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Agnipurana 219

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219.1

Puṣkara said: / I shall declare the mantras for the consecration by aspersion of kings, deities, and others, which destroy sins. / One should sprinkle [the king] with kusa-grass water from the jar; thereby indeed everything is accomplished.

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May the gods consecrate you: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara; / Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha!

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May these, led by Indra, residing in the ten directions, be for your victory! / May Rudra, Dharma, Manu, Dakṣa, Ruci, and Śraddhā always [protect you]!

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May Bhṛgu, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Sanaka, Sanandana, / Sanatkumāra, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,

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Marīci, and Kaśyapa, the lords of creatures, protect the lord of the earth! / May the Prabhāsuras, the Barhiṣads, and the Agniṣvāttas protect you!

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May the Kravyādas, the Upahūtas, the Ājyapas, and the Sukālins, / and the beloved wives of Dharma led by Lakṣmī, consecrate [you] with fires!

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Aditi and the others, the beloved wives of Kaśyapa, of Bahuputra, / and of Kṛśāśva the son of Agni, and the wives of Ariṣṭanemi;

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and Aśvinī and the others, wives of the Moon, and likewise the beloved wives of Pulaha: / Bhūtā, Kapiśā, Daṃṣṭrī, Surasā, Saramā, Danu,

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Śyenī, Bhāsī, as well as Krauñcī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī, and Śukī; / may these wives consecrate you by aspersion, as well as Aruṇa the charioteer of the Sun.

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Āyati, Niyati, Rātri, and Nidrā, who are established in the order of the worlds; / may Umā, Menā, and Śacī protect you, and Dhūmorṇā and Nirṛti grant victory.

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Gaurī, Śivā, Ṛddhi, Velā, and Naḍvalā, / Aśiknī, and also Jyotsnā, the wives of the gods, and Vanaspati;

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the great cosmic age and the cosmic age, and the cosmic eras of the Manus and the world-ages,

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1. devaputrasya in ms. ja.

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2. pulastyasya in mss. ga., gha., and ja.

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3. asitā ca in ms. ṅa.
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the solar cycles, the years, and the two solstitial half-years—may they protect you.

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The seasons, and likewise the months, the fortnights, night and day, / the twilights, lunar days, and muhūrtas, which form the body of Time;

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and may the planets beginning with the Sun protect you, and the Manus beginning with Svāyambhuva: / Svāyambhuva, Svārociṣa, Auttami, the Manu Tāmasa,

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Raivata, and Cākṣuṣa the sixth; Vaivasvata is declared here; / Sāvarṇa, the son of Brahmā, the son of Dharma, and the son of Rudra,

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the son of Dakṣa, and Raucya and Bhautya—the fourteen Manus; / and Viśvabhuk, Vipaścit, Sucitti, Śikhī, Vibhu,

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Manojava, and likewise Ojasvī, Bali, Adbhuta, Śānti, / Vṛṣa, Ṛtadhāman, Divaspṛś, Kavi, Indraka,

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Revanta, Kumāra, and likewise Vatsavināyaka, / Vīrabhadra, Nandī, Viśvakarman, and Purojava—

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assembled together, may these chiefs of the gods consecrate you by aspersion; / the two Nāsatyas, the physicians of the gods, and the eight Vasus headed by Dhruva;

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and may the ten Aṅgirases and the Vedas consecrate you by aspersion for success: / Ātman, Āyus, Manas, Dakṣa, Mada, and likewise Prāṇa,

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Haviṣmant, Gariṣṭha, Ṛta, and Satya—may they protect you! / Kratu, Dakṣa, Vasu, Satya, Kālakāma, Dhuri for victory,

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Purūravas, Mādravas, the Viśvedevas, Rocana, / the planets beginning with Mars, the Sun, Nirṛti, and Yama;

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Ajaikapād, Ahirbudhnya, and Dhūmaketu—the Rudras,

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1. rudrakāḥ in mss. ga., gha., ṅa., and ña.
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Bharata, and likewise Mṛtyu, Kāpālin, and Kiṅkiṇi;

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may Bhavana and Bhāvana protect you, Svajanya and likewise Svajana, / Kratuśravas, Mūrdhan, Yājana, and Abhyuśanas,

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Prasava, Avyaya, and Dakṣa—the Bhrgu gods; / Manas, Anumantṛ, Prāṇa, the nine Upānas, and Vīryavant,

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Vītihotra, Naya, Sādhya, Haṃsa—may Nārāyaṇa protect! / Vibhu and Prabhu—the foremost among the gods, benefactors of the world;

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Dhātṛ, Mitra, Aryaman, Pūṣan, Śakra, Varuṇa, Bhaga, / Tvaṣṭṛ, Vivasvant, Savitṛ, and Viṣṇu—the twelve suns;

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Ekajyotis, Dvijyotis, Trijyotis, and Caturjyotis, / Ekaśakra, Dviśakra, and Triśakra of great might,

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Indra, and let Mita command, and then Pratimakṛt, / Mita, Sammita, and Amita of great might,

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Ṛtajit, Satyajit, Suṣeṇa, Senajit, / Atimitra, Anumitra, Purumitra, Aparājita,

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Ṛta, Ṛtavāc, Dhātṛ, Vidhātṛ, Dhāraṇa, Dhruva, / Vidhāraṇa of great splendour, the supreme friend of Indra,

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Īdṛkṣa, Adṛkṣa, Etādṛś, Amitāśana, / Krīḍita, Sadṛkṣa, Sarabha of great austerity,

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1. sujanas tathā in mss. kha. and gha.

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2. viśvātmā in ms. ṅa.

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3. īdṛkṣaś cānyadṛkṣaś ca in ms. cha.
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Dhartṛ, Dhurya, Dhuri, Bhīma, Abhimukta, Kṣapātsaha, / Dhṛti, Vasu, Anādhṛṣya, Rāma, Kāma, Jaya, Virāj—

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may these gods, the forty-nine Maruts, protect you; / Citrāṅgada, Citraratha, Citrasena, and Kali,

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Ūrṇāyu, Ugrasena, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Nandaka, / Hāhā, Hūhū, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, and Tumburu—

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may these Gandharvas consecrate you by aspersion for your victory; / may the chief Kurupas protect you, and the celestial hosts of Apsarases:

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Anavadyā, Sukeśī, Menakā together with Janyā, / Kratusthalā, Ghṛtācī, Viśvācī, Puñjikasthalā,

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Pramlocā, Urvaśī, Rambhā, Pañcacūḍā, Tilottamā, / Citralekhā, Lakṣmaṇā, Puṇḍarīkā, and Vāruṇī;

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Prahlāda, Virocana, Bali, Bāṇa, and their sons— / may these and other Dānavas and Rākṣasas consecrate you by aspersion;

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Heti, Praheti, Vidyutsphūrjathuragraka; / may the Yakṣa Siddhārmaka protect you, and Māṇibhadra and Nandana,

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Piṅgākṣa, Dyutimant, the Puṣpavants bringing victory; / Śaṅkha, Padma, Makara, and Kacchapa—the treasures for victory;

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the Piśācas headed by Ūrdhvakeśa, the Bhūtas residing on the earth and elsewhere; / placing Mahākāla and Narasiṃha at the head, the Mothers,

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1. abhimuktaḥ kṣamāsahaḥ in ms. ṅa.

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2. anādhṛṣṭaḥ in mss. ga., gha., and ña.

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3. saha kanyayā in ms. ja.
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Guha, Skanda, Viśākha, and Naigameya—may they consecrate you by aspersion; / the ḍākinīs and the yoginīs that move in the sky and on earth;

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and may Garuḍa and Aruṇa, and the birds headed by Sampāti protect you; / the great serpents headed by Ananta: Śeṣa, Vāsuki, and Takṣaka,

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Airāvata, Mahāpadma, both Kambala and Aśvatara, / Śaṅkha, Karkoṭaka, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Dhanañjaya;

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Kumuda, Airāvaṇa, Padma, Puṣpadanta, Vāmana, / Supratīka, and Añjana—may the [world-elephant] serpents protect you everywhere and always;

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and the swan of Brahmā, and the bull of Śaṅkara, / and the lion of Durgā—may they protect you, and the buffalo of Yama;

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and Uccaiḥśravas the king of horses, and always Dhanvantari; / the Kaustubha jewel, the king of conches, the thunderbolt, trident, and discus,

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the sword Nandaka—may the weapons protect you, and Dharma and Vyavasāyaka, / Citragupta, the staff of punishment, Piṅgala, Mṛtyu, and Kālaka.

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The sages beginning with the Bālakhilyas, headed by Vyāsa and Vālmīki; / Pṛthu, Dilīpa, Bharata, Duṣyanta, Śakrajit, and Valī;

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Malla, Kakutstha, Anenas, Yuvanāśva, Jayadratha, / Māndhātṛ, Mucukunda, and Purūravas—may they protect you!

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May the deities of site architecture and the twenty-five principles [grant] you victory: / Rukmabhauma, Śilābhauma, Pātāla, Nīlamūrtika,

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1 "śatrujidvalo" thus in [manuscripts] ka and kha

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2 "nīlamṛttika" thus in kha, gha, cha, ja, ña, and ṭa; "nīlamūrdhaja" thus in ṅa. / [Page] 299

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Pītarakta, Kṣiti, Śvetabhauma, Rasātala, / the Bhūrloka, the Bhuvarloka above all, and [the continents] beginning with Jambūdvīpa, [serve] for prosperity!

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May the northern Kurus protect [you], as well as Ramyaka, Hiraṇyaka, / Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla, and the Valāhaka realm;

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Harivarṣa, Kimpuruṣa, Indradvīpa, Kaśerumān, / Tāmravarṇa, Gabhastimān, Nāgadvīpa, Saumyaka,

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Gandharva, and Varuṇa which is the ninth—givers of kingdoms, may they protect [you]! / The Himavat, Hemakūṭa, Niṣadha, and Nīla;

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Śveta, Śṛṅgavān, Meru, Mālyavān, Gandhamādana, / Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śaktimān, and mount Ṛkṣavān;

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the Vindhya and Pāripātra—may these mountains grant you peace! / The [Vedas] beginning with the Ṛgveda, the six auxiliary limbs, the epics and Purāṇas;

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Āyurveda, and the secondary Vedas: the Gandharva-veda and Dhanur-veda; / phonetics, ritual, grammar, etymology, and astronomy;

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metrics and the Vedas, Mīmāṃsā, the extensive system of Nyāya, / the Dharmaśāstra, and the Purāṇa—these are indeed the fourteen branches of learning;

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Sāṅkhya, Yoga, Pāśupata, the Vedas, and the Pāñcarātra— / this indeed is the group of five doctrines; and Gāyatrī, Śivā,

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Durgā, Vidyā, and Gāndhārī—may they protect you and grant you peace! / The oceans of salt water, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter, curd, milk, and water;

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may the four oceans protect [you], as well as the various sacred fords:

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1 "hairaṇyakas tathā" thus in gha, ṅa, and ja; "hiraṇmayaś tathā" thus in cha. / [Page] 300

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Puṣkara, Prayāga, Prabhāsa, the supreme Naimiṣa,

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Gayāśīrṣa, Brahmaśiras, the sacred ford Uttaramānasa, / Kālodaka, Nandikuṇḍa, and the sacred ford Pañcanada;

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Bhṛgutīrtha, Prabhāsa, and likewise Amarakaṇṭaka, / Jambūmārga, Vimala, and the hermitage of Kapila;

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Gaṅgādvāra, Kuśāvarta, mount Vindhya, Nīlaparvata, / the Varāha mountain, and likewise the sacred ford Kanakhala;

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Kālañjara, Kedāra, and Rudrakoṭi as well, / the great sacred ford Vārāṇasī, and Badaryāśrama;

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Dvārakā, the sacred ford Śrīśaila, the sacred ford Puruṣottama, / Śālagrāma, Vārāha, the confluence of the Sindhu and the ocean;

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Phalgutīrtha, Bindusaras, and the Karavīra hermitage; / the rivers Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī, Śatadru, and Gaṇḍakī;

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Acchodā, Vipāśā, Vitastā, the river Devikā, / Kāverī, Varuṇā, the river Niścarā, and Gomatī;

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Pārā, Carmaṇvatī, Rūpā, Mandākinī, the Mahānadī, / Tāpī, Payoṣṇī, Veṇā, Gaurī, and Vaitaraṇī;

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Godāvarī, Bhīmarathī, Tuṅgabhadrā, and Praṇīthā, / Candrabhāgā, Śivā, and Gaurī—may they sprinkle and protect you!

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Thus in the great Purāṇa of Agni, the two hundred and nineteenth chapter, entitled "Mantras for Consecration by Aspersion".

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1 "abhiṣiñcantu pānta ca" thus in kha, ga, gha, ṅa, cha, ja, ña, and ṭa. / [Page] 301

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Now the two hundred and twentieth chapter:

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The Acquisition of Allies

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