Agnipurana 36
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Agni said: / Having bathed in the morning and worshiped the door-guardians, / and having entered a secluded place, he should draw forth and take up
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the material previously consecrated preliminarily—cloth, ornament, and perfume. / Having removed all the remnants of previous offerings and installed the deity, he should worship [Him]
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with the five nectars, herbal decoctions, and pure scented waters. / Then he should offer the previously consecrated cloth, perfume, and flowers.
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Having made offerings in the fire as in the daily rite, he should pray to the deity and bow. / Having surrendered the rite to the God, he should perform the occasional worship.
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He should pray to the door-guardians, Viṣṇu's jar, the vardhanī vessel, and Hari. / With the mantra "ato devā..." and with the root mantra on the jar:
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"O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, salutation to you! Accept this sacred cord
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[Notes]
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1. "lokapālān" is the reading in the manuscript marked kha.
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2. "prārthayennyaset" is the reading in the manuscript marked ga. / [Page 105]
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for the sake of purification, which grants the fruit of a full year of worship!
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Make pure today whatever evil deed has been done by me! / May I become pure, O God, O Lord of the gods, by your grace!"
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Having sprinkled the sacred cord and himself with the heart mantra and others, / and having sprinkled Viṣṇu's jar, he should go into the presence of the God.
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He should give a sacred cord to himself and release the protective thread: / "Receive, O Lord, this sacred thread fashioned by me,
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for the fulfillment of rites, so that no fault may accrue to me!" / [He should offer] a sacred cord to the door-guardians, the seat, the teacher, and the principal [deities].
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And [he should present] the smallest [thread] and so forth to the deity, and the garland of forest flowers with the root mantra; / he should offer the sacred threads beginning with the heart and ending with Viṣvaksena.
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Having offered into the fire, having worshiped the sacred thread for those who dwell in the fire, beginning with Viṣṇu, / he should give the final full oblation with the root mantra for the sake of expiation.
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Or a hundred and eight [oblations], then with the five Upaniṣads; / with garlands of gems and corals, with mandāra blossoms and other flowers:
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"May this yearly worship belong to you, O you whose banner is Garuḍa! / Just as, O Lord, the garland of forest flowers and the Kaustubha [gem] are always on your heart,
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so too bear the threads of the sacred thread and the worship upon your heart. / Whatever has been done intentionally or unintentionally in the ritual worship of my vow,
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may that become completely fulfilled for me according to rule despite the obstacle of omission." / Having prayed, bowed, and asked forgiveness, he should then place the sacred thread upon [his own] head.
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Having offered an oblation, he should satisfy the Vaiṣṇava guru with sacrificial fees;
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[Footnote]
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[Footnote 1: "rakṣābandhaṃ vimucya ca" is the reading in manuscript Kha; "pavitraṃ mūlato dadyādrakṣārthaṃ tadvisṛjya ca" is the reading in manuscript Ña.]
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[Footnote 2: "pavitrakaṃ tvañca pūjāyāṃ hṛdaye vaha" is the reading in manuscript Ña.]
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[and] the brahmins with food, garments, and other gifts, for a day or even a fortnight.
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And taking off the sacred thread at the time of bathing, he should offer it [again]; / he should give unrestricted food and other provisions, and then eat himself.
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Having performed worship on the day of dismissal, he should dismiss the sacred threads: / "Having performed this yearly worship of mine according to rule,
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go now, O sacred thread, dismissed to the world of Viṣṇu!" / Having worshiped between Soma and Īśa, indeed Viṣvaksena and to him
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having fully worshiped the sacred threads, he should present them to a brahmin. / As many threads as are fashioned in that sacred thread,
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for so many thousands of cosmic ages he is glorified in the world of Viṣṇu. / Having delivered a hundred families—ten preceding and ten succeeding— / and establishing them in the world of Viṣṇu, he himself would attain liberation.
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Thus in the ancient Great Purāṇa composed by Agni, the thirty-sixth chapter, named "The Investiture with Viṣṇu's Sacred Thread."
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Now the thirty-seventh chapter:
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The ritual rule for the investiture with sacred thread for all deities.
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- Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi) — Sanskrit
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