Agni Purana — Chapter 76
AgP 76.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये अग्निकार्यं नाम पञ्चसप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ कृत्वा च मण्डलद्वयमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ गणेभ्य उ इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ हां ऋपिभ्य इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ वायव्यामिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । नैरृत इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २२६ छप्तेर् {७६} :श् अथ षट्सप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः चण्दपूजाकथनं ईश्वर उवाच ततः शिवान्तिकङ्गत्वा पूजाहोमादिकं मम गृहाण भगवन् पुण्यफलमित्यभिधाय च
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye agnikāryaṃ nāma pañcasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 kṛtvā ca maṇḍaladvayamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 gaṇebhya u iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 hāṃ ṛpibhya iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 vāyavyāmiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / nairṛta iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 226 chapter {76} :ś atha ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ caṇdapūjākathanaṃ īśvara uvāca tataḥ śivāntikaṅgatvā pūjāhomādikaṃ mama gṛhāṇa bhagavan puṇyaphalamityabhidhāya ca
Thus, in the primal great Purāṇa, the Āgneya, the seventy-fifth chapter, called "The Fire Rite." [Variant readings: 1. "kṛtvā ca maṇḍaladvayam" is the reading of manuscript kha; 2. "gaṇebhya u" the reading of manuscript ga; 3. "hāṃ ṛpibhyaḥ" the reading of manuscript ṅa; 4. "vāyavyām" the reading of manuscript ga, and "nairṛte" the reading of manuscript ṅa.] Page 226. Chapter 76. Now the seventy-sixth chapter: the telling of the worship of Caṇḍa. Īśvara said: Then, having gone into the presence of Śiva, (saying) "Receive, O Lord, the meritorious fruit of my worship, oblation and the rest" — and having said this,
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AgP 76.2
अर्घ्योदकेन देवाय मुद्रयोद्भवसञ्ज्ञया हृद्वीजपूर्वमूलेन स्थिरचित्तो निवेदयेत्
arghyodakena devāya mudrayodbhavasañjñayā hṛdvījapūrvamūlena sthiracitto nivedayet
with steady mind he should present the guest-water to the god with the gesture called udbhava, using the root-mantra preceded by the heart-seed syllable.
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AgP 76.3
ततः पूर्ववदभ्यर्च्य स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैः प्रणम्य च अर्घ्यं पराङ्मुखं दत्वा क्षमस्वेत्यभिधाय च
tataḥ pūrvavadabhyarcya stutvā stotraiḥ praṇamya ca arghyaṃ parāṅmukhaṃ datvā kṣamasvetyabhidhāya ca
Then, having worshipped as before, having praised (him) with hymns and bowed down, having offered the guest-water with face turned away, and having said "Forgive!" —
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AgP 76.4
नाराचमुद्रयास्त्रेण फडन्तेनात्मसञ्चयं संहृत्य दिव्यया लिङ्गं मूर्तिमन्त्रेण योजयेत्
nārācamudrayāstreṇa phaḍantenātmasañcayaṃ saṃhṛtya divyayā liṅgaṃ mūrtimantreṇa yojayet
with the arrow-gesture, by means of the weapon-mantra ending in phaṭ, having withdrawn (the mantras) into the aggregate of the self, he should join the liṅga (to the deity) by the divine embodiment-mantra.
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AgP 76.5
स्थण्डिले त्वर्चिते देवे मन्त्रसङ्घातमात्मनि नियोज्य विधिनोक्तेन विदध्याच्चण्डपूजनं
sthaṇḍile tvarcite deve mantrasaṅghātamātmani niyojya vidhinoktena vidadhyāccaṇḍapūjanaṃ
But when the god has been worshipped on the sacrificial mound, having placed the assemblage of mantras into himself, he should perform the worship of Caṇḍa by the prescribed rule.
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AgP 76.6
ॐ चण्डेशानाय नमो मध्यतश् चण्डमूर्तये ॐ धूलिचण्डेश्वराय(१) हूं फट्(२) स्वाहा तमाह्णयेत्
oṃ caṇḍeśānāya namo madhyataś caṇḍamūrtaye oṃ dhūlicaṇḍeśvarāya(1) hūṃ phaṭ(2) svāhā tamāhṇayet
"Oṃ, homage to Caṇḍeśāna" — in the centre, to the form of Caṇḍa; "Oṃ, to Dhūlicaṇḍeśvara, hūṃ phaṭ svāhā" — thus he should invoke him.
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AgP 76.7
चण्डहृदयाय हूं फट् ॐ चण्डशिरसे तथा(३) ॐ चण्डशिखायै हूं फट् चण्डायुः(४) कवचाय च
caṇḍahṛdayāya hūṃ phaṭ oṃ caṇḍaśirase tathā(3) oṃ caṇḍaśikhāyai hūṃ phaṭ caṇḍāyuḥ(4) kavacāya ca
"To the heart of Caṇḍa, hūṃ phaṭ"; "Oṃ, to the head of Caṇḍa" likewise; "Oṃ, to the topknot of Caṇḍa, hūṃ phaṭ"; and "to the armour of Caṇḍa" —
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AgP 76.8
चण्डस्त्राय तथा हूं फट् चण्डं रुद्राग्निजं स्मरेत् शूलटङ्कधरं कृष्णं साक्षसूत्रकण्डलुं
caṇḍastrāya tathā hūṃ phaṭ caṇḍaṃ rudrāgnijaṃ smaret śūlaṭaṅkadharaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ sākṣasūtrakaṇḍaluṃ
and likewise "to the weapon of Caṇḍa, hūṃ phaṭ." He should call to mind Caṇḍa, born of Rudra's fire, bearing trident and chisel-axe, black, with rosary and water-pot,
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AgP 76.9
टङ्काकरे ऽर्धचन्द्रे(५) वा चतुर्वक्त्रं प्रपूजयेत् :न् १ ॐ बलिचण्डेश्वराय इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ क्रूं फडिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ हूं चण्डशिरसे स्वाहेति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ हूं फट् चण्दत इति ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ५ टङ्कारेणार्धचन्द्रे इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २२७ यथाशक्ति जपं कुर्यादङ्गानान्तु दशांशतः
ṭaṅkākare 'rdhacandre(5) vā caturvaktraṃ prapūjayet :n 1 oṃ balicaṇḍeśvarāya iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 krūṃ phaḍiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 hūṃ caṇḍaśirase svāheti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 hūṃ phaṭ caṇdata iti ga, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 5 ṭaṅkāreṇārdhacandre iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 227 yathāśakti japaṃ kuryādaṅgānāntu daśāṃśataḥ
He should worship (him as) four-faced, with the chisel-axe in his hand, or (marked) with a crescent moon. [Variants: 1. "oṃ balicaṇḍeśvarāya" is the reading of ms. ga; 2. "krūṃ phaṭ" the reading of ms. ṅa; 3. "hūṃ caṇḍaśirase svāhā" the reading of ms. ga; 4. "hūṃ phaṭ caṇḍataḥ" the reading of the two mss. ga and gha; 5. "ṭaṅkāreṇārdhacandre" the reading of ms. kha.] Page 227. He should make recitation according to his ability, and for the limb-mantras a tenth part of that.
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AgP 76.10
गोभूहिरण्यवस्त्रादिमणिहेमादिभूषणं विहाय शेसनिर्माल्यं चण्डेशाय निवेदयेत्
gobhūhiraṇyavastrādimaṇihemādibhūṣaṇaṃ vihāya śesanirmālyaṃ caṇḍeśāya nivedayet
Setting aside cows, land, gold, garments and the like, and ornaments of jewels, gold and so forth, he should offer the remaining leftover offerings to Caṇḍeśa.
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AgP 76.11
लेह्यचोष्याद्यनुवरं ताम्बूलं स्रग्विलेपनं निर्माल्यं भोजनं तुभ्यं प्रदत्तन्तु शिवाज्ञया
lehyacoṣyādyanuvaraṃ tāmbūlaṃ sragvilepanaṃ nirmālyaṃ bhojanaṃ tubhyaṃ pradattantu śivājñayā
"This choice food to be licked and sucked and the rest, betel, garland and unguent, this leftover food, is given to you by Śiva's command.
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AgP 76.12
सर्वमेतत् क्रियाकाण्डं मया चण्ड तवाज्ञया न्यूनाधिकं कृतं मोहात् परिपूर्णं सदास्तु मे
sarvametat kriyākāṇḍaṃ mayā caṇḍa tavājñayā nyūnādhikaṃ kṛtaṃ mohāt paripūrṇaṃ sadāstu me
All this body of ritual has been done by me, O Caṇḍa, by your command; what has been done deficiently or in excess through delusion, let it always be complete for me."
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AgP 76.13
इति विज्ञाप्य देवेशं दत्वार्घ्यं तस्य संस्मरन् संहारमूर्तिमन्त्रेण शनैः संहारमुद्रया
iti vijñāpya deveśaṃ datvārghyaṃ tasya saṃsmaran saṃhāramūrtimantreṇa śanaiḥ saṃhāramudrayā
Having thus informed the lord of gods and given him guest-water, calling him to mind, with the mantra of the withdrawing form, slowly, by the gesture of withdrawal,
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AgP 76.14
पूरकान्वितमूलेन मन्त्रानात्मनि योजयेत् निर्माल्यापनयस्थानं लिम्पेद्गोमयवारिणा प्रोक्ष्यार्घ्यादि विसृज्याथ आचान्तो ऽन्यत्समाचरेत्
pūrakānvitamūlena mantrānātmani yojayet nirmālyāpanayasthānaṃ limpedgomayavāriṇā prokṣyārghyādi visṛjyātha ācānto 'nyatsamācaret
he should join the mantras into himself by the root-mantra accompanied by inhalation. He should smear the place for removing the leftover offerings with cow-dung water; and having sprinkled it, having dismissed the guest-water and the rest, then, having rinsed his mouth, he should perform the other (rites).
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