Agnipurana 178

English (machine translation) 178

Language: English

178.5 — 3 parts
178.14 — 8 parts
178.22 — 10 parts
178.29 — 7 parts

178.1

Agni said: / I will declare to you the votive observances of the third lunar day, which grant worldly enjoyment and liberation. / Hear the Mūlagaurīvrata on the Lalitā third lunar day:

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on the bright third lunar day of Caitra, Gaurī was indeed married by Hara. / Having bathed with sesame, one should worship Śambhu together with Gaurī with golden fruits and other offerings.

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‘Salutation to the Rosy-red One,’ [worship] the feet of the Goddess and of Śiva; / and pronouncing ‘To Śivā,’ one should worship the ankles, [saying] ‘To Jayā’;

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‘To Rudra, the Destroyer of Tripura,’ and ‘To the Resplendent One,’ [worship] the two shanks; / Śiva with ‘To Rudra, the Supreme Lord,’ and the two knees with ‘To Vijayā’;

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with ‘To Īśa,’ [worship] the waist of the Goddess, and Śaṅkara with ‘To Śaṅkara’;

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1 'śivaṃ rudrāya viśvāyeti' thus in kha and cha; 'śivaṃ bhadrāyeśvarāyeti' in ja, jha, ña, and ṭa.

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2 'īśāya kaṭyāṃ devyāś ca' thus in ṅa; 'īśāyeti tāto devyā' in gha. / :p 202

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and the two flanks with ‘To Koṭavī’; and the Trident-bearer with ‘To the Trident-handed One’.

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‘Salutation to You, to Maṅgalā,’ one should worship the belly; / ‘Salutation to Rudra, the Self of All,’ and the two breasts with ‘To Aiśānī’;

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likewise, Śiva with ‘To the Divine Self,’ and the neck [of the Goddess] with ‘To the Delighting One’; / and Śiva with ‘To Mahādeva,’ and the two hands with ‘To Anantā’;

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Hara with ‘To the Three-eyed One,’ and the arm with ‘O Beloved of the Fire of Time!’; / one should worship the ornaments with ‘To Saubhāgyā’ and ‘To Maheśa’;

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and the two lips with ‘To the One dwelling in the nectar of Aśoka’ and ‘To Īśvara’; / the face with ‘Beloved of the Four-faced One’; ‘Salutation to Hara, to Sthāṇu’;

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‘Salutation to the Lord who is half-woman, to Hara,’ and the nose with ‘To the Immense-bodied One’; / the Lord of the world with ‘Salutation to the Fierce One,’ and again the eyebrows with ‘Lalitā’;

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the Destroyer of the cities with ‘To Śarva,’ and the palate with ‘To Vāsantī’; / the hair with ‘Salutation to the Mistress of Śrīkaṇṭha’ and ‘To the Dark-throated One’;

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the head with ‘To the Terrifyingly Fierce One, the Well-formed One’ and ‘Salutation to the Self of All’. / Mallikā, aśoka, lotus, kunda, tagara, mālatī,

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kadamba, karavīra, vāṇa, unwithering [flower], saffron, / and sindhuvāra are prescribed respectively in all the months.

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Having worshipped Umā and Maheśvara, [one should place] the eight auspicious items before them:

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1 'śivaṃ vedātmane tadvadrūpiṇyai' thus in gha, ja, and ña.

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2 'harañcāntakālānalapriye' thus in kha, gha, ja, and ña.

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4 'vāsanyai ca tathālakam' thus in cha and ṭa.

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5 'mallikāśokakamalacchadaṃ tagaramālatī' thus in kha, gha, and ja.

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6 'kundañca karavīrañca' thus in kha, gha, ja.

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7 The text from 'mallikāśoka-' up to 'saubhāgyāṣṭakamagrataḥ' is missing in manuscript cha. / :p 203

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one should arrange: ghee, niṣpāva beans, safflower, milk, jīvaka,

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sugarcane from the royal tree, salt, and eighth, coriander. / Having consumed water from a horn in Caitra, one should sleep before the God and Goddess.

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Having bathed and worshipped in the morning, one should honor a Brahmin couple; / one should give that group of eight to a twice-born, saying: ‘May Lalitā be pleased with me!’

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Water from a horn, cow dung, mandāra, bilva leaves, / kuśa water, curds, milk, and in Kārttika ghee mixed with curds,

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cow urine with ghee, black sesame, and the five products of the cow are the successive items to be consumed. / ‘Lalitā, Vijayā, Bhadrā, Bhavānī, Kumudā, Śivā,

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Vāsudevī, and Gaurī, Maṅgalā, Kamalā, Satī’— / in Caitra and the other [months], at the time of giving gifts, one should recite: ‘May she be pleased!’

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At the conclusion of the votive observance, one should give a fruit, pure ghee, and a bed, / a golden [image of] Umā and Maheśvara, and a bull along with a cow.

And after worshiping the teacher and married couples with clothes and other offerings, one enjoys worldly enjoyment and liberation, / [and obtains] good fortune, health, beauty, and long life from the votive observance of the couch of good fortune.

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One should perform it in the month of Nabhasya (Bhādrapada), or in Vaiśākha, or in Mārgaśiras.

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[Apparatus]

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1 arpayed iti in Kha and Cha

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2 tṛṇarājekṣulavaṇam iti in Kha, Cha, and Ṭa

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3 dvijadāmpatyam arcayed iti in Kha, Gha, Cha, and Ṭa

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4 lalitā prīyatām iti in Ṭa

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5 pṛṣṭhodakam iti in Ña; kūpodakam iti in Ja and Jha

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6 parityājyam iti in Ka, Ja, and Ṭha; parityajya iti in Kha and Cha; parigrāhyam iti in Ṅa

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7 guruṃ mithunam abhyarcya iti in Ṅa

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8 vastrādyaiḥ sarvam āpnuyād iti in Kha, Gha, Ṅa, Cha, Jha, Ña, and Ṭa

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9 kuryād vā mārgaśīrṣake iti in Ṅa and Ña / [Page 204]

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On the third lunar day of the bright fortnight, one should worship [saying]: “Homage to Lalitā!”

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Then, having worshiped each fortnight, and at the conclusion of the votive observance having worshiped / twenty-four married couples with garments and the like, one enjoys worldly enjoyment and liberation.

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This second method has been declared; I shall explain the votive observance of good fortune: / Whoever gives up salt on the third lunar day from Phālguna onwards,

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upon its completion, one should donate a bed together with a house and household utensils, / having worshiped a brahmin couple, [saying]: “May Bhavānī be pleased!”

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The third lunar day is declared to grant good fortune and bestow the world of Gaurī and other realms. / Likewise, one who observes the votive observance of the third lunar day in Māgha, Bhādra, and Vaiśākha,

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and performs the Damanakatṛtīyā, should worship in Caitra with damanaka blossoms. / The Ātmatṛtīyā of the month of Mārga[śīrṣa] is worshiped with food to one's liking and other offerings.