Agni Purana — Chapter 59
AgP 59.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये स्नपनादिविधानं नाम अष्टपञ्चाशो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {५९} :श् अथोनषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः अधिवासनकथनं भगवानुवाच हरेः सान्निध्यकरणमधिवासनमुच्यते सर्वज्ञं सर्वगं ध्यात्वा आत्मानं पुरुषोत्तमं
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye snapanādividhānaṃ nāma aṣṭapañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {59} :ś athonaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ adhivāsanakathanaṃ bhagavānuvāca hareḥ sānnidhyakaraṇamadhivāsanamucyate sarvajñaṃ sarvagaṃ dhyātvā ātmānaṃ puruṣottamaṃ
[Thus in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa, the fifty-eighth chapter, called "The Ordinance of Bathing and So Forth." Chapter 59. Now the fifty-ninth chapter: the account of the adhivāsana.] The Lord said: The making of Hari's presence is called adhivāsana. Having meditated on the self as all-knowing, all-pervading, the Supreme Person,
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AgP 59.2
ॐकारेण समायोज्य चिच्छक्तिमभिमानिनीं(१) निःसार्यात्मैकतां कृत्वा स्वस्मिन्(२) सर्वगते विभौ
oṃkāreṇa samāyojya cicchaktimabhimāninīṃ(1) niḥsāryātmaikatāṃ kṛtvā svasmin(2) sarvagate vibhau
having joined (it) by means of the syllable Om, and having led out the power of consciousness that assumes self-conceit, having made oneness with the Self in one's own all-pervading, mighty (self),
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AgP 59.3
योजयेन्मरुतां पृथ्वीं वह्निवीजेन दीपयेत् संहरेद्वायुना चाग्निं वायुमाकाशतो नयेत्
yojayenmarutāṃ pṛthvīṃ vahnivījena dīpayet saṃharedvāyunā cāgniṃ vāyumākāśato nayet
he should join earth to the winds, and should kindle (it) with the fire-seed; he should withdraw fire by means of wind, and should lead wind into ether.
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AgP 59.4
:न् १ मतिशालिनीमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ कृत्वा पुंसीति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६७ अधिभूतादिदेवैस्तु साध्याख्यैर् विभवैः(१) सह तन्मात्रपात्रकान् कृत्वा संहरेत्तत् क्रमाद् बुधः
:n 1 matiśālinīmiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 kṛtvā puṃsīti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 167 adhibhūtādidevaistu sādhyākhyair vibhavaiḥ(1) saha tanmātrapātrakān kṛtvā saṃharettat kramād budhaḥ
[Note 1: "matiśālinīm" is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 2: "kṛtvā puṃsi" is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. Page 167] Together with the presiding elements, deities and the rest, (and) with the manifestations called sādhya, having made them receptacles of the subtle elements, the wise man should withdraw that in order.
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AgP 59.5
आकाशं मनसाहत्य मनोहङ्करणे कुरु(२) अहङ्कारञ्च महति तञ्चाप्यव्याकृते नयेत्
ākāśaṃ manasāhatya manohaṅkaraṇe kuru(2) ahaṅkārañca mahati tañcāpyavyākṛte nayet
Striking ether with the mind, place the mind in the ego-maker; and (he should lead) the ego into the great (principle), and lead that too into the unevolved.
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AgP 59.6
अव्याकृतं ज्ञानरूपे वासुदेवः स ईरितः(३) स तामव्याकृतिं मायामभ्यष्ट सिसृक्षया
avyākṛtaṃ jñānarūpe vāsudevaḥ sa īritaḥ(3) sa tāmavyākṛtiṃ māyāmabhyaṣṭa sisṛkṣayā
The unevolved (he should lead) into the form of knowledge: he is declared to be Vāsudeva. He, out of a desire to create, cast that unevolved Māyā (forth).
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AgP 59.7
सङ्कर्षणं सं शब्दात्मा स्पर्शाख्यमसृजत् प्रभुः क्षोभ्य मायां स प्रद्युम्नं तेजोरूपं स चासृजत्
saṅkarṣaṇaṃ saṃ śabdātmā sparśākhyamasṛjat prabhuḥ kṣobhya māyāṃ sa pradyumnaṃ tejorūpaṃ sa cāsṛjat
Being of the nature of sound, the Lord created Saṅkarṣaṇa, called touch; agitating Māyā, he created Pradyumna, whose form is light.
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AgP 59.8
अनिरुद्धं रसमात्रं ब्रह्माणं गन्धरूपकं अनिरुद्धः स च ब्रह्मा अप आदौ ससर्ज ह
aniruddhaṃ rasamātraṃ brahmāṇaṃ gandharūpakaṃ aniruddhaḥ sa ca brahmā apa ādau sasarja ha
(He created) Aniruddha as the subtle element of taste, and Brahmā as having the form of smell; and that Aniruddha and Brahmā created the waters in the beginning.
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AgP 59.9
तस्मिन् हिरण्मयञ्चाण्डं सो ऽसृजत् पञ्चभूतवत् तस्मिन् सङ्क्रामिते जीवे(४) शक्तिरात्मोपसंहृता
tasmin hiraṇmayañcāṇḍaṃ so 'sṛjat pañcabhūtavat tasmin saṅkrāmite jīve(4) śaktirātmopasaṃhṛtā
In them he created the golden egg, having the five elements; when the living soul had been made to enter into it, the power was withdrawn into the Self.
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AgP 59.10
प्राणो जीवेन संयुक्तो वृत्तिमानिति शब्द्यते जीवोव्याहृतिसञ्ज्ञस्तु प्राणेष्वाध्यात्मिकः स्मृतः
prāṇo jīvena saṃyukto vṛttimāniti śabdyate jīvovyāhṛtisañjñastu prāṇeṣvādhyātmikaḥ smṛtaḥ
The vital breath (prāṇa), joined with the individual soul, is spoken of as "possessing activity"; but the soul, named "utterance" (vyāhṛti), is held to be the inner-self principle within the breaths.
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AgP 59.11
प्राणैर् युक्ता ततो बुद्धिः सञ्जाता चाष्टमूर्तिकी(५) अहङ्कारस्ततो जज्ञे मनस्तस्मादजायत
prāṇair yuktā tato buddhiḥ sañjātā cāṣṭamūrtikī(5) ahaṅkārastato jajñe manastasmādajāyata
Then, joined with the breaths, intellect (buddhi) arose, having eight forms; from that was born the I-maker (ahaṅkāra), and from that the mind came into being.
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AgP 59.12
अर्थाः प्रजज्ञिरे पञ्च सङ्कल्पादियुतास्ततः शब्दः स्पर्शश् च रूपञ्च रसो गन्ध इति स्मृता
arthāḥ prajajñire pañca saṅkalpādiyutāstataḥ śabdaḥ sparśaś ca rūpañca raso gandha iti smṛtā
Then the five objects, endowed with volition and the rest, were born: sound, touch, form, taste and smell — thus they are recorded.
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AgP 59.13
ज्ञानशक्तियुतान्येतैर् आरब्धानीन्द्रियाणि तु :न् १ साध्यार्थैर् विभवैर् इति ख, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः साध्याद्यैर् विभवैर् इति ङ, चिहिनितपुस्तकपाठः २ मनसाहृत्य मनो ऽहङ्करणे क्षरे इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ वासुदेवे समाहित इति ङ, इति चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ सङ्क्रमते जीव इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ५ चाष्टवृत्तिकीति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६८ त्वक्श्रोत्रघ्राणचक्षूंषि जिह्वाबुद्धीन्द्रियाणि तु
jñānaśaktiyutānyetair ārabdhānīndriyāṇi tu :n 1 sādhyārthair vibhavair iti kha, ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ sādhyādyair vibhavair iti ṅa, cihinitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 manasāhṛtya mano 'haṅkaraṇe kṣare iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 vāsudeve samāhita iti ṅa, iti cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 saṅkramate jīva iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 5 cāṣṭavṛttikīti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 168 tvakśrotraghrāṇacakṣūṃṣi jihvābuddhīndriyāṇi tu
But the sense-organs, begun (produced) by these, are endowed with the power of knowledge: skin, ears, nose, eyes and tongue are the organs of cognition.
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AgP 59.14
पादौ पायुःस् तथा पाणी वागुपस्थश् च पञ्चमः कर्मेन्द्रियाणि चैतानि पञ्चभूतान्यतः शृणु
pādau pāyuḥs tathā pāṇī vāgupasthaś ca pañcamaḥ karmendriyāṇi caitāni pañcabhūtānyataḥ śṛṇu
The two feet, the anus, likewise the two hands, speech, and the generative organ as the fifth — these are the organs of action; now hear about the five elements.
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AgP 59.15
आकाशवायुतेजांसि सलिलं पृथिवी तथा स्थूलमेभिः शरीरन्तु सर्वाधारं प्रजायते
ākāśavāyutejāṃsi salilaṃ pṛthivī tathā sthūlamebhiḥ śarīrantu sarvādhāraṃ prajāyate
Ether, wind and fire, water and likewise earth: from these arises the gross body, which is the support of all.
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AgP 59.16
एतेषां वाचका मन्त्रा न्यासायोच्यन्त उत्तमाः जीवभूतं मकारन्तु देवस्य(१) व्यापकं न्यसेत्
eteṣāṃ vācakā mantrā nyāsāyocyanta uttamāḥ jīvabhūtaṃ makārantu devasya(1) vyāpakaṃ nyaset
The highest mantras that express these are now stated for the purpose of placement (nyāsa): one should place the syllable MA, which is the soul, as pervading (the body) of the deity.
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AgP 59.17
प्राणतत्त्वं भकारन्तु जीवोपाधिगतं न्यसेत् हृदयस्थं बकारन्तु बुद्धितत्त्वं न्यसेद् बुधः
prāṇatattvaṃ bhakārantu jīvopādhigataṃ nyaset hṛdayasthaṃ bakārantu buddhitattvaṃ nyased budhaḥ
He should place the syllable BHA, the principle of breath, as residing in the soul's substratum; the wise man should place the syllable BA, the principle of intellect, situated in the heart.
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AgP 59.18
फकारमपि तत्रैव अहङ्कारमयं न्यसेत् मनस्तत्त्वं पकारन्तु न्यसेत्सङ्कल्पसम्भवं
phakāramapi tatraiva ahaṅkāramayaṃ nyaset manastattvaṃ pakārantu nyasetsaṅkalpasambhavaṃ
There too he should place the syllable PHA, consisting of the I-maker; and the syllable PA, the mind-principle, he should place as the source of volition.
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AgP 59.19
शब्दतन्मात्रतत्त्वन्तु नकारं मस्तके न्यसेत् स्पर्शात्मकं धकारन्तु वक्त्रदेशे तु विन्यसेत्
śabdatanmātratattvantu nakāraṃ mastake nyaset sparśātmakaṃ dhakārantu vaktradeśe tu vinyaset
He should place on the head the syllable NA, the principle of the subtle element sound; and the syllable DHA, whose nature is touch, he should place in the region of the mouth.
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AgP 59.20
दकारं रूपतत्त्वन्तु हृद्देशे विनिवेशयेत्(२) थकारं वस्तिदेशे तु रसतन्मात्रकं न्यसेत्
dakāraṃ rūpatattvantu hṛddeśe viniveśayet(2) thakāraṃ vastideśe tu rasatanmātrakaṃ nyaset
The syllable DA, the principle of form, he should install in the region of the heart; and the syllable THA, the subtle element taste, he should place in the region of the bladder.
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AgP 59.21
तकारं गन्धतन्मात्रं जङ्घयोर्विनिवेशयेत् णकारं श्रोत्रयोर् न्यस्य ढकारं विन्यसेत्त्वचि
takāraṃ gandhatanmātraṃ jaṅghayorviniveśayet ṇakāraṃ śrotrayor nyasya ḍhakāraṃ vinyasettvaci
The syllable TA, the subtle element smell, he should install in the two shanks; having placed the syllable ṆA in the two ears, he should place ḌHA in the skin.
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AgP 59.22
डकारं नेत्रयुग्मे तु रसनायां ठकारकं टकारं नासिकायान्तु ञकारं वाचि विन्यसेत्
ḍakāraṃ netrayugme tu rasanāyāṃ ṭhakārakaṃ ṭakāraṃ nāsikāyāntu ñakāraṃ vāci vinyaset
The syllable ḌA in the pair of eyes, ṬHA on the tongue, ṬA in the nose; and he should place ÑA in speech.
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AgP 59.23
झकारं करयोर् न्यस्य पाणितत्त्वं विचक्षणः जकारं पदयोर् न्यस्य छं पायौ चमुपस्थके
jhakāraṃ karayor nyasya pāṇitattvaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ jakāraṃ padayor nyasya chaṃ pāyau camupasthake
The discerning one, having placed the syllable JHA, the hand-principle, in the two hands, and having placed JA in the two feet, (places) CHA in the anus and CA in the generative organ.
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AgP 59.24
विन्यसेत् पृथिवीतत्त्वं ङकारं पादयुग्मके वस्तौ घकारं गं तत्त्वं तैजसं हृदि विन्यसेत्
vinyaset pṛthivītattvaṃ ṅakāraṃ pādayugmake vastau ghakāraṃ gaṃ tattvaṃ taijasaṃ hṛdi vinyaset
He should place the earth-principle, the syllable ṄA, in the pair of feet; GHA in the bladder; and he should place GA, the principle of fire, in the heart.
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AgP 59.25
:न् १ मकारन्तद्देहस्येति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ विनियोजयेदिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १६९ खकारं वायुतत्त्वञ्च नासिकायां निवेशयेत् ककारं विन्यसेन्नित्यं खतत्त्वं मस्तके बुधः
:n 1 makārantaddehasyeti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 viniyojayediti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 169 khakāraṃ vāyutattvañca nāsikāyāṃ niveśayet kakāraṃ vinyasennityaṃ khatattvaṃ mastake budhaḥ
He should install the syllable KHA, the wind-principle, in the nose; and the wise man should always place the syllable KA, the principle of ether, on the head.
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AgP 59.26
हृत्पुण्डरीके विन्यस्य यकारं सूर्यदैवतं द्वासप्ततिसहस्राणि हृदयादभिनिःसृताः
hṛtpuṇḍarīke vinyasya yakāraṃ sūryadaivataṃ dvāsaptatisahasrāṇi hṛdayādabhiniḥsṛtāḥ
Having placed in the lotus of the heart the syllable YA, whose deity is the sun — (from it) seventy-two thousand (channels) have issued forth from the heart.
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AgP 59.27
कलाषोडशसंयुक्तं मकारं तत्र विन्यसेत् तन्मध्ये चिन्तयेन्मन्त्री विन्दुं वह्नेस्तु मण्डलं
kalāṣoḍaśasaṃyuktaṃ makāraṃ tatra vinyaset tanmadhye cintayenmantrī vinduṃ vahnestu maṇḍalaṃ
There he should place the syllable MA joined with the sixteen parts; in the middle of that the reciter of mantras should meditate on the dot (bindu), the disc of fire.
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AgP 59.28
हकारं(१) विन्यसेत्तत्र प्रणवेन सुरोत्तमः ॐ आं परमेष्ठ्यात्मने आं नमः पुरुषात्मने
hakāraṃ(1) vinyasettatra praṇavena surottamaḥ oṃ āṃ parameṣṭhyātmane āṃ namaḥ puruṣātmane
There the best of gods should place the syllable HA together with the praṇava (OM). OM ĀṂ, to the Parameṣṭhin-self; ĀṂ, homage to the Puruṣa-self;
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AgP 59.29
ॐ वां मनोनिवृत्त्यात्मने नाञ्च विश्वात्मने नमः ॐ वं नमः सर्वात्मने इत्य् उक्ताः पञ्च शक्तयः(२)
oṃ vāṃ manonivṛttyātmane nāñca viśvātmane namaḥ oṃ vaṃ namaḥ sarvātmane ity uktāḥ pañca śaktayaḥ(2)
OM VĀṂ, to the self of mind's cessation; and NĀṂ, homage to the self of all things; OM VAṂ, homage to the All-self — thus the five powers have been declared.
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AgP 59.30
स्थाने तु प्रथमा योज्या द्वितीया आसने मता तृतीया शयने तद्वच्चतुर्थी पानकर्मणि(३)
sthāne tu prathamā yojyā dvitīyā āsane matā tṛtīyā śayane tadvaccaturthī pānakarmaṇi(3)
The first is to be employed at (the god's) standing-place; the second is held (to apply) to the seat; the third at the lying-down, and likewise the fourth in the act of drinking.
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AgP 59.31
प्रत्यर्चायां(४) पञ्चमी स्यात्पञ्चोपनिषदः स्मृताः हूङ्कारं(५) विन्यसेन्मध्ये ध्यात्वा मन्त्रमयं हरिं
pratyarcāyāṃ(4) pañcamī syātpañcopaniṣadaḥ smṛtāḥ hūṅkāraṃ(5) vinyasenmadhye dhyātvā mantramayaṃ hariṃ
The fifth would be for the counter-worship; these are known as the five upaniṣads (mantras). Having meditated on Hari as consisting of mantra, one should set down the syllable HŪṂ in the middle.
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AgP 59.32
यां मूर्तिं स्थापयेत्तस्मात्(६) मूलमन्त्रं न्यसेत्ततः ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय मूलकं
yāṃ mūrtiṃ sthāpayettasmāt(6) mūlamantraṃ nyasettataḥ oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya mūlakaṃ
Whatever image one may install, one should thereafter set down its root-mantra: 'oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya' is the root-mantra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.33
शिरोघ्राणललाटेषु मुखकण्ठहृदि क्रमात् भुजयोर्जङ्घयोरङ्घ्य्रोः केशवं शिरसि न्यसेत्
śiroghrāṇalalāṭeṣu mukhakaṇṭhahṛdi kramāt bhujayorjaṅghayoraṅghyroḥ keśavaṃ śirasi nyaset
On the head, the nose, and the forehead; on the face, the throat, and the heart in order; on the two arms, the two shanks, the two feet — (thus one places them); Keśava one should set on the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.34
नारायणं न्यसेद्वक्त्रे ग्रीवायां माधवं न्यसेत् :न् १ क्रूंकारमिति ङ, चिह्नितओपुस्तकपाठः २ ॐ षं परमेष्ट्यात्मने यन्नमः पुरुषात्मने । लं नमो विश्वात्मने नमः ॥ नं नमः सर्वात्मने इत्य् उक्ताः पञ्चशक्तयः इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ दानकर्मणि इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ अभ्यर्चायामिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ५ क्षकारमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ६ या मूर्तिः स्थाप्यते तस्यामिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १७० गोविन्दं भुजयोर्न्यस्य विष्णुं च हृदये न्यसेत्
nārāyaṇaṃ nyasedvaktre grīvāyāṃ mādhavaṃ nyaset :n 1 krūṃkāramiti ṅa, cihnitaopustakapāṭhaḥ 2 oṃ ṣaṃ parameṣṭyātmane yannamaḥ puruṣātmane / laṃ namo viśvātmane namaḥ // naṃ namaḥ sarvātmane ity uktāḥ pañcaśaktayaḥ iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 dānakarmaṇi iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 abhyarcāyāmiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 5 kṣakāramiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 6 yā mūrtiḥ sthāpyate tasyāmiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 170 govindaṃ bhujayornyasya viṣṇuṃ ca hṛdaye nyaset
One should set Nārāyaṇa on the mouth, and place Mādhava on the neck; ... having placed Govinda on the two arms, one should set Viṣṇu on the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.35
मधुसूदनकं पृष्ठे वामनं जठरे न्यसेत् कक्ष्यान्त्रिविक्रमं न्यस्य जङ्घायां श्रीधरं न्यसेत्
madhusūdanakaṃ pṛṣṭhe vāmanaṃ jaṭhare nyaset kakṣyāntrivikramaṃ nyasya jaṅghāyāṃ śrīdharaṃ nyaset
He should set Madhusūdana on the back, Vāmana on the belly; having placed Trivikrama at the flanks, he should set Śrīdhara on the shank.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.36
हृषीकेशं दक्षिणायां पद्मनाभं तु गुल्फके दामोदरं पादयोश् च हृदयादिषडङ्गकं
hṛṣīkeśaṃ dakṣiṇāyāṃ padmanābhaṃ tu gulphake dāmodaraṃ pādayoś ca hṛdayādiṣaḍaṅgakaṃ
Hṛṣīkeśa on the right side, Padmanābha on the ankle, Dāmodara on the two feet, and the six limbs beginning with the heart.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.37
एतत् साधारणं प्रोक्तमादिर्मूर्तेस्तु सत्तम अथवा यस्य देवस्य प्रारब्धं स्थापनं भवेत्
etat sādhāraṇaṃ proktamādirmūrtestu sattama athavā yasya devasya prārabdhaṃ sthāpanaṃ bhavet
This has been declared as the general (procedure) for the beginning of an image, O best one. Or else, of whichever god the installation has been undertaken,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.38
तस्यैव मूलमन्त्रेण सजीवकरणं भवेत् यस्या मूर्तेस्तु यन्नाम तस्याद्यं चाक्षरं च यत्
tasyaiva mūlamantreṇa sajīvakaraṇaṃ bhavet yasyā mūrtestu yannāma tasyādyaṃ cākṣaraṃ ca yat
with that very (god's) root-mantra the enlivening is to be performed. Whatever name belongs to whatever image, and whatever is its first syllable —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.39
तत् स्वैरैर् द्वादशैर् भेद्य ह्य् अङ्गानि परिकल्पयेत् हृदयादीनि देवेश मूलञ्च दशमाक्षरं
tat svairair dvādaśair bhedya hy aṅgāni parikalpayet hṛdayādīni deveśa mūlañca daśamākṣaraṃ
that is to be divided by means of its own twelve (vowels), and one should thereby form the limbs, those beginning with the heart, O lord of gods; and the root is the tenth syllable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.40
यथा देवे तथा देहे(१) तत्त्वानि विनियोजयेत् चक्राब्जमण्दले विष्णुं यजेद्गन्धादिना तथा(२)
yathā deve tathā dehe(1) tattvāni viniyojayet cakrābjamaṇdale viṣṇuṃ yajedgandhādinā tathā(2)
As in the deity, so in the body, one should assign the tattvas; and one should worship Viṣṇu in the wheel-and-lotus maṇḍala with sandal-paste and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.41
पूर्ववच्चासनं ध्यायेत्सगात्रं(३) सपरिच्छदं शुभञ्चक्रं द्वादशारं ह्य् उपरिष्टाद्विचिन्तयेत्
pūrvavaccāsanaṃ dhyāyetsagātraṃ(3) saparicchadaṃ śubhañcakraṃ dvādaśāraṃ hy upariṣṭādvicintayet
As before, one should meditate on the seat together with the body and the appurtenances; and above he should visualise an auspicious twelve-spoked wheel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.42
त्रिनाभिचक्रं द्विनेमि स्वरैस्तच्च समन्वितं पृष्ठदेशे ततः प्राज्ञः प्रकृत्यादीन्निवेशयेत्
trinābhicakraṃ dvinemi svaraistacca samanvitaṃ pṛṣṭhadeśe tataḥ prājñaḥ prakṛtyādīnniveśayet
a wheel with three hubs and two rims, and it furnished with the vowels; then the wise one should install at the rear the (principles) beginning with prakṛti.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.43
पूजयेदारकाग्रेषु(४) सूर्यं द्वादशधा पुनः :न् १ यथा तत्त्वे तथा देहे इति ख, ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ यजेद् गन्धादिना तत इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । यजेदाहुतिभिस् तथा इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ ध्यायेत् तन्मात्रमिति ग, चिह्ह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । ध्यायेत् समात्रमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ पूजयेद् द्वादशाग्रेषु इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । पूजयेद् द्वादशारेषु इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १७१ कलाषोडशसंयुक्तं सोमन्तत्र विचिन्तयेत्
pūjayedārakāgreṣu(4) sūryaṃ dvādaśadhā punaḥ :n 1 yathā tattve tathā dehe iti kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 yajed gandhādinā tata iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / yajedāhutibhis tathā iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 dhyāyet tanmātramiti ga, cihhnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / dhyāyet samātramiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 pūjayed dvādaśāgreṣu iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / pūjayed dvādaśāreṣu iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 171 kalāṣoḍaśasaṃyuktaṃ somantatra vicintayet
At the tips of the spokes he should worship the sun in twelve forms; then ... there he should visualise the moon joined with the sixteen kalās.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.44
सबलं त्रितयं नाभौ चिन्तयेद्देशिकोत्तमः पद्मञ्च द्वादशदलं पद्ममध्ये विचिन्तयेत्
sabalaṃ tritayaṃ nābhau cintayeddeśikottamaḥ padmañca dvādaśadalaṃ padmamadhye vicintayet
The foremost of teachers should visualise the triad together with Bala at the navel, and should visualise a twelve-petalled lotus in the middle of the lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.45
तन्मध्ये पौरुषीं शक्तिं ध्यात्वाभ्यर्च्य च दिशिकः(१) प्रतिमायां हरिं न्यस्य तत्र तं पूजयेत् सुरान्(२)
tanmadhye pauruṣīṃ śaktiṃ dhyātvābhyarcya ca diśikaḥ(1) pratimāyāṃ hariṃ nyasya tatra taṃ pūjayet surān(2)
In the middle of that, the teacher, having meditated upon and worshipped the Puruṣa-power, and having placed Hari in the image, should there worship him and the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.46
गन्धपुष्पादिभिः सम्यक् साङ्गं सावरणं क्रमात् द्वादशाक्षरवीजैस्तु केशवादीन् समर्चयेत्
gandhapuṣpādibhiḥ samyak sāṅgaṃ sāvaraṇaṃ kramāt dvādaśākṣaravījaistu keśavādīn samarcayet
duly with sandal-paste, flowers and the rest, together with the limbs and the encircling (deities) in order; and with the seed-syllables of the twelve-syllabled mantra he should worship Keśava and the others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.47
द्वादशारे मण्डले तु लौकपालादिकं क्रमात् प्रतिमामर्चयेत् पश्चाद्गन्धपुष्पादिभिर्द्विजः
dvādaśāre maṇḍale tu laukapālādikaṃ kramāt pratimāmarcayet paścādgandhapuṣpādibhirdvijaḥ
And in the twelve-spoked maṇḍala (he should worship) the world-guardians and the rest in order; afterwards the twice-born should worship the image with sandal-paste, flowers and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.48
पौरुषेण तु सूक्तेन श्रियाः सूक्तेन पिण्डिकां जननादिक्रमात् पश्चाज्जनयेद्वैष्णवानलं
pauruṣeṇa tu sūktena śriyāḥ sūktena piṇḍikāṃ jananādikramāt paścājjanayedvaiṣṇavānalaṃ
(He should worship the image) with the Puruṣa hymn and the pedestal with the Śrī hymn; afterwards, in the sequence beginning with the generation (rites), he should generate the Vaiṣṇava fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.49
हुत्वाग्निं हुतमिति कुण्डेग्निं प्रणयेद्बुधः अग्निप्रणयने मन्त्रस्त्वमग्ने ह्य् अग्निरुच्यते
hutvāgniṃ hutamiti kuṇḍegniṃ praṇayedbudhaḥ agnipraṇayane mantrastvamagne hy agnirucyate
Having made the offering into the fire with (the formula) 'hutam', the wise one should lead the fire into the pit; at the leading of the fire the mantra is said to be 'tvam agne... agniḥ'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.50
दक्षिणेग्निं हुतमिति कुण्डेग्निं प्रणयेद्बुधः अग्निमग्नीति पूर्वे तु कुण्डेग्निं प्रणयेद्बुधः
dakṣiṇegniṃ hutamiti kuṇḍegniṃ praṇayedbudhaḥ agnimagnīti pūrve tu kuṇḍegniṃ praṇayedbudhaḥ
With (the mantra) "hutam" the wise (priest) should lead the fire into the southern pit; and with "agnim agnim" the wise (priest) should lead the fire into the eastern pit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.51
उत्तरे प्रणयेदग्निमग्निमग्नी हवामहे अग्निप्रणयने मन्त्रस्त्वमग्ने ह्य् अग्निरुच्यते
uttare praṇayedagnimagnimagnī havāmahe agnipraṇayane mantrastvamagne hy agnirucyate
In the northern (pit) he should lead the fire (with) "agnim agnim havāmahe"; the mantra for the leading-in of the fire is called "tvam agne hi" (i.e. the agni-mantra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.52
पलाशसमिधानान्तु अष्टोत्तरसहस्रकं कुण्डे कुण्डे होमयेच्च व्रीहीन् वेदादिकैस् तथा
palāśasamidhānāntu aṣṭottarasahasrakaṃ kuṇḍe kuṇḍe homayecca vrīhīn vedādikais tathā
With sticks of palāśa (he should make) one thousand and eight (oblations); and in each pit he should offer rice-grains with the Veda(-mantras) and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.53
साज्यांस्तिलान् व्याहृतिभिर्मूलमन्त्रेण वै घृतं कुर्यात्ततः शान्तिहोमं मधुरत्रितयेन च
sājyāṃstilān vyāhṛtibhirmūlamantreṇa vai ghṛtaṃ kuryāttataḥ śāntihomaṃ madhuratritayena ca
(He should offer) sesame seeds mixed with ghee by means of the vyāhṛtis, and ghee with the root-mantra; then he should perform the peace-oblation with the three sweet (substances: honey, ghee, milk / sugar).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.54
द्वादशार्णैः स्पृशेत् पादौ नाभिं हृन् मस्तकं ततः घृतं दधि पयो हुत्वा स्पृशेन्मूर्धन्यथो ततः
dvādaśārṇaiḥ spṛśet pādau nābhiṃ hṛn mastakaṃ tataḥ ghṛtaṃ dadhi payo hutvā spṛśenmūrdhanyatho tataḥ
With the twelve-syllabled (mantra) he should touch the feet, then the navel, the heart, and the head; having offered ghee, curds, and milk, he should thereupon touch the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.55
:न् १ ध्यात्वा पश्चात्तु देशिक इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ तत्र तान् पूजयेत् सुरामिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १७२ स्पृष्ट्वा शिरोनाभिपादांश् चतस्रः स्थापयेन्नदीः(१) गङ्गा च यमुना गोदा क्रमान्नाम्ना सरस्वती
:n 1 dhyātvā paścāttu deśika iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 tatra tān pūjayet surāmiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 172 spṛṣṭvā śironābhipādāṃś catasraḥ sthāpayennadīḥ(1) gaṅgā ca yamunā godā kramānnāmnā sarasvatī
Having touched the head, navel and feet, he should install the four rivers: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Godā (Godāvarī), and in order, by name, Sarasvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 59.56
दहेत्तु विष्णुगायत्र्या गायत्र्या श्रपयेच्चरुं होमयेच्च बलिं दद्यादुत्तरे भोजयेद्द्विजान्
dahettu viṣṇugāyatryā gāyatryā śrapayeccaruṃ homayecca baliṃ dadyāduttare bhojayeddvijān
He should burn (the offering) with the Viṣṇu-gāyatrī, and with the gāyatrī he should cook the caru; he should offer oblation, and should give the bali in the north, and should feed brahmins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 59.57
सामाधिपानां तुष्ट्यर्थं हेमगां गुरवे ददेत् दिक्पतिभ्यो बलिं दत्त्वा रात्रौ कुर्याच्च जागरं ब्रह्मगीतादिशब्देन सर्वभागधिवासनात्
sāmādhipānāṃ tuṣṭyarthaṃ hemagāṃ gurave dadet dikpatibhyo baliṃ dattvā rātrau kuryācca jāgaraṃ brahmagītādiśabdena sarvabhāgadhivāsanāt
For the satisfaction of the Sāma-lords (?) he should give a golden cow to the teacher; having given the bali to the guardians of the directions, he should keep vigil in the night, with the sound of Brahmā-songs and the like, since the whole portion (of the rite) consists of the adhivāsana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain