Agnipurana 121

English (machine translation) 121

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121.2 — 5 parts
121.12 — 3 parts
121.22 — 6 parts
121.32 — 2 parts
121.43 — 3 parts
121.51 — 11 parts
121.59 — 6 parts
121.60 — 1 part
121.69 — 6 parts
121.76 — 3 parts
121.78 — 4 parts

121.1

Agni said: / I shall expound astral science, which discerns good and evil, / which is the essence of four hundred thousand [verses], by knowing which one becomes omniscient.

No marriage [should be made] in the sixth-eighth relation, nor in the second-twelfth for a woman; / indeed, there is no affection in a trine; and in the remaining cases, there is affection in mutual seventh.

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[Footnote]

121.2.p2

1. "jñānavijñānajṛmbhitam" according to ja.

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2. "śubhāśubhāśayo hariḥ" according to kha. and cha.

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3. "ṣaṭkāṣṭake" according to kha., ga., gha., ṅa., and ja.

121.2.p5

4. "there would be no affection in trines" according to ja. / p. 30

121.3

In the second-twelfth and in the trine, if there is friendship between the lords of the signs, / or if there is common rulership, or also friendliness of nakṣatras,

121.4

even then the union may be made, but never in the sixth-eighth. / When Jupiter and Venus have set, the man dies through the woman.

121.5

When the sun is in the sign of Jupiter, or Jupiter is in the sign of the sun, / they do not recommend marriage; it would cause the girl to become a widow.

121.6

In accelerated motion it lasts three fortnights, and in retrograde four months; / one should not perform a votive observance or marriage during the retrograde or accelerated motion of Jupiter.

121.7

In Caitra and Pauṣa, on empty lunar days, when Viṣṇu sleeps, on Tuesday and Sunday, / and at the waning of the moon, it would be inauspicious; twilight time brings auspiciousness.

121.8

Rohiṇī, the Uttaras, Mūla, Svātī, Hasta, and Revatī; / in Libra and Gemini, marriage is declared to be praiseworthy.

121.9

In marriage, in ear-piercing, in a votive observance, likewise in the rite for producing a male child, / in the first feeding, and at the first tonsure, one must avoid an afflicted asterism.

121.10

Under Śravaṇa, Mūla, and Puṣya, on a Sunday, Tuesday, or Thursday, / in Aquarius, Leo, and Gemini, the rite for producing a male child is prescribed.

121.11

Under Hasta, Mūla, Mṛgaśiras, and Pauṣṇa (Revatī), on Wednesday and Friday, taking a child outdoors [is done]; / under Mūla on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday, the eating of betel [is done].

121.12

The first feeding of solid food is on Friday, on Thursday, under Mṛgaśiras, and in Pisces, / in the group of five beginning with Hasta, in Puṣya, and likewise in the triad beginning with Kṛttikā,

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[Footnote]

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1. "viddhamṛkṣaṃ vivarjayet" according to kha., ga., gha., ṅa., cha., and ja.

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2. "in Capricorn and Pisces" according to jha. / p. 31

121.13

under Aśvinī, and under Revatī; [and under these asterisms is] the eating of new grain and fruits. / Puṣya, Hasta, Jyeṣṭhā, Rohiṇī, Śravaṇa, and Aśvinī,

121.14

and under Svātī and Mṛgaśiras, one should administer medicine; elsewhere one should avoid it. / The triad of the Pūrvās, Maghā, Bharaṇī, Svātī, and the triad of Śravaṇa—

121.15

on Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday, a bath should be taken for freedom from disease. / On an earthen [diagram], [inscribe] eight syllables Hrīṃ, and in the middle write the name, and in the cardinal directions:

121.16

an enclosure of Hrīṃ on the earthen [diagram] in the cardinal directions, and write the eight Vasus [or eight Hrīṃs] in the intermediate directions, / with yellow orpiment and saffron on birch-bark or cloth, worn on the neck,

121.17

enemies are brought into subjection by this mantra, undoubtedly. / Enclosing the name with Śrīṃ and Hrīṃ, [writing] Śrīṃ and Hrīṃ on the eight petals in order,

121.18

with yellow orpiment and saffron on birch-bark, surrounded by auspicious marks, / [...] on a leaf with the juice of turmeric,

121.19

placed face downwards on a stone slab on the ground, it paralyzes enemies. / Enclosing the name with Oṃ Hūṃ Saḥ, [and placing] Oṃ Hūṃ Saḥ on the eight petals in order,

121.20

with yellow orpiment and saffron on birch-bark, [this brings] warding off of death. / For affection [are the positions] one, five, and nine; combinations of two, six, and twelve [are unfavourable];

121.21

in three, seven, and eleven there is gain; in four, eight, and twelve is the enemy. / The body, wealth, siblings, friends, children, and enemies,

121.22

the spouse, death, and virtue, action, income, and expenditure, in order,

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[Footnote]

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1. "pūrvātrikam" according to ja.

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2. "pāvakam" according to ṅa.

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3. "oṃ hraṃ saḥ" according to cha.

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4. "oṃ jūṃ saḥ" according to kha.; "oṃ hraṃ saḥ" according to cha.

121.22.p6

5. "for the pacification of one, five, and nine" according to ja. / p. 32

121.22_2

one should clearly state the strength of the nine asterisms in the ascendants beginning with Aries.

121.23

Birth, prosperity, adversity, welfare, enemy, achiever in order, / destruction, friend, and supreme friend: they recognize this as the strength of the asterisms.

121.24

On the weekdays of Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus, and likewise of the Sun and Moon, / during the six months beginning with Māgha, the first milk is praised.

121.25

Ear-piercing [is recommended] on a Wednesday or Thursday, under Puṣya, Śravaṇa, or Citrā. / And study [should begin] in the fifth year; one should avoid the sixth and the first lunar day.

121.26

Having first worshipped Vāṇī, Hari, and Śrī on empty [tithis], the fifteenth, and Tuesday, / the tying of the girdle [for investiture] is auspicious during the six months starting with Māgha.

121.27

The tonsure rite and other [ceremonies] are not commended under Śravaṇa and similar [asterisms], / nor when Jupiter or Venus has set, or when the moon is waning.

121.28

For an initiated Brahmin, one should predict death and dullness [if done then]. / The formal return home from study is desired under an asterism fit for tonsure and on an auspicious weekday,

121.29

in auspicious zodiacal signs, with ascendants joined or aspected by benefics, / and under Aśvinī, Maghā, Citrā, Svātī, Yāmya, or the Uttarā asterisms.

121.30

Under Punarvasu and Puṣya, [the study of] the science of archery is praised. / Under Bharaṇī, Ārdrā, Maghā, Āśleṣā, and under the asterisms of Fire and Bhaga,

121.31

a man desiring to live long should not put on a [new] garment. / On Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday, [new] clothing [is worn]; at marriages and similar occasions, [inauspicious] asterisms and the like are not [prohibited].

121.32

Under Revatī, Aśvinī, Dhaniṣṭhā, and the five asterisms beginning with Hasta, / the wearing of conch, coral, and gems is commended.

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[Footnote]

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1. 'In the six months beginning with Māgha' thus in manuscript jha. / [Page 33]

121.33

Under the asterism of Yama, the Serpent, and Dhaniṣṭhā, under the three Pūrva asterisms, and under Vāruṇa, / goods purchased bring loss, whereas those sold produce profit.

121.34

Under Aśvinī, Svātī, Citrā, Revatī, Vāruṇa, and Hari, / goods purchased bring profit, whereas those sold produce loss.

121.35

Under Bharaṇī, the three Pūrvā asterisms, Ārdrā, Āśleṣā, Maghā, the Wind asterism, / the Fire asterism, Jyeṣṭhā, and Viśākhā, [goods] do not remain with their master.

121.36

When wealth is given, loaned, or deposited [under these, it is lost]. / Under Uttarā, Śravaṇa, and Indra's asterism, one should perform the royal consecration.

121.37

Avoiding Caitra, Jyeṣṭha, Bhādra, Āśvina, Pauṣa, / and Māgha, building a house is auspicious in the remaining months.

121.38

Aśvinī, Rohiṇī, Mūla, the three Uttarā asterisms, the moon's asterism, / Svātī, Hasta, and Anurādhā are praised for commencing a house.

121.39

Excepting Sunday and Tuesday, [it is auspicious] also for a reservoir and a temple. / When Jupiter is in Leo, when Jupiter and the Sun are in conjunction, during an intercalary month,

121.40

or when Venus is infant, aged, or set, one should avoid house-building work: / [otherwise there will be] burning by fire, fear, disease, oppression by the king, and loss of wealth.

121.41

If the collecting of thatch and wood is done during the five asterisms beginning with Śravaṇa, / one should perform house-entering under Dhaniṣṭhā, Uttarā, or Vāruṇa.

121.42

For building a boat, the second, third, fifth, seventh, and thirteenth lunar days [are fit]. / One visits the king under Dhaniṣṭhā, Hasta, Revatī, and Aśvinī.

121.43

Under the three Pūrvā asterisms, Dhaniṣṭhā, Ārdrā, the Fire asterism, the asterism of the Moon, and Viśākhā,

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[Footnote]

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1. 'Under the asterism of Yama, the Serpent, and Viśākhā' thus in manuscripts gha and ja.

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2. 'Under the Pūrvā asterisms and Anala' thus in manuscripts ga, gha, and ṅa. / [Page 34]

121.43_2

as well as Āśleṣā and Aśvinī, success in a journey [is attained] along with prosperity.

121.44

Under the three Uttarā asterisms, Rohiṇī, on the new moon day, on the fourteenth, / under Śravaṇa, Hasta, Citrā, and the asterism of Viṣṇu,

121.45

one should not make a journey to the cow-pen, nor should one make [the cattle] enter it. / Under the Wind asterism, the Uttarā asterisms, Rohiṇī, Mṛga, Mūla, and Punarvasu,

121.46

and under Puṣya, Śravaṇa, and Hasta, one should carry out agricultural work. / Under Punarvasu, Uttarā, Svātī, the asterism of Bhaga, Mūla, Indra, and Varuṇa,

121.47

on the weekday of Jupiter or Venus, or on the day of the Moon or the Sun, / and in the Taurus ascendant, as also in Virgo or Gemini,

121.48

on the second, fifth, tenth, seventh, third, and thirteenth lunar days, / and under Revatī, Rohiṇī, the asterism of Indra and Agni, Hasta, Mitra's asterism, and the Uttarā asterisms,

121.49

except on Saturday and Tuesday, one seeking prosperity should sow seeds. / Under Revatī, Hasta, Mūla, Śravaṇa, and the asterisms of Bhaga and Mitra,

121.50

under the asterism of the Ancestors and that of the Moon, harvesting of grain [is done] at the rising of Capricorn. / Under Hasta, Citrā, the asterism of Aditi, Svātī, Revatī, and the three Śravaṇa asterisms,

121.51

in a fixed ascendant, on Thursday, Friday, or Wednesday, / [or] under the asterisms of Yama, Aditi, Maghā, Jyeṣṭhā, and the Uttarā asterisms, one should store [grain].

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[Footnote]

121.51.p2

1. 'With prosperity in undertakings of journeys' thus in manuscripts ga and ja.

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2. 'One should commence' thus in manuscripts gha and ṅa.

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3. 'Under the asterism of Bhaga, Mūla, and Vāruṇa' thus in manuscripts kha and cha.

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4. 'Or on the day' thus in manuscript ja.

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5. 'Third and fifth' thus in manuscript ja.

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6. 'Under Hasta, Mitra's asterism, and the Uttarā asterisms' thus in manuscript ja.

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7. 'One self-controlled should sow' thus in manuscripts kha, cha, and ja.

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8. 'In a movable ascendant' thus in manuscript jha.

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9. 'On Thursday or else' thus in manuscripts gha and ja. / [Page 35]

121.51.p11

"Oṃ, to the Bestower of Wealth, the Lord of all wealth: give me wealth, svāhā! Oṃ, in the new year, O Goddess Ilā, promoter of the worlds, assuming forms at will: give me wealth, svāhā!"

121.52

Written on a leaf and placed upon a heap of grain, this increases the grain. / Under the three Pūrvā asterisms, Viśākhā, Dhaniṣṭhā, and Vāruṇa,

121.53

under these six asterisms the wise understand that the removal of grain [should occur]. / Consecration of deities, groves, reservoirs, and the like [should be done] when the Sun is facing north.

121.54

When the Sun is in Gemini, from the new moon day, if there be the twelfth lunar day, / the ritual slumber of the discus-wielder should always be performed then.

121.55

When the Sun has entered Leo and Libra, on the two twelfth lunar days following the new moon, / there occur respectively the raising of Indra's banner and the awakening of Hari.

121.56

Likewise, when the Sun has entered Virgo, on the eighth lunar day occurs the raising of Durgā's [flag]. / When a Bhadrā lunar day falls under three-quartered asterisms,

121.57

on a Tuesday, Sunday, or Saturday, that is to be known as Tripuṣkara. / In all rituals, purity of the Moon and the stars must be sought.

121.58

For those whose moon occupies the birth sign, the third, the sixth, the seventh, the tenth, / or the eleventh house, one should declare it auspicious alone.

121.59

In the bright fortnight, the second, fifth, and ninth are auspicious. / The friendly, intimate friend, accomplishing, prosperous, and secure stars,

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[Footnote]

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1. 'Oṃ śrīṃ, to the Bestower of Wealth' thus in manuscript ja.

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2. "In the new year, on Thursday, or Friday, or Wednesday"—this reading is found additionally in manuscript cha.

121.59.p4

3. 'Entered Leo and Libra' thus in manuscript kha.

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4. 'When the Sun has entered the sign of Virgo' thus in manuscript gha.

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5. 'Purity of the Moon and the Sun' thus in manuscript ja. / [Page 36]

121.60

produce death under the birth star, loss of wealth under the danger star; / one should know that under the adversary star comes death, and under the destruction star one meets dissolution.

121.60.p1

Beyond the day of the eighth lunar day of the dark fortnight,

121.61

until the day of the eighth lunar day of the bright fortnight,
for that long the moon is waned; thereafter it is considered full.

121.62

When the sun is in Taurus or Gemini, and Jupiter is in the constellation ruled by the Moon or Indra,
a full-moon day on the weekday of Jupiter is proclaimed as the Mahājyaiṣṭhī.

121.63

When Jupiter is in the lunar mansion of Indra, the Moon likewise, and the Sun in that of Prajāpati,
the full moon of the month of Jyeṣṭha is proclaimed as the Mahājyaiṣṭhī.

121.64

Within Svātī, placed on a machine, one should raise Indra's banner;
and in a quarter of the lunar mansion of Viṣṇu, under Aśvinī, at the end of seven days, one should discharge it.

121.65

Every gift is equal to gold, all twice-born are equal to Brahmā,
all water is equal to the Gaṅgā, when the sun is eclipsed by Rāhu.

121.66

Dhvāṅkṣī, Mahodarī, Ghorā, Mandā, Mandākinī, O twice-born,
and Rākṣasī: in order from Sunday, the solar ingress is known by these names.

121.67

If the sun ingresses while standing in the karaṇas Bālava, Kaulava, Nāga, or Taitila,
then the people will be happy.

121.68

Should it pass in Gara, Vava, Vaṇij, Viṣṭi, Kiṃtughna, or Śakuni,
the people are afflicted along with their wealth through the ruler's fault.

121.69

If the sun should ingress while lying down in Catuṣpād, Viṣṭi, or Vāṇijya,

121.69.p1

[Footnote]

121.69.p2

1. "kṛṣṇāṣṭamīdalādūrdhvaṃ yāvacchuklāṣṭamīdalam" in manuscript ḍa.

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2. "jīve candrendradaivatam" in manuscript ja.

121.69.p4

3. "indrādyapāde" in manuscripts kha. and ga.; "haryādyapāde" in manuscript ḍa.

121.69.p5

4. "mandākinī tathā" in manuscripts kha., gha., and cha.; "mandākinīti ca" in manuscript jha.

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5. "tathā lokaḥ" in manuscript kha. / [page] 37

121.69_2

there will be famine, conflict among kings, and danger between husband and wife.

121.70

In the conception-asterism or birth-asterism, affliction and the like will arise in illness;
under Kṛttikā [it lasts] nine days, and three nights in Rohiṇī;

121.71

five nights in Mṛgaśiras; in Ārdrā it destroys life;
and in Punarvasu and Puṣya seven nights are prescribed.

121.72

Likewise nine nights in Āśleṣā, and ending at the cremation ground in Maghā;
two months in Pūrvaphālgunī, and fifteen [days] in Uttarāphālgunī.

121.73

In Hasta, Citrā is seen [as lasting] half a month of affliction;
likewise two months in Svātī, and twenty days in Viśākhā.

121.74

In Anurādhā ten days, and in Jyeṣṭhā half a month;
in Mūla there is no release, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā fifteen [days];

121.75

in Uttarāṣāḍhā twenty days, and two months with Śravaṇa;
Dhaniṣṭhā half a month, and in Śatabhiṣaj ten days.

121.76

In Pūrvabhādrapadā there is no release, in Uttarabhādrapadā fifteen [days];
Revatī ten nights, and Aśvinī a day and night.

121.77

In Bharaṇī there would be loss of life; auspiciousness comes from a fire oblation with the Gāyatrī;
peace [is attained] by gifts of five grains, sesame, clarified butter, and the like, and a cow to a twice-born.

121.78

The planetary period of the Sun is six years, and of the Moon fifteen;
eight years of Mars, and the planetary period in Mercury is seventeen.

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[Footnote]

121.78.p2

1. "ārdrāyām" in manuscripts ga. and ja.

121.78.p3

2. "uttarāsu trirātrakam" in manuscript jha.

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3. "pūrvāṣāḍhādinapañcakam" in manuscript ka. / The reading from "haste tu dṛśyante" etc. up to "pūrvāṣāḍhātripañcakam" is missing in two manuscripts, ḍa. and cha. / [page] 38