Agnipurana 164
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164.1
Puṣkara said: / One who desires prosperity or peace should undertake the planetary sacrifice, / or one who desires rain, longevity, and nourishment, or likewise when performing sorcery.
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[Footnote]
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1. kha and cha read 'manuṣyādīn'.
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2. ja reads 'āyuḥ prajñādhanaṃ'; gha reads 'āyuḥ prajāṃ balam'.
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3. ṅa reads 'prītāḥ pitṛpitāmahāḥ'.
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The Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter, / Venus, Saturn, Rāhu, and Ketu—these are known as the planets.
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From copper, crystal, red sandalwood, gold, and gold [and iron], both / from silver, iron, and lead, these planets are to be fashioned in order.
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Or one should worship them drawn in gold, or upon scented circles. / Garments and flowers are to be presented according to their respective colours,
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as well as perfumes and offerings; and the incense to be given is bdellium. / Boiled rice offerings must be prepared for each deity while reciting the mantras.
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"ākṛṣṇena", "imaṃ devāḥ", "agnirmūrdhā divaḥ kakut", / and "udbuddhyasva" are the verses proclaimed in order,
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and likewise "bṛhaspate atiyadaryaḥ", "annāt pariśrutaḥ", / "śaṃ no devīḥ", as well as "kāṇḍāt kāṇḍāt", and "ketuṃ kṛṇvan".
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Calotropis, flame-of-the-forest, catechu, apāmārga, peepal, / cluster fig, śamī, dūrvā grass, and kuśa grass are the firewood sticks in order.
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For each one, one hundred and eight, or indeed twenty-eight, / should be offered into the fire, combined with honey, clarified butter, and curd.
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Rice with jaggery, milk porridge, sacrificial food, milk rice, / curd rice, clarified butter, cakes, meat, and variegated food,
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the wise man should give as food to the twice-born in order of the planets, / or according to his capacity, or as available, having honoured them according to the rules.
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A cow, a conch, an ox, gold, a garment, a horse,
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[Footnote]
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1. ga, gha, and ña read 'khadirastvapāmārgo 'tha'.
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a black cow, iron, and a goat—these are indeed the sacrificial fees in order.
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Whichever planet is harmful to whomever at any time, he should diligently worship that one. / A boon was granted to them by Brahmā: when worshipped, [they bring prosperity] to the worshipper.
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The rise and fall of kings are subject to the planets, / as are the existence and non-existence of the world; therefore, the planets are most worthy of worship.
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Thus ends the one hundred sixty-fourth chapter, entitled 'Fire Oblation to the Nine Planets', in the great Agni Purāṇa.
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Now, the one hundred sixty-fifth chapter.
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