Agni Purana — Chapter 78
AgP 78.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये वास्तुपूजाकथनं नाम सप्तसप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {७८} :श् अथोष्टसप्ततितमो ऽध्यायः पवित्रारोहणकथनं ईश्वर उवाच पवित्रारोहणं वक्ष्ये क्रियार्चादिषु पूरणं नित्यं तन्नित्यमुद्दिष्टं नैमित्तिकमथापरं
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye vāstupūjākathanaṃ nāma saptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {78} :ś athoṣṭasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pavitrārohaṇakathanaṃ īśvara uvāca pavitrārohaṇaṃ vakṣye kriyārcādiṣu pūraṇaṃ nityaṃ tannityamuddiṣṭaṃ naimittikamathāparaṃ
Thus ends the seventy-seventh chapter, called the exposition of the worship of the building-site, in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa. || chapter {78} Now the seventy-eighth chapter, the exposition of the raising of the sacred cord (pavitrārohaṇa). The Lord said: I shall declare the raising of the sacred cord, the completing (of what is deficient) in rites, images and the rest. That has been taught as the regular (nitya) one; and the other is the occasional (naimittika) one.
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AgP 78.2
आषाढादिचतुर्दश्यामथ श्रावणभाद्रयोः सितासितासु कर्तव्यं चतुर्दश्यष्टमीषु तत्
āṣāḍhādicaturdaśyāmatha śrāvaṇabhādrayoḥ sitāsitāsu kartavyaṃ caturdaśyaṣṭamīṣu tat
It is to be done on the fourteenth (day) of Āṣāḍha and the rest, or in (the months of) Śrāvaṇa and Bhādra, in the bright and dark (fortnights), on the fourteenth or eighth days.
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AgP 78.3
कुर्याद्वा कार्त्तिकीं यावत्तिथौ प्रतिपादिके वह्निब्रह्माम्बिकेभास्यनागस्कन्दार्कशूलिनां
kuryādvā kārttikīṃ yāvattithau pratipādike vahnibrahmāmbikebhāsyanāgaskandārkaśūlināṃ
Or one may do it up to the Kārttika (full moon), on the tithi of the first day — (the cords) of Fire, Brahmā, Ambikā, the Elephant-faced (Gaṇeśa), the Serpent, Skanda, the Sun and the Trident-bearer,
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AgP 78.4
दुर्गायमेन्द्रगोविन्दस्मरशम्भुसुधाभुजां(२) सौवर्णं राजतं ताम्रं कृतादिषु यथाक्रमं
durgāyamendragovindasmaraśambhusudhābhujāṃ(2) sauvarṇaṃ rājataṃ tāmraṃ kṛtādiṣu yathākramaṃ
of Durgā, Yama, Indra, Govinda, Smara (Kāma), Śambhu and the drinkers of nectar (the gods): golden, silver, copper, in the Kṛta and the following (ages) respectively;
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AgP 78.5
कलौ कार्पासजं चापि पट्टपद्मादिसूत्रकं प्रणवश् चन्द्रमा वह्निर्ब्रह्मा नागो गुहो हरिः(३)
kalau kārpāsajaṃ cāpi paṭṭapadmādisūtrakaṃ praṇavaś candramā vahnirbrahmā nāgo guho hariḥ(3)
and in the Kali (age) one made of cotton; the thread may be of silk, lotus-fibre and the like. The syllable Om, the Moon, Fire, Brahmā, the Serpent, Guha, Hari,
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AgP 78.6
सर्वेशः(४) सर्वदेवाः स्युः क्रमेण नवतन्तुषु अष्टोत्तरशतान्यर्धं तदर्धं चोत्तमादिकं
sarveśaḥ(4) sarvadevāḥ syuḥ krameṇa navatantuṣu aṣṭottaraśatānyardhaṃ tadardhaṃ cottamādikaṃ
the Lord of all, (and) all the gods — (these) are, in order, in the nine threads. (The number of threads is) one hundred and eight, half of that, and half of that (again), as the highest and so on;
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AgP 78.7
एकाशीत्याथवा सूत्रैस्त्रिंशताप्पष्टयुक्तया :न् १ शरीरोन्मादवायव इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ स्वधाभुजामिति ख, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः ३ गुहो रविरिति ख, ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकचतुष्टयपाठः ४ सदेश इति ख, ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २३१ पञ्चाशता वा कर्तव्यं तुल्यग्रन्थ्यन्तरालकं
ekāśītyāthavā sūtraistriṃśatāppaṣṭayuktayā :n 1 śarīronmādavāyava iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 svadhābhujāmiti kha, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ 3 guho raviriti kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakacatuṣṭayapāṭhaḥ 4 sadeśa iti kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 231 pañcāśatā vā kartavyaṃ tulyagranthyantarālakaṃ
or with eighty-one threads, or with thirty joined with sixty; or it should be made with fifty, with equal spaces between the knots.
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AgP 78.8
द्वादशाङ्गुलमानानि व्यासादष्टाङ्गुलानि च लिङ्गविस्तारमानानि चतुरङ्गुलकानि वा
dvādaśāṅgulamānāni vyāsādaṣṭāṅgulāni ca liṅgavistāramānāni caturaṅgulakāni vā
(Their) measures are twelve aṅgulas, and eight aṅgulas from the diameter, or four aṅgulas, measured by the breadth of the liṅga;
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AgP 78.9
तथैव पिण्डिकास्पर्शं चतुर्थं सर्वदैवतं गङ्गावतारकं कार्यं सुजातेन सुधौतकं
tathaiva piṇḍikāsparśaṃ caturthaṃ sarvadaivataṃ gaṅgāvatārakaṃ kāryaṃ sujātena sudhautakaṃ
just so (one) touching the pedestal; the fourth, belonging to all the deities, is to be made as the Gaṅgā-descent (cord), well washed with the Sadyojāta (mantra).
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AgP 78.10
ग्रन्थिं कुर्याच्च वामेन अघोरणाथ शोधयेत् रञ्जयेत् पुरुषेणैव रक्तचन्दनकुङ्कुमैः
granthiṃ kuryācca vāmena aghoraṇātha śodhayet rañjayet puruṣeṇaiva raktacandanakuṅkumaiḥ
And he should make the knot with the Vāmadeva (mantra), then purify with the Aghora, and dye with the Tatpuruṣa itself, using red sandal and saffron,
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AgP 78.11
कस्तूरीरोचनाचन्द्रैर् हरिद्रागैर् इकादिभिः ग्रन्थयो दश कर्तव्या अथवा तन्तुसङ्ख्यया
kastūrīrocanācandrair haridrāgair ikādibhiḥ granthayo daśa kartavyā athavā tantusaṅkhyayā
with musk, rocanā and sandal(?), with turmeric dyes and ikā and the rest. Ten knots are to be made, or (as many) as the number of threads.
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AgP 78.12
अन्तरं वा यथाशोभमेकद्विचतुरङ्गुलं प्रकृतिः पौरुषी वीरा चतुर्थी त्वपराजिता
antaraṃ vā yathāśobhamekadvicaturaṅgulaṃ prakṛtiḥ pauruṣī vīrā caturthī tvaparājitā
Or the interval (may be) one, two or four aṅgulas, as looks well. Prakṛti, Pauruṣī, Vīrā, and the fourth Aparājitā,
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AgP 78.13
जयान्या विजया षष्ठी अजिता च सदाशिवा मनोन्मनी सर्वमुखी ग्रन्थयो ऽभ्यधिकाः शुभाः
jayānyā vijayā ṣaṣṭhī ajitā ca sadāśivā manonmanī sarvamukhī granthayo 'bhyadhikāḥ śubhāḥ
another (is) Jayā, Vijayā the sixth, and Ajitā, Sadāśivā, Manonmanī, Sarvamukhī — knots in excess (of these) are auspicious.
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AgP 78.14
कार्या वा चन्द्रवह्न्यर्कपवित्रं(१) शिववद्धृदि एकैकं निजमूर्तौ वा पुप्तके गुरुके गणे(२)
kāryā vā candravahnyarkapavitraṃ(1) śivavaddhṛdi ekaikaṃ nijamūrtau vā puptake guruke gaṇe(2)
Or the cord of the Moon, of Fire, of the Sun is to be made; on the heart, as for Śiva; one each on one's own image, or on the book, on the guru, on the retinue,
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AgP 78.15
स्यादेकैकं तथा द्वारदिक्पालकलशादिषु हस्तादिनवहस्तान्तं लिङ्गानां स्यात्पवित्रकं
syādekaikaṃ tathā dvāradikpālakalaśādiṣu hastādinavahastāntaṃ liṅgānāṃ syātpavitrakaṃ
and one each likewise on the doors, the guardians of the quarters, the pots and so forth. For liṅgas from one hasta up to nine hastas the cord should be (as follows):
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AgP 78.16
अष्टाविंशतितो युद्धं दशभिर्दशभिः क्रमात् द्व्यङ्गुलाभ्यन्तरास्तत्र क्रमादेकाङ्गुलान्तराः
aṣṭāviṃśatito yuddhaṃ daśabhirdaśabhiḥ kramāt dvyaṅgulābhyantarāstatra kramādekāṅgulāntarāḥ
from twenty-eight (threads) increasing by ten and ten in order; there (the knots) are at intervals of two aṅgulas, (or) in order at intervals of one aṅgula.
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AgP 78.17
ग्रन्थयो मानमप्येषां लिङ्गविस्तारसस्मितं सप्तम्यां वा त्रयोदश्यां कृतनित्यक्रियः शुचिः
granthayo mānamapyeṣāṃ liṅgavistārasasmitaṃ saptamyāṃ vā trayodaśyāṃ kṛtanityakriyaḥ śuciḥ
(These are) the knots; and their measure equals the breadth of the liṅga. On the seventh or the thirteenth (day), having performed the daily rites, pure,
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AgP 78.18
भूषयेत् पुष्पवस्त्राद्यैः सायाह्ने यागमन्दिरं :न् १ चण्डवह्न्यर्कपवित्रमिति ख, ग, ङ। चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः २ पुस्तके गुरवे गणो इति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २३२ कृत्वा नैमित्तिकीं सन्ध्यां विशेषेण च तर्पणं
bhūṣayet puṣpavastrādyaiḥ sāyāhne yāgamandiraṃ :n 1 caṇḍavahnyarkapavitramiti kha, ga, ṅa. cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ 2 pustake gurave gaṇo iti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 232 kṛtvā naimittikīṃ sandhyāṃ viśeṣeṇa ca tarpaṇaṃ
he should adorn the sacrificial hall with flowers, cloths and the rest; in the evening, having performed the occasional twilight rite and, in particular, the libation,
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AgP 78.19
परिगृहीते भूभागे पवित्रे सूर्यमर्चयेत्(१) आचम्य सकलीकृत्य प्रणवार्घ्यकरो गुरुः
parigṛhīte bhūbhāge pavitre sūryamarcayet(1) ācamya sakalīkṛtya praṇavārghyakaro guruḥ
on the plot of ground that has been taken possession of, he should worship the Sun in (the presence of) the cords. Having sipped water and performed the sakalīkaraṇa, the guru, with the Praṇava, holding the offering-water,
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AgP 78.20
द्वाराण्यस्त्रेण सम्प्रोक्ष्य पूर्वादिक्रमतो ऽर्चयेत् हां शान्तिकलाद्वाराय तथा विद्याकलात्मने
dvārāṇyastreṇa samprokṣya pūrvādikramato 'rcayet hāṃ śāntikalādvārāya tathā vidyākalātmane
having sprinkled the doors with the Astra (mantra), should worship them in order beginning from the east: 'hāṃ' to the door of the Śānti-kalā, likewise to him whose self is the Vidyā-kalā,
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AgP 78.21
निवृत्तिकलाद्वाराय प्रतिष्ठाख्यकलात्मने तच्छाखयोः प्रतिद्वारं द्वौ द्वौ द्वाराधिपौ यजेत्
nivṛttikalādvārāya pratiṣṭhākhyakalātmane tacchākhayoḥ pratidvāraṃ dvau dvau dvārādhipau yajet
To the door of the nivṛtti-kalā, to the self of the kalā called pratiṣṭhā — at each door of its two branches he should worship two door-guardians apiece.
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AgP 78.22
नन्दिने महाकालाय भृङ्गिणे ऽथ गणाय च वृषभाय च स्कन्दाय देव्यै चण्डाय च क्रमात्
nandine mahākālāya bhṛṅgiṇe 'tha gaṇāya ca vṛṣabhāya ca skandāya devyai caṇḍāya ca kramāt
To Nandin, to Mahākāla, then to Bhṛṅgin and to Gaṇa, and to Vṛṣabha, to Skanda, to the Goddess, and to Caṇḍa, in order.
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AgP 78.23
नित्यं च द्वारपालादीन् प्रविश्य द्वारपश्चिमे इष्ट्वा वास्तुं भूतशुद्धिं विशेषार्घ्यकरः शिवः
nityaṃ ca dvārapālādīn praviśya dvārapaścime iṣṭvā vāstuṃ bhūtaśuddhiṃ viśeṣārghyakaraḥ śivaḥ
And (having worshipped) daily the door-guardians and the rest, having entered, west of the door, having worshipped Vāstu (and performed) the purification of the elements, Śiva (i.e. the officiant identified with Śiva) is the one who makes the special arghya.
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AgP 78.24
प्रोक्षणाद्यं(२) विधायाथ यज्ञसम्भारकृन्नरः मन्त्रयेद्दर्भदूर्वाद्यैः पुष्पाद्यैश् च हृदादिभिः
prokṣaṇādyaṃ(2) vidhāyātha yajñasambhārakṛnnaraḥ mantrayeddarbhadūrvādyaiḥ puṣpādyaiś ca hṛdādibhiḥ
Then, having performed the sprinkling and the rest, the man who prepares the sacrificial materials should consecrate them with mantras — with darbha, dūrvā and the rest, and with flowers and the rest, using the heart-mantra and the others.
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AgP 78.25
शिवहस्तं विधायेत्थं(३) स्वशिरस्यधिरोपयेत् शिवो ऽहमादिः सर्वज्ञो मम यज्ञप्रधानता
śivahastaṃ vidhāyetthaṃ(3) svaśirasyadhiropayet śivo 'hamādiḥ sarvajño mama yajñapradhānatā
Having thus formed the Śiva-hand, he should set it upon his own head: "I am Śiva, the primal, the all-knowing; mine is the presidency over the sacrifice."
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AgP 78.26
अत्यर्थं भावयेद्देवं ज्ञानखद्गकरो गुरुः नैरृतीं दिशमासाद्य प्रक्षिपेदुदगाननः
atyarthaṃ bhāvayeddevaṃ jñānakhadgakaro guruḥ nairṛtīṃ diśamāsādya prakṣipedudagānanaḥ
The guru, holding the sword of knowledge, should intensely contemplate the god; going to the southwestern quarter, facing north, he should cast (it) away.
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AgP 78.27
अर्घ्याम्बु पञ्चगव्यञ्च समस्तान् मखमण्डपे चतुष्पथान्तसंस्कारैर् वीक्षणाद्यैः(४) सुसंस्कृतैः
arghyāmbu pañcagavyañca samastān makhamaṇḍape catuṣpathāntasaṃskārair vīkṣaṇādyaiḥ(4) susaṃskṛtaiḥ
The arghya water and the pañcagavya, and all (the requisites) in the sacrificial pavilion, well consecrated by the purificatory rites ending with the crossroads(?), beginning with the gazing (upon them) —
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AgP 78.28
विक्षिप्य विकिरांस्तत्र कुशकूर्चोपसंहरेत्(५) :न् १ सूत्रिते सूर्यमर्चयेदिति ख, ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकचतुष्टयपाठः २ प्रोक्षणच्चेति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ विधायैकमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ ब्राह्मणाद्यैर् इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ५ दशकूर्ञ्चोपसंहरेदिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २३३ तानीशदिशि(१) वर्धन्यामासनायोपकल्पयेत्
vikṣipya vikirāṃstatra kuśakūrcopasaṃharet(5) :n 1 sūtrite sūryamarcayediti kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakacatuṣṭayapāṭhaḥ 2 prokṣaṇacceti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 vidhāyaikamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 brāhmaṇādyair iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 5 daśakūrñcopasaṃharediti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 233 tānīśadiśi(1) vardhanyāmāsanāyopakalpayet
Having scattered the vikira grains there, he should gather up the kuśa-bundle; those he should arrange in Īśa's (the northeastern) quarter upon the vardhanī jar, to serve as a seat.
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AgP 78.29
नैरृते वास्तुगीर्वाणा द्वारे लक्ष्मीं प्रपूजयेत् पश्चिमाभिमुखं कुम्भं सर्वधान्योपरि स्थितं
nairṛte vāstugīrvāṇā dvāre lakṣmīṃ prapūjayet paścimābhimukhaṃ kumbhaṃ sarvadhānyopari sthitaṃ
In the southwest, the Vāstu deities; at the door he should worship Lakṣmī; the jar facing west, standing upon all the grains,
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AgP 78.30
प्रणवेन वृषारूढं सिंहस्थां वर्धनीन्ततः कुम्भे साङ्गं शिवन्देवं वर्धन्यामर्चयेत्(२)
praṇavena vṛṣārūḍhaṃ siṃhasthāṃ vardhanīntataḥ kumbhe sāṅgaṃ śivandevaṃ vardhanyāmarcayet(2)
with the praṇava (he should set up) the (jar) mounted on the bull and the vardhanī resting on the lion; thereafter in the jar he should worship the god Śiva together with his ancillary (mantras), and (the weapon) on the vardhanī.
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AgP 78.31
दिक्षु शक्रादिदिक्पालान् विष्णुब्रह्मशिवादिकान्(३) वर्धनीं सम्यगादाय घटपृष्टानुगामिनीं
dikṣu śakrādidikpālān viṣṇubrahmaśivādikān(3) vardhanīṃ samyagādāya ghaṭapṛṣṭānugāminīṃ
In the (eight) directions the guardians of the quarters beginning with Indra, and Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Śiva and the rest; then, properly taking up the vardhanī, which goes along behind the (main) jar,
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AgP 78.32
शिवाज्ञां श्रावयेन्मन्त्री पूर्वादीशानगोचरं अविच्छिन्नपयोधारां मूलमन्त्रमुदीरयेत्
śivājñāṃ śrāvayenmantrī pūrvādīśānagocaraṃ avicchinnapayodhārāṃ mūlamantramudīrayet
the mantra-adept should announce Śiva's command over the region from the east round to the northeast; with an unbroken stream of water he should utter the root-mantra.
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AgP 78.33
समन्ताद् भ्रामयेदेनां रक्षार्थं शस्त्ररूपिणीं पूर्वं कलशमारोप्य शस्त्रार्थन्तस्य(४) वामतः
samantād bhrāmayedenāṃ rakṣārthaṃ śastrarūpiṇīṃ pūrvaṃ kalaśamāropya śastrārthantasya(4) vāmataḥ
He should carry her (the vardhanī), who has the form of a weapon, all around for protection; having first raised up the jar, and for the weapon (a place) to its left,
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AgP 78.34
समग्रासनके कुम्भे यजेद्देवं स्थिरासने वर्धन्यां प्रणवस्थायामायुधन्तदनु द्वयोः
samagrāsanake kumbhe yajeddevaṃ sthirāsane vardhanyāṃ praṇavasthāyāmāyudhantadanu dvayoḥ
in the jar with its complete throne he should worship the god on his firm seat, and on the vardhanī, which rests in the praṇava, the weapon; then, of the two,
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AgP 78.35
भगलिङ्गसमायोगं विदध्याल्लिङ्गमुद्रया कुम्भे निवेद्य बोधासिं मूलमन्त्रजपन्तथा
bhagaliṅgasamāyogaṃ vidadhyālliṅgamudrayā kumbhe nivedya bodhāsiṃ mūlamantrajapantathā
he should effect the conjunction of yoni and liṅga with the liṅga-mudrā; having presented the sword of awakening in the jar, and likewise the recitation of the root-mantra,
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AgP 78.36
तद्दशांशेन वर्धन्यां रक्षां विज्ञापयेदपि(५) गणेशं वायवे ऽभ्यर्च्य हरं पञ्चामृतादिभिः
taddaśāṃśena vardhanyāṃ rakṣāṃ vijñāpayedapi(5) gaṇeśaṃ vāyave 'bhyarcya haraṃ pañcāmṛtādibhiḥ
and a tenth part of that on the vardhanī; and he should also make known (that it is) for protection. Having worshipped Gaṇeśa in the northwest, (he should bathe) Hara with the five nectars and the rest,
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AgP 78.37
स्नापयेत् पूर्ववत् प्रार्च्य(६) कुण्डे च शिवपावकं(७) :न् १ अनीशदिशि इति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः २ वर्धन्यां शस्त्रमर्चयेदिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ विष्णुब्रह्मावसानकानिति ख, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ४ शस्त्रालम्भस्येति क, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ५ रक्षां च कारयेत् सदेति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ६ पूर्ववत् स्नापयेत् प्रार्चेदिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । स्थापयेत् पूर्ववच्चाग्निमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ७ कुम्भे वा शिवमर्चयेदिति ग, चिह्नितस्पुस्तकपाठः :प् २३४ विधिवच्च चरुं कृत्वा सम्पाताहुतिशोधितं
snāpayet pūrvavat prārcya(6) kuṇḍe ca śivapāvakaṃ(7) :n 1 anīśadiśi iti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 2 vardhanyāṃ śastramarcayediti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 viṣṇubrahmāvasānakāniti kha, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 4 śastrālambhasyeti ka, ga, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 5 rakṣāṃ ca kārayet sadeti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 6 pūrvavat snāpayet prārcediti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / sthāpayet pūrvavaccāgnimiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 7 kumbhe vā śivamarcayediti ga, cihnitaspustakapāṭhaḥ :p 234 vidhivacca caruṃ kṛtvā sampātāhutiśodhitaṃ
he should bathe (him) as before, having first worshipped (him), and (kindle) the Śiva-fire in the fire-pit; and having prepared the caru according to rule, purified by the sampāta oblations,
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AgP 78.38
देवाग्र्यात्मविभेदेन दर्ष्या तं विभजेत् त्रिधा दत्वा भागौ शिवाग्निभ्यां संरक्षेद्भागमात्मनि
devāgryātmavibhedena darṣyā taṃ vibhajet tridhā datvā bhāgau śivāgnibhyāṃ saṃrakṣedbhāgamātmani
he should divide it in three with a darbha blade, by the distinction of god, fire(?) and self; giving two portions to Śiva and to the fire, he should keep one portion for himself.
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AgP 78.39
शरेण चर्मणा देयं पूर्वतो दन्तधावनं तस्माद्घोरशिखाभ्यां वा दक्षिणे पश्चिमे मृदं
śareṇa carmaṇā deyaṃ pūrvato dantadhāvanaṃ tasmādghoraśikhābhyāṃ vā dakṣiṇe paścime mṛdaṃ
With the arrow-mantra and the armour-mantra the tooth-stick is to be given in the east, or with the ghora and śikhā mantras after that; in the south and the west, clay;
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AgP 78.40
साद्योजातेन च हृदा चोत्तरे वामनीकृतं(१) जलं(२) वामेन शिरसा ईशे गन्धान्वितं जलं
sādyojātena ca hṛdā cottare vāmanīkṛtaṃ(1) jalaṃ(2) vāmena śirasā īśe gandhānvitaṃ jalaṃ
and with the sadyojāta mantra and with the heart-mantra; in the north, water rendered subordinate by the vāma mantra; with the head-mantra, in the northeast, water mixed with fragrance.
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AgP 78.41
पञ्चगव्यं पलाशादिपुटकं वै समन्ततः ऐशान्यां कुसुमं दद्यादाग्नेय्यां दिशि रोचनां
pañcagavyaṃ palāśādipuṭakaṃ vai samantataḥ aiśānyāṃ kusumaṃ dadyādāgneyyāṃ diśi rocanāṃ
The five cow-products (are placed) all around in a cup of palāśa leaves and the like. In the northeast he should offer a flower, in the southeastern quarter yellow pigment (rocanā),
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AgP 78.42
अगुरुं निरृताशायां वायव्यां च चतुःसमं होमद्रव्याणि सर्वाणि सद्योजातैः कुशैः सह
aguruṃ nirṛtāśāyāṃ vāyavyāṃ ca catuḥsamaṃ homadravyāṇi sarvāṇi sadyojātaiḥ kuśaiḥ saha
aguru in the southwestern quarter, and in the northwest the 'four-equal' compound — all the oblation materials, together with kuśa grass, by means of the Sadyojāta mantras.
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AgP 78.43
दण्डाक्षसूत्रकौपीनभिक्षापात्राणि(३) रूपिणे कज्जलं कुङ्कुमन्तैलं शलाकां केशशोधनीं
daṇḍākṣasūtrakaupīnabhikṣāpātrāṇi(3) rūpiṇe kajjalaṃ kuṅkumantailaṃ śalākāṃ keśaśodhanīṃ
A staff, a rosary, a loincloth, and begging-bowls (are to be given) to the Embodied One; lampblack, saffron, oil, a (collyrium) stick, a comb,
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AgP 78.44
ताम्बूलं दर्पणं दद्यादुत्तरे रोचनामपि आसनं पादुके पात्रं योगपट्टातपत्रकं
tāmbūlaṃ darpaṇaṃ dadyāduttare rocanāmapi āsanaṃ pāduke pātraṃ yogapaṭṭātapatrakaṃ
betel and a mirror he should give; in the north also rocanā; a seat, sandals, a vessel, a yoga-strap, a parasol —
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AgP 78.45
ऐशान्यामीशमन्त्रेण दद्यादीशानतुष्टये पूर्वस्याञ्चरुकं साज्यं दद्याद्गन्धादिकं नवे
aiśānyāmīśamantreṇa dadyādīśānatuṣṭaye pūrvasyāñcarukaṃ sājyaṃ dadyādgandhādikaṃ nave
in the northeast, with the Īśa mantra, he should offer (these) for the satisfaction of Īśāna; in the east he should offer caru with ghee, and scent and the rest into a new (vessel).
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AgP 78.46
पूर्वित्राणि समादाय प्रोक्षितान्यर्घ्यवारिणा संहितामन्त्रपूतानि नीत्वा पावकसन्निधिं
pūrvitrāṇi samādāya prokṣitānyarghyavāriṇā saṃhitāmantrapūtāni nītvā pāvakasannidhiṃ
Having taken up the purificatory (kuśa) strands, sprinkled with the arghya water and purified by the Saṃhitā mantra, and having brought them into the presence of the fire,
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AgP 78.47
कृष्णाजिनादिना।अच्छाद्य स्मरन् संवत्सरात्मकं साक्षिणं सर्वकृत्यानां गोप्तारं शिवमव्ययं
kṛṣṇājinādinā.acchādya smaran saṃvatsarātmakaṃ sākṣiṇaṃ sarvakṛtyānāṃ goptāraṃ śivamavyayaṃ
having covered (them) with a black antelope skin or the like, remembering (Śiva) who is the embodiment of the year, the witness of all deeds, the protector, the imperishable Śiva —
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AgP 78.48
:न् १ सद्योजातेन च हृदा चोत्तरे वामनीयकमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । सद्योजातेन च हृदा चोत्तरे धाम निष्फलमिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ फलमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ दण्डाक्षसूत्रकौपानतीर्थपात्राणि इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २३५ स्वेति हेति प्रयोगेण मन्त्रसंहितया पुनः शोधयेच्च पवित्राणि वाराणामेकविंशतिं
:n 1 sadyojātena ca hṛdā cottare vāmanīyakamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / sadyojātena ca hṛdā cottare dhāma niṣphalamiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 phalamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 daṇḍākṣasūtrakaupānatīrthapātrāṇi iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 235 sveti heti prayogeṇa mantrasaṃhitayā punaḥ śodhayecca pavitrāṇi vārāṇāmekaviṃśatiṃ
[apparatus: 1. 'sadyojātena ca hṛdā cottare vāmanīyakam' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha; 'sadyojātena ca hṛdā cottare dhāma niṣphalam' is the reading of the manuscript marked ga. 2. 'phalam' is the reading of kha. 3. 'daṇḍākṣasūtrakaupānatīrthapātrāṇi' is the reading of the manuscript marked ṅa. p. 235] — with the application of 'sva' and 'ha', and again with the mantra-collection, he should purify the purificatory strands twenty-one times.
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AgP 78.49
गृहादि वेष्टयेत्सूत्रैर् गन्धाद्यं (१) रवये ददेत् पूजिताय समाचम्य(२) कृतन्यासः कृतार्घ्यकः
gṛhādi veṣṭayetsūtrair gandhādyaṃ (1) ravaye dadet pūjitāya samācamya(2) kṛtanyāsaḥ kṛtārghyakaḥ
He should wind the house and the rest about with the threads; he should present scent and the rest to the Sun. When (the Sun) has been worshipped, having sipped water, having performed the placings (nyāsa) and the arghya offering,
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AgP 78.50
नन्द्यादिभ्यो ऽथ(३) गन्धाख्यं(४) वास्तोश्चाथ प्रविश्य च शस्त्रेभ्यो लोकपालेभ्यः स्वनाम्ना शिवकुम्भके
nandyādibhyo 'tha(3) gandhākhyaṃ(4) vāstoścātha praviśya ca śastrebhyo lokapālebhyaḥ svanāmnā śivakumbhake
then the scent-offering to Nandin and the others, and to Vāstu; and having entered, to the weapons, to the guardians of the quarters, each by its own name, in the Śiva-pot,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 78.51
वर्धन्यै विघ्नराजाय गुरवे ह्य् आत्मने यजेत् अथ सर्वौषधीलिप्तं धूपितं पुष्पदूर्वया
vardhanyai vighnarājāya gurave hy ātmane yajet atha sarvauṣadhīliptaṃ dhūpitaṃ puṣpadūrvayā
to Vardhanī, to the Lord of Obstacles, to the guru, and indeed to the self, he should offer worship. Then (the pavitraka), smeared with all the herbs, fumigated with incense, with flowers and dūrvā grass,
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AgP 78.52
आमन्त्र्य च पवित्रं(५) तत् विधायाञ्जलिमध्यगं ॐ समस्तविधिच्छिद्रपूरणे च विधिं प्रति
āmantrya ca pavitraṃ(5) tat vidhāyāñjalimadhyagaṃ oṃ samastavidhicchidrapūraṇe ca vidhiṃ prati
and having invoked that purificatory cord and placed it in the middle of his cupped hands: "Oṃ, for the filling up of every defect in the rite, and with regard to the rite,
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AgP 78.53
प्रभवमन्त्रयामि त्वां त्वदिच्छावाप्तिकारिकां तत्सिद्धिमनुजानीहि यजतश्चिदचित्पते
prabhavamantrayāmi tvāṃ tvadicchāvāptikārikāṃ tatsiddhimanujānīhi yajataścidacitpate
I invoke you as the powerful one, the bringer about of the attainment of your own will; grant that success to me who sacrifice, O lord of the conscious and the unconscious!
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AgP 78.54
सर्वथा सर्वदा शम्भो नमस्ते ऽस्तु प्रसीद मे आमन्त्रितो ऽसि देवेश सह देव्या गणेश्वरैः
sarvathā sarvadā śambho namaste 'stu prasīda me āmantrito 'si deveśa saha devyā gaṇeśvaraiḥ
In every way, at all times, O Śambhu, homage be to you; be gracious to me. You are invited, O lord of gods, together with the Goddess and the lords of the hosts,
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AgP 78.55
मन्त्रेशैर् लोकपालैश् च सहितः परिचारकैः(६) निमन्त्रयाम्यहन्तुभ्यं प्रभाते तु पवित्रकं
mantreśair lokapālaiś ca sahitaḥ paricārakaiḥ(6) nimantrayāmyahantubhyaṃ prabhāte tu pavitrakaṃ
accompanied by the mantra-lords, by the guardians of the quarters, and by the attendants — I invite you; and at dawn the pavitraka (rite)
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AgP 78.56
नियमञ्च करिष्यामि परमेश तवाज्ञया इत्येवन्देवमामन्त्र्य रेचकेनामृतीकृतं
niyamañca kariṣyāmi parameśa tavājñayā ityevandevamāmantrya recakenāmṛtīkṛtaṃ
and the observance I shall perform, O supreme lord, by your permission." Having thus invited the god, (the cord,) rendered immortal by the exhalation-breath,
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AgP 78.57
शिवान्तं मूलमुच्चार्य तच्छिवाय निवेदयेत् :न् १ गन्धाख्यमिति ख, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपठः २ पूजनार्थं समाचम्य इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ रव्यादिभ्यो ऽथेति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ गन्धाद्यमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ५ आमन्त्रणपवित्रमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ६ परिवारकैविति ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २३६ जपं स्तोत्रं प्रमाणञ्च कृत्वा शम्भुं क्षमापयेत्
śivāntaṃ mūlamuccārya tacchivāya nivedayet :n 1 gandhākhyamiti kha, ga, cihnitapustakadvayapaṭhaḥ 2 pūjanārthaṃ samācamya iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 ravyādibhyo 'theti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 gandhādyamiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 5 āmantraṇapavitramiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 6 parivārakaiviti ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 236 japaṃ stotraṃ pramāṇañca kṛtvā śambhuṃ kṣamāpayet
having uttered the root-mantra ending in "śivāya", he should present it to Śiva. [apparatus: 1. 'gandhākhyam' is the reading of the two manuscripts marked kha and ga. 2. 'pūjanārthaṃ samācamya' is the reading of ṅa. 3. 'ravyādibhyo 'tha' is the reading of ga. 4. 'gandhādyam' is the reading of ṅa. 5. 'āmantraṇapavitram' is the reading of kha. 6. 'parivārakaiḥ' is the reading of ga and ṅa. p. 236] Having performed the recitation, the hymn of praise, and the (declaration of) measure, he should beg Śambhu's forgiveness.
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AgP 78.58
हुत्वा चरोस्तृतीयांशं तद्दद्दीत शिवाग्नये(१) दिग्वासिभ्यो दिगीशेभ्यो भूतमातृगणेभ्य उ(२)
hutvā carostṛtīyāṃśaṃ taddaddīta śivāgnaye(1) digvāsibhyo digīśebhyo bhūtamātṛgaṇebhya u(2)
Having offered as oblation a third part of the caru, he should give that to the fire of Śiva — to the dwellers in the quarters, to the lords of the quarters, and to the hosts of spirits and mothers,
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AgP 78.59
रुद्रेभ्यो क्षेत्रपादिभ्यो(३) नमः स्वाहा बलिस्त्वयं दिङ्नागाद्यैश् च पूर्वादौ क्षेत्राय चाग्नये बलिः
rudrebhyo kṣetrapādibhyo(3) namaḥ svāhā balistvayaṃ diṅnāgādyaiś ca pūrvādau kṣetrāya cāgnaye baliḥ
"To the Rudras, to the field-protectors and the rest, homage, svāhā, this is the offering" — and with the serpents of the quarters and the rest, beginning in the east; the offering is to the Field(-lord) and to Agni.
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AgP 78.60
समाचम्य विधिच्छिद्रपूरकं होममाचरेत् पूर्णां व्याहृतिहोमञ्च कृत्वा रुन्धीत पावकं
samācamya vidhicchidrapūrakaṃ homamācaret pūrṇāṃ vyāhṛtihomañca kṛtvā rundhīta pāvakaṃ
Having sipped water, he should perform the oblation that fills up the gaps in the rite; and having made the full oblation and the vyāhṛti-oblation, he should shut off the fire.
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AgP 78.61
तत ओमग्नये स्वाहा स्वाहा सोमाय चैव हि ओमग्नीषोमाभ्यां स्वाहाग्नये स्विष्टकृते तथा
tata omagnaye svāhā svāhā somāya caiva hi omagnīṣomābhyāṃ svāhāgnaye sviṣṭakṛte tathā
Then: "Oṃ, to Agni, svāhā"; "svāhā to Soma" as well; "Oṃ, to Agni-and-Soma, svāhā"; and likewise "to Agni the maker of the right oblation (sviṣṭakṛt), (svāhā)."
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AgP 78.62
इत्याहुतिचतुष्कन्तु दत्वा कुर्यात्तु योजनां वह्निकुण्डार्चितं देवं मण्डलाभ्यर्चिते शिवे
ityāhuticatuṣkantu datvā kuryāttu yojanāṃ vahnikuṇḍārcitaṃ devaṃ maṇḍalābhyarcite śive
Having offered this set of four oblations, he should perform the joining: the god who has been worshipped in the fire-pit (is joined) to Śiva who has been worshipped in the maṇḍala.
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AgP 78.63
नाडीसन्धानरूपेण विधिना योजयेत्ततः वंशादिपात्रे विन्यस्य अस्त्रञ्च हृदयन्ततः
nāḍīsandhānarūpeṇa vidhinā yojayettataḥ vaṃśādipātre vinyasya astrañca hṛdayantataḥ
Then he should join (them) by the rite in the form of the connecting of the channels (nāḍī-saṃdhāna); having placed (the pavitras) in a vessel of bamboo or the like, (he should place) the weapon(-mantra) and then the heart(-mantra).
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AgP 78.64
अधिरोप्य पवित्राणि कलाभिर्वाथ मन्त्रयेत् षडङ्गं ब्रह्ममूलैर् वा हृद्धर्मास्त्रञ्च योजयेत्
adhiropya pavitrāṇi kalābhirvātha mantrayet ṣaḍaṅgaṃ brahmamūlair vā hṛddharmāstrañca yojayet
Having raised up the pavitras, he should consecrate them with mantras by the kalās, or with the six limbs (ṣaḍaṅga), or with the brahma-mantra roots; and he should apply the heart-, the dharma-, and the weapon-(mantras).
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AgP 78.65
विधाय सूत्रैः संवेष्ट्य पूजयित्वाङ्गसम्भवैः(४) रक्षार्थं जगदीशाय भक्तिनम्रः समर्पयेत्
vidhāya sūtraiḥ saṃveṣṭya pūjayitvāṅgasambhavaiḥ(4) rakṣārthaṃ jagadīśāya bhaktinamraḥ samarpayet
Having prepared (them), having wrapped (them) with threads, having worshipped (them) with the (mantras) arising from the limbs, bowed low in devotion he should present (them) to the Lord of the world for the sake of protection.
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AgP 78.66
पूजिते पुष्पधूपाद्यैर् दत्वा सिद्धान्तपुस्तके गुरोः पादान्तिकं गत्वा भक्त्या दद्यात् पवित्रकं
pūjite puṣpadhūpādyair datvā siddhāntapustake guroḥ pādāntikaṃ gatvā bhaktyā dadyāt pavitrakaṃ
When (the Lord) has been worshipped with flowers, incense and the rest, having given (a pavitra) upon the book of Siddhānta, he should go to the feet of the guru and with devotion give the pavitra.
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AgP 78.67
निर्गत्य वहिराचम्य गोमये मण्डलत्रये :न् १ शिवाज्ञया इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ भूतमातृगणेषु फडिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ रुद्रेभ्यः क्षेत्रपालेभ्य इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ पूजयित्वा ततः शिवमिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः । पूजयित्वाथ सञ्चरैर् इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् २३७ पञ्चगव्यञ्चरुन्दन्तधावनञ्च क्रमाद् यजेत्
nirgatya vahirācamya gomaye maṇḍalatraye :n 1 śivājñayā iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 bhūtamātṛgaṇeṣu phaḍiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 rudrebhyaḥ kṣetrapālebhya iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 pūjayitvā tataḥ śivamiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ / pūjayitvātha sañcarair iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 237 pañcagavyañcarundantadhāvanañca kramād yajet
Going out, sipping water outside, upon three maṇḍalas (drawn) in cow-dung he should in due order offer the five products of the cow, the mouth-rinsing water and the tooth-cleaning stick.
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AgP 78.68
आचान्तो मन्त्रसम्बद्धः कृतसङ्गीतजागरः स्वपेदन्तः स्मरन्नीशं बुभुक्षुर्दर्भसंस्तरे
ācānto mantrasambaddhaḥ kṛtasaṅgītajāgaraḥ svapedantaḥ smarannīśaṃ bubhukṣurdarbhasaṃstare
Having sipped water, bound to the mantra, having kept a vigil with music performed, one who desires enjoyment should sleep on a bed of darbha grass, remembering the Lord within.
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AgP 78.69
अनेनैव प्रकारेण मुमुक्षुरपि संविशेत् केवलम्भस्मशय्यायां सोपवासः समाहितः
anenaiva prakāreṇa mumukṣurapi saṃviśet kevalambhasmaśayyāyāṃ sopavāsaḥ samāhitaḥ
In just this same manner the seeker of liberation too should lie down, on a bed of ashes alone, fasting and with concentrated mind.
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