Agni Purana

द्विबाहवो लोकपाला विश्वकर्म्माक्षसूत्रभृत्। हनूमान् वज्रहस्तः स्यात् पद्भ्यां सम्पीडिताश्रयः

The guardians of the worlds are two-armed; Viśvakarman holds a rosary of dice; Hanūmān bears a thunderbolt in his hand and is supported by pressure from his feet.

विणाहस्ताः किन्नराः स्युर्मालाविद्याधराश्च खे । दुर्बलाङ्गाः पिशाचाः स्युर्वेताला विकृताननाः

Kinnaras hold vīnas; Vidyādharas wear garlands and dwell in the sky; Piśācas are weak-limbed; Vetālas have distorted faces.

क्षेत्रपालाः शूलवन्तः प्रेता महोदराः कृशाः

The guardians of the fields carry spears; the ghosts are large-bellied and emaciated.

भगवानुवाच योगिन्यष्टाष्टकं वक्ष्ये ऐन्द्रादीशान्ततः क्रमात्। अक्षोभ्या रूक्षकर्णी च राक्षसी कृपणाक्षया

The Blessed Lord spoke: I shall describe the eight groups of yoginīs, beginning with Indra and ending with Īśāna, in order: Akṣobhyā, Rūkṣakarṇī, Rākṣasī, and Kṛpaṇākṣayā.

पिङ्गाक्षी च क्षया क्षेमा इला लीलालया तथा। लोला लक्ता बलाकेशी लालसा विमला पुनः

Piṅgākṣī, Kṣayā, Kṣemā, Ilā, Līlālayā, Lolā, Laktā, Balākeśī, Lālasā, and Vimalā again.

हुताशा च विशालाक्षी हुङ्कारा वडवामुखी। महाक्रूरा क्रोधना तु भयङ्करी महानना

Hutāśā, Viśālākṣī, Huṅkārā, Vaḍavāmukhī, Mahākrūrā, Krodhanā, Bhayaṅkarī, and Mahānanā.

सर्वज्ञा तला तारा ऋग्वेदा तु हयानना। साराख्या रुद्रसङ्ग्रही सम्बरा तालजङ्घिका

Sarvajñā, Talā, Tārā, Ṛgvedā, Hayānanā, Sārākhyā, Rudrasaṅgrahī, Sambarā, and Tālajaṅghikā.

रक्ताक्षी सुप्रसिद्धा तु विद्युज्जिह्वा कारङ्किणी। मेघनादा प्रचण्डोग्रा कालकर्णी वरप्रदा

Raktākṣī, Suprasiddhā, Vidyujjihvā, Kāraṅkiṇī, Meghanādā, Pracaṇḍogrā, Kālakarṇī, and Varapradā.

चन्द्रा चन्द्रावली चैव प्रपञ्चा प्रलयान्तिका। शिशुवक्त्रा पिशाची च पिशिताशा च लोलुपा

Candrā, Candrāvalī, Prapañcā, Pralayāntikā, Śiśuvaktrā, Piśācī, Piśitāśā, and Lolupā.

धमनी तापनी चैव रागिणी विकृतानना। वायुवेगा बृहत्‌कुक्षिर्विकृता विश्वरूपिका

Dhamanī, Tāpanī, Rāgiṇī, Vikṛtānanā, Vāyuvegā, Bṛhatkukṣī, Vikṛtā, and Viśvarūpikā.

यमजिह्वा जयन्ती च दुर्जया च जयन्तिका। विडाली रेवती चैव पूतना विजयान्तिका

Yamajihvā, Jayantī, Durjayā, Jayantikā, Viḍālī, Revatī, Pūtanā, and Vijayāntikā.

अष्टहस्ताश्चतुर्हस्ता इच्छास्त्राः सर्वसिद्धिदाः। भैरवश्चार्कहस्तः स्यात् कूर्परास्यो जटेन्दुभृत्

Some have eight hands, some four; they wield weapons as they wish and grant all accomplishments. Bhairava holds the sun in his hand, has elbows for a mouth, and wears matted hair with the moon.

खड्गाङ्कुशकुठारेषुविश्वाभयभृदेकतः। चापत्रिशूलखट्‌वाङ्गपाशकार्द्धवरोद्यतः

They bear swords, goads, axes, and weapons that dispel all fear; some are armed with bows, tridents, clubs, nooses, and half-raised shields.

गजचर्मधरो द्वाभ्यां कृत्तिवासोहिभूषितः। प्रेताशनो मातृमध्ये पूज्यः पञ्चाननोथवा

Wearing elephant skin with two hands, adorned with serpent ornaments, consuming ghosts, honored among mothers, and sometimes five-faced.

अविलोमाग्निपर्यन्तं दीर्घाष्टकैकभेदितम्। तत्‌षडङ्गानि जात्यन्तैरन्वितं च क्रमाद् यजेत्

From Aviloma to Agni, divided into eight long forms; one should worship these, each with their six limbs, accompanied by their respective classes, in order.

मन्दिराग्निदलारुढं सुवर्णरसकान्वितम्। नादविन्द्विन्दुसंयुक्तंमातृनाथाङ्गदीपितम्

Mounted upon a temple firewood beam, adorned with golden essence, joined with sound, circle, and drop, and illumined by the mothers and the Lord.

वीरभद्रो वृषारूढो मात्रग्रे स चतुर्मुखः। गौरी तु द्विभुजा त्र्यक्षा शूलिनी दर्पणान्विता

Vīrabhadra, riding a bull, stands at the front of the mothers, four-faced; Gaurī is two-armed, three-eyed, bearing a trident and a mirror.

शूलं गलन्तिका* कुण्डी वरदा च चतुर्भुजा। अब्जस्था ललिता स्कन्दगणादर्शशलाकया

She holds a trident, a water pot, a pitcher, and grants boons, being four-armed; Lalitā stands on a lotus, with Skanda's attendants holding a mirror-rod.

चण्डिका दशहस्ता स्यात् खड्गशूलारिशक्तिधृक्। दक्षे वामे नागपाश चर्माङ्कुशकुठारकम्

Caṇḍikā is ten-handed, bearing sword, trident, enemy-slaying spear; on the left, a serpent-noose, hide, goad, and axe.

धनुः सिंहे च महिषः शूलेन प्रहतोग्रतः

A bow, a lion, and a buffalo are present, the buffalo struck in front by the trident.

लिङ्गमानादिकथनम् भगवानुवाच वक्ष्याम्यन्यप्रकारेण लिङ्गमानादिकं श्रृणु। वक्ष्ये लवणजं लिङ्गं घृतजं बुद्धिवर्द्धनम्

The Lord said: I shall explain in another way the account of the liṅga from the beginning; listen. I will describe the salt-made liṅga, and the ghee-made, which increases intelligence.

भूतये वस्त्रलिङ्गन्तु लिङ्गन्तात्‌कालिकं विदुः। पक्कापक्वं मृण्मयं स्यादपक्कात् पक्क्जं वरम्

For prosperity, the liṅga made of cloth is known as temporary; among cooked and uncooked, the clay one is best, and among uncooked, the cooked is preferable.

ततो दारुमयं पुण्यं दारुजात् शैलजं वरम्। शैलाद्वरं तु मुक्ताजं ततो लौहं सुवर्णजम्

Next, the wooden one is meritorious, and among woods, the stone one is best; better than stone is the pearl one, then the iron and the gold ones.

राजतं कीर्त्तितं ताम्रं पैत्तलं भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्। रङ्गजं रसलिङ्गञ्च भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं वरम्

The silver one is praised, the copper and bell-metal ones grant enjoyment and liberation; the painted and the mercury liṅga are also excellent for enjoyment and liberation.

रसजं रसलोहादिरत्नगर्भन्तु वर्धयेत्। मानादि नेष्टं सिद्धादि स्थापितेथ स्वयम्भुवि

The mercury one, and those made of amalgamated metals and gems, should be increased; the liṅga made by measure is not desired, nor the perfected one, but the self-manifested is to be established.

वामे च स्वेच्छया तेषां पीठप्रासादकल्पना। पूजयेत् सूर्य्यविम्बस्थं दर्पणे प्रतिविम्बितम्

On the left, as one wishes, the arrangement of pedestal and shrine is made; one should worship the liṅga reflected in a mirror, situated in the sun's disc.

पूज्यो हरस्तु सर्वत्र लिङ्गे पूर्णार्च्चनं भवेत्। हस्तोत्तरविधं शैलं दारुजं तद्वदेव हि

Hari is to be worshipped everywhere; full worship should be performed for the liṅga; the stone liṅga is measured by the hand, and the wooden one likewise.

चलमङ्गुलमानेन द्वारगर्भकरैः स्थितम् । अङ्गुलाद् गृहलिङ्गं स्याद्यावत् पञ्चदशाङ्गुलम्

The movable liṅga is measured by a finger and is placed in the doorway or inner chamber; the household liṅga is from one finger up to fifteen fingers.

द्वारमानात् त्रिसङ्ख्याकं नवधा गर्भमानतः। नवधा गर्भमानेन लिङ्गन्धाम्नि च पूजयेत्

From the doorway measurement, threefold; from the inner chamber, ninefold; with the ninefold inner measurement, one should worship the liṅga in the abode.