Agnipurana 80

English (machine translation) 80

Language: English

80.1 — 1 part
80.12 — 3 parts
80.13 — 3 parts

80.1

The Lord said: / I shall declare the rite of investiture with the damanaka plant; one should perform it as before. / In ancient times, Bhairava was born from Hara's wrath, and the gods were subdued.

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Then he was cursed by the foe of Tripura, "Become a shrub!" / And this was spoken [by the Lord] when he was pacified: "Those men who will worship [it],

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their reward shall be complete; it shall not be otherwise for you." / On the seventh or on the thirteenth [lunar day], by those established in the Saṃhitā,

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the tree, having been worshipped, should be awakened with the word of Bhava by one who knows the mantras: / "Born of the grace of Hara, be present here!

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Having in mind the service of Śiva, you are to be taken by the command of Śiva." / One should also perform the invitation at home, and the preliminary consecration in the evening.

80.6

Having duly worshipped the Sun, Śaṅkara, and the fire, / one should place its root along with soil to the west of the God,

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or the stalk to the left or on the head, the Earth to the north, / the broken leaf to the south, and the holding of the flower to the east,

and the fruit and root placed in a receptacle to the northeast; then he should worship Śiva. / Having placed the five limbs into the folded hands and recited the invitation, he should place it on the head:

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"You have been invited, O Lord of gods, in the morning by me, O Lord! / The attainment of ascetic austerity must be performed; everything is complete by Your command."

80.10

Having covered the remainder of the sacred thread resting in the vessel with the root mantra, / having bathed in the morning, he should worship the Lord of the world with fragrant paste, flowers, and the like.

80.11

Having performed the daily and occasional rites, he should then worship with damanaka [leaves]. / Taking up the remaining handful [of flowers], with the [mantras] of the nature of ātman, vidyā, and Śiva,

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beginning with the root mantra and ending with Īśvara, with a fourth handful [he should recite]: / 'Oṃ hauṃ, to the Lord of sacrifice! Fulfill the sacrifice, homage to the trident-bearer!'

80.12.p1

80.12.p2

1 'deveśa pūjākāle' is the reading in manuscript ga

80.12.p3

2 'gandhapuṣpādinārcayet' is the reading in manuscript kha / :p 243

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Having worshipped Śiva and Agni, and having worshipped the guru, he should then awaken [the deity]:

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"O Lord, whatever was done by me in excess or deficient, / may all that be complete, as well as my damanaka offering. / Having obtained the entire fruit arising from the month of Caitra, may one go to heaven."

80.13.p1

:e Thus ends the eightieth chapter, entitled 'The Procedure for Offering Damanaka', in the ancient Great Purāṇa of Agni.

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:ś Now the eighty-first chapter.

80.13.p4

The Procedure for Probationary Initiation

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Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi) — Sanskrit

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Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit