Agni Purana — Chapter 66
AgP 66.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये सभागृहस्थापनं नाम पञ्चषष्टितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ गोपुच्छहस्तक इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ देवाज्ञां प्राप्य इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १९३ छप्तेर् {६६} :श् अथ षट्षष्टितमो ऽध्यायः साधारणप्रतिष्ठाविधानं भगवानुवाच समुदायप्रतिष्ठाञ्च वक्ष्ये सा वासुदेववत् आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साध्या विश्वे ऽश्विनौ तथा
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye sabhāgṛhasthāpanaṃ nāma pañcaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 gopucchahastaka iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 devājñāṃ prāpya iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 193 chapter {66} :ś atha ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ sādhāraṇapratiṣṭhāvidhānaṃ bhagavānuvāca samudāyapratiṣṭhāñca vakṣye sā vāsudevavat ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyā viśve 'śvinau tathā
The Lord said: And I shall declare the collective consecration; it is like that of Vāsudeva. The Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sādhyas, the Viśve (devas), and the two Aśvins —
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AgP 66.2
ऋषयश् च तथा सर्वे वक्ष्ये तेषां विशेषकं यस्य देवस्य यन्नाम तस्याद्यं गृह्य चाक्षरं
ṛṣayaś ca tathā sarve vakṣye teṣāṃ viśeṣakaṃ yasya devasya yannāma tasyādyaṃ gṛhya cākṣaraṃ
and likewise all the seers: I shall state what is distinctive to them. Whatever the name of whatever god, one should take its first syllable,
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AgP 66.3
मात्राभिर्भेदयित्वा तु दीर्घाण्यङ्गानि भेदयेत्(१) प्रथमं कल्पयेद्वीजं सविन्दुं प्रणवं नतिं(२)
mātrābhirbhedayitvā tu dīrghāṇyaṅgāni bhedayet(1) prathamaṃ kalpayedvījaṃ savinduṃ praṇavaṃ natiṃ(2)
and having differentiated (it) by the (vowel-)measures, one should differentiate the long ones as the limbs (of the mantra); first one should form the seed-syllable with the nasal dot, the praṇava (Om), and the salutation.
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AgP 66.4
सर्वेषां मूलमन्त्रेण पूजनं स्थापनं तथा नियमव्रतकृच्छ्राणां मठसङ्क्रमवेश्मनां
sarveṣāṃ mūlamantreṇa pūjanaṃ sthāpanaṃ tathā niyamavratakṛcchrāṇāṃ maṭhasaṅkramaveśmanāṃ
For all (of them) the worship and likewise the installation is by the root-mantra. Of the restraints, vows and austerities, of monasteries, bridges and houses,
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AgP 66.5
मासोपवासं द्वादश्यां इत्य् आदिस्थापनं वदे शिलां पूर्णघटं कांस्यं सम्भारं स्थापयेत्ततः
māsopavāsaṃ dvādaśyāṃ ity ādisthāpanaṃ vade śilāṃ pūrṇaghaṭaṃ kāṃsyaṃ sambhāraṃ sthāpayettataḥ
of the month-long fast on the twelfth, and so forth — I shall declare the installation. He should then set up a stone, a full jar, a bronze vessel, and the (ritual) materials.
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AgP 66.6
ब्रह्मकूर्चं समाहृत्य श्रपेद् यवमयं चरुं क्षीरेण कपिलायास्तु तद्विष्णोरिति साधकः
brahmakūrcaṃ samāhṛtya śraped yavamayaṃ caruṃ kṣīreṇa kapilāyāstu tadviṣṇoriti sādhakaḥ
Having procured brahmakūrca, the adept should cook a gruel of barley with the milk of a tawny cow, (saying) "that (belongs) to Viṣṇu."
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AgP 66.7
प्रणवेनाभिघार्यैव दर्व्या सङ्घट्टयेत्ततः साधयित्वावतार्याथ विष्णुमभ्यर्च्य होमयेत्
praṇavenābhighāryaiva darvyā saṅghaṭṭayettataḥ sādhayitvāvatāryātha viṣṇumabhyarcya homayet
Having sprinkled (it with ghee) with the praṇava (oṃ), he should then stir (it) with the ladle; having cooked (it) and taken (it) down (from the fire), he should then worship Viṣṇu and make the oblation.
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AgP 66.8
व्याहृता चैव गायत्र्या तद्विप्रासेति होमयेत् विश्वतश् चक्षुर्वेद्यैर् भूरग्नये तथैव च
vyāhṛtā caiva gāyatryā tadviprāseti homayet viśvataś cakṣurvedyair bhūragnaye tathaiva ca
And he should offer with the vyāhṛtis and with the Gāyatrī, and with the (verse) beginning 'tad viprāsaḥ'; likewise with the verses 'viśvataś cakṣuḥ' and with 'bhūḥ' to Agni.
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AgP 66.9
सूर्याय प्रजापतये अन्तरिक्षाय होमयेत् द्यौः स्वाहा ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा पृथिवी महाराजकः
sūryāya prajāpataye antarikṣāya homayet dyauḥ svāhā brahmaṇe svāhā pṛthivī mahārājakaḥ
He should offer to Sūrya, to Prajāpati, to the Antarikṣa: 'dyauḥ svāhā', 'to Brahman svāhā', 'the Earth, the great king'.
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AgP 66.10
तस्मै सोमञ्च राजानं इन्द्राद्यैर् होममाचरेत् :न् १ अङ्गानि कल्पयेदिति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः २ प्रणवं गतिमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १९४ एवं हुत्वा(१) चरोर्भागान् दद्याद्दिग्बलिमादरात्
tasmai somañca rājānaṃ indrādyair homamācaret :n 1 aṅgāni kalpayediti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 2 praṇavaṃ gatimiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 194 evaṃ hutvā(1) carorbhāgān dadyāddigbalimādarāt
And (he should offer) 'to King Soma' for him; he should perform the oblation with (the mantras) of Indra and the rest. [Editorial notes: 'aṅgāni kalpayet' is the reading of the two manuscripts marked kha and ṅa; 'praṇavaṃ gatim' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. Page 194.] Having thus offered, he should reverently give portions of the cooked offering as an offering to the (guardians of the) directions.
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AgP 66.11
समिधो ऽष्टशतं हुत्वा पालाशांश्चाज्यहोमकं कुर्यात् पुरुषसूक्तेन इरावती तिलाष्टकं
samidho 'ṣṭaśataṃ hutvā pālāśāṃścājyahomakaṃ kuryāt puruṣasūktena irāvatī tilāṣṭakaṃ
Having offered one hundred and eight kindling-sticks of palāśa wood, he should perform the ghee-oblation with the Puruṣasūkta, and eight (oblations) of sesame with the 'irāvatī' (verse).
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AgP 66.12
हुत्वा तु ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशदेवानामनुयायिनां ग्रहाणामाहुतीर्हुत्वा लोकेशानामथो पुनः
hutvā tu brahmaviṣṇvīśadevānāmanuyāyināṃ grahāṇāmāhutīrhutvā lokeśānāmatho punaḥ
Having made oblations to Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Īśa and to the gods who attend them, and having offered oblations to the planets, and then again to the lords of the worlds,
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AgP 66.13
पर्वतानां नदीनाञ्च समुद्राणां तथा।अहुतीः हुत्वा च व्याहृतीर्दद्द्यात् स्रुवपूर्णाहुतित्रयं
parvatānāṃ nadīnāñca samudrāṇāṃ tathā.ahutīḥ hutvā ca vyāhṛtīrdaddyāt sruvapūrṇāhutitrayaṃ
and having offered oblations to the mountains, the rivers and the oceans, and (having offered) the vyāhṛtis, he should give three full oblations with the sruva ladle,
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AgP 66.14
वौषडन्तेन मन्त्रेण वैष्णवेन पितामह पञ्चगव्यं चरुं प्राश्य दत्वाचार्याय दक्षिणां
vauṣaḍantena mantreṇa vaiṣṇavena pitāmaha pañcagavyaṃ caruṃ prāśya datvācāryāya dakṣiṇāṃ
with a mantra ending in 'vauṣaṭ', a Vaiṣṇava one, O Grandfather. Having consumed the five products of the cow and the cooked offering, and having given the sacrificial fee to the teacher —
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AgP 66.15
तिलपात्रं हेमयुक्तं सवस्त्रं गामलङ्कृतां प्रीयतां भगवान् विष्णुरित्युत्सृजेद्व्रतं बुधः
tilapātraṃ hemayuktaṃ savastraṃ gāmalaṅkṛtāṃ prīyatāṃ bhagavān viṣṇurityutsṛjedvrataṃ budhaḥ
a vessel of sesame together with gold, a cow with a cloth and adorned — the wise man should conclude the vow with (the words) 'May Lord Viṣṇu be pleased'.
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AgP 66.16
मासोपवासादेरन्यां प्रतिष्ठां वच्मि पूर्णतः यज्ञेनातोष्य देवेशं श्रपयेद्वैष्णवं चरुं
māsopavāsāderanyāṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ vacmi pūrṇataḥ yajñenātoṣya deveśaṃ śrapayedvaiṣṇavaṃ caruṃ
I shall declare the concluding rite, different from the month-long fast and the rest, upon its completion: having pleased the Lord of gods with a sacrifice, he should cook the Vaiṣṇava cooked offering
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AgP 66.17
तिलतण्डुलनीवारैः श्यामाकैर् अथवा यवैः आज्येनाधार्य चोत्तार्य होमयेन्मूर्तिमन्त्रकैः
tilataṇḍulanīvāraiḥ śyāmākair athavā yavaiḥ ājyenādhārya cottārya homayenmūrtimantrakaiḥ
with sesame, rice, wild rice, or with śyāmāka millet, or with barley; and having sprinkled it with ghee and taken it down, he should offer it with the mantras of the (divine) forms.
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AgP 66.18
विष्ण्वादीनां मासपानां तदन्ते होमयेत् पुनः ॐ विष्णवे स्वाहा । ॐ विष्णवे(२) निभूयपाय स्वाहा । ॐ विष्णवे शिपिविष्टाय स्वाहा । ॐ नरसिंहाय स्वाहा । ॐ पुरुषोत्तमाय स्वाहा द्वादशाश्वत्थसमिधो होमयेद्घृतसम्प्लुताः
viṣṇvādīnāṃ māsapānāṃ tadante homayet punaḥ oṃ viṣṇave svāhā / oṃ viṣṇave(2) nibhūyapāya svāhā / oṃ viṣṇave śipiviṣṭāya svāhā / oṃ narasiṃhāya svāhā / oṃ puruṣottamāya svāhā dvādaśāśvatthasamidho homayedghṛtasamplutāḥ
At the end of that he should again offer to Viṣṇu and the other lords of the months: 'oṃ, to Viṣṇu svāhā; oṃ, to Viṣṇu Nibhūyapa svāhā; oṃ, to Viṣṇu Śipiviṣṭa svāhā; oṃ, to Narasiṃha svāhā; oṃ, to Puruṣottama svāhā.' He should offer twelve kindling-sticks of aśvattha wood drenched in ghee,
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AgP 66.19
विष्णो रराटमन्त्रेण ततो द्वादश चाहुतीः :न् १ एवं दत्वा इति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । एतान् दत्वा इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ ॐ विष्णवे प्रवृषाय स्वाहा इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १९५ इदं विष्णुरिरावती चरोर्द्वादश आहुतीः
viṣṇo rarāṭamantreṇa tato dvādaśa cāhutīḥ :n 1 evaṃ datvā iti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / etān datvā iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 oṃ viṣṇave pravṛṣāya svāhā iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 195 idaṃ viṣṇurirāvatī carordvādaśa āhutīḥ
and then twelve oblations with the mantra 'viṣṇo rarāṭam'. [Editorial notes: 'evaṃ datvā' is the reading of the manuscripts marked kha and ṅa; 'etān datvā' is the reading of the manuscript marked gha. 'oṃ viṣṇave pravṛṣāya svāhā' is the reading of the manuscript marked gha. Page 195.] Twelve oblations of the cooked offering (are to be made) with 'idaṃ viṣṇuḥ' and 'irāvatī',
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AgP 66.20
हुत्वा चाज्याहुतीस्तद्वत्तद्विप्रासेति होमयेत् शेषहोमं ततः कृत्वा दद्यात् पूर्णाहुतित्रयं
hutvā cājyāhutīstadvattadviprāseti homayet śeṣahomaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dadyāt pūrṇāhutitrayaṃ
and having likewise offered the ghee-oblations, he should offer with the (verse) 'tad viprāsaḥ'; then, having performed the remainder-oblation, he should give three full oblations.
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AgP 66.21
युञ्जतेत्यनुवाकन्तु(१) जप्त्वा प्राशीत वै चरुं प्रणवेन स्वशब्दान्ते कृत्वा पात्रे तु पैप्पले
yuñjatetyanuvākantu(1) japtvā prāśīta vai caruṃ praṇavena svaśabdānte kṛtvā pātre tu paippale
Having muttered the anuvāka beginning 'yuñjate', he should eat the cooked offering, having placed it in a dish of pippala leaves, with the praṇava (placed) at the end of its own word.
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AgP 66.22
ततो मासाधिपानान्तु विप्रान् द्वादश भोजयेत् त्रयोदश गुरुस्तत्र तेभ्यो दद्यात्त्रयोदश
tato māsādhipānāntu viprān dvādaśa bhojayet trayodaśa gurustatra tebhyo dadyāttrayodaśa
Then he should feed twelve brahmins as (representing) the lords of the months, and a thirteenth as teacher there; to them he should give thirteen
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AgP 66.23
कुम्भान् स्वाद्वम्बुसंयुक्तान्(२) सच्छत्रोपानहान्वितान्
kumbhān svādvambusaṃyuktān(2) sacchatropānahānvitān
jars filled with sweet water, together with parasols and sandals.
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AgP 66.24
गावः प्रीतिं समायान्तु प्रचरन्तु प्रहर्षिताः इति गोपथमुत्सृज्य यूपं तत्र निवेशयेत्
gāvaḥ prītiṃ samāyāntu pracarantu praharṣitāḥ iti gopathamutsṛjya yūpaṃ tatra niveśayet
With (the words) 'May the cows attain contentment, may they graze in delight', he should release (them onto) the cow-path and there set up a sacrificial post
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AgP 66.25
दशहस्तं प्रपा।अराममठसङ्क्रमणादिषु गृहे च होममेवन्तु कृत्वा सर्वं यथाविधि
daśahastaṃ prapā.arāmamaṭhasaṅkramaṇādiṣu gṛhe ca homamevantu kṛtvā sarvaṃ yathāvidhi
ten cubits (high). And having performed just this oblation, all according to rule, at water-sheds, gardens, monasteries, bridges and the like, and at a house,
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AgP 66.26
पूर्वोक्तेन विधानेन प्रविशेच्च गृहं गृही अनिवारितमन्नाद्यं सर्वेष्वेतेषु कारयेत्
pūrvoktena vidhānena praviśecca gṛhaṃ gṛhī anivāritamannādyaṃ sarveṣveteṣu kārayet
the householder should enter the house by the procedure stated before; at all of these he should have food and drink provided without restriction.
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AgP 66.27
द्विजेभ्यो दक्षिणा देया यथाशक्त्या विचक्षणैः आरामं कारयेद्यस्तु नन्दने स चिरं वसेत्
dvijebhyo dakṣiṇā deyā yathāśaktyā vicakṣaṇaiḥ ārāmaṃ kārayedyastu nandane sa ciraṃ vaset
The wise should give a sacrificial fee to the brahmins according to their ability; and whoever has a garden made dwells long in Nandana.
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AgP 66.28
मठप्रदानात् स्वर्लोके शक्रलोके वसेत्ततः प्रपादानाद्वारुणेन सङ्क्रमेण वसेद्दिवि
maṭhapradānāt svarloke śakraloke vasettataḥ prapādānādvāruṇena saṅkrameṇa vaseddivi
By the gift of a monastery one dwells in the world of heaven, thereafter in Indra's world; by the gift of a water-booth one dwells in heaven together with Varuṇa.
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AgP 66.29
इष्टकासेतुकारी च गोलोके मार्गकृद्गवां नियमव्रतकृद्विष्णुः कृच्छ्रकृत्सर्वपापहा
iṣṭakāsetukārī ca goloke mārgakṛdgavāṃ niyamavratakṛdviṣṇuḥ kṛcchrakṛtsarvapāpahā
One who makes a brick causeway (goes) to the world of cows, as does the maker of a road for cattle; one who performs restraints and vows becomes Viṣṇu, and one who performs the kṛcchra penance destroys all sins.
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AgP 66.30
गृहं दत्वा वसेत्स्वर्गे यावदाभूतसम्प्लवं :न् १ अञ्जतेत्यनुवाकस्तु इति ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ स्वाद्वन्नसंयुक्तानिति ख, ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकचतुष्टयपाठः :प् १९६ समुदायप्रतिष्ठेष्टा शिवादीनां गृहात्मनां
gṛhaṃ datvā vasetsvarge yāvadābhūtasamplavaṃ :n 1 añjatetyanuvākastu iti ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 svādvannasaṃyuktāniti kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakacatuṣṭayapāṭhaḥ :p 196 samudāyapratiṣṭheṣṭā śivādīnāṃ gṛhātmanāṃ
Having given a house, one dwells in heaven until the dissolution of beings. [Notes: 1. 'añjata iti anuvākaḥ' is the reading of the manuscripts marked ga and ṅa. 2. 'svādvannasaṃyuktāni' is the reading of the four manuscripts marked kha, ga, gha, ṅa. p. 196] The collective installation is desired for (images) of Śiva and the rest, which have houses (temples) as their bodies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain