Agnipurana 267

English (machine translation) 267

Language: English

267.1 — 1 part
267.12 — 2 parts
267.23 — 2 parts
267.31 — 5 parts

267.1

Puṣkara said: / [Regarding] the annual ritual of kings, one should worship on their natal asterism, / and month by month at the planetary transit, one should worship the deities beginning with the sun and the moon.

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At the rising of Agastya one should worship Agastya; during the four-month period of rain one should worship Hari. / At [his] lying down and rising up, one should celebrate a great festival for five days.

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In the month of Bhādrapada, in the bright fortnight, beginning in order from the first lunar day, / one should construct a pavilion in the eastern direction from the camp for Śakra.

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Having raised the banner of Śakra there, one should worship Śacī and Śakra; / on the eighth lunar day, one should bring that staff inside to the sound of musical instruments.

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Fasting on the eleventh lunar day, on the twelfth lunar day one should worship / the lord of the gods [placed] in a jar [or on a cloth] and covered with garments and the like, and Śacī, beside the raised banner:

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'Grow, O Indra, conqueror of enemies, slayer of Vṛtra, subduer of Pāka! / O god of gods, O highly fortunate one, you have indeed come to reside on earth!

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You are the sovereign lord, eternal and devoted to the welfare of all beings, / of boundless splendor, a king who increases fame and victory!

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May these gods increase your splendor, O Śakra, maker of good rain! / Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa, Kārttikeya, Vināyaka,

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the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas, Bhṛgus, the directions, / the hosts of Maruts, the world guardians, planets, yakṣas, mountains, and rivers,

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the oceans, Śrī, the Earth, Gaurī, Caṇḍikā, and Sarasvatī! / May they arouse your splendor! Be victorious, O Śakra, consort of Śacī!

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And through your constant victory, let auspiciousness be proclaimed for me! / Be gracious to kings, brāhmaṇas, and to the subjects everywhere!

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By your grace, may the earth ever abound with crops! / May there be auspiciousness without obstacles! May calamities be entirely pacified!'

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[Footnote]

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[Footnote 1: 'paṭastham' in manuscripts ka, ga, cha, ja, and ṭa] / [Page 475]

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Having worshipped Indra with the mantra, having conquered the earth, one attains heaven. / Having drawn Bhadrakālī on a cloth, one should worship her in the month of Āśvina for victory,

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in the bright fortnight, likewise on the eighth lunar day, [worshipping] the weapon, bow, banner, / umbrella, and royal insignia, weapons and the like, with flowers and other offerings.

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Remaining awake at night, one should offer oblation; on the second day one should worship again: / 'O Bhadrakālī, Mahākālī, Durgā, remover of distress at fortress gates,

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victor in the three worlds, O Caṇḍī, be present for my peace and victory!' / I shall declare the rite of lustration: one should build a pavilion in the north-east.

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There are three arched gateways there; in that house one should constantly worship the gods. / When the sun, leaving Citrā, enters Svātī,

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from that time forth [the rite] is to be performed as long as the sun remains in Svātī. / Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śambhu, Śakra, Fire and Wind,

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Vināyaka, Kumāra, Varuṇa, Kubera, Yama, / the Viśvedevas, Kubera, and the eight elephants—one should worship them:

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Kumuda, Airāvaṇa, Padma, Puṣpadanta, Vāmana, / Supratīka, Añjana, and Nīla; the worship is to be performed in the pavilion and other places.

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The royal chaplain should offer ghee, fuel sticks, white mustard, and sesamum seeds into the fire. / Eight jars are worshipped, and with them the excellent horses and elephants should be bathed.

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Having bathed the horses, he should offer food balls, and then first of all [the horses and] elephants / he should lead out through the arches; he should not step over the town gate and the like.

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Then they all should march out; in the house, one should worship the royal insignia.

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[Footnote 1: 'śekharādī' in manuscript ka] / [Page 476]

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Having worshipped Varuṇa in the west, one should offer an oblation to the spirits at night.

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When the sun has entered the asterism Viśākhā, the king should reside in the hermitage; / and on that day he should especially adorn the mounts.

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The royal insignia, having been worshipped, should be placed in the hands of men: / the elephant, horse, parasol, sword, bow, drum,

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standard, and banner, O knower of duty; the knower of time should consecrate them with mantras. / Having consecrated all of them, he should place them before the elephant.

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The astrologer and the family priest should mount upon the elephant. / Having mounted the consecrated ones, he should depart through the ceremonial archway.

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Having come out and mounted the elephant, he should then depart through the ceremonial archway. / Having distributed the bali according to rule, the king, stationed at the forefront of the elephant,

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should attentively perform circumambulation three times / around a heap of burning brands that illuminates the quarters.

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Accompanied by the fourfold army, making sound with the entire host, / having done so and having poured out a handful of water, he should return to his palace.