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Agnipurana 322

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322.1

The Lord said: / By the mantra "oṃ hrūṃ haṃsaḥ", death, disease, and the like are subdued; / by one hundred thousand oblations of dūrvā grass, one secures peace and prosperity.

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Or else, with the Praṇava alone or with Māyā, O Six-faced One, / pacification [is achieved] of celestial, atmospheric, and terrestrial portents and [ill omens] of trees.

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Oṃ, homage to the Blessed One, Ganṅā, Kālī, Kālī! Mahākālī, Mahākālī! Feaster upon flesh and blood, red-and-black-faced one, bring humans under subjugation, svāhā!

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Having recited [it] one hundred thousand times and offered in the fire a tenth part, one becomes the doer of all actions; / it brings Śakra and the other gods under subjugation, so what to speak of these mortals?

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This lore causes disappearance, deludes, and stupifies; / it brings enemies under subjugation, confounding the minds of foes.

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This lore, declared in seven ways, is a wish-fulfilling cow; / I shall declare the king of mantras that bewitches enemies, thieves, and the like.

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It should be remembered in all great perils, worshipped by Hara; / recited one hundred thousand times, a fire oblation with sesame succeeds; hear its extraction:

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Oṃ, O plough-bearer, O trident-bearer, come! By the truth of Brahmā, by the truth of Viṣṇu, by the truth of Rudra, protect me, svāhā to the Lord of Speech!

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Because she rescues from distress (durgā), for that reason she is considered Durgā, the auspicious (śivā).

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“Oṃ caṇḍakapālini gantān kiṭi kiṭi kṣiṭi kṣiṭi guhye phaṭ hrīṃ.”

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Having washed rice grains with this king of mantras,

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[p. 171]

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and having recited it thirty times, one should give it to the thieves. / Indeed, [if] white [grains] crushed by teeth fall out, [it is] for purification.

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“Oṃ jvalallocana kapilajaṭābhārabhāsvara vidrāvaṇa trailokyaḍāmara ḍāmara dara dara bhrama bhrama ākaṭṭa ākaṭṭa toṭaya toṭaya moṭaya moṭaya daha daha paca paca, thus Siddhirudra commands: If the planetary spirit, gone to heaven or the realm of the gods, or to a mountain, park, or pleasure-grove, even so I will turn him back! Seize the offering, seize! I give [it] to you, svāhā.”

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Having offered a bali to Kṣetrapāla, through ritual deposition the planetary spirit departs to the water. / Enemies go to destruction; on the battlefield, the host of adversaries is annihilated.

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Depositing the haṃsa seed-syllable, one dispels the threefold poison. / Aloe, sandalwood, costus, saffron, nāgakeśara,

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nakhī and devadāru—having ground [them] in equal parts, an incense / combined with honey, used to fumigate the body, clothing, and the like,

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is auspicious in disputes, in enchanting women, and in brawls and quarrels; / in selecting a maiden, and for good fortune, when consecrated with the māyā-mantra.

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“Hrīṃ.” Gorocanā, nāgapuṣpa flowers, saffron, and realgar— / having made a tilaka on the forehead [with them], whomever one looks upon will become submissive.

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Powder of śatāvarī drunk with milk produces a son; / powder of nāgakeśara cooked in ghee produces a son.

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Likewise, by drinking [an infusion of] palāśa seeds, one obtains a son.

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“Oṃ uttiṣṭha cāmuṇḍe jambhaya jambhaya mohaya mohaya amukaṃ vaśam ānaya ānaya svāhā.”

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[Footnote]

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[Footnote 1: nighnānviti in manuscripts kha and cha. / p. 172]

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This proven formula of twenty-six [syllables]: having made a woman out of mud from a riverbank,

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and written her name with dhattūra juice on an arka leaf, / having then discharged urine, one should recite [it]; he will bring that woman [to him].

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“Oṃ kṣuṃsaḥ vaṣaṭ.” / The Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra grants nourishment through recitation and fire oblation.

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“Oṃ haṃsaḥ hrūṃ hūṃ sa hraḥ sauṃḥ.”

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The Mṛtasañjīvanī lore, consisting of eight syllables, brings victory in battle.

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The mantras beginning with Īśāna bestow righteousness, desire, and the rest: / “Īśāna is the master of all kinds of knowledge, the lord of all beings,

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and the sovereign of Brahmā; may Brahmā, Śiva, be Sadāśiva to me.”

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“Oṃ tatpuruṣāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi tanno rudraḥ pracodayāt.”

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“Oṃ to the non-terrific (aghorebhyaḥ) and to the terrific (ghorebhyaḥ), to those more terrific than the terrific on all sides,

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to all Rudra forms, salutation to you! Oṃ to Vāmadeva, salutation! To the Eldest, salutation! To Rudra, salutation! To Kāla, salutation! To Kalavikaraṇa, salutation! To Balavikaraṇa, salutation! To Balapramathana, salutation! To Sarvabhūtadamana, salutation! To Manonmana, salutation! / Oṃ I will declare the Sadyojāta [mantra]: Salutation indeed to Sadyojāta! / In existence after existence, O timeless existence, serve me, O source of existence!”

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/ I shall declare the five Brahmā mantras and the six ancillary mantras, which bestow worldly enjoyment and liberation.

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/ “Oṃ salutation to the Supreme Self, the transcendent, the fulfiller of wishes, the Supreme Lord, Yoga, born of Yoga, the doer of all! Act, act! True, true! Arise, arise, O source of existence, Vāmadeva, accomplisher of all tasks, pacifier of sins, Sadāśiva, propitious one, salutation to you, svāhā!”

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[Footnote]

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[Footnote 1: pañcabrahmāṅgaphaṭkāramiti in manuscript ña. / p. 173]

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The heart mantra, which bestows all aims, is endowed with seventy syllables.

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“Oṃ śivaḥ śivāya namaḥ śivaḥ.” “Oṃ hṛdaye jvālini svāhā,” [this is] the crest. “Oṃ embodiment of Śiva, of great splendour, omniscient Lord, turn back, O great terrific one! Armor! Piṅgala! Salutation! O great armor, by the command of Śiva, bind the heart, bind! Shake, shake! Pulverize, pulverize! O bearer of the subtle vajra, whose body is the vajra noose, the vajra bow, and the vajra thunderbolt, enter my body and paralyze all wicked ones, paralyze! Hūṃ!” / The armor [mantra] consists of one hundred and five syllables.

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/ “Oṃ to radiance, the eye.” “Oṃ shine brightly, shine brightly, of slender form, slender form, snap, snap, crack, crack, blaze, blaze, vomit, vomit, strike, strike, hūṃ phaṭ,” [this is] the Aghorāstra.

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Thus ends the three hundred and twenty-second chapter in the great Agni Purāṇa, entitled “The Six Ancillary Mantras and the Aghorāstras.”

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Now begins the three hundred and twenty-third chapter:

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The Propitiatory Rite of Rudra (Rudraśānti)

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