डले

savastre kalaśe bhūyaḥ pūjayedacyutaṃ śriyaṃ yoge yogeti mantreṇa nyasecchayyāntu maṇḍale

Upon the jar, which has a cloth (on it), he should again worship Acyuta and Śrī; with the mantra "yoge yoge" he should set the couch down in the diagram.

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AgP 57.5

कुशोपरि तूलिकाञ्च शय्यायां दिग्विदिक्षु च विद्याधिपान् यजेद्विष्णुं मधुघातं त्रिविक्रमं

kuśopari tūlikāñca śayyāyāṃ digvidikṣu ca vidyādhipān yajedviṣṇuṃ madhughātaṃ trivikramaṃ

And (he should place) a cotton pad upon the kuśa grass; and on the couch, in the (cardinal) directions and the intermediate ones, he should worship the lords of knowledge, (and) Viṣṇu, the slayer of Madhu, and Trivikrama,

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AgP 57.6

वामनं दिक्षु वाय्वादौ(१) श्रीधरञ्च हृषीकपं पद्मनाभं दामोदरमैशान्यां स्नानमण्डपे

vāmanaṃ dikṣu vāyvādau(1) śrīdharañca hṛṣīkapaṃ padmanābhaṃ dāmodaramaiśānyāṃ snānamaṇḍape

Vāmana in the directions beginning with the north-west, and Śrīdhara and Hṛṣīkeśa, Padmanābha, Dāmodara — in the north-east, in the bathing pavilion.

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AgP 57.7

अभ्यर्च्य पश्चादैशान्यां चतुष्कुम्भे(२) सवेदिके स्नानमण्डषके सर्वद्रव्याण्यानीय निक्षिपेत्

abhyarcya paścādaiśānyāṃ catuṣkumbhe(2) savedike snānamaṇḍaṣake sarvadravyāṇyānīya nikṣipet

Having worshipped (them), afterwards, in the north-east, in the bathing pavilion with its four jars and its altar, he should bring all the substances and deposit (them).

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AgP 57.8

स्नानकुम्भेषु कुम्भांस्तांश् चतुर्दिक्ष्वधिवासयेत् कलशाः स्थापनीयास्तु अभिषेकार्थमादरात्

snānakumbheṣu kumbhāṃstāṃś caturdikṣvadhivāsayet kalaśāḥ sthāpanīyāstu abhiṣekārthamādarāt

He should install those jars among the bathing-jars in the four directions; and the pots are to be set up with care for the purpose of the anointing.

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AgP 57.9

वटोदुम्बरकाश्वत्थांश् चम्पकाशोकश्रीद्रुमान्(३) पलाशार्जुनप्लक्षांस्तु कदम्बवकुलाम्रकान्

vaṭodumbarakāśvatthāṃś campakāśokaśrīdrumān(3) palāśārjunaplakṣāṃstu kadambavakulāmrakān

Banyan, cluster-fig, aśvattha, campaka, aśoka and bilva (śrī) trees, palāśa, arjuna and plakṣa, kadamba, vakula and mango —

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AgP 57.10

पल्लवांस्तु समानीय पूर्वकुम्भे(४) विनिक्षिपेत् पद्मकं रोचनां दूर्वां दर्भपिञ्जलमेव च

pallavāṃstu samānīya pūrvakumbhe(4) vinikṣipet padmakaṃ rocanāṃ dūrvāṃ darbhapiñjalameva ca

Having brought the sprouts, (he) should drop (them) into the eastern pot; also padmaka wood, yellow orpiment (rocanā), dūrvā grass, and a bundle of darbha grass.

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AgP 57.11

जातीपुष्पं कुन्दपुष्पचन्दनं रक्तचन्दनं सिद्धार्थं तगरञ्चैव तण्डुलं दक्षिणे न्यसेत्

jātīpuṣpaṃ kundapuṣpacandanaṃ raktacandanaṃ siddhārthaṃ tagarañcaiva taṇḍulaṃ dakṣiṇe nyaset

Jasmine flower, kunda flower, sandal, red sandal, white mustard (siddhārtha), tagara, and rice grains (he) should place in the southern (pot).

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AgP 57.12

सवर्णं रजतञ्चैव कूलद्वयमृदन्तथा नद्याः समुद्रगामिन्या विशेषात् जाह्नवीमृदं

savarṇaṃ rajatañcaiva kūladvayamṛdantathā nadyāḥ samudragāminyā viśeṣāt jāhnavīmṛdaṃ

Gold, silver, and likewise earth from both banks of a river that flows to the sea, and especially earth from the Ganges.

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AgP 57.13

गोमयञ्च यवान् शालींस्तिलांश् चैवापरे न्यसेत् विष्णुपर्णीं श्यामलतां भृङ्गराजं शतावरीं

gomayañca yavān śālīṃstilāṃś caivāpare nyaset viṣṇuparṇīṃ śyāmalatāṃ bhṛṅgarājaṃ śatāvarīṃ

And cow-dung, barley, rice, and sesame (he) should place in another (pot); (also) viṣṇuparṇī, śyāmalatā, bhṛṅgarāja, śatāvarī.

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AgP 57.14

:न् १ दिक्षु वह्न्यादाविति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ चतुस्तम्भे इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ पद्मकाशोकश्रीद्रुमानिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ पर्णकुम्भ इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६२ सहदेवां महादेवीं(१) बलां व्यघ्रीं सलक्ष्मणां ऐशान्यामपरे कुम्भे मङ्गल्यान्विनिवेशयेत्

:n 1 dikṣu vahnyādāviti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 catustambhe iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 padmakāśokaśrīdrumāniti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 parṇakumbha iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 162 sahadevāṃ mahādevīṃ(1) balāṃ vyaghrīṃ salakṣmaṇāṃ aiśānyāmapare kumbhe maṅgalyānviniveśayet

Sahadevā, mahādevī, balā, vyāghrī together with lakṣmaṇā — these auspicious things (he) should deposit in another pot in the northeast.

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AgP 57.15

वल्मीकमृत्तिकां सप्तस्थानोत्थामपरे न्यसेत् जाह्नवीवालुकातोयं विन्यसेदपरे घटे

valmīkamṛttikāṃ saptasthānotthāmapare nyaset jāhnavīvālukātoyaṃ vinyasedapare ghaṭe

Earth from an anthill, taken from seven places, (he) should place in another (pot); sand and water of the Ganges (he) should deposit in another jar.

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AgP 57.16

वराहवृषनागेन्द्रविषाणोद्धृतमृत्तिकां मृत्तिकां पद्ममूलस्य कुशस्य त्वपरे न्यसेत्

varāhavṛṣanāgendraviṣāṇoddhṛtamṛttikāṃ mṛttikāṃ padmamūlasya kuśasya tvapare nyaset

Earth dug up by the tusk of a boar, a bull, or a great elephant, and earth from the root of a lotus and of kuśa grass, (he) should place in another (pot).

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AgP 57.17

तीर्थपर्वतमृद्भिश् च युक्तमप्यपरे न्यसेत् नागकेशरपुष्पञ्च काश्मीरमपरे न्यसेत्

tīrthaparvatamṛdbhiś ca yuktamapyapare nyaset nāgakeśarapuṣpañca kāśmīramapare nyaset

And in another (he) should place (a pot) filled with earths from sacred fords and mountains; and nāgakeśara flowers and saffron (he) should place in another.

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AgP 57.18

चन्दनागुरुकर्पूरैः पुष्पं चैवापरे न्यसेत् वैदूर्यं विद्रुमं मुक्तां स्फटिकं वज्रमेव च

candanāgurukarpūraiḥ puṣpaṃ caivāpare nyaset vaidūryaṃ vidrumaṃ muktāṃ sphaṭikaṃ vajrameva ca

And in another (he) should place flowers with sandal, aloe-wood and camphor; and beryl, coral, pearl, crystal and diamond.

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AgP 57.19

एतान्येकत्र निक्षिप्य स्थापयेद्देवसत्तम नदीनदतडागानां सलिलैर् अपरं न्यसेत्

etānyekatra nikṣipya sthāpayeddevasattama nadīnadataḍāgānāṃ salilair aparaṃ nyaset

Having put these together in one (place), (he) should set (it) up, O best of gods; (he) should place another (pot) with the waters of rivers, streams and tanks.

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AgP 57.20

एकाशीतिपदे चान्यान्मण्डपे कलशान् न्यसेत् गन्धोदकाद्यैः सम्पूर्णान् श्रीसूक्तेनाभिमन्त्रयेत्

ekāśītipade cānyānmaṇḍape kalaśān nyaset gandhodakādyaiḥ sampūrṇān śrīsūktenābhimantrayet

And in the pavilion of eighty-one squares (he) should place the other jars, filled with scented water and the rest, and consecrate (them) with the Śrī-sūkta.

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AgP 57.21

यवं सिद्धार्थकं गन्धं कुशाग्रं चाक्षतं तथा तिलान् फलं तथा पुष्पमर्घ्यार्थं पूर्वतो न्यसेत्

yavaṃ siddhārthakaṃ gandhaṃ kuśāgraṃ cākṣataṃ tathā tilān phalaṃ tathā puṣpamarghyārthaṃ pūrvato nyaset

Barley, white mustard, fragrant paste, kuśa tips, unbroken rice, sesame, fruit, and flowers (he) should place on the east side for the arghya offering.

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AgP 57.22

पद्मं श्यामलतां दूर्वां विष्णुपर्णीं कुशांस्तथा पाद्यार्थं दक्षिणे भागे मधुपर्कं तु दक्षिणे(२)

padmaṃ śyāmalatāṃ dūrvāṃ viṣṇuparṇīṃ kuśāṃstathā pādyārthaṃ dakṣiṇe bhāge madhuparkaṃ tu dakṣiṇe(2)

Lotus, śyāmalatā, dūrvā, viṣṇuparṇī and kuśa grass on the southern side for the washing of the feet; and the honey-mixture in the south.

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AgP 57.23

कक्कोलकं लवङ्गञ्च तथा जातीफलं शुभं उत्तरे ह्य् आचमनाय अग्नौ दूर्वाक्षतान्वितं

kakkolakaṃ lavaṅgañca tathā jātīphalaṃ śubhaṃ uttare hy ācamanāya agnau dūrvākṣatānvitaṃ

Kakkolaka, clove, and the auspicious nutmeg in the north, for the rinsing of the mouth; in the (southeast) fire-quarter, (a vessel) with dūrvā and unbroken rice.

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AgP 57.24

पात्रं नीराजनार्थं च तथोद्वर्तनमानिले गन्धपुष्पान्वितं पात्रमैशान्यां पात्रके न्यसेत्

pātraṃ nīrājanārthaṃ ca tathodvartanamānile gandhapuṣpānvitaṃ pātramaiśānyāṃ pātrake nyaset

And a vessel for the lamp-waving, and likewise the unguent-paste in the (northwest) wind-quarter; a vessel with fragrant paste and flowers (he) should place in the northeast, in a small dish.

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AgP 57.25

:न् १ सहदेवां सिंहपुच्छीमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । सहदेवां जवां सिंहीमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ मधुपर्कन्तु पश्चिमे इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६३ मुरामांसी चामलकं सहदेवां निशादिकं षष्टिदीपान्न्यसेदष्टौ न्यसेन्नीराजनाय च

:n 1 sahadevāṃ siṃhapucchīmiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / sahadevāṃ javāṃ siṃhīmiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 madhuparkantu paścime iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 163 murāmāṃsī cāmalakaṃ sahadevāṃ niśādikaṃ ṣaṣṭidīpānnyasedaṣṭau nyasennīrājanāya ca

Murā, māṃsī, myrobalan, sahadevā, turmeric and the rest; (he) should place sixty lamps, and eight (he) should place for the lamp-waving.

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AgP 57.26

शङ्खं चक्रञ्च श्रीवत्सं कुलिशं पङ्कजादिकं हेमादिपात्रे कृत्वा तु नानावर्णादिपुष्पकं

śaṅkhaṃ cakrañca śrīvatsaṃ kuliśaṃ paṅkajādikaṃ hemādipātre kṛtvā tu nānāvarṇādipuṣpakaṃ

Having made a conch, discus, śrīvatsa, thunderbolt, lotus and the rest in a vessel of gold or the like, and flowers of various colours and kinds...

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