Agnipurana 51
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The Lord said: / Sūrya is in a chariot with seven horses and a single wheel, holding two lotuses. / On the right [stands Piṅgala], bearing an inkpot, pen, and water-pot,
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while on the left at the door is Daṇḍin holding a staff; these form the retinue of the Sun.
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1. The reading in the manuscript marked kha is "śivācyuta".
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2. The reading in the manuscript marked kha is "vajradṛṣṭayaḥ".
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3. The reading in the manuscript marked kha is "mahārathyo rūpiṇyo 'psarasaḥ".
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4. The reading in the manuscripts marked ga and ṅa is "visphoṭakaruṇardanaḥ".
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On either side are Rājñī and Niṣprabhā holding flywhisks.
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Or else, the solitary Sun should be depicted mounted on a horse. / All [deities] bestowing boons and holding two lotuses hold the weapons of the directional regents in order.
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Those holding club, spear, discus, and lotus are stationed in the intermediate directions beginning with Agni. / On the twelve petals are the four-armed [forms] beginning with Sūrya and Aryaman, ending with [Mitra] and Rakṣas:
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Varuṇa, the one named Sūrya, Sahasrāṃśu, and another; / Dhātṛ, the one designated Tapana, Savitṛ, and Gabhastin;
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Ravi, and Parjanya, Tvaṣṭṛ, Mitra, and Viṣṇu. / They reside in the zodiac signs beginning with Aries, and [govern the months] from Mārgaśīrṣa to Kārttika.
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Black, red, slightly red, yellow, pale yellow, white, / tawny, golden-colored, parrot-hued, and bright white,
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smoky, and blue are their respective colors. The śaktis reside on the tips of the filaments: / Iḍā, Suṣumnā, Viśvārcis, the one designated Indu, Pramardinī,
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Praharṣiṇī, Mahākālī, Kapilā, Prabodhanī, / Nīlāmbarā, Ghanāntasthā, and the śakti named Amṛtā.
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One should deposit them on the tips of the filaments according to their colors from Varuṇa onwards. / Tejas, Caṇḍa, and Mahāvakro are two-armed, holding a lotus and a sword.
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The Moon holds a water-pot and a rosary; Mars holds a spear and a rosary; / Mercury holds a bow and a rosary; Jupiter holds a water-pot and a rosary;
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1. The reading in the manuscript marked ṅa is "viśvācī vindusañjñāpravardhanī".
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2. The reading in the manuscript marked kha is "mahāraktaḥ"; the reading in the manuscript marked ṅa is "mārtaṇḍaś ca mahāraktaḥ".
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3. The reading in the manuscripts marked ga and gha is "padmakhaḍgadhṛk".
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The reading in the manuscript marked ṅa is "khaḍgacarmabhṛt".
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Venus holds a water-pot and a rosary; Saturn holds a girdle of small bells. / Rāhu holds a crescent moon; and Ketu bears a sword and a lamp.
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Ananta, Takṣaka, Karkakoṭaka, Padma, Mahāpadma, Śaṅkha, / and Kulika all wear sacred threads, have hood-bearing faces, and possess great radiance.
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Indra bears a thunderbolt and is mounted on an elephant; Agni is on a goat and bears a spear; / Yama carries a staff on a buffalo; Nirṛti holds a sword in his hand;
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Varuṇa carries a noose on a makara; Vāyu holds a banner on a deer; / Kubera carries a club and sits on a ram; and Īśāna, with matted hair, sits on a bull.
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The world-guardians have two arms. Viśvakarman carries a rosary. / Hanūmat has a thunderbolt in his hand, his support pressed firmly by both feet.
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The Kinnaras hold vīṇās; the Vidyādharas in the sky hold garlands. / Piśācas are weak-limbed; Vetālas have deformed faces; / Kṣetrapālas carry spears; and Pretas have large bellies and emaciated bodies.
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Thus ends the fifty-first chapter, named "Iconographic Characteristics of Images," in the venerable Mahāpurāṇa composed by Agni.
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Now, the fifty-second chapter:
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Iconographic Characteristics of Goddesses.
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- Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi) — Sanskrit
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- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit