Agnipurana 262: atha dviṣaṣṭhyadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

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utpātaśāntiḥ

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puṣkara uvāca

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śrīsūktaṃ prativedañca jñeyaṃ lakṣmīvivardhanam
hiraṇyavarṇā hariṇīmṛcaḥ pañcadaśa śriyaḥ

Puṣkara said:
The Śrīsūkta is known in each Veda to increase prosperity.
"hiraṇyavarṇāṃ hariṇīm" comprises fifteen verses of Śrī;

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ratheṣvakṣeṣu vājeti catasro yajuṣi śriyaḥ
srāvantīyaṃ tathā sāma śrīsūktaṃ sāmavedake

"ratheṣv akṣeṣu vājeṣu" comprises four verses to Śrī in the Yajurveda;
likewise the Srāvantīya chant is the Śrīsūkta in the Sāmaveda.

262.3

śriyaṃ dhātarmayi dhehi prāktamātharvaṇe tathā
śrīsūktaṃ yo japedbhaktyā hutvā śrīstasya vai bhavet

In the Atharvaveda, it is recited as "śriyaṃ dhātar mayi dhehi".
He who, with devotion, offers fire oblations and recites the Śrīsūkta, prosperity shall be his.

262.4

padmāni cātha vilvāni hutvājyaṃ vā tilān śriyaḥ
ekantu pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ prativedantu sarvadam

Having offered lotuses, vilva fruits, clarified butter, or sesame seeds of Śrī—
and the single Puruṣasūkta in each Veda bestows all things.

262.5

sūktena ddadyānniṣpāpo hyekaikayā jalāñjalim
snāta ekaikayā puṣpaṃ viṣṇordattvāghahā bhavet

Freed from sin, one should offer a handful of water with each [verse of the] sūkta;
having bathed, giving a flower to Viṣṇu with each one, he becomes a destroyer of sins.

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snāta ekaikayā dattvā phalaṃ syāt sarvakāmabhāk
mahāpāpopapānto bhavejjaptvā tu pauruṣam

Having bathed, by offering a fruit with each one, he enjoys all desires.
Having recited the Puruṣasūkta, he is freed from mortal sins and minor sins.

262.7

kṛcchrairviśuddho japtvā ca hutvā snātvātha sarvabhāk
aṣṭādaśabhyaḥ śāntibhyastisro'nyāḥ śāntayo varāḥ

Purified by kṛcchra penances, reciting [it], offering fire oblations, and having bathed, he enjoys all.
Out of eighteen pacifications, three other pacifications are the best:

262.8

amṛtā cābhayā saumyā sarvotpātavimardanāḥ
amṛtā sarvadaivatyā abhayā brahmadaivatā

the Amṛtā, the Abhayā, and the Saumyā, which crush all portents.
The Amṛtā has all deities as its divinity; the Abhayā has Brahmā as its deity;

262.9

saumyā ca sarvadaivatyā ekā syātsarvakāmadā
abhayāyā maṇiḥ kāryo varuṇasya bhṛgūttama

and the Saumyā has all deities as its divinity; each single one grants all desires.

262.10

śatakāṇḍo'mṛtāyāśca saumyāyāḥ śaṅkajo maṇiḥ
taddaivatyāstathā mantrāḥ siddhau syānmaṇibandhanam

the hundred-knotted [dūrvā] for the Amṛtā, and an amulet made of conch for the Saumyā.
Likewise the mantras belong to those deities; upon accomplishment, tying the amulet should take place.

262.11

divyāntarīkṣabhaumādisamutpātārdanā imāḥ
divyāntarīkṣabhaumantu adbhutaṃ trividhaṃ śṛṇu

These destroy celestial, atmospheric, and terrestrial portents.
Hear from me about the three kinds of portents—celestial, atmospheric, and terrestrial:

262.12

graharkṣavaikṛtaṃ divyamāntarīkṣannibodha me
ulkāpātaśca digdāhaḥ pariveśastathaiva ca

aberrations of planets and lunar mansions are celestial; know from me the atmospheric:
the fall of meteors, the red glow of the horizon, and likewise halos [around the sun or moon],

262.13

gandharvanagarañcaiva vṛṣṭiśca vikṛtā ca yā
carasthirabhavaṃ bhūmau bhūkampamapi bhūmijam

and the city of the Gandharvas, and unnatural rainfall.
Whatever occurs among mobile or immobile things on earth, and an earthquake, is born of the earth.

262.14

saptāhābhyantare vṛṣṭāvadbhutaṃ niṣphalaṃ bhavet
śāntiṃ vinā tribhirvarṣairadbhutaṃ bhayakṛdbhavet

If rain falls within a week [of it], the portent causes fear;
without pacification, the portent causes fear for three years.

262.15

devatārcāḥ pranṛtyanti vepante prajvalanti ca
āraṭhanti ca rodanti prasvidyante hasanti ca

If divine images dance, tremble, and blaze,
or wail, weep, perspire, and laugh,

262.16

arcāvikāropaśamo'bhyarcya hutvā prajāpateḥ
anagnirdīpyate yatra rāṣṭre ca bhṛśanisvanam

the pacification of a change in an image is performed after worship and fire oblations to Prajāpati.
Where fire blazes without fuel in a kingdom and makes a loud sound,

262.17

na dīpyate cendhanavāṃstadrāṣṭraṃ pīḍyate nṛpaiḥ
agnivaikṛtyaśamanamagnimantraiśca bhārgava

or does not blaze even when supplied with fuel, that kingdom is oppressed by kings.
The pacification of fire's unnatural state is by means of Agni's mantras, O descendant of Bhṛgu.

262.18

akāle phalitā vṛkṣāḥ kṣīraṃ raktaṃ sravanti ca
vṛkṣotpātapraśamanaṃ śivaṃ pūjya ca kārayet

When trees bear fruit out of season, and ooze milk or blood,
one should bring about the pacification of tree portents by worshipping Śiva.

262.19

ativṛṣṭiranāvṛṣṭirdurbhikṣāyobhayaṃ matam
anṛtau tridinārabdhavṛṣṭirjñeyā bhayāya hi

Excessive rain and drought are both considered to lead to famine.

262.20

vṛṣṭivaikṛtyanāśaḥ syātparjanyendvarkapūjanāt
nagarādapasarpante samīpamupayānti ca

The destruction of unnatural rainfall comes from worshipping Parjanya, the Moon, and the Sun.
If rivers, lakes, and springs withdraw from a city,

262.21

nadyo hradapraśravaṇā virasāśca bhavanti ca
śalilāśayavaikṛtye japtavyo vāruṇo manuḥ

or draw near it, or become tasteless—
in the case of an unnatural state of bodies of water, the mantra of Varuṇa is to be recited.

262.22

akālaprasavā nāryaḥ kālato vāprajāstathā
vikṛtaprasavāścaiva yugmaprasavanādikam

When women give birth out of season, or produce no offspring in season,
or have unnatural births, twins, and the like,

262.23

strīṇāṃ prasavavaikṛtye strīviprādiṃ prapūjayet
vaḍavā hastinī gaurvā yadi yugmaṃ prasūyate

in an unnatural state of women's childbirth, one should worship women, brāhmaṇas, and others.
If a mare, female elephant, or cow gives birth to twins,

262.24

vijātyaṃ vikṛtaṃ vāpi ṣaḍbhirmāsairmriyeta vai
vikṛtaṃ vā prasūyante paracakrabhayaṃ bhavet

or to a different species or a deformed creature, it surely dies in six months;
or if they give birth to monstrosities, there will be danger from an enemy army.

262.25

homaḥ prasūtivaikṛtye japo viprādipūjanam
yāni yānānyayuktāni yuktāni na vahanti ca

In the case of an unnatural birth, a fire oblation, recitation, and the worship of brāhmaṇas and others [should be performed].
When unhitched conveyances move, and hitched ones do not carry [their loads],

262.26

ākāśe tūryanādāśca mahadbhayamupasthitam
praviśanti yadā grāmamāraṇyā mṛgapakṣiṇaḥ

and the sounds of musical instruments [are heard] in the sky, great danger is imminent.
When wild beasts and birds enter a village,

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araṇyaṃ yānti vā grāmyāḥ jalaṃ yānti sthalodbhavāḥ
sthalaṃ vā jalajā yānti rājadvārādike śivāḥ

or domestic animals go into the forest; when land animals enter water, / or aquatic creatures go onto land; or when jackals [cry] at the king's gate and the like;

262.28

pradoṣe kukkuṭo vāse śivā cārkodaye bhavet
gṛhaṅkapotaḥ praviśet kravyādvā mūrdhni līyate

or a rooster cries at dusk, or a jackal [howls] at sunrise;
or a pigeon enters a house, or a flesh-eating bird perches on a person's head;

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madhurāṃ makṣikāṃ kuryāt kāko maithunago dṛśi
prāsādatoraṇodyānadvāraprākāraveśmanām

or a fly produces honey, or a crow is seen mating;
or the motiveless collapse of temples, archways, gardens,

262.30

animittantu patanaṃ dṛḍhānāṃ rājamṛtyave
rajasāvātha dhūmena diśo yatra samākulāḥ

gates, ramparts, and houses that were firmly built, leads to the death of the king;
or when the directions are filled with dust or smoke:

262.31

ketūdayoparāgau ca chidratā śaśisūryayoḥ
graharkṣavikṛtiryatra tatrāpi bhayamādiśet

The appearance of comets, eclipses, and blemishes on the moon and sun, / and where there is abnormality among the planets and asterisms: there too one should predict danger.

262.32

agniryatra na dīpyeta sravante codakambhakāḥ
mṛtirbhayaṃ śūnyatādirutpātānāṃ phalambhavet

Where fire does not burn, and water-jars leak, / death, danger, desolation, and the like will be the fruit of portents.

262.33

dvijadevādipūjābhyaḥ śāntirjapyaistu homataḥ

Pacification comes from worship of twice-born and deities, and through recitation [of mantras] and fire oblation. // 33

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ityāgneye mahāpurāṇe utpātaśāntirnāma dviṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ