Agnipurana 106
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106.1
Īśvara said: / I shall explain site architecture for cities and the like for the prosperity of the kingdom and the like. / One should occupy a site of a yojana, or half a yojana, or half of that.
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[Notes:]
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1 “vanavāsī mṛtirdhanam” in manuscript gha. The reading beginning with “dharmaḥ kaliśca” and ending with “mṛtirdhanam” is absent in manuscript jha.
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2 'āyuḥ prāvāhyaśasyāni' in manuscripts kha and cha.
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3 'bhogaṃ ca patyaṃ ca' in manuscripts kha and cha.
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4 'dvārataḥ proktaḥ' in manuscript gha. / 5 'bhojanārdhantadardhaṃ ca' in manuscripts gha and ṅa.
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Having worshipped the site, one should construct the city, the ramparts, and the like. / In a grid of thirty-two plots beginning from Īśa, [place] the eastern gate at Sūrya;
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on the south it should be at Gandharva, and likewise on the west at Vāruṇa; / the northern gate at the Saumya plot; and extensive marketplaces should be made.
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So that elephants and the like may pass comfortably, one should make a gate of six cubits. / A city broken at the corners, ruptured, or resembling a half-moon [should] not [be built].
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A city resembling the point of a diamond needle is undesirable, as is one with junctions of two or three roads at once; / one resembling a bow or a vajranāga brings peace at the commencement of a city.
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Having first worshipped Viṣṇu, Śiva, the Sun, and others, and having bowed, the strong [king] should offer an oblation. / One should settle goldsmiths in the south-east of the city;
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the houses of dancers and courtesans in the south; / actors, carriage-drivers, and fishermen in the south-west;
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[makers] of chariots, weapons, and swords in the west; / distillers, revenue officials, and servants in the north-west;
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brāhmaṇas, ascetics, perfected beings, and virtuous people in the north; / and sellers of fruits and the like, and merchants in the north-east.
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Military commanders in the east; diverse forces in the south-east; / directors of women in the south; and one should place cane-workers in the south-west;
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prime ministers, treasurers, and artisans in the west;
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1 'gandharvādyāḥ' in manuscripts ga and ja.
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2 'sūcīmukhaṃ naṣṭam' in manuscripts jha and cha.
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3 'vyāyataṃ vajranāsābham' in manuscript gha; 'cāpābhaṃ cakranābhābham' in manuscript ṅa.
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4 'stutvā natvā baliṃ balī' in manuscript ṅa.
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5 'āgneye tu karmakārān' in manuscript kha.
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6 'dakṣiṇe bhṛtyadhūrtānām' in manuscript cha.
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7 'naṭānāṃ vāhlikādīnām' in manuscripts kha and ja.
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8 'parikarmaṇaḥ' in manuscripts cha and ja.
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and army generals along with leaders and brāhmaṇas in the north.
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Kṣatriyas in the east, vaiśyas in the south, and śūdras in the west; / physicians and horses in the intermediate directions, and troops on all four sides.
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Wandering mendicants and the like to the east, cremation grounds and the like in the south, / herds of cattle and the like in the west, and cultivators in the north.
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One should place foreigners in the corner directions, and likewise the law in villages and the like. / At the eastern gate, Śrī and Vaiśravaṇa; both should behold Śrī.
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To the west of the gods and others, houses should face east; / to the east, facing west; and to the south, facing north.
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Abodes of Indra, Viṣṇu, and others [should be established] for the protection of the city. / A city, village, fortress, house, or the like that is devoid of deities
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is consumed by piśācas and others and overcome by diseases and the like. / Thus, a city and the like always bestows victory, worldly enjoyment, and liberation.
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A room for prosperity is prescribed in the east, a kitchen in the south-east, / a bedroom in the south, and an armory in the south-west;
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a dining room in the west, a store of grain in the north-west, / storage for wealth in the north, and a shrine for deities in the north-east.
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A house may have four halls, three halls, two halls, or a single hall. / In four-hall houses, according to the distinction of halls and porticos,
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1 'tathā sthitam' in manuscripts kha, gha, ṅa, and cha; 'yathāsthitam' in manuscript ja.
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2 'vaiśravaṇaṃ vāpi' in manuscript ga.
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3 'pūrvataḥ' in manuscript kha.
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4 'dakṣiṇe cottareṇa ca' in manuscripts kha, ga, and gha.
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5 'nagarasya hi' in manuscripts kha and cha.
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6 'rogādyair abhibhūyate' in manuscript ja.
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7 'dakṣiṇāyāṃ tu' in manuscripts ga, gha, and jha.
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8 'devatālayam' in manuscript jha.
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9 'śālālindaprabhedataḥ' in manuscript ka.
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two hundred and fifty-five types arise among them. / There are four three-hall houses, and five types of two-hall houses;
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there are four single-hall houses; and I shall state those with single porticos. / Houses and cities have twenty-eight porticos,
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fifty-five with four and seven, / twenty with six porticos, and twenty with eight.
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Thus houses in cities and the like may have eight porticos.
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Thus ends the one hundred and sixth chapter, entitled 'Site Architecture of Cities and the Like', in the Mahāpurāṇa spoken by Agni.
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Now begins the one hundred and seventh chapter.
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The creation by Svāyambhuva.
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Agni said:
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