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Agni Purana — Chapter 97

AgP 97.1

:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे अधिवासनविधिर्नाम षण्णवतितमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {९७} :श् अथ सप्तनवतितमो ऽध्यायः शिवप्रतिष्ठाकथनं ईश्वर उवाच (३)प्रातर् नित्पविधिं कृत्वा द्वारपालप्रपूजनं प्रविश्य प्रग्विधानेन देहशुद्ध्यादिमाचरेत्

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe adhivāsanavidhirnāma ṣaṇṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {97} :ś atha saptanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ śivapratiṣṭhākathanaṃ īśvara uvāca (3)prātar nitpavidhiṃ kṛtvā dvārapālaprapūjanaṃ praviśya pragvidhānena dehaśuddhyādimācaret

[Thus ends the ninety-sixth chapter, called the rule of adhivāsana, in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa. Now the ninety-seventh chapter: the account of the installation of Śiva.] Īśvara said: In the morning, having performed the daily observance and the worship of the door-guardians, and having entered, he should carry out the purification of the body and the rest according to the aforesaid procedure.

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AgP 97.2

दिक्पतींश् च समभ्यर्च्य शिवकुम्भञ्च वर्धनीं :न् १ सत्याधिवासनमिति ज॥ २ दीक्षान्तञ्च समभ्यर्च्येति ज॥ ३ वासुदेव दयाशील लीलया मां समुद्धर । घरोद्धारे समर्थोसि ममोद्धारे कियञ्छ्रमः ॥ इति श्लोको ख॥ , छ॥ पुस्तकेधिकोत्रास्ति :प् ३२७ अष्टमुष्टिकया(१) लिङ्गं वह्निं सन्पर्प्य च क्रमात्

dikpatīṃś ca samabhyarcya śivakumbhañca vardhanīṃ :n 1 satyādhivāsanamiti ja.. 2 dīkṣāntañca samabhyarcyeti ja.. 3 vāsudeva dayāśīla līlayā māṃ samuddhara / gharoddhāre samarthosi mamoddhāre kiyañchramaḥ // iti śloko kha.. , cha.. pustakedhikotrāsti :p 327 aṣṭamuṣṭikayā(1) liṅgaṃ vahniṃ sanparpya ca kramāt

And having duly worshipped the lords of the directions, the Śiva-jar and the vardhanī-jar, and having gratified the liṅga and the fire in due order with the eight handfuls, [...]

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AgP 97.3

शिवाज्ञातस्ततो गच्छेत् प्रासादं शस्त्रमुच्चरन्(२) तद्गतान् प्रक्षिपेद्विघ्नान् हुम्फडन्तशराणुना(३)

śivājñātastato gacchet prāsādaṃ śastramuccaran(2) tadgatān prakṣipedvighnān humphaḍantaśarāṇunā(3)

Then, with Śiva's permission, he should go to the temple, uttering the weapon-mantra; with the arrow-aṇu (mantra) ending in huṃ phaṭ he should drive out the obstructing spirits that are there.

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AgP 97.4

न मध्ये स्थापयेल्लिङ्गं बेधदोषविशङ्कया तस्मान् मध्यं परित्यज्य यवार्धेन यवेन वा

na madhye sthāpayelliṅgaṃ bedhadoṣaviśaṅkayā tasmān madhyaṃ parityajya yavārdhena yavena vā

He should not set the liṅga in the exact centre, from fear of the fault of piercing; therefore, avoiding the centre by half a barleycorn or by a barleycorn,

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AgP 97.5

किञ्चिदीशानमाश्रित्य शिलां मध्ये निवेशयेत् मूलेन तामनन्ताख्यां सर्वाधारस्वरूपिणीं(४)

kiñcidīśānamāśritya śilāṃ madhye niveśayet mūlena tāmanantākhyāṃ sarvādhārasvarūpiṇīṃ(4)

inclining a little toward the northeast, he should set the slab in the middle; (he should set) it, called Ananta, having the nature of the support of all, with the root-mantra,

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AgP 97.6

सर्वगां सृष्टियोगेन विन्यसेदचलां शिलां अथवानेन मन्त्रेण शिवस्यासनरूपिणीं

sarvagāṃ sṛṣṭiyogena vinyasedacalāṃ śilāṃ athavānena mantreṇa śivasyāsanarūpiṇīṃ

all-pervading: he should lay down the immovable slab by the order of emission; or else, with the following mantra, (the slab) being the form of Śiva's seat:

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AgP 97.7

ॐ नमो व्यापिनि भगवति स्थिरे ऽचले ध्रुवे ह्रं लं ह्रीं स्वाहा(५) त्वया शिवाज्ञया शक्ते स्थातव्यमिह सन्ततं

oṃ namo vyāpini bhagavati sthire 'cale dhruve hraṃ laṃ hrīṃ svāhā(5) tvayā śivājñayā śakte sthātavyamiha santataṃ

"Oṃ, homage, O pervading one, O Blessed Lady, steady, unmoving, firm, hraṃ laṃ hrīṃ svāhā. By Śiva's command, O Śakti, you are to remain here continually."

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AgP 97.8

इत्युक्त्वा च समभ्यर्च्य(६) निरुध्याद्रौद्रमुद्रया(७) वज्रादीनि च रत्नानि तथोशीरादिकौषधीः

ityuktvā ca samabhyarcya(6) nirudhyādraudramudrayā(7) vajrādīni ca ratnāni tathośīrādikauṣadhīḥ

And having said this and worshipped (her), he should shut (it) fast with the terrible mudrā: diamonds and the other gems, likewise herbs such as uśīra,

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AgP 97.9

लोहान् हेमादिकांस्यन्तान् हरितालादिकांस् तथा धान्यप्रभृतिशस्त्रांश् च पूर्वमुक्ताननुक्रमात्

lohān hemādikāṃsyantān haritālādikāṃs tathā dhānyaprabhṛtiśastrāṃś ca pūrvamuktānanukramāt

metals from gold down to bell-metal, likewise orpiment and the rest, and grains and so forth and weapons, as previously stated, in order.

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AgP 97.10

प्रभारागत्वदेहत्ववीर्यशक्तिमयानिमान्(८) भावयेन्नेकचित्तस्तु लोकपालेशसंवरैः(९)

prabhārāgatvadehatvavīryaśaktimayānimān(8) bhāvayennekacittastu lokapāleśasaṃvaraiḥ(9)

With undistracted mind he should contemplate these as consisting of radiance, colour, embodiment, virility and power, together with the enclosures of the world-guardians and lords.

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AgP 97.11

पूर्वादिषु च गर्तेषु(१०) न्यसेदेकैकशः क्रमात्(११) :न् १ अष्टपुत्रियेति ख॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ च । अष्टपुष्पिकयेति ग॥ , ङ॥ , च ।अष्टपुष्टिकया इति ज॥ २ प्रासादमस्त्रमुच्चरन् इति ख॥ , ङ॥ च । प्रसादं शास्त्रमुच्चरन्निति ग॥ , ज॥ च ३ हुं फडन्तशिवात्मनेति ख॥ , ग॥ , छ॥ च । हुं फडन्तशिवाणुनेति ज॥ ४ सर्वाधानस्वरूपिणीमिति ज॥ ५ ह्रं लं ह्रं स्वाहेति ख॥ , छ॥ , च । ॐ ह्रां लं हां स्वाहेति ज॥ ६ इत्य् उक्त्वा तं समभ्यर्च्येति ख॥ , छ॥ च । इत्य् उन्मूलं समभ्यर्चेति ग॥ ।इत्य् उच्चार्य समभ्यर्च्येति ङ॥ ७ विरुन्ध्याद्रोधमुद्रयेति ख॥ , ग॥ , ङ॥ च ८ वीर्याशक्तिमनुक्रमादिति घ॥ ९ लोकपालेशसञ्चरैर् इति घ॥ १० पूर्वादिवत्स्वगर्तेषु इति ङ॥ ११ प्रभारागेत्यादिः न्यसेदेकैकशः क्रमादिति पाठः, छपुस्तके नास्ति :प् ३२८ हेमजं तारजं कूर्मं वृषं वा द्वारसम्मुखं(१)

pūrvādiṣu ca garteṣu(10) nyasedekaikaśaḥ kramāt(11) :n 1 aṣṭaputriyeti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. ca / aṣṭapuṣpikayeti ga.. , ṅa.. , ca /aṣṭapuṣṭikayā iti ja.. 2 prāsādamastramuccaran iti kha.. , ṅa.. ca / prasādaṃ śāstramuccaranniti ga.. , ja.. ca 3 huṃ phaḍantaśivātmaneti kha.. , ga.. , cha.. ca / huṃ phaḍantaśivāṇuneti ja.. 4 sarvādhānasvarūpiṇīmiti ja.. 5 hraṃ laṃ hraṃ svāheti kha.. , cha.. , ca / oṃ hrāṃ laṃ hāṃ svāheti ja.. 6 ity uktvā taṃ samabhyarcyeti kha.. , cha.. ca / ity unmūlaṃ samabhyarceti ga.. /ity uccārya samabhyarcyeti ṅa.. 7 virundhyādrodhamudrayeti kha.. , ga.. , ṅa.. ca 8 vīryāśaktimanukramāditi gha.. 9 lokapāleśasañcarair iti gha.. 10 pūrvādivatsvagarteṣu iti ṅa.. 11 prabhārāgetyādiḥ nyasedekaikaśaḥ kramāditi pāṭhaḥ, chapustake nāsti :p 328 hemajaṃ tārajaṃ kūrmaṃ vṛṣaṃ vā dvārasammukhaṃ(1)

And in the pits beginning with the eastern one he should deposit them one by one in order. [...] a tortoise or a bull made of gold or of silver, facing the door,

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AgP 97.12

सरित्तटमृदा युक्तं पर्वताग्रमृदाथवा(२) प्रक्षिपेन्मध्यगर्तादौ(३) यद्वा मेरुं सुवर्णजं

sarittaṭamṛdā yuktaṃ parvatāgramṛdāthavā(2) prakṣipenmadhyagartādau(3) yadvā meruṃ suvarṇajaṃ

mixed with clay from a river bank, or else with clay from a mountain peak — he should cast (it) into the central pit and the rest; or else a Meru made of gold,

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AgP 97.13

मधूकाक्षतसंयुक्तमञ्जनेन समन्वितं पृथिवीं राजतीं यद्वा यद्वा हेमसमुद्भवां

madhūkākṣatasaṃyuktamañjanena samanvitaṃ pṛthivīṃ rājatīṃ yadvā yadvā hemasamudbhavāṃ

joined with madhūka blossoms and unbroken rice grains, and provided with collyrium; or an earth (image) of silver, or one produced from gold,

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AgP 97.14

सर्ववीजसुवर्णाभ्यां समायुक्तां विनिक्षिपेत्(४) स्वर्णजं राजतं वापि सर्वलोहसमुद्भवं(५)

sarvavījasuvarṇābhyāṃ samāyuktāṃ vinikṣipet(4) svarṇajaṃ rājataṃ vāpi sarvalohasamudbhavaṃ(5)

joined with all seeds and with gold — this he should deposit; or (an object) made of gold, or of silver, or produced from all the metals,

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AgP 97.15

सुवर्णं कृशरायुक्तं पद्मनालं(६) ततो न्यसेत् देवदेवस्य शक्त्यादिमूर्तिपर्यन्तमासनं

suvarṇaṃ kṛśarāyuktaṃ padmanālaṃ(6) tato nyaset devadevasya śaktyādimūrtiparyantamāsanaṃ

gold together with kṛśara gruel, and a lotus-stalk — these he should then set down; the seat of the God of gods, extending from Śakti up to the Mūrti,

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AgP 97.16

प्रकल्प्य पायसेनाथ लिप्त्वा(७) गुग्गुलुनाथवा श्वभ्रमाच्छाद्य वस्त्रेण तनुत्रेणास्त्ररक्षितं(८)

prakalpya pāyasenātha liptvā(7) guggulunāthavā śvabhramācchādya vastreṇa tanutreṇāstrarakṣitaṃ(8)

having prepared (it), and then having smeared (it) with milk-rice or with guggulu, having covered the pit with a cloth, guarded by the weapon-mantra as an armour,

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AgP 97.17

दिक्पतिभ्यो बलिं(९) दत्वा समाचान्तो ऽथ देशिकः शेवेन वा शिलाश्वभ्रसङ्गदोषनिवृत्तये(१०)

dikpatibhyo baliṃ(9) datvā samācānto 'tha deśikaḥ śevena vā śilāśvabhrasaṅgadoṣanivṛttaye(10)

having given the offering to the lords of the directions, the preceptor, having sipped water, then — with the Śiva-mantra, for the removal of the fault of the joining of slab and pit,

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AgP 97.18

शस्त्रेण वा शतं सम्यग् जुहुयात् पूर्णया सह :न् १ द्वारसम्पुटमिति ग। २ मृदा पुन इति ग॥ ३ मध्यगर्तायामिति ख॥ , घ॥ , ङ॥ च ४ मधूकाक्षतेत्त्यादिः, विनिक्षिपेदित्यन्तः पाठो ग॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ५ सर्वलोहसमन्वितमिति ग॥ ६ पञ्चधान्यमिति ख॥ , घ॥ च ७ लिप्तेति घ॥ , ङ॥ च ८ श्वभ्रमाच्छाद्य वस्त्रेण तन्मात्रेण स्वरक्षितमिति ख॥ , ङ॥ च ।यन्त्रमाच्छाद्य शस्त्रेण तनुत्रेण स्वरक्षितमिति ज॥ ।श्वभ्रेत्त्यादिपाठो छ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ९ दिक्पालादिभ्यो बलिमिति ड॥ १० शिलास्तत्र सङ्गदोषनिवृत्तये इति घ॥ , ज॥ च शिलाश्वभ्रमङ्गदोषवृत्तये इति ख॥ , छ॥ च :प् ३२९ एकैकाहुतिदानेन सन्तर्प्य वास्तुदेवताः

śastreṇa vā śataṃ samyag juhuyāt pūrṇayā saha :n 1 dvārasampuṭamiti ga. 2 mṛdā puna iti ga.. 3 madhyagartāyāmiti kha.. , gha.. , ṅa.. ca 4 madhūkākṣatettyādiḥ, vinikṣipedityantaḥ pāṭho ga.. pustake nāsti 5 sarvalohasamanvitamiti ga.. 6 pañcadhānyamiti kha.. , gha.. ca 7 lipteti gha.. , ṅa.. ca 8 śvabhramācchādya vastreṇa tanmātreṇa svarakṣitamiti kha.. , ṅa.. ca /yantramācchādya śastreṇa tanutreṇa svarakṣitamiti ja.. /śvabhrettyādipāṭho cha.. pustake nāsti 9 dikpālādibhyo balimiti ḍa.. 10 śilāstatra saṅgadoṣanivṛttaye iti gha.. , ja.. ca śilāśvabhramaṅgadoṣavṛttaye iti kha.. , cha.. ca :p 329 ekaikāhutidānena santarpya vāstudevatāḥ

or with the weapon-mantra — should properly offer a hundred oblations together with the full oblation. [...] gratifying the vāstu deities by the giving of one oblation each,

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AgP 97.19

समुत्थाप्य हृदादेवमासनं मङ्गलादिभिः गुरुर्देवाग्रतो गच्छेन्मूर्तिपैश् च दिशि स्थितैः(१)

samutthāpya hṛdādevamāsanaṃ maṅgalādibhiḥ gururdevāgrato gacchenmūrtipaiś ca diśi sthitaiḥ(1)

and having thus raised up the seat with the heart-mantra, amid auspicious rites and the like, the preceptor should walk in front of the deity, with the mūrti-bearers stationed in the (several) directions.

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AgP 97.20

चतुर्भिः सह कर्तव्या देवयज्ञस्य(२) पृष्ठतः प्रासादादि(३) परिभ्रम्य भद्राख्यद्वारसम्मुखं

caturbhiḥ saha kartavyā devayajñasya(2) pṛṣṭhataḥ prāsādādi(3) paribhramya bhadrākhyadvārasammukhaṃ

Together with the four (bearers) it is to be done behind the sacrifice of the deity; having circumambulated the temple and the rest, facing the door called Bhadra,

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AgP 97.21

लिङ्गं संस्थाप्य दत्वार्घ्यं प्रासादं सन्निवेशयेत्(४) द्वारेण द्वारबन्धेन द्वारदेशेन तच्छिला

liṅgaṃ saṃsthāpya datvārghyaṃ prāsādaṃ sanniveśayet(4) dvāreṇa dvārabandhena dvāradeśena tacchilā

Having set up the liṅga and offered the arghya, (he) should install (it) in the temple; by the door, by the doorframe, by the door-place — that slab...

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AgP 97.22

द्वारबन्धे शिखाशून्ये तदर्धेनाथ तदृते(५) वर्जयन्(६) द्वारसंस्पर्शं द्वारेणैव महेश्वरं

dvārabandhe śikhāśūnye tadardhenātha tadṛte(5) varjayan(6) dvārasaṃsparśaṃ dvāreṇaiva maheśvaraṃ

When the doorframe is without a crest (śikhā), then by half of that, or without that; avoiding contact with the door, (he should bring in) Maheśvara through the door itself.

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AgP 97.23

देवगृहसमारम्भे कोणेनापि प्रवेशयेत् अयमेव विधिर्ज्ञेयो व्यक्तलिङ्गे ऽपि सर्वतः

devagṛhasamārambhe koṇenāpi praveśayet ayameva vidhirjñeyo vyaktaliṅge 'pi sarvataḥ

At the beginning (of the construction) of the god's house, (he) may bring (it) in even by a corner; this same rule is to be known in every respect also for a manifest (vyakta) liṅga.

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AgP 97.24

गृहे प्रवेशनं द्वारे लोकैर् अपि समीरितं अपद्वारप्रवेशेन विदुर्गोत्रक्षयं गृहं(७)

gṛhe praveśanaṃ dvāre lokair api samīritaṃ apadvārapraveśena vidurgotrakṣayaṃ gṛhaṃ(7)

Entry into a house is (made) at the door — this is declared even by ordinary people; by entering through a non-door (i.e. improperly) they consider the house to be one that destroys the lineage.

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AgP 97.25

अथ पीठे(८) च संस्थाप्य लिङ्गं द्वारस्य सम्मुखं तूर्यमङ्गलनिर्घेषैर् दूर्वाक्षतसमन्वितं

atha pīṭhe(8) ca saṃsthāpya liṅgaṃ dvārasya sammukhaṃ tūryamaṅgalanirgheṣair dūrvākṣatasamanvitaṃ

Then, having set the liṅga on the pedestal facing the door, with auspicious sounds of musical instruments, accompanied by dūrvā grass and unhusked rice,

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AgP 97.26

समुत्तिष्ठं हृदेत्युक्त्वा महापाशुपतं पठेत् :न् १ मूर्तिपैः स्वदिशि स्थितैर् इति ज॥ २ बन्धुभिः सह कर्तव्या देवयानस्येति ख॥ । बन्धुभिः सहकारे च देवालयस्य इति ग॥ , ज॥ च ३ प्रासादार्धमिति ज॥ ४ सम्प्रवेशयेदिति घ॥ ५ तदर्धेनाथ घातयेत् इति झ॥ । तदर्धेनाथ तत्सुते इति ग॥ । तदर्धेनाथ तद्यतिमिति घ॥ । तदर्धे वाथ तत्सुतमिति ज॥ । तदर्धे नाथ तद्युते इति ङ॥ ६ बन्धने इति ख॥ । बन्ध्यन् इति घ॥ । रक्षयन् इति झ॥ । वर्जयेदिति छ॥ ७ वित्तगोत्रक्षयं गुहमिति ग॥ ८ अथ चैवं इति ज॥ , झ॥ , घ॥ च :प् ३३० अपनीय घटं श्वभ्राद्(१) देशिको मूर्तिपैः सह

samuttiṣṭhaṃ hṛdetyuktvā mahāpāśupataṃ paṭhet :n 1 mūrtipaiḥ svadiśi sthitair iti ja.. 2 bandhubhiḥ saha kartavyā devayānasyeti kha.. / bandhubhiḥ sahakāre ca devālayasya iti ga.. , ja.. ca 3 prāsādārdhamiti ja.. 4 sampraveśayediti gha.. 5 tadardhenātha ghātayet iti jha.. / tadardhenātha tatsute iti ga.. / tadardhenātha tadyatimiti gha.. / tadardhe vātha tatsutamiti ja.. / tadardhe nātha tadyute iti ṅa.. 6 bandhane iti kha.. / bandhyan iti gha.. / rakṣayan iti jha.. / varjayediti cha.. 7 vittagotrakṣayaṃ guhamiti ga.. 8 atha caivaṃ iti ja.. , jha.. , gha.. ca :p 330 apanīya ghaṭaṃ śvabhrād(1) deśiko mūrtipaiḥ saha

having said "Rise up" with the Heart (mantra), (he) should recite the Mahāpāśupata. ... Having removed the pot from the pit, the officiant together with the image-bearers,

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AgP 97.27

मन्त्रं सन्धारयित्वा तु(२) विलिप्तं(३) कुङ्कुमादिभिः शक्तिशक्तिमतोरैक्यं ध्यात्वा चैव तु रक्षितं(४)

mantraṃ sandhārayitvā tu(2) viliptaṃ(3) kuṅkumādibhiḥ śaktiśaktimatoraikyaṃ dhyātvā caiva tu rakṣitaṃ(4)

and having fixed the mantra (in it), (the liṅga) being smeared with saffron and the rest, and having meditated on the unity of Śakti and the possessor of Śakti, and (it being) guarded,

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AgP 97.28

लयान्तं(५) मूलमुच्चार्य स्पृष्ट्वा श्वभ्रे निवेशयेत्(५) अंशेन ब्रह्मभागस्य यद्वा अंशद्वयेन च

layāntaṃ(5) mūlamuccārya spṛṣṭvā śvabhre niveśayet(5) aṃśena brahmabhāgasya yadvā aṃśadvayena ca

having uttered the root-mantra ending in dissolution (laya), and having touched (it), (he) should set (it) in the pit — by one part of the Brahmā-portion, or by two parts,

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AgP 97.29

अर्धेन वाष्टमांशेन सर्वस्याथ प्रवेशनं(७) विधाय सीसकं नाभिदीर्घाभिः(८) सुसमाहितः

ardhena vāṣṭamāṃśena sarvasyātha praveśanaṃ(7) vidhāya sīsakaṃ nābhidīrghābhiḥ(8) susamāhitaḥ

or by half, or by an eighth part — thus the insertion of the whole; having laid down lead (or fixed the lead) with the long (vowel-mantras) of the navel, well-composed,

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AgP 97.30

श्वभ्रं(९) वालुकयापुर्य ब्रूयात् स्थिरीभवेति च(१०) ततो लिङ्गे स्थिरीभूते ध्यात्वा(११) सकलरूपिणं

śvabhraṃ(9) vālukayāpurya brūyāt sthirībhaveti ca(10) tato liṅge sthirībhūte dhyātvā(11) sakalarūpiṇaṃ

having filled the pit with sand, (he) should say "Become firm"; then, when the liṅga has become firm, having meditated on (Śiva) as possessing all his parts (sakala),

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AgP 97.31

मूलमुच्चार्य शक्त्यन्तं सृष्ट्या च निष्कलं(१२) न्यसेत् स्थाप्यमानं यदा लिङ्गं याम्यां दिशमथाश्रयेत्(१३)

mūlamuccārya śaktyantaṃ sṛṣṭyā ca niṣkalaṃ(12) nyaset sthāpyamānaṃ yadā liṅgaṃ yāmyāṃ diśamathāśrayet(13)

having uttered the root-mantra up to Śakti, (he) should install the partless (niṣkala) by way of emission (sṛṣṭi). When the liṅga being installed inclines toward the southern direction,

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AgP 97.32

तत्तद्दिगीशमन्त्रेण पूर्णान्तं दक्षिणान्वितं :न् १ घटं तत्र इति झ॥ २ मन्त्रं सन्धारयित्वाथ इति ख॥ । पत्रस्थं धारयित्वा तु, इति घ॥ ३ सुलिप्तमिति ग॥ ४ लक्षितमिति घ॥ , ज॥ , झ॥ , च ५ नमोन्तमिति ड॥ ६ शक्तिमुद्रे निवेशयेदिति ज॥ ७ अर्धेन चाष्टमांशेन सर्वस्याधः प्रवेशनम् इति ज॥ ८ सीसकं वाग्भिर्दीर्घाभिरिति छ॥ । सीसकं चापि दीर्घारिति ज॥ ९ अथेति क॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ च १० लयामन्तमित्यादिः, स्थिरीभवेति च इत्य् अन्तः सार्धश्लोकद्वयात्मकः पाठो झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ११ ध्यायेदिति घ॥ १२ सृष्ट्यादिविकलमिति झ॥ । सृष्ट्यादिनिष्फलमिति ख॥ , घ॥ , च । सृष्ट्यादि निष्फलमिति ग॥ , ड॥ च १३ ततो लिङ्गे इत्य् आदिः, दिशमथाश्रयेदित्यन्तः पाठो ज॥ पुस्तके नास्ति :प् ३३१ सव्ये स्थाने च वक्रे च(१) चलिते स्फुटितेपि वा

tattaddigīśamantreṇa pūrṇāntaṃ dakṣiṇānvitaṃ :n 1 ghaṭaṃ tatra iti jha.. 2 mantraṃ sandhārayitvātha iti kha.. / patrasthaṃ dhārayitvā tu, iti gha.. 3 suliptamiti ga.. 4 lakṣitamiti gha.. , ja.. , jha.. , ca 5 namontamiti ḍa.. 6 śaktimudre niveśayediti ja.. 7 ardhena cāṣṭamāṃśena sarvasyādhaḥ praveśanam iti ja.. 8 sīsakaṃ vāgbhirdīrghābhiriti cha.. / sīsakaṃ cāpi dīrghāriti ja.. 9 atheti ka.. , ṅa.. , cha.. ca 10 layāmantamityādiḥ, sthirībhaveti ca ity antaḥ sārdhaślokadvayātmakaḥ pāṭho jha.. pustake nāsti 11 dhyāyediti gha.. 12 sṛṣṭyādivikalamiti jha.. / sṛṣṭyādiniṣphalamiti kha.. , gha.. , ca / sṛṣṭyādi niṣphalamiti ga.. , ḍa.. ca 13 tato liṅge ity ādiḥ, diśamathāśrayedityantaḥ pāṭho ja.. pustake nāsti :p 331 savye sthāne ca vakre ca(1) calite sphuṭitepi vā

with the mantra of the lord of that respective direction, ending in 'pūrṇa' and joined with 'dakṣiṇa'... (if it inclines) to the left, or in its place, or crooked, or shifted, or even cracked,

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AgP 97.33

जुहुयान् मूलमन्त्रेण बहुरूपेण(२) वा शतं कुञ्चान्येष्वपि दोषेषु शिवशान्तिं समाश्रयेत्(३)

juhuyān mūlamantreṇa bahurūpeṇa(2) vā śataṃ kuñcānyeṣvapi doṣeṣu śivaśāntiṃ samāśrayet(3)

(he) should offer a hundred oblations with the root-mantra or with the Bahurūpa (mantra); in other defects too, such as bending, he should resort to the Śiva-pacification (rite).

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AgP 97.34

युक्तं न्यासादिभिर्लिङ्गं(४) कुर्वन्नेवं न दोषभाक् पीठबन्धमतः कृत्वा लक्षणस्यांशलक्षणं(५)

yuktaṃ nyāsādibhirliṅgaṃ(4) kurvannevaṃ na doṣabhāk pīṭhabandhamataḥ kṛtvā lakṣaṇasyāṃśalakṣaṇaṃ(5)

Acting thus with the liṅga furnished with the placements (nyāsa) and the rest, (he) does not incur fault; then, having made the fastening of the pedestal, (and) the part-measurement of the measurement,

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AgP 97.35

गौरीमन्त्रं लयं नीत्वा सृष्ट्या पिण्डीञ्च विन्यसेत् सम्पूर्य पार्श्वसंसिद्धिं वालुकावज्रलेपनं(६)

gaurīmantraṃ layaṃ nītvā sṛṣṭyā piṇḍīñca vinyaset sampūrya pārśvasaṃsiddhiṃ vālukāvajralepanaṃ(6)

having led the Gaurī-mantra to dissolution, (he) should also set down the piṇḍī by way of emission; having filled (it) up, (there is) the fitting together of the sides, the sand-and-adamant plastering.

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AgP 97.36

ततो मूर्तिधरैः सार्धं गुरुः शान्तिं घटोर्ध्वतः संस्थाप्य कलशैर् अन्यैस्तद्वत्(७) पञ्चामृतादिभिः

tato mūrtidharaiḥ sārdhaṃ guruḥ śāntiṃ ghaṭordhvataḥ saṃsthāpya kalaśair anyaistadvat(7) pañcāmṛtādibhiḥ

Then the teacher, together with the bearers of the images, having set the pacification (water) above the pot, and with other jars likewise, with the five nectars and the rest,

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AgP 97.37

विलिप्य चन्दनाद्यैश् च(८) सम्पूज्य जगदीश्वरं उमामहेशमन्त्राभ्यां तौ स्पृशेल्लिङ्गमुद्रया

vilipya candanādyaiś ca(8) sampūjya jagadīśvaraṃ umāmaheśamantrābhyāṃ tau spṛśelliṅgamudrayā

and having anointed (it) with sandal-paste and the like and worshipped the Lord of the world, with the two mantras of Umā and Maheśa (he) should touch those two with the liṅga-mudrā.

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AgP 97.38

ततस्त्रितत्त्वविन्यासं षडर्चादिपुरःसरं(९) कृत्वा मूर्तिं तदीशानामङ्गानां ब्रह्मणामथ

tatastritattvavinyāsaṃ ṣaḍarcādipuraḥsaraṃ(9) kṛtvā mūrtiṃ tadīśānāmaṅgānāṃ brahmaṇāmatha

Then, having performed the placing of the three tattvas, preceded by the six worships and the rest, (and having placed) the image, its lords, the ancillary (mantras), and the Brahmā-(mantras),

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AgP 97.39

ज्ञानी लिङ्गे(१०) क्रियापीठे विनास्य स्नापयेत्ततः गन्धैर् विलिप्य सन्धूप्य व्यापित्वे शिवे न्यसेत्

jñānī liṅge(10) kriyāpīṭhe vināsya snāpayettataḥ gandhair vilipya sandhūpya vyāpitve śive nyaset

the knowing one (jñānī), having placed (them) in the liṅga and the action (kriyā) in the pedestal, should then bathe (it); having anointed (it) with fragrances and fumigated (it), he should install (it) in Śiva in his all-pervading state.

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AgP 97.40

स्रग्धूपदीपनैवेद्यैर् हृदयेन फलानि च :न् १ वक्रेणेति ख॥ २ चतूरूपेण इति झ॥ ३ स्थाप्यमानमित्यादिः, शान्तं समाश्रयत् इत्य् अन्तः पाठी ग॥ , ङ॥ , पुस्तके नास्ति ४ उक्तन्यासविधिं लिङ्गे इति ख॥ । उक्तन्यासविधौ लिङ्गे इति ग॥ ५ पीठ बन्धमधः कृत्वा कुर्वन्नेव न दोषभाक् इति ख॥ , ग॥ च । पीठ बन्धमतः कृत्वा लक्षणस्याङ्गलक्षणमिति घ॥ ६ पार्श्वसिद्धिं च वालुकाव्रजलेपनमिति ज॥ ७ सप्तारन्यकलशैर् अन्यैः स्तुत्वा इति झ॥ ८ चतुराज्यैश् च इति झ॥ ९ षडर्घादिपुरःसरमिति झ॥ । षडग्रादिपुरःसरमिति ख॥ १० ज्ञानलिङ्गे इति झ॥ :प् ३३२ विनिवेद्य यथाशक्ति समाचम्य महेश्वरं

sragdhūpadīpanaivedyair hṛdayena phalāni ca :n 1 vakreṇeti kha.. 2 catūrūpeṇa iti jha.. 3 sthāpyamānamityādiḥ, śāntaṃ samāśrayat ity antaḥ pāṭhī ga.. , ṅa.. , pustake nāsti 4 uktanyāsavidhiṃ liṅge iti kha.. / uktanyāsavidhau liṅge iti ga.. 5 pīṭha bandhamadhaḥ kṛtvā kurvanneva na doṣabhāk iti kha.. , ga.. ca / pīṭha bandhamataḥ kṛtvā lakṣaṇasyāṅgalakṣaṇamiti gha.. 6 pārśvasiddhiṃ ca vālukāvrajalepanamiti ja.. 7 saptāranyakalaśair anyaiḥ stutvā iti jha.. 8 caturājyaiś ca iti jha.. 9 ṣaḍarghādipuraḥsaramiti jha.. / ṣaḍagrādipuraḥsaramiti kha.. 10 jñānaliṅge iti jha.. :p 332 vinivedya yathāśakti samācamya maheśvaraṃ

With garlands, incense, lamps and food-offerings, and with fruits, by means of the Heart (mantra), having presented (them) to Maheśvara according to his ability, and having sipped water,

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AgP 97.41

दत्वार्घं च जपं कृत्वा(१) निवेद्य वरदे करे(२) चन्द्रार्कतारकं यावन् मन्त्रेण शैवमूर्तिपैः(३)

datvārghaṃ ca japaṃ kṛtvā(1) nivedya varade kare(2) candrārkatārakaṃ yāvan mantreṇa śaivamūrtipaiḥ(3)

And having given the arghya and performed the muttering, having offered (it) into the boon-granting hand — "for as long as moon, sun and stars (endure)" — with the mantra, together with the guardians of the (divine) forms (mūrtipas).

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AgP 97.42

स्वेच्छयैव त्वया नाथ स्थातव्यमिह मन्दिरे प्रणम्येव वहिर्गत्वा(४) हृदा वा प्रणवेन वा

svecchayaiva tvayā nātha sthātavyamiha mandire praṇamyeva vahirgatvā(4) hṛdā vā praṇavena vā

"By your own will, O Lord, you are to remain here in this temple." Having bowed, he should go outside, (reciting) either with the heart-(mantra) or with the praṇava.

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AgP 97.43

संस्थाप्य वृषभं पश्चात् पूर्ववद्वलिमाचरेत् न्यूनादिदोषमोषाय(५) ततो मृत्युजिता शतं

saṃsthāpya vṛṣabhaṃ paścāt pūrvavadvalimācaret nyūnādidoṣamoṣāya(5) tato mṛtyujitā śataṃ

Having afterwards installed the bull, he should offer the bali as before; then, for the removal of the defects of deficiency and the rest, a hundred (oblations) with the Mṛtyujit (mantra).

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AgP 97.44

शिवेन सशिवो हुत्वा शान्त्यर्थं पायसेन च ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतं यच्च तत् पूरय महाविभो(६)

śivena saśivo hutvā śāntyarthaṃ pāyasena ca jñānājñānakṛtaṃ yacca tat pūraya mahāvibho(6)

Being himself Śiva, having offered oblation with the Śiva (mantra) and with milk-rice for the sake of appeasement: "Whatever has been done knowingly or unknowingly, make all that complete, O greatly mighty one."

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AgP 97.45

हिरण्यपशुभूम्यादि(७) गीतवाद्यादिहेतवे अम्बिकेशाय तद् भक्त्या शक्त्या सर्वं निवेदयेत्

hiraṇyapaśubhūmyādi(7) gītavādyādihetave ambikeśāya tad bhaktyā śaktyā sarvaṃ nivedayet

Gold, cattle, land and the like, for the sake of song, music and so forth — all that he should offer to the Lord of Ambikā with devotion, according to his ability.

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AgP 97.46

दानं महोत्सवं पश्चात् कुर्याद्दिनचतुष्टयं त्रिसन्ध्यं त्रिदिनं मन्त्री होमयेन् मूर्तिपैः सह

dānaṃ mahotsavaṃ paścāt kuryāddinacatuṣṭayaṃ trisandhyaṃ tridinaṃ mantrī homayen mūrtipaiḥ saha

Afterwards he should hold a gift-giving and a great festival for four days; for three days, at the three junctures of the day, the mantra-adept should offer homa together with the guardians of the (divine) forms.

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AgP 97.47

चतुर्थेहनि पूर्णाञ्च चरुकं बहुरूपिणा निवेद्य सर्वकुण्डेषु सम्पाताहुतिसोधितम्(८)

caturthehani pūrṇāñca carukaṃ bahurūpiṇā nivedya sarvakuṇḍeṣu sampātāhutisodhitam(8)

On the fourth day, having offered the full (oblation) and the caru with the Bahurūpin (mantra), purified by the sampāta-oblations in all the fire-pits.

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AgP 97.48

दिनचतुष्टयं यावत्तन्निर्माल्यन्तदूर्धतः निर्माल्यापनयं कृत्वा स्नापयित्वा तु(९) पूजयेत्

dinacatuṣṭayaṃ yāvattannirmālyantadūrdhataḥ nirmālyāpanayaṃ kṛtvā snāpayitvā tu(9) pūjayet

For as long as the four days (last), that (offering) is nirmālya; after that, having removed the nirmālya and bathed (the liṅga), he should worship.

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AgP 97.49

पूजा सामान्यलिङ्गेषु कार्या साधारणाणुभिः(१०) :न् १ जलं हुत्वा इति ग॥ २ निवेद्य वरदेवके इति ज॥ ३ मन्त्रेशैर् मूर्तिपैः सह इति झ॥ । मन्त्रेशैर् मूर्तिजैः सह इति घ॥ ४ वहिष्कृत्वा इति झ॥ । वहिर्हत्वा इति घ॥ ५ न्यूनादिदोषमोक्षायेति ज॥ । न्यानादिदोषनाशायेति ङ॥ ६ महाप्रभो इति झ॥ ७ हिरण्यवस्त्रधूपादि इति झ॥ ८ पायसाहुतिसोधितमिति झ॥ । सम्पाताहुतिशोधनमिति ग॥ ९ स्नापयित्वा च इति ग॥ १० साधारणांशुभिरिति ख॥ । साधारणादिकमिति ग॥ :प् ३३३ विहाय लिङ्गचैतन्यं कुर्यात् स्थाणुविसर्जनं

pūjā sāmānyaliṅgeṣu kāryā sādhāraṇāṇubhiḥ(10) :n 1 jalaṃ hutvā iti ga.. 2 nivedya varadevake iti ja.. 3 mantreśair mūrtipaiḥ saha iti jha.. / mantreśair mūrtijaiḥ saha iti gha.. 4 vahiṣkṛtvā iti jha.. / vahirhatvā iti gha.. 5 nyūnādidoṣamokṣāyeti ja.. / nyānādidoṣanāśāyeti ṅa.. 6 mahāprabho iti jha.. 7 hiraṇyavastradhūpādi iti jha.. 8 pāyasāhutisodhitamiti jha.. / sampātāhutiśodhanamiti ga.. 9 snāpayitvā ca iti ga.. 10 sādhāraṇāṃśubhiriti kha.. / sādhāraṇādikamiti ga.. :p 333 vihāya liṅgacaitanyaṃ kuryāt sthāṇuvisarjanaṃ

In ordinary liṅgas the worship is to be performed with the common mantras. [...] Having withdrawn the liṅga's (indwelling) consciousness, he should perform the dismissal of the stump (sthāṇu).

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AgP 97.50

असाधारणलिङ्गेषु क्षमस्वेति विसर्जनं आवाहनमभिव्यक्तिर्विसर्गः शक्तिरूपता

asādhāraṇaliṅgeṣu kṣamasveti visarjanaṃ āvāhanamabhivyaktirvisargaḥ śaktirūpatā

In non-ordinary liṅgas the dismissal is (made) with the words "forgive"; invocation is (his) manifestation, dismissal is (his) resuming the form of śakti.

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AgP 97.51

प्रतिष्ठान्ते क्वचित् प्रोक्तं स्थिराद्याहुतिसप्तकं स्थिरस् तथाप्रमेयश्चानादिबोधस्तथैव च

pratiṣṭhānte kvacit proktaṃ sthirādyāhutisaptakaṃ sthiras tathāprameyaścānādibodhastathaiva ca

At the conclusion of the installation, in some (authorities) the set of seven oblations beginning with "firm" is prescribed: "firm," and "immeasurable," and likewise "beginningless awareness,"

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AgP 97.52

नित्योथ सर्वगश् चैवाविनाशी दृष्ट एव च(१) एते गुणा महेशस्य सन्निधानाय कीर्तिताः(२)

nityotha sarvagaś caivāvināśī dṛṣṭa eva ca(1) ete guṇā maheśasya sannidhānāya kīrtitāḥ(2)

then "eternal," and "all-going," "imperishable," and "seen" — these attributes of Maheśa are proclaimed for (securing his) presence.

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AgP 97.53

ॐ नमः शिवाय स्थिरो भवेत्याहुतीनां क्रमः एवमेतञ्च सम्पाद्य विधाय शिवकुम्भवत्(३)

oṃ namaḥ śivāya sthiro bhavetyāhutīnāṃ kramaḥ evametañca sampādya vidhāya śivakumbhavat(3)

"Oṃ, homage to Śiva, be firm" — such is the sequence of the oblations. Having accomplished this in this way, and having performed (it) as in the case of the Śiva-jar,

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AgP 97.54

कुम्भद्वयञ्च तन्मध्यादेककुम्भाम्भसा भवं संस्नाप्य तद् द्वितीयन्तु कर्तृस्नानाय धारयेत्

kumbhadvayañca tanmadhyādekakumbhāmbhasā bhavaṃ saṃsnāpya tad dvitīyantu kartṛsnānāya dhārayet

and (having prepared) a pair of jars, having bathed Bhava with the water of one jar from among them, he should keep the second for the bathing of the performer (of the rite).

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AgP 97.55

दत्वा बलिं समाचम्य वहिर्गच्छेत् शिवाज्ञया(४) जगतीवाह्यतश् चण्डमैशान्यान्दिशि मन्दिरे

datvā baliṃ samācamya vahirgacchet śivājñayā(4) jagatīvāhyataś caṇḍamaiśānyāndiśi mandire

Having given the bali and sipped water, he should go out by Śiva's command; outside the platform, in the shrine of Caṇḍa in the northeastern direction,

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AgP 97.56

धामगर्भप्रमाणे च(५) सुपीठे(६) कल्पितासने पूर्ववन् न्यासहोमादि विधाय ध्यानपूर्वकं

dhāmagarbhapramāṇe ca(5) supīṭhe(6) kalpitāsane pūrvavan nyāsahomādi vidhāya dhyānapūrvakaṃ

and (there), on a good pedestal of the measure of the sanctum's interior, on the seat prepared (for it), having performed the placing (of mantras), the homa and the rest as before, preceded by meditation,

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AgP 97.57

संस्थाप्य विधिवत्तत्र ब्रह्माङ्गैः(७) पूजयेत्ततः अङ्गानि पूर्वयुक्तानि(८) ब्रह्माणी त्वर्चना यथा(९)

saṃsthāpya vidhivattatra brahmāṅgaiḥ(7) pūjayettataḥ aṅgāni pūrvayuktāni(8) brahmāṇī tvarcanā yathā(9)

having installed (him) there according to rule, he should then worship with the Brahmā-(mantras) and the limb-(mantras); the limbs are as joined before, but the worship of the Brahmās is as follows.

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AgP 97.58

:न् १ विलासी तृप्त एव च इति ख॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ च । अविनाशी तृप्त एव च इति ङ॥ २ सन्निधाय प्रकीर्तिता इति ख॥ , छ॥ च ३ ॐ नम इत्य् आदि, शिवकुम्भवत् इत्य् अन्तः पाठो झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ।शिवाय शिवकुम्भवत् इति ग॥ ४ वहिः कुम्भे शिवाज्ञया इति झ॥ ५ वामगर्भप्रमाणेन इति झ॥ ६ स्वपीठे इति ग॥ ७ ब्रह्माद्यैर् इति ग॥ , झ॥ च ८ पूर्वमुक्तानि इति ख॥ , ग॥ , ङ॥ , छ॥ च । पूर्वभुक्तानीति ज॥ ९ त्वधुना यथा इति ख॥ :प् ३३४ एवं सद्योजाताय ॐ ह्रूं फट्(१) नमः । ॐ विं वामदेवाय ह्रूं फट् नमः । ॐ बुं(२) अघोराय ह्रूं फट् नमः । ॐ(३) तत्पुरुषाय वौमीशानाय च ह्रूं फट् ॥ जपं विवेद्य(४) सन्तर्प्य विज्ञाप्य नतिपूर्वकं देवः सन्निहितो यावत्तावत्त्वं सन्निधो भव

:n 1 vilāsī tṛpta eva ca iti kha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. , ja.. ca / avināśī tṛpta eva ca iti ṅa.. 2 sannidhāya prakīrtitā iti kha.. , cha.. ca 3 oṃ nama ity ādi, śivakumbhavat ity antaḥ pāṭho jha.. pustake nāsti /śivāya śivakumbhavat iti ga.. 4 vahiḥ kumbhe śivājñayā iti jha.. 5 vāmagarbhapramāṇena iti jha.. 6 svapīṭhe iti ga.. 7 brahmādyair iti ga.. , jha.. ca 8 pūrvamuktāni iti kha.. , ga.. , ṅa.. , cha.. ca / pūrvabhuktānīti ja.. 9 tvadhunā yathā iti kha.. :p 334 evaṃ sadyojātāya oṃ hrūṃ phaṭ(1) namaḥ / oṃ viṃ vāmadevāya hrūṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ buṃ(2) aghorāya hrūṃ phaṭ namaḥ / oṃ(3) tatpuruṣāya vaumīśānāya ca hrūṃ phaṭ || japaṃ vivedya(4) santarpya vijñāpya natipūrvakaṃ devaḥ sannihito yāvattāvattvaṃ sannidho bhava

[...] Thus: "oṃ, to Sadyojāta, hrūṃ phaṭ, homage; oṃ viṃ, to Vāmadeva, hrūṃ phaṭ, homage; oṃ buṃ, to Aghora, hrūṃ phaṭ, homage; oṃ, to Tatpuruṣa and to Īśāna, hrūṃ phaṭ." Having offered the muttering, having gratified and informed (him) with prostration: "As long as the god remains present, so long be you present."

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AgP 97.59

न्यूनाधिकञ्च यत्किञ्चित् कृतमज्ञानतो मया(५) तवत्प्रसादेन चण्डेश तत् सर्वं परिपूरय

nyūnādhikañca yatkiñcit kṛtamajñānato mayā(5) tavatprasādena caṇḍeśa tat sarvaṃ paripūraya

"And whatever little has been done by me too little or too much, out of ignorance — by your grace, O Caṇḍeśa, make all that complete."

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AgP 97.60

वाणलिङ्गे वाणरोहे(६) सिद्धलिङ्गे स्वयम्भुवि प्रतिमासु च सर्वासु न चण्डो ऽधिकृतो भवेत्

vāṇaliṅge vāṇarohe(6) siddhaliṅge svayambhuvi pratimāsu ca sarvāsu na caṇḍo 'dhikṛto bhavet

In a bāṇa-liṅga, in a bāṇaroha, in a siddha-liṅga, in a self-arisen (liṅga), and in all images, Caṇḍa is not authorized (to receive worship).

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AgP 97.61

अद्वैतभावनायुक्ते स्थण्डिलेशविधावपि(७) अभ्यर्च्य चण्डं ससुतं यजमानं हि भार्यया

advaitabhāvanāyukte sthaṇḍileśavidhāvapi(7) abhyarcya caṇḍaṃ sasutaṃ yajamānaṃ hi bhāryayā

Even in the rite of the (bare) altar-ground lord, performed with the contemplation of non-duality, having first worshipped Caṇḍa together with his son, (and) the sacrificer along with his wife...

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AgP 97.62

पूर्वस्थापितकुम्भे न स्नापयेत् स्नापकः(८) स्वयं स्थापकं यजमानोपि सम्पूज्य च(९) महेशवत्(१०)

pūrvasthāpitakumbhe na snāpayet snāpakaḥ(8) svayaṃ sthāpakaṃ yajamānopi sampūjya ca(9) maheśavat(10)

The bathing-priest should not himself bathe (the image) with a jar set down beforehand; and the sacrificer too, having duly worshipped the installer as if he were Maheśa,

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AgP 97.63

वित्तशाठ्यं विना दद्याद् भूहिरण्यादि(११) दक्षिणां :न् १ ॐ सद्योजाताय हूं फट् इति झ॥ । एवं सद्योजाताय ॐ ह्रूं फट् नम इति ख॥ , छ॥ च । ॐ एवं सद्यो जाताय हूं फट् नम इति ग॥ , ज॥ च २ ॐ वं इति झ॥ ३ ॐ एवं चेति छ॥ । ॐ एवं चेदिति ङ॥ । ॐ वै इति ज॥ ४ धूपं निवेद्य इति घ॥ ५ कृतमज्ञानतोपि वा इति ग॥ ६ बाणलिङ्गे चले लोहे इति ज॥ ७ स्थण्डिले सन्निधावपि इति ज॥ , झ॥ च ८ स्थापक इति ज॥ ९ प्रपूज्य च इति ज॥ १० महेश्वरमिति ख॥ , छ॥ च ११ गोहिरण्यादि इति ज॥ , झ॥ च :प् ३३५ मूर्तिमान् विधिवत् पश्चात् जापकान् ब्राह्मणांस् तथा

vittaśāṭhyaṃ vinā dadyād bhūhiraṇyādi(11) dakṣiṇāṃ :n 1 oṃ sadyojātāya hūṃ phaṭ iti jha.. / evaṃ sadyojātāya oṃ hrūṃ phaṭ nama iti kha.. , cha.. ca / oṃ evaṃ sadyo jātāya hūṃ phaṭ nama iti ga.. , ja.. ca 2 oṃ vaṃ iti jha.. 3 oṃ evaṃ ceti cha.. / oṃ evaṃ cediti ṅa.. / oṃ vai iti ja.. 4 dhūpaṃ nivedya iti gha.. 5 kṛtamajñānatopi vā iti ga.. 6 bāṇaliṅge cale lohe iti ja.. 7 sthaṇḍile sannidhāvapi iti ja.. , jha.. ca 8 sthāpaka iti ja.. 9 prapūjya ca iti ja.. 10 maheśvaramiti kha.. , cha.. ca 11 gohiraṇyādi iti ja.. , jha.. ca :p 335 mūrtimān vidhivat paścāt jāpakān brāhmaṇāṃs tathā

should give, without stinginess about wealth, a sacrificial fee of land, gold and the like; then, in due form, (he should honour) the image-maker, and likewise the brahmins who recite the muttered prayers,

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AgP 97.64

देवज्ञं शिल्पिनं प्रार्च्य दीनानाथादि(१) भोजयेत् यदत्र सम्मुखीभावे स्वेदितो भगवन्मया

devajñaṃ śilpinaṃ prārcya dīnānāthādi(1) bhojayet yadatra sammukhībhāve svedito bhagavanmayā

and having worshipped the astrologer and the craftsman, he should feed the poor, the helpless and the rest. "Whatever (fault) has been (committed) here by me in (your) presence, O Blessed One, (in which) you were made to sweat—

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AgP 97.65

क्षमस्व नाथ तत् सर्वं कारुण्याम्बुनिधं मम(२) इति विज्ञप्तियुक्ताय यजमानाय सद्गुरुः

kṣamasva nātha tat sarvaṃ kāruṇyāmbunidhaṃ mama(2) iti vijñaptiyuktāya yajamānāya sadguruḥ

forgive all that, O Lord, ocean of compassion, of mine"—to the sacrificer who has thus made his submission the true teacher

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AgP 97.66

प्रतिष्ठापुण्यसद्भावं(३) स्फुरत्तारकसप्रभं(४) कुशपुष्पाक्षतोपेतं स्वकरेण समर्पयेत्

pratiṣṭhāpuṇyasadbhāvaṃ(3) sphurattārakasaprabhaṃ(4) kuśapuṣpākṣatopetaṃ svakareṇa samarpayet

should present with his own hand the true merit of the installation, gleaming like a shining star, together with kuśa grass, flowers and unbroken rice.

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AgP 97.67

ततः पाशपतोपेतं(५) प्रणम्य परमेश्वरं ततो ऽपि बलिभिर्भूतान् सन्निधाय निबोधयेत्

tataḥ pāśapatopetaṃ(5) praṇamya parameśvaraṃ tato 'pi balibhirbhūtān sannidhāya nibodhayet

Then, having bowed to the Supreme Lord, who is attended by (the doctrine of) bond and lord, he should then also, by offerings of bali, cause the spirits to be present and inform them:

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AgP 97.68

स्थातव्यं भवता तावद् यावत् सन्निहितो हरः(६) गुरुर्वस्त्रादिसंयुक्तं गृह्णीयाद्यागमण्डपं

sthātavyaṃ bhavatā tāvad yāvat sannihito haraḥ(6) gururvastrādisaṃyuktaṃ gṛhṇīyādyāgamaṇḍapaṃ

"You must remain here just so long as Hara is present." The teacher should take the sacrificial pavilion together with the cloths and the rest;

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AgP 97.69

सर्वोपकरणं शिल्पी तथा स्नापनमण्डपं(७) अन्ये देवादयः स्थाप्या मन्त्रैर् आगमसम्भवैः

sarvopakaraṇaṃ śilpī tathā snāpanamaṇḍapaṃ(7) anye devādayaḥ sthāpyā mantrair āgamasambhavaiḥ

the craftsman (should take) all the implements and likewise the bathing pavilion. Other deities and the rest are to be installed with mantras derived from the Āgamas.

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AgP 97.70

आदिवर्णस्य भेदाद्वा(८) सुतत्त्वव्याप्तिभाविताः(९) साध्य(१०) प्रमुखदेवाश् च सरिदोषधयस् तथा

ādivarṇasya bhedādvā(8) sutattvavyāptibhāvitāḥ(9) sādhya(10) pramukhadevāś ca saridoṣadhayas tathā

Or by the differentiation of the first syllable; (they are) conceived as pervaded by their own principles: the Sādhyas and the chief gods, and likewise the rivers and the herbs,

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AgP 97.71

क्षेत्रपाः किन्नराद्याश् च पृथिवीतत्त्वमाश्रिताः :न् १ दीनानाथांश्चेति ज॥ २ देव त्वं नाथ तत् सर्वं कारुण्यान् मनवे नम इति झ॥ ३ प्रतिष्ठायज्ञसम्भारमिति ग॥ ४ स्फुरत्तारकसन्निभमिति ५ ततः पशुपतिं जप्त्वा इति ख॥ , ग॥ च ६ भव इति ख॥ , घ॥ च ७ गुरुर्वस्त्राणीत्यादिः, स्नानमण्डपमित्यन्तः पाठो झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ८ आदिवर्णस्य शेषाद्वा इति झ॥ ९ स्वातन्त्र्या व्याप्तिरीरिता इति ग॥ । स्वतत्त्वव्याप्तिभाविता इति छ॥ ।स्वतन्त्रव्याप्तिभेदत इति ज॥ १० जाप्य इति झ॥ :प् ३३६ स्नानं सरस्वतीलक्ष्मीनदीनामम्भसि क्वचित्

kṣetrapāḥ kinnarādyāś ca pṛthivītattvamāśritāḥ :n 1 dīnānāthāṃśceti ja.. 2 deva tvaṃ nātha tat sarvaṃ kāruṇyān manave nama iti jha.. 3 pratiṣṭhāyajñasambhāramiti ga.. 4 sphurattārakasannibhamiti 5 tataḥ paśupatiṃ japtvā iti kha.. , ga.. ca 6 bhava iti kha.. , gha.. ca 7 gururvastrāṇītyādiḥ, snānamaṇḍapamityantaḥ pāṭho jha.. pustake nāsti 8 ādivarṇasya śeṣādvā iti jha.. 9 svātantryā vyāptirīritā iti ga.. / svatattvavyāptibhāvitā iti cha.. /svatantravyāptibhedata iti ja.. 10 jāpya iti jha.. :p 336 snānaṃ sarasvatīlakṣmīnadīnāmambhasi kvacit

and the field-guardians and the kinnaras and the rest, are dependent on the earth-principle.

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AgP 97.72

भुवनाधिपतीनाञ्च स्थानं यत्र व्यवस्थितिः अण्डवृद्धिप्रधानान्तं त्रितत्त्वं ब्रह्मणः पदं

bhuvanādhipatīnāñca sthānaṃ yatra vyavasthitiḥ aṇḍavṛddhipradhānāntaṃ tritattvaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padaṃ

And (as for) the station of the lords of the worlds, where their fixed abode is: the three principles, from the (cosmic) egg's expansion up to pradhāna, are the station of Brahmā;

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AgP 97.73

तन्मात्रादिप्रधानान्तं(१) पदमेतत् त्रिकं हरेः(२) नाट्येशगणमातॄणां यक्षेशशरजन्मनां

tanmātrādipradhānāntaṃ(1) padametat trikaṃ hareḥ(2) nāṭyeśagaṇamātṝṇāṃ yakṣeśaśarajanmanāṃ

this triad, from the tanmātras up to pradhāna, is the station of Hari; of the lord of dance, of the gaṇas and the mothers, of the lord of the yakṣas and of the one born from the arrow (Skanda)—

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AgP 97.74

अण्डजाः शुद्धविद्यान्तं पदं गणपतेस् तथा मायांशदेशशक्त्यनतं शिवा शिवोप्तरोचिषां(३)

aṇḍajāḥ śuddhavidyāntaṃ padaṃ gaṇapates tathā māyāṃśadeśaśaktyanataṃ śivā śivoptarociṣāṃ(3)

the egg-born ones (have their station) up to śuddhavidyā; and so too is the station of Gaṇapati. Up to the portion of māyā and the region of śakti (is the station) of Śivā and of those whose radiance is sown by Śiva.

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AgP 97.75

पदमीश्वरपर्यन्तं व्यक्तार्चासु च कीर्तितं कूर्माद्यं कीर्तितं यच्च यच्च रत्नादिपञ्चकं(४)

padamīśvaraparyantaṃ vyaktārcāsu ca kīrtitaṃ kūrmādyaṃ kīrtitaṃ yacca yacca ratnādipañcakaṃ(4)

The station extending as far as Īśvara is declared also with respect to manifest (anthropomorphic) images. And what has been declared as beginning with the tortoise(-stone), and the group of five, gems and the rest,

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AgP 97.76

प्रतिक्षिपेत् पीठगर्ते च पञ्चब्रह्मशिलां विना षड्भिर्विभाजिते गर्ते(५) त्यक्त्वा भावञ्च पृष्ठतः

pratikṣipet pīṭhagarte ca pañcabrahmaśilāṃ vinā ṣaḍbhirvibhājite garte(5) tyaktvā bhāvañca pṛṣṭhataḥ

he should deposit in the cavity of the pedestal, apart from the five brahma-stones. In a cavity divided into six (parts), leaving aside also the part behind,

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AgP 97.77

स्थापनं पञ्चमांशे च यदि वा वसुभाजिते स्थापनं सप्तमे भागे प्रतिमासु सुखावहं

sthāpanaṃ pañcamāṃśe ca yadi vā vasubhājite sthāpanaṃ saptame bhāge pratimāsu sukhāvahaṃ

the installation is in the fifth portion; or, when divided into eight, the installation in the seventh part is auspicious in the case of (anthropomorphic) images.

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AgP 97.78

धारणाभिर्विशुद्धिः स्यात् स्थापने लेपचित्रयोः स्नानादि मानसन्तत्र शिलारत्नादिवेशनं(६)

dhāraṇābhirviśuddhiḥ syāt sthāpane lepacitrayoḥ snānādi mānasantatra śilāratnādiveśanaṃ(6)

In the installation of stucco and painted (images) purification is to be effected by the concentrations (dhāraṇā); there the bathing and the rest, and the insertion of stones, gems and so forth, are mental.

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AgP 97.79

नेत्रोद्घाटनमन्त्रेष्टमासनादिप्रकल्पनं पूजा निरम्बुभिः पुष्पैर् यथा चित्रं न दुष्यति

netrodghāṭanamantreṣṭamāsanādiprakalpanaṃ pūjā nirambubhiḥ puṣpair yathā citraṃ na duṣyati

The opening of the eyes, the (rites) desired by mantras, the arranging of the seat and the rest, and worship with flowers without water—(all) so that the painting is not spoiled.

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AgP 97.80

विधिस्तु चललिङ्गेषु सम्प्रत्येव निगद्यते :न् १ तन्मात्रादिप्रयाणान्तमिति ख॥ २ तत्त्वमेकं चित्रं हरेरिति घ॥ ३ स्नानं सरस्वतीत्यादिः, रोचिषामित्यन्तः पाठो झ॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ४ यद्रत्नादिकपञ्चकमिति ज॥ ५ षडभिर्भाजिते गर्भे इति ङ॥ ६ शिलावाहादिवेशनं इति झ॥ । शिलारत्ननिवेशनमिति ख॥ :प् ३३७ पञ्चभिर्वा त्रिभिर्वापि पृथक् कुर्याद्(१) विभाजिते(२)

vidhistu calaliṅgeṣu sampratyeva nigadyate :n 1 tanmātrādiprayāṇāntamiti kha.. 2 tattvamekaṃ citraṃ hareriti gha.. 3 snānaṃ sarasvatītyādiḥ, rociṣāmityantaḥ pāṭho jha.. pustake nāsti 4 yadratnādikapañcakamiti ja.. 5 ṣaḍabhirbhājite garbhe iti ṅa.. 6 śilāvāhādiveśanaṃ iti jha.. / śilāratnaniveśanamiti kha.. :p 337 pañcabhirvā tribhirvāpi pṛthak kuryād(1) vibhājite(2)

But the procedure with regard to movable liṅgas is now stated at once.

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AgP 97.81

भगत्रयेण भागांशो भवेद्भागद्वयेन वा स्वपीठेष्वपि(३) तद्वत् स्याल्लिङ्गेषु तत्त्वभेदतः

bhagatrayeṇa bhāgāṃśo bhavedbhāgadvayena vā svapīṭheṣvapi(3) tadvat syālliṅgeṣu tattvabhedataḥ

By three parts, or else by two parts, the share of portions is to be (reckoned); likewise it should be also in their own pedestals, and in the liṅgas, according to the distinction of the tattvas.

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AgP 97.82

सृष्टिमन्त्रेण संस्कारो विधिवत् स्फाटिकादिषु किञ्च ब्रह्मशिलारत्नप्रभूतेश्चानिवेदनं(४)

sṛṣṭimantreṇa saṃskāro vidhivat sphāṭikādiṣu kiñca brahmaśilāratnaprabhūteścānivedanaṃ(4)

The consecration is to be done with the sṛṣṭi-mantra, according to rule, in (liṅgas) of crystal and the like; moreover, for a brahma-stone, a gem and so forth there is no depositing (of the gems).

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AgP 97.83

योजनं पिण्डिकायाश् च मनसा परिकल्पयेत् स्वयम्भूवाणलिङ्गादौ(५) संस्कृतौ नियमो न हि

yojanaṃ piṇḍikāyāś ca manasā parikalpayet svayambhūvāṇaliṅgādau(5) saṃskṛtau niyamo na hi

And he should mentally conceive the joining of the pedestal; in the case of a self-arisen liṅga, a bāṇa-liṅga and the like, there is indeed no rule as to consecration.

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AgP 97.84

स्नापनं संहितामन्त्रैर् न्यासं होमञ्च कारयेत् नदीसमुद्ररोहाणां स्थापनं पूर्ववन् मतं

snāpanaṃ saṃhitāmantrair nyāsaṃ homañca kārayet nadīsamudrarohāṇāṃ sthāpanaṃ pūrvavan mataṃ

He should have the bathing done with the saṃhitā-mantras, and the nyāsa and the oblation; the installation of (liṅgas) grown in rivers and in the ocean is held to be as before.

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AgP 97.85

ऐहिकम् मृण्मयं लिङ्गं पिष्टकादि च तक्षणात्(६) कृत्वा सम्पूजयेच्छुद्धं सीक्षणादिविधानतः(७)

aihikam mṛṇmayaṃ liṅgaṃ piṣṭakādi ca takṣaṇāt(6) kṛtvā sampūjayecchuddhaṃ sīkṣaṇādividhānataḥ(7)

Having made a worldly liṅga of clay, or one of flour and the like, by carving, he should worship it when pure, according to the rule of consecration and the rest.

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AgP 97.86

समादाय ततो मन्त्रानात्मानं सन्निधाय च तज्जले प्रक्षिपेल्लिङ्गं वत्सरात् कामदं भवेत्

samādāya tato mantrānātmānaṃ sannidhāya ca tajjale prakṣipelliṅgaṃ vatsarāt kāmadaṃ bhavet

Then, having taken up the mantras and having placed the self (in the liṅga), he should cast the liṅga into that water; after a year it becomes a granter of desires.

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AgP 97.87

विष्ण्वादिस्थापनं चैव पृयङ्मन्त्रैः समाचरेत्

viṣṇvādisthāpanaṃ caiva pṛyaṅmantraiḥ samācaret

And the installation of Viṣṇu and the rest he should carry out with the mantras belonging to each.

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