Agni Purana

गौरी चतुर्मुखी ब्राह्मी अक्षमालासुरान्विता। कुण्डक्षपात्रिणी वामे हंसगा शाङ्करी सिता

Gaurī, four-faced as Brāhmī, holds a rosary and a demon; Kuṇḍakṣapātriṇī, white, rides a swan as Śāṅkarī.

शरचापौ दक्षिणेऽस्यावामे चक्रं धनुर्वृषे। कौमारी शिखिगा रक्ता शक्तिहस्ता द्विबाहुका

In her right hands are a bow and arrow of autumn hue; in her left, a discus and a bull-shaped bow. Kumari, adorned with peacock feathers, red in color, holds a spear and has two arms.

चक्रशङ्खधरा सव्ये वामे लक्ष्मीर्गदाव्जधृक्। दण्डशङ्खासि गदया वाराही महिषस्थिता

On the left, Lakshmi holds a discus and conch, and a mace in her hand; Varahi, standing on a buffalo, holds a staff, conch, sword, and mace.

ऐन्द्री वामे वज्रहस्ता सहस्राक्षी तु सिद्धये। चामुण्डा कोटरक्षीस्यान्निर्म्मंसा तु त्रिलोचना

Aindri, on the left, holds a thunderbolt and is thousand-eyed for accomplishment; Camunda, with sunken eyes, fleshless, and three-eyed.

निर्म्मांसा अस्थिसारा वा ऊर्ध्वकेशी कृशोदरी। द्वीपिचर्म्मधरावामे कपालं पट्टिशङ्करे

Fleshless, with only bones remaining, hair standing upwards, with a thin belly; on the left, wearing a tiger skin, she holds a skull and a sword.

शूलं कर्त्री दक्षिणेऽस्याः शवारूढास्थिभूषणा। विनायको नराकारो बृहत्‌कुक्षिर्गजाननः

In her right hand is a trident and a knife; she rides a corpse and is adorned with bones. Vinayaka, in human form, has a large belly and an elephant face.

बृहच्छुण्डो ह्युपवीती मुखं सप्तकलं भवेत्। विस्ताराद्दैर्घ्यतश्चैव शुण्डं षट्‌त्रिशदङ्गुलम्

With a large trunk, wearing a sacred thread, her face is seven digits wide; the trunk measures thirty-six fingers in breadth and length.

कला द्वादश नाडी तु ग्रीवा सार्द्धकलोच्छिता। षट्‌त्रिंशदङ्गुलं कण्ठं गुह्यमध्यर्द्धमङ्गुलम्

Twelve digits is the measure of a kala; the neck, with a vein and half a kala, is thirty-six fingers long; the secret part is one and a half fingers.

नाभिरूरू द्वादशञ्च जङ्घे पादे तु दक्षिणे। स्वदन्तं परशुं वामे लड्डुकञ्चोत्पलं शये

The navel and thighs are each twelve fingers; the shanks and right foot likewise. In the right hand, a tooth; in the left, an axe, a sweet ball, or a blue lotus.

सुमुखी च विडालाक्षी पार्श्वे स्कन्दो मयुरगः। स्वामी शाखो विशाखश्च द्विभुजो बालरूपधृक्

She is beautiful-faced, with cat-like eyes; at her side is Skanda, riding a peacock. Swami, Shakha, and Vishakha, two-armed, appear in child form.

दक्षे शक्तिः कुक्कुटोथ एकवक्त्रोथ षण्मुखः। षड्भुजो वा द्वादशभिर्ग्रामेरण्ये द्विबाहुकः

On the right is Shakti and a rooster; sometimes with one face, sometimes six-faced; with six arms, or twelve in the village, or two arms in the forest.

शक्तीषुपाशनिस्त्रिंशतोत्रदोस्तर्जनीयुतः। शक्त्या दक्षिणहस्तेषु षट्‌सु वामे करे तथा

Equipped with spear, arrow, noose, sword, shield, and gesture of warning; with a spear in the right hands, and likewise in the six left hands.

शिखिपिच्छन्धतुः खेटं पताकाभयकुक्कुटे। कपालकर्तरीशूलपाशेभृद्याम्यसौम्ययोः

Adorned with peacock feathers, she holds a shield, banner, gesture of fearlessness, and a rooster; in fierce and gentle forms, she bears a skull, knife, trident, and noose.

गजचर्म्मभृदूर्ध्वास्यपादा स्याद् रुद्रचर्चिका। सैव चाष्टभुजा देवी शिरोडमरुकान्विता

Wearing an elephant skin, with face and feet uplifted, is Rudracarcika; this goddess, eight-armed, is adorned with a head and a girdle.

तेन सा रुद्रचामुण्डा नाटेश्वर्य्यथ नृत्यती। इयमेव महालक्ष्मीरुपविष्टा चतुर्मुखी

Thus she is Rudra-Camunda, the Lady of Dance, dancing; this very Mahalakshmi is seated, four-faced.

नृवाजिमहिषेभांश्च खादन्ती च करे स्थितान्। दशबाहुस्त्रिनेत्रा च शस्त्रासिडमरुत्रिकम्

She devours men, horses, and buffaloes held in her hands; ten-armed and three-eyed, she bears weapons, swords, and a trident.

बीभ्रती दक्षिणे हस्ते घण्टां च खेटकम्। खट्‌वाङ्गं च त्रिशूलञ्च सिद्धचामुण्डकाह्वया

In her right hand she holds a bell and a shield; a club and a trident as well; she is called Siddha-Camunda.

सिद्धयोगेश्वरी देवी सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिका। एतद्रूपा भवेदन्या पाशाङ्कुशयुतारुणा

The goddess Siddha-Yogeshvari, bestower of all accomplishments; another form is red, adorned with noose and goad.

भैरवी रूपविद्या तु भुजैर्द्वादशभिर्युता। एताः श्मशानजा रौद्रा अम्बाष्टकमिदं स्मृतम्

Bhairavi, the form of knowledge, is endowed with twelve arms; these eight fierce mothers, born of the cremation ground, are thus remembered.

क्षमा शिवावृता वृद्धा द्विभुजा विवृतानना। दन्तुरा क्षेमकारी स्याद्‌भूमौ जानुकरा स्थिता

Patient, adorned with auspiciousness, aged, two-armed, with an open face, having prominent teeth, she brings welfare, and sits on the ground with her hands on her knees.

यक्षिण्यः स्तब्धदीर्घाक्षाः शाकिन्यो वक्रदृष्टयः । पिङ्गाक्षाः स्युर्म्महारम्या रूपिण्योप्सरसः सदा

The yakshinis have rigid, elongated eyes; the shakinis gaze askew; with tawny eyes, exceedingly lovely in form, they are always like celestial nymphs.

साक्षमाली त्रिशूली च नन्दीशो द्वारपालकः। thumb|महाकाल महाकालोसिमुण्डी स्याच्छूलखेटकवांस्तथा

With a rosary and trident, Nandi serves as the gatekeeper; Mahakala, with a severed head, holds a spear and a mace.

कृशो भृङ्गी च नृत्यन् वै कूष्माण्डस्थूलखर्ववान्। गजगोकर्णवक्त्राद्या वीरभद्रादयो गणाः

Thin Bhringi, dancing, along with the Kusmanda, who is stout and dwarfish; those with elephant, cow, and other animal faces—these are the hosts led by Virabhadra.

घण्टाकर्णोष्टदशदोः पापरोगं विदारयन्। वज्रासिदण्डचक्रेषुमुषलाङ्कुशमुद्गरान्

With bell-ears, ten lips, and ten arms, tearing apart sin and disease, they wield vajras, swords, staffs, discs, pestles, goads, and clubs.

दक्षिणे तर्जनीं खेटं शक्तिं मुण्डञ्च पाशकम्। चापं घण्टा कुठारश्च द्वाभ्याञ्चैव त्रिशूलकम्

In the right hand, they hold a threatening finger, a shield, a spear, a skull, and a noose; a bow, a bell, and an axe; and in two hands, a trident.

घण्टामालाकुलो देवो विस्फोटकविमर्दनः

The god, adorned with a garland of bells, crushes and destroys with explosive force.

भगवानुवाच ससप्ताश्वे सैकचक्रे रथे सूर्य्यो द्विपद्मधृक्। मसीभाजनलेखन्यौ बिभ्रत्कुण्डी तु दक्षिणे

The Blessed Lord said: Surya, standing in a chariot with seven horses and a single wheel, holding two lotuses, carries an inkpot and a stylus, and a water pot in his right hand.

वामे तु पिङ्गलो द्वारि दण्डभृत् स रवेर्गणः। बालव्यजनधारिण्यौ पार्श्वे राज्ञी च निष्प्रभा

At the left stands Pingala at the door, holding a staff, one of the Sun's attendants; on either side are two women with fly-whisks, and the queen, devoid of radiance.

अथवाश्वसमारूढः कार्य्य एकस्तु भास्करः। वरदा द्व्यब्जिनः सर्वे दिक्पालास्त्रकराः क्रमात्

Alternatively, Bhaskara alone may be depicted riding a horse; all the guardians of the directions, holding weapons, are two-lotus-handed and bestow boons, arranged in order.