Agni Purana — Chapter 64

AgP 64.1

:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुत्राणे आग्नेये देवादिप्रतिष्ठापुस्तकप्रतिष्ठाकथनं नाम त्रिषष्टितमोध्यायः छप्तेर् {६४} :श् अथ चतुःषष्टितमोध्यायः कूपादिप्रतिष्ठाकथनं भगवानुवाच कूपवापीतडागानां प्रतिष्ठां वच्मि तां शृणु जलरूपेण हि हरिः सोमो वरुण उत्तम

:e ity ādimahāputrāṇe āgneye devādipratiṣṭhāpustakapratiṣṭhākathanaṃ nāma triṣaṣṭitamodhyāyaḥ chapter {64} :ś atha catuḥṣaṣṭitamodhyāyaḥ kūpādipratiṣṭhākathanaṃ bhagavānuvāca kūpavāpītaḍāgānāṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ vacmi tāṃ śṛṇu jalarūpeṇa hi hariḥ somo varuṇa uttama

[Colophon: Thus in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa, the sixty-third chapter, called the account of the installation of deities and the installation of books. Chapter 64. Heading: Now the sixty-fourth chapter, the account of the installation of wells and the like.] The Lord said: I shall tell the installation (rite) of wells, step-wells and tanks; hear it. For in the form of water Hari is Soma, and Varuṇa the highest.

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AgP 64.2

अग्नीषोममयं विश्वं विष्णुरापस्तु कारणं हैमं रौप्यं रत्नजं वा वरुणं कारयेन्नरः

agnīṣomamayaṃ viśvaṃ viṣṇurāpastu kāraṇaṃ haimaṃ raupyaṃ ratnajaṃ vā varuṇaṃ kārayennaraḥ

The universe consists of fire and Soma; Viṣṇu, and the waters, are the cause. A man should have a (figure of) Varuṇa made of gold, of silver, or of jewel-stuff.

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AgP 64.3

द्विभुजं हंसपृष्ठस्थं दक्षिणेनाभयप्रदं वामेन नागपाशं तं नदीनागादिसंयुतं

dvibhujaṃ haṃsapṛṣṭhasthaṃ dakṣiṇenābhayapradaṃ vāmena nāgapāśaṃ taṃ nadīnāgādisaṃyutaṃ

(Made) two-armed, seated on the back of a goose, granting freedom from fear with the right (hand), with a serpent-noose in the left, accompanied by the rivers, serpents and the rest.

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AgP 64.4

यागमण्डपमध्ये स्याद्वेदिका कुण्डमण्डिता तोरणं वारुणं कुम्भं न्यसेच्च करकान्वितं

yāgamaṇḍapamadhye syādvedikā kuṇḍamaṇḍitā toraṇaṃ vāruṇaṃ kumbhaṃ nyasecca karakānvitaṃ

In the middle of the sacrificial pavilion there should be an altar adorned with a fire-pit; (there should be) an archway, and he should set down Varuṇa's jar together with a water-pot.

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AgP 64.5

भद्रके चार्धचन्द्रे वा स्वस्तिके द्वारि कुम्भकान् अग्न्याधानं चाप्यकुण्डे कृत्वा पूर्णां प्रदापयेत्

bhadrake cārdhacandre vā svastike dvāri kumbhakān agnyādhānaṃ cāpyakuṇḍe kṛtvā pūrṇāṃ pradāpayet

(He should set) the jars at the door, on the bhadraka, the half-moon, or the svastika (designs); and having performed the placing of the fire in the fire-pit, he should have the Full-offering presented.

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AgP 64.6

:प् १८७ वरुणं स्नानपीठे तु ये ते शतेति संस्पृशेत् घृतेनाभ्यञ्जयेत् पश्चान्मूलमन्त्रेण देशिकः

:p 187 varuṇaṃ snānapīṭhe tu ye te śateti saṃspṛśet ghṛtenābhyañjayet paścānmūlamantreṇa deśikaḥ

[Page 187] (Placing) Varuṇa on the bathing seat, he should touch (the image) with the verse 'ye te śatam'; then the officiant should anoint it with ghee, using the root-mantra.

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AgP 64.7

शन्नो देवीति प्रक्षाल्य शुद्धवत्या शिवोदकैः अधिवासयेदष्टकुम्भान् सामुद्रं पूर्वकुम्भके

śanno devīti prakṣālya śuddhavatyā śivodakaiḥ adhivāsayedaṣṭakumbhān sāmudraṃ pūrvakumbhake

Having washed it with 'śaṃ no devīḥ', with the Śuddhavatī (verses) and with consecrated water, he should perform the preliminary steeping of the eight jars: sea-water in the eastern jar,

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AgP 64.8

गाङ्गमग्नौ वर्षतोयं दक्षे रक्षस्तु नैर्झरं नदीतोयं पश्चिमे तु वायव्ये तु नदोदकं

gāṅgamagnau varṣatoyaṃ dakṣe rakṣastu nairjharaṃ nadītoyaṃ paścime tu vāyavye tu nadodakaṃ

Ganges water in the fire (i.e. southeast) quarter, rain-water in the south, waterfall water in the southwest, river water in the west, and water of a (male) stream in the northwest,

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AgP 64.9

औद्भिज्जं चोत्तरे स्थाप्य ऐशान्यां तीर्थसम्भवं अलाभे तु नदीतोयं(१) यासां राजेति मन्त्रयेत्(२)

audbhijjaṃ cottare sthāpya aiśānyāṃ tīrthasambhavaṃ alābhe tu nadītoyaṃ(1) yāsāṃ rājeti mantrayet(2)

and having set spring water in the north, and water arisen from a sacred ford in the northeast—but if these are not obtainable, river water—he should consecrate them with 'yāsāṃ rājā'.

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AgP 64.10

देवं निर्मार्ज्य निर्मञ्छ्य दुर्मित्रियेति विचक्षणः(३) नेत्रे चोन्मीलयेच्चित्रं तच्चक्षुर्मधुरत्रयैः

devaṃ nirmārjya nirmañchya durmitriyeti vicakṣaṇaḥ(3) netre conmīlayeccitraṃ taccakṣurmadhuratrayaiḥ

Wiping the god and waving (lights before him), the wise one, with 'durmitriyā', should open its two eyes—a marvel—with the three sweets, (saying) 'tac cakṣuḥ'.

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AgP 64.11

ज्योतिः सम्पूरयेद्धैम्यां गुरवे गामथार्पयेत् समुद्रज्येष्ठेत्यभिषिञ्चयेद्वरुणं पूर्वकुम्भतः

jyotiḥ sampūrayeddhaimyāṃ gurave gāmathārpayet samudrajyeṣṭhetyabhiṣiñcayedvaruṇaṃ pūrvakumbhataḥ

He should fill (the eyes) with light by means of a golden (needle), and then present a cow to the teacher; with 'samudrajyeṣṭhāḥ' he should sprinkle Varuṇa from the eastern jar.

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AgP 64.12

समुद्रं गच्छ गाङ्गेयात् सोमो धेन्विति वर्षकात् देवीरापो निर्झराद्भिर् नदाद्भिः पञ्चनद्यतः

samudraṃ gaccha gāṅgeyāt somo dhenviti varṣakāt devīrāpo nirjharādbhir nadādbhiḥ pañcanadyataḥ

With 'samudraṃ gaccha' from the Ganges water, with 'somo dhenum' from the rain water, with 'devīr āpaḥ' with the waterfall water, with the water of the male stream with 'pañca nadyaḥ',

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AgP 64.13

उद्भिदद्भ्यश्चोद्भिदेन पावमान्याथ तीर्थकैः आपो हि ष्ठा पञ्चगव्याद्धिरण्यवर्णेति स्वर्णजात्

udbhidadbhyaścodbhidena pāvamānyātha tīrthakaiḥ āpo hi ṣṭhā pañcagavyāddhiraṇyavarṇeti svarṇajāt

and from the spring waters with the Udbhid (verse), then with the Pāvamānī (verses) with the waters of sacred fords; with 'āpo hi ṣṭhā' from the five products of the cow, with 'hiraṇyavarṇāḥ' from the gold-derived (water).

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AgP 64.14

आपो अस्मेति वर्षोप्त्यैर् व्याहृत्या कूपसम्भवैः वरुणञ्च तडागोप्त्यैर् वरुणाद्भिस्तु वश्यतः

āpo asmeti varṣoptyair vyāhṛtyā kūpasambhavaiḥ varuṇañca taḍāgoptyair varuṇādbhistu vaśyataḥ

With "āpo asmi" (he consecrates) the waters gathered from rainfall, with the vyāhṛti(s) those from a well, and Varuṇa with (waters) gathered from a tank; and by (these) waters of Varuṇa (all things) come under control.

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AgP 64.15

आपो देवीति गिरिजैर् एकाशीविघटैस्ततः स्नापयेद्वरुणस्येति त्वन्नो वरुणा चार्घ्यकं

āpo devīti girijair ekāśīvighaṭaistataḥ snāpayedvaruṇasyeti tvanno varuṇā cārghyakaṃ

Then with "āpo devīḥ" (he takes) mountain-born (waters) in one hundred and eight jars; he should bathe (the image) with "varuṇasya", and (offer) the arghya with "tvaṃ no varuṇa".

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AgP 64.16

व्याहृत्या मधुपर्कन्तु वृहस्पतेति वस्त्रकं वरुणेति पवित्रन्तु प्रणवेनोत्तरीयकं

vyāhṛtyā madhuparkantu vṛhaspateti vastrakaṃ varuṇeti pavitrantu praṇavenottarīyakaṃ

With the vyāhṛti the madhuparka, with "bṛhaspate" the garment, with "varuṇa" the purifying cloth, and with the praṇava (Om) the upper garment.

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AgP 64.17

:न् १ नदीक्षोदमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ आसां रुद्रेति कीर्तयेदिति ङ, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ इन्द्रियेति विचक्षण इति ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १८८ यद्वारण्येन पुष्पादि प्रदद्याद्वरुणाय तु चामरं दर्पणं छत्रं व्यजनं वैजयन्तिकां

:n 1 nadīkṣodamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 āsāṃ rudreti kīrtayediti ṅa, ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 indriyeti vicakṣaṇa iti ga, gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 188 yadvāraṇyena puṣpādi pradadyādvaruṇāya tu cāmaraṃ darpaṇaṃ chatraṃ vyajanaṃ vaijayantikāṃ

Or else with the āraṇya (mantra) he should offer flowers and the rest to Varuṇa: the yak-tail whisk, the mirror, the parasol, the fan, and the banner.

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AgP 64.18

मूलेनोत्तिष्ठेत्युत्थाप्य तां रात्रिमधिवासयेत् वरुणञ्चेति सान्निध्यं यद्वारण्येन पूजयेत्

mūlenottiṣṭhetyutthāpya tāṃ rātrimadhivāsayet varuṇañceti sānnidhyaṃ yadvāraṇyena pūjayet

Having raised (the image) with the root-mantra and "uttiṣṭha", he should keep it in adhivāsa for that night; with "varuṇaṃ ca" (he effects) the (deity's) presence, or he should worship with the āraṇya (mantra).

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AgP 64.19

सजीवीकरणं मूलात् पुनर्गन्धादिना यजेत् मण्डपे(१) पूर्ववत् प्रार्च्य कुण्डेषु समिदादिकं

sajīvīkaraṇaṃ mūlāt punargandhādinā yajet maṇḍape(1) pūrvavat prārcya kuṇḍeṣu samidādikaṃ

(He should perform) the enlivening rite with the root-mantra, and worship again with perfume and the rest; having worshipped in the pavilion as before, (he offers) fuel-sticks and the rest in the fire-pits.

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AgP 64.20

वेदादिमन्त्रैर् गन्धाद्याश् चतस्रो धेनवो दुहेत् दिक्ष्वथो वै यवचरुं ततः संस्थाप्य होमयेत्(२)

vedādimantrair gandhādyāś catasro dhenavo duhet dikṣvatho vai yavacaruṃ tataḥ saṃsthāpya homayet(2)

With the mantras beginning with "veda" he should milk out the four cows of perfume and the rest; then in the (several) directions he should set down the barley oblation-porridge and offer it in the fire.

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AgP 64.21

व्याहृत्या वाथ गायत्र्या मूलेनामन्त्रयेत्तथा सूर्याय प्रजापतये द्यौः स्वाहा चान्तरिक्षकः

vyāhṛtyā vātha gāyatryā mūlenāmantrayettathā sūryāya prajāpataye dyauḥ svāhā cāntarikṣakaḥ

Or he should invoke with the vyāhṛti, with the gāyatrī, and with the root-mantra: "to Sūrya", "to Prajāpati", "dyauḥ svāhā", and "antarikṣa".

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AgP 64.22

तस्यै पृथिव्यै देहधृत्यै इह स्वधृतये ततः इह रत्यै चेह रमत्या उग्रो भीमश् च रौद्रकः

tasyai pṛthivyai dehadhṛtyai iha svadhṛtaye tataḥ iha ratyai ceha ramatyā ugro bhīmaś ca raudrakaḥ

"To that earth", "to the body-supporter", "here to self-support", then "here to delight" and "here to pleasure", "the fierce one", "the terrible one", and "the Raudra one".

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AgP 64.23

विष्णुश् च वरुणो धाता रायस्पोषो महेन्द्रकः(३) अग्निर्यमो नैरृतो ऽथ वरुणो वायुरेव च

viṣṇuś ca varuṇo dhātā rāyaspoṣo mahendrakaḥ(3) agniryamo nairṛto 'tha varuṇo vāyureva ca

And Viṣṇu, Varuṇa, Dhātṛ, "increase of wealth", the great Indra; Agni, Yama, Nairṛta, then Varuṇa and Vāyu as well.

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AgP 64.24

कुवेर ईशो ऽनन्तो ऽथ ब्रह्मा राजा जलेश्वरः तस्मै स्वाहेदं विष्णुश् च तद्विप्रासेति होमयेत्

kuvera īśo 'nanto 'tha brahmā rājā jaleśvaraḥ tasmai svāhedaṃ viṣṇuś ca tadviprāseti homayet

Kubera, Īśa, Ananta, then Brahmā, the king, the lord of the waters — "to him svāhā", "this Viṣṇu", and "tad viprāsaḥ": with (these) he should make the fire-offering.

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AgP 64.25

सोमो धेन्विति षड् हुत्वा इमं मेति च होमयेत् आपो हि ष्ठेति तिसृभिरिमा रुद्रेति होमयेत्

somo dhenviti ṣaḍ hutvā imaṃ meti ca homayet āpo hi ṣṭheti tisṛbhirimā rudreti homayet

Having offered six oblations with "somo dhenum", he should also offer with "imaṃ me"; with the three verses "āpo hi ṣṭhā" and with "imā rudrāya" he should offer.

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AgP 64.26

दशादिक्षु बलिं दद्यात् गन्धपुष्पादिनार्चयेत् प्रतिमां तु समुत्थाप्य मण्डले विन्यसेद् बुधः

daśādikṣu baliṃ dadyāt gandhapuṣpādinārcayet pratimāṃ tu samutthāpya maṇḍale vinyased budhaḥ

He should give the bali-offering in the ten directions and worship with perfume, flowers and the rest; and the wise one, having raised up the image, should set it down in the maṇḍala.

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AgP 64.27

पूजयेद्गन्धपुष्पाद्यैर् हेमपुष्पादिभिः क्रमात् :न् १ मण्डले इति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः २ मूले त्वग्नौ च होमयेदिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ वायुः सोमो महेन्द्रक इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १८९ जलाशयांस्तु दिग्भागे वितस्तिद्वयसम्मितान्

pūjayedgandhapuṣpādyair hemapuṣpādibhiḥ kramāt :n 1 maṇḍale iti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 2 mūle tvagnau ca homayediti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 vāyuḥ somo mahendraka iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 189 jalāśayāṃstu digbhāge vitastidvayasammitān

He should worship in due order with perfume, flowers and the rest, and with golden flowers and the like. ... (and he should make) water-reservoirs in the (several) directions, each two spans in measure.

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AgP 64.28

कृत्वाष्टौ स्थण्डिलान् रम्यान् सैकतान् देशिकोत्तमः वरुणस्येति मन्त्रेण साज्यमष्टशतं ततः

kṛtvāṣṭau sthaṇḍilān ramyān saikatān deśikottamaḥ varuṇasyeti mantreṇa sājyamaṣṭaśataṃ tataḥ

The best of teachers, having made eight pleasant sandy altar-mounds, then (offers) one hundred and eight (oblations) with ghee with the mantra "varuṇasya".

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AgP 64.29

चरुं यवमयं हुत्वा(१) शान्तितोयं समाचरेत् सेचयेन्मूर्ध्नि देवं तु सजीवकरणं चरेत्

caruṃ yavamayaṃ hutvā(1) śāntitoyaṃ samācaret secayenmūrdhni devaṃ tu sajīvakaraṇaṃ caret

Having offered the barley porridge as oblation, he should perform (the rite of) the water of appeasement; he should sprinkle it on the head of the deity and perform the enlivening rite.

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AgP 64.30

ध्यायेत्तु वरुणं युक्तं गौर्या नदनदीगणैः ॐ वरुणाय नमो ऽभ्यर्च्य ततः सान्निध्यमाचरेत्

dhyāyettu varuṇaṃ yuktaṃ gauryā nadanadīgaṇaiḥ oṃ varuṇāya namo 'bhyarcya tataḥ sānnidhyamācaret

He should meditate on Varuṇa joined with Gaurī and with the hosts of rivers and streams; having worshipped with "oṃ varuṇāya namaḥ", he should then effect (the god's) presence.

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AgP 64.31

उत्थाप्य(२) नागपृष्ठाद्यैर् भ्रामयेत्तैः समङ्गलैः आपो हि ष्ठेति च क्षिपेत्त्रिमध्वाक्ते घटे जले

utthāpya(2) nāgapṛṣṭhādyair bhrāmayettaiḥ samaṅgalaiḥ āpo hi ṣṭheti ca kṣipettrimadhvākte ghaṭe jale

Having raised (the image), he should carry it in procession with serpent-back (canopies) and the rest, together with auspicious things; and with "āpo hi ṣṭhā" he should cast it into the water in a jar smeared with the three sweets.

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AgP 64.32

जलाशये मध्यगतं सुगुप्तं विनिवेशयेत् स्नात्वा ध्यायेच्च वरुणं सृष्टिं ब्रह्माण्डसञ्ज्ञिकां

jalāśaye madhyagataṃ suguptaṃ viniveśayet snātvā dhyāyecca varuṇaṃ sṛṣṭiṃ brahmāṇḍasañjñikāṃ

He should install it, well concealed, in the middle of the reservoir; and having bathed he should meditate on Varuṇa and on the creation called the Brahmā-egg.

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AgP 64.33

अग्निवीजेन सन्दग्द्ध्य तद्भस्म प्लावयेद्धरां सर्वमपोमयं लोकं ध्यायेत् तत्र जलेश्वरं

agnivījena sandagddhya tadbhasma plāvayeddharāṃ sarvamapomayaṃ lokaṃ dhyāyet tatra jaleśvaraṃ

Having burnt (it) up with the fire-seed (syllable), he should flood the earth with its ashes; he should meditate on the whole world as consisting of water, and on the lord of the waters therein.

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AgP 64.34

तोयमध्यस्थितं देवं ततो यूपं निवेशयेत् चतुरस्रमथाष्टास्रं वर्तुलं वा प्रवर्तितं(३)

toyamadhyasthitaṃ devaṃ tato yūpaṃ niveśayet caturasramathāṣṭāsraṃ vartulaṃ vā pravartitaṃ(3)

(and) the god who stands in the midst of the water. Then he should set up the sacrificial post, four-cornered, or eight-cornered, or made round.

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AgP 64.35

आराध्य देवतालिङ्गं दशहस्तं तु कूपके यूपं यज्ञीयवृक्षोत्थं मूले हैमं फलं न्यसेत्

ārādhya devatāliṅgaṃ daśahastaṃ tu kūpake yūpaṃ yajñīyavṛkṣotthaṃ mūle haimaṃ phalaṃ nyaset

Having worshipped the deity's liṅga, (he should set up) in the case of a well a post ten cubits (long), grown from a tree fit for sacrifice; at its base he should place a golden fruit.

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AgP 64.36

वाप्यां पञ्चदशकरं पुष्करिण्यां तु विंशतिकं तडागे पञ्चविंशाख्यं जलमध्ये निवेशयेत्

vāpyāṃ pañcadaśakaraṃ puṣkariṇyāṃ tu viṃśatikaṃ taḍāge pañcaviṃśākhyaṃ jalamadhye niveśayet

For a step-well one of fifteen cubits, for a lotus-pond one of twenty, for a tank one called twenty-five: he should set it up in the middle of the water.

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AgP 64.37

यागमण्डपाङ्गेण वा यूपब्रस्केति मन्त्रतः (४) स्थाप्य तद्वेष्टयेद्वस्त्रैर् यूपोपरि पताकिकां

yāgamaṇḍapāṅgeṇa vā yūpabrasketi mantrataḥ (4) sthāpya tadveṣṭayedvastrair yūpopari patākikāṃ

Or (it may be set up) as a part of the sacrificial pavilion, with the mantra beginning "yūpabraske"; having installed it he should wrap it with cloths, (and set) a small flag on top of the post.

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AgP 64.38

:न् १ चरुं सचमसं हुत्वेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ उत्थाय इति ख, ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ सुवर्तितमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ यूपस्थानेति मन्त्रत इति ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १९० तदभ्यर्च्य च गन्धाद्यैर् जगच्छान्तिं समाचरेत् दक्षिणां गुरवे दद्याद्भूगोहेमाम्बुपात्रकं

:n 1 caruṃ sacamasaṃ hutveti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 utthāya iti kha, ga, gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 suvartitamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 yūpasthāneti mantrata iti ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 190 tadabhyarcya ca gandhādyair jagacchāntiṃ samācaret dakṣiṇāṃ gurave dadyādbhūgohemāmbupātrakaṃ

[Notes: 1 "caruṃ sacamasaṃ hutvā" is the reading of the manuscript marked kha; 2 "utthāya" is the reading of the manuscripts marked kha, ga, gha; 3 "suvartitam" is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa; 4 "yūpasthāne ... mantrataḥ" is the reading of the manuscripts marked ga, gha, ṅa. Page 190] And having worshipped that with perfumes and the rest, he should perform the peace-rite for the world; he should give as fee to the teacher land, a cow, gold, and a water-vessel.

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AgP 64.39

द्विजेभ्यो दक्षिणा देया आगतान् भोजयेत्तथा आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्ता ये केचित्सलिलार्थिनः

dvijebhyo dakṣiṇā deyā āgatān bhojayettathā ābrahmastambaparyantā ye kecitsalilārthinaḥ

Fees are to be given to the twice-born, and he should likewise feed those who have come. Whatever beings there are that desire water, from Brahmā down to a tuft of grass—

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AgP 64.40

ते तृप्तिमुपगच्छन्तु तडागस्थेन वारिणा तोयमुत्सर्जयेदेवं(१) पञ्चगव्यं विनिक्षिपेत्

te tṛptimupagacchantu taḍāgasthena vāriṇā toyamutsarjayedevaṃ(1) pañcagavyaṃ vinikṣipet

—let them attain satisfaction by the water standing in the tank. In this way he should release the water; he should cast in the five products of the cow.

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AgP 64.41

आपो हि ष्ठेति तिसृभिः शान्तितोयं द्विजैः कृतं तीर्थतोयं क्षिपेत् पुण्यं गोकुलञ्चार्पयेद्विजान्(२)

āpo hi ṣṭheti tisṛbhiḥ śāntitoyaṃ dvijaiḥ kṛtaṃ tīrthatoyaṃ kṣipet puṇyaṃ gokulañcārpayedvijān(2)

With the three verses beginning "āpo hi ṣṭhā" (he should use) the peace-water prepared by the twice-born; he should pour in holy water from a sacred ford, and present a herd of cattle to the brahmins.

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AgP 64.42

अनिवारितमन्नाद्यं सर्वजन्यञ्च कारयेत् अश्वमेधसहस्राणां सहस्रं यः समाचरेत्

anivāritamannādyaṃ sarvajanyañca kārayet aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṃ sahasraṃ yaḥ samācaret

He should have food and drink provided without restriction and for everyone. Whoever performs a thousand thousands of horse-sacrifices—

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AgP 64.43

एकाहं स्थापयेत्तोयं तत्पुण्यमयुतायुतं ।विमाने मोदते स्वर्गे नरकं न स गच्छति

ekāhaṃ sthāpayettoyaṃ tatpuṇyamayutāyutaṃ .vimāne modate svarge narakaṃ na sa gacchati

—(and another) who provides water for a single day: that merit is ten thousand times ten thousand; he delights in heaven in a celestial car, and he does not go to hell.

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AgP 64.44

गवादि पिवते यस्मात्तस्मात् कर्तुर् न पातकं तोयदानात्सर्वदानफलं प्राप्य दिवं यजेत्

gavādi pivate yasmāttasmāt kartur na pātakaṃ toyadānātsarvadānaphalaṃ prāpya divaṃ yajet

Since cattle and the rest drink (of it), therefore no sin accrues to the doer; from the gift of water, having gained the fruit of every gift, he may attain heaven.

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