Narasimha Purana — Chapter 35
NsP 35.1
अहो महत् त्वया प्रोक्तं विष्ण्वाराधनजं फलम् सुप्तास् ते मुनिशार्दूल ये विष्णुं नार्चयन्ति वै
aho mahat tvayā proktaṃ viṣṇvārādhanajaṃ phalam suptās te muniśārdūla ye viṣṇuṃ nārcayanti vai
Ah, great is the fruit born of worshipping Viṣṇu that you have declared! They are asleep, O tiger among sages, who indeed do not worship Viṣṇu.
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NsP 35.2
त्वत्प्रसादाच् छ्रुतं ह्य् एतन् नरसिंहार्चनक्रमम् भक्त्या तं पूजयिष्यामि कोटिहोमफलं वद
tvatprasādāc chrutaṃ hy etan narasiṃhārcanakramam bhaktyā taṃ pūjayiṣyāmi koṭihomaphalaṃ vada
By your grace this sequence of Narasiṃha's worship has been heard; with devotion I shall worship him. Tell (me) the fruit of the koṭihoma.
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NsP 35.3
इमम् अर्थं पुरा पृष्टः शौनको गुरुणा नृप यत् तस्मै कथयाम्_अस शौनकस् तद् वादमि ते
imam arthaṃ purā pṛṣṭaḥ śaunako guruṇā nṛpa yat tasmai kathayām_asa śaunakas tad vādami te
On this matter Śaunaka was asked long ago by his teacher, O king; what Śaunaka told him, that I declare to you.
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NsP 35.7
लक्षहोममहाभूमिं तद्विशुद्धिं विशेषतः यज्ञकर्मणि शस्ताया भूमेर् लक्षणम् उत्तमम्
lakṣahomamahābhūmiṃ tadviśuddhiṃ viśeṣataḥ yajñakarmaṇi śastāyā bhūmer lakṣaṇam uttamam
(I shall tell) the great ground for the lakṣahoma and its purification in particular, (and) the excellent characteristics of ground commended for sacrificial work:
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NsP 35.8
सुसंस्कृतां समां स्निग्धां पूर्वपूर्वम् अथोत्तमाम् ऊरुमात्रं खनित्वा च शोधयेत् तां विशेषतः
susaṃskṛtāṃ samāṃ snigdhāṃ pūrvapūrvam athottamām ūrumātraṃ khanitvā ca śodhayet tāṃ viśeṣataḥ
well prepared, level, smooth — each earlier (quality) being the better; and having dug it to the depth of a thigh, he should purify it in particular.
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NsP 35.9
बहिरच्छतया तत्र मृदाच्छाद्य प्रलेपयेत् प्रमाणं बाहुमात्रं तु सर्वतः कुण्डलक्षणम्
bahiracchatayā tatra mṛdācchādya pralepayet pramāṇaṃ bāhumātraṃ tu sarvataḥ kuṇḍalakṣaṇam
There, covering it over with clay so that it is clear on the outside, he should plaster it; and the measure of the fire-pit is an arm's length on every side — such is the mark of the pit.
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NsP 35.10
चतुरस्रं चतुष्कोणं तुल्यसूत्रेण कारयेत् उपरि मेखलां कुर्याच् चतुरस्रां सुविस्तराम्
caturasraṃ catuṣkoṇaṃ tulyasūtreṇa kārayet upari mekhalāṃ kuryāc caturasrāṃ suvistarām
He should have (the pit) made four-sided, four-cornered, with equal measuring-cords; above it he should make a girdle-ledge (mekhalā), four-sided and very broad.
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NsP 35.11
चतुरङ्गुलमात्रं तु उच्छ्रितां सूत्रसूत्रिताम् ब्राह्मणान् वेदसंपन्नान् ब्रह्मकर्मसमन्वितान्
caturaṅgulamātraṃ tu ucchritāṃ sūtrasūtritām brāhmaṇān vedasaṃpannān brahmakarmasamanvitān
(It should be) just four fingers high, marked out with a cord. (He should invite) brahmins accomplished in the Vedas and engaged in brahmanic rites,
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NsP 35.12
आमन्त्रयेद् यथान्यायं यजमानो विशेषतः ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतं कुर्युस् त्रिरात्रं ते द्विजातयः
āmantrayed yathānyāyaṃ yajamāno viśeṣataḥ brahmacaryavrataṃ kuryus trirātraṃ te dvijātayaḥ
whom the sacrificer should invite in due form, in particular; and those twice-born should observe the vow of chastity for three nights.
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NsP 35.13
अहोरात्रम् उपोष्याथ गायत्रीम् अयुतं जपेत् ते शुक्लवाससः स्नाता गन्धस्रक्पुष्पधारिणः
ahorātram upoṣyātha gāyatrīm ayutaṃ japet te śuklavāsasaḥ snātā gandhasrakpuṣpadhāriṇaḥ
Then, having fasted a day and a night, one should recite the Gāyatrī ten thousand times; they (should be) clad in white, bathed, wearing perfume, garlands and flowers,
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NsP 35.14
शुचयश् च निराहाराः संतुष्टा संयतेन्द्रियाः कौशम् आसनम् आसीना एकाग्रमनसः पुनः
śucayaś ca nirāhārāḥ saṃtuṣṭā saṃyatendriyāḥ kauśam āsanam āsīnā ekāgramanasaḥ punaḥ
pure and without food, contented, their senses restrained, seated on a seat of kuśa grass, with one-pointed minds—again,
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NsP 35.15
आरभेयुश् च ते यत्नात् ततो होमम् अतन्द्रिताः भूमिम् आलिख्य चाभ्युक्ष्य यत्नाद् अग्निं निधापयेत्
ārabheyuś ca te yatnāt tato homam atandritāḥ bhūmim ālikhya cābhyukṣya yatnād agniṃ nidhāpayet
and they, undiligent no longer, should then carefully begin the oblation; having drawn lines on the ground and sprinkled it, one should carefully set down the fire.
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NsP 35.16
गृह्योक्तेन विधानेन होमं तत्र च होमयेत् आघाराव् आज्यभागौ च जुहुयात् पूर्वम् एव तु
gṛhyoktena vidhānena homaṃ tatra ca homayet āghārāv ājyabhāgau ca juhuyāt pūrvam eva tu
And there he should offer the oblation by the procedure stated in the Gṛhya (texts); he should first of all offer the two āghāra pourings and the two ājyabhāga portions.
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NsP 35.17
यवधान्यतिलैर् मिश्रां गायत्र्या प्रथमाहुतिम् जुहुयाद् एकचित्तेन स्वाहाकारान्वितां बुधः
yavadhānyatilair miśrāṃ gāyatryā prathamāhutim juhuyād ekacittena svāhākārānvitāṃ budhaḥ
The wise man should offer, with a single mind, the first oblation—mixed with barley, grain and sesame—with the Gāyatrī, accompanied by the utterance "svāhā."
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NsP 35.18
गायत्री छन्दसां माता ब्रह्मयोनिः प्रतिष्ठिता सविता देवता तस्य विश्वामित्रस् तथा ऋषिः
gāyatrī chandasāṃ mātā brahmayoniḥ pratiṣṭhitā savitā devatā tasya viśvāmitras tathā ṛṣiḥ
The Gāyatrī is the mother of metres, established as the womb of Brahman; its deity is Savitṛ, and its seer is Viśvāmitra.
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NsP 35.19
ततो व्याहृतिभिः पश्चाज् जुहुयाच् च तिलान्वितम् यावत् प्रपूर्यते संख्या लक्षं वा कोटिर् एव वा
tato vyāhṛtibhiḥ paścāj juhuyāc ca tilānvitam yāvat prapūryate saṃkhyā lakṣaṃ vā koṭir eva vā
Then afterwards he should offer (oblations) mixed with sesame with the vyāhṛtis, until the count is filled up—whether a hundred thousand or ten million.
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NsP 35.20
तावद् धोमं तिलैः कुर्याद् अच्युतार्चनपूर्वकम् दीनानाथजनेभ्यस् तु यजमानः प्रयत्नतः
tāvad dhomaṃ tilaiḥ kuryād acyutārcanapūrvakam dīnānāthajanebhyas tu yajamānaḥ prayatnataḥ
He should perform the oblation with sesame to that extent, preceded by worship of Acyuta; and the sacrificer should diligently (give food) to the poor and helpless,
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NsP 35.21
तावच् च भोजनं दद्याद् यावद् धोमं समाचरेत् समाप्ते दक्षिणां दद्याद् ऋत्विग्भ्यः श्रद्धयान्वितः
tāvac ca bhojanaṃ dadyād yāvad dhomaṃ samācaret samāpte dakṣiṇāṃ dadyād ṛtvigbhyaḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ
and he should give food for as long as he carries out the oblation. When it is completed he should give the sacrificial fee to the officiants, filled with faith,
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NsP 35.22
यथार्हता न लोभेन ततः शान्त्युदकेन च प्रोक्षयेद् ग्राममध्ये तु व्याधितांस् तु विशेषतः
yathārhatā na lobhena tataḥ śāntyudakena ca prokṣayed grāmamadhye tu vyādhitāṃs tu viśeṣataḥ
according to their desert, not out of greed. Then with the water of appeasement he should sprinkle (people) in the middle of the village, and especially those who are sick.
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NsP 35.23
एवं कृते तु होमस्य पुरस्य नगरस्य च राष्ट्रस्य च महाभाग राज्ञो जनपदस्य च सर्वबाधाप्रशमनी शान्तिर् भवति सर्वदा
evaṃ kṛte tu homasya purasya nagarasya ca rāṣṭrasya ca mahābhāga rājño janapadasya ca sarvabādhāpraśamanī śāntir bhavati sarvadā
When the oblation is performed thus, O greatly fortunate one, there always comes about an appeasement that quells every affliction—of the town, the city, the kingdom, the king, and the country.
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NsP 35.24
इत्य् एतच् छौनकप्रोक्तं कथितं नृपनन्दन लक्षहोमादिकविधिं कार्यं राष्ट्रे सुशान्तिदम्
ity etac chaunakaproktaṃ kathitaṃ nṛpanandana lakṣahomādikavidhiṃ kāryaṃ rāṣṭre suśāntidam
Thus this, spoken by Śaunaka, has been told, O delight of kings: the rite of the hundred-thousand oblation and the rest is to be performed in the realm, granting fine peace.
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NsP 35.25
ग्रामे गृहे वा पुरबाह्यदेशे द्विजैर् अयं यत्नकृतः पुरोविधिः तत्रापि शान्तिर् भविता नराणां गवां च भृत्यैः सह भूपतेश् च
grāme gṛhe vā purabāhyadeśe dvijair ayaṃ yatnakṛtaḥ purovidhiḥ tatrāpi śāntir bhavitā narāṇāṃ gavāṃ ca bhṛtyaiḥ saha bhūpateś ca
In a village, in a house, or in a region outside the town, when this aforesaid rite is performed with effort by the twice-born, there too there will be peace for men and for cattle, and for the lord of the earth along with his servants.
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