Agnipurana 196
English (machine translation) 196
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196.1
Agni said: / I shall declare the votive observance of the asterisms; Hari worshipped under an asterism grants desired objects. / First, in the month of Caitra, one should worship Hari as the Nakṣatrapuruṣa.
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Under Mūla one should worship the feet; under Rohiṇī one should worship Hari's calves; / and the knees during conjunction with Aśvinī; and under Āṣāḍhā the parts designated as thighs.
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Under Pūrvā- and Uttarā-[phālgunī] the penis, and the waist indeed under Kṛttikā; / the sides under both Bhādrapadās, and the belly indeed under Revatī;
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the breasts under Anurādhā, and the back under Dhaniṣṭhā; / the two arms are to be worshipped under Viśākhā, and one should worship the fingers under Punarvasu.
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Having worshipped the nails under Āśleṣā, one should worship the neck under Jyeṣṭhā; / the two ears of Viṣṇu under Śravaṇa, and one should worship Hari's mouth under Puṣya.
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One should worship the tip of the teeth under Svātī; one should worship the face under Śatabhiṣaj; / under Maghā the nose; the forehead in the eyes, under Mṛgaśīrṣa [the forehead];
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and the hair under Citrā and Ārdrā. At the end of the year, having worshipped a golden Hari / in a jar filled with raw sugar, a bed, a cow, wealth, and the like are the sacrificial fee.
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Viṣṇu, identical with Śiva, should be worshipped as the Nakṣatrapuruṣa.
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[Footnote]
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1. 'Hari is worshipped everywhere' in ga.
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2. 'A bed, a cow, clothing, etc., as sacrificial fee' in kha and ṭa; 'a bed, a cow, food, etc., as sacrificial fee' in gha, ña, and ja; 'a bed, a milch cow, etc., with witnesses' in ṅa. / [Page 228]
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One performing the Śāmbhavāyanīya votive observance should worship Hari on the day of the asterism corresponding to the month:
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in Kārttika under Kṛttikā, and in Mārgaśīrṣa under Mṛgaśīrṣa,
with names beginning with Keśava, or with ‘Obeisance to Acyuta.’
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‘In Kārttika, on the day of the Kṛttikā asterism, Hari stationed in the asterism of the month
I shall worship; I shall perform the Śāmbhavāyanīya votive observance granting worldly enjoyment and liberation.
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Acyuta, the great form beginning with Keśava, the bestower of all,
the god granting an increase of life and health, I invoke.’
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Beginning in Kārttika, [offering] food with kāsāra for four months;
beginning in Phālguna, spiced rice; and beginning in Āṣāḍha, milk rice.
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At night, he should offer the food offering to the god and feed the brāhmaṇas;
having bathed in water with five cow-products, he is purified by partaking of it.
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Every article before dismissal is called a food offering;
once the Lord of the Universe is dismissed, it instantly becomes floral remains.
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‘Obeisance, obeisance to you, O Acyuta! May my sin perish; may merit increase!
May my dominion, wealth, and the like be ever undiminished; and may my lineage not perish!
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Just as you, O Acyuta, are beyond the beyond, the supreme Self become Brahman beyond the beyond,
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[Footnote]
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1. 'Destroying all sins' in ṅa.
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2. 'Food that is the essence of all' in kha, ga, and gha.
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3. 'A period of four months' in kha.
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4. 'He should offer the food offering at night' in jha.
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5. 'Sovereignty, wealth, and other great fortune to me' in jha. / [Page 229]
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so make my wish unfailing, O immeasurable one who removes the sin committed by me!
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O Acyuta, O Bliss, O Govinda, be pleased; whatever is desired,
make it inexhaustible for me, O boundless Self, O Puruṣottama!’
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Having worshipped for seven years, one obtains worldly enjoyment and liberation.
I shall explain the Ananta votive observance, which grants wealth among asterism observances.
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In Mārgaśīrṣa under Mṛgaśiras, consuming cow urine, one should worship Hari
as Ananta; the blessed Lord Ananta gives the fruit of all desires,
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and gives endless [merit] again in another birth.
This great votive observance effects the accumulation of endless merit,
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and brings about the attainment of all desires and makes it imperishable.
Having worshipped the feet and other limbs, one should eat at night, free from oil.
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The fire oblation dedicated to Ananta with ghee lasts four months;
beginning in Caitra, the fire oblation is with rice; in Śrāvaṇa and following, with milk.
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Māndhātṛ was born as the son of Yuvanāśva through the Ananta votive observance.
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Thus in the great Purāṇa of Agni, the ninety-sixth chapter, named “The Asterism Votive Observances.”
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[Footnote]
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1. 'Granting desires in the lunar mansion votive observance' in kha, ga, and cha; 'giving food in the lunar mansion votive observance' in gha, ṅa, and ña. / [Page 230]
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Now the ninety-seventh chapter.
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The Day Votive Observances
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