Agnipurana 94
English (machine translation) 94
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The Lord said: / Outside, in the directions beginning with the northeast, one should worship Carakī and others as before; / one should offer three oblations in sequence for each deity.
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Having offered an oblation to the spirits at the astrological moment, for the sequential laying of the stones, / on the central cord-line one should place the Śakti and the excellent jar Ananta.
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With the root-mantra resting on the syllable Na, one should hold the stone upon this jar; / [and one should place] eight jars, Subhadra and the others, in the directions beginning with the east in order.
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Having deposited them with the mantras of the World Protectors in the pits where Śaktis have been deposited,
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[Notes]
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1 ṅa reads khātārambhe samaṃ pṛṣṭhe; cha reads khāto bāloḥ samaḥ pṛṣṭhe.
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2 kha and cha read niveśena.
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3 cha reads paraṃ hastapramānataḥ.
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4 kha, gha, and cha read sarvada; ga and ca read sarvaśaḥ.
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5 ga reads īśādyādiṣu brahmādyāḥ.
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6 gha reads madhye śvabhre.
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7 gha and cha read kumbhañcānantamantikam; ṅa reads kumbhañcānantamantimam.
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8 kha and cha read lokapālātmabhirnyasyet; ṅa reads lokapālāṇubhirnyasyet.
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9 ka reads sūtreṣu; ga reads kumbheṣu. / [Page 300]
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one should then place the stones Nandā and others into them in order,
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so that they lie in the middle of the wall by the measures of the lords of the idols; / on them [one should place] the eight deities beginning with Dharma, portion by portion from corner to corner.
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On the [jars] beginning with Subhadra, the four stones Nandā and the rest [are deposited] in the corners beginning with the southeast; / and one should then place Ajitā and others in the directions beginning with the east, on the [jars] Jayā and others.
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And above it, one should meditate upon Brahmā and the all-pervading Maheśvara; / and one should contemplate their establishment situated in the center of the celestial temple.
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Having given an oblation, one should recite the Astra mantra that removes obstacles and defects; / even in the tradition of five stones, [the rule] is briefly indicated as follows:
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In the center is the placement of the Pūrṇā stone, by half on the Subhadra jar; / and on the Padmā and other [jars], Nandā and the others [are placed] in the corners beginning with the southeast in order.
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In the absence of a center, even the four [stones] are accepted as having the nature of mothers: / “Oṃ, O Pūrṇā! You are the great universe, characterized by all abundance;
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make everything entirely full here, O daughter of Aṅgiras! / Oṃ, O Nandā! You are the rejoicer of people; I establish you here.
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Remain well satisfied in the temple as long as the moon, sun, and stars [endure]; / grant lifespan, desire, and prosperity to embodied beings, O Nandā, [daughter] of Vasiṣṭha!”
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[Notes]
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1. "śilādyās tathā" in manuscript ka.
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2. "kramaśaḥ" in manuscript gha.
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3. "śambarair mūrtinādhānam" in manuscripts kha, cha, and ca; "śambarair mūrtim ādhānam" in manuscript ṅa.
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4. "tān sudharmādikān aṣṭau" in manuscript kha.
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5. "vibhāgataḥ" in manuscript gha.
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6. "pūrvādijayādiṣu ca" in manuscript ga.
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7. "brahmāṇaṃ copavinyasya" in manuscripts kha, gha, ṅa, cha, and ca.
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8. "vighnadoṣanivārakam" in manuscript ga.
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9. "pūrvaśilānyāsaḥ" in manuscript gha.
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12. "dehi mām" in manuscripts kha and cha; "dehi naḥ" in manuscript gha.
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Protection must always be maintained by you with effort in this temple. / Om, auspicious one, daughter of Kaśyapa, always bring welfare to the worlds!
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O goddess, granter of longevity and desires, always bestow prosperity. / Om, victorious one, goddess here always grant prosperity and longevity!
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Om, victorious one, o goddess, remain here always, established by me! / O daughter of Bhṛgu, be the mistress for constant victory and prosperity!
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Om, Riktā, destroyer of excessive defects, granter of success and liberation, auspicious one, / residing always in every region, remain in this [temple], you whose form is the universe!
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Having meditated on the sky-shrine, one should deposit the triad of principles there. / Then, having offered the expiation into the fire, one should discharge the sacrifice according to the rule.
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Thus ends the ninety-fourth chapter, entitled "The Description of the Laying of the Foundation Stone," in the primary Mahāpurāṇa, the Āgneya.
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Now, the ninety-fifth chapter.
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The Rules for the Materials of Consecration.
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