पूर्ववत् सकलं कुर्य्यान्मण्डपस्नपनादिकम् । भद्रपीठेश्रियं न्यस्य स्थापयेदष्ट वै घटा
Let one perform everything as before, such as the pavilion and bathing, and so on; placing Śrī on the auspicious seat, let him establish eight pots.
घृतेनाभ्यज्य मूलेन स्नपयेत् पञ्चगव्यकैः। हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणी नेत्रे चोन्मीलयेच्छ्रियाः
Having anointed with ghee and with the root mantra, let him bathe her with the five products of the cow; let him open the eyes of Śrī, golden-hued and doe-eyed.
तन्म आवह इत्येवं प्रदद्यान्मधुरत्रयम्। अश्वपूर्वेति पूर्वेण तां कुम्भेनाभिषेचयेत्
Saying 'Come here, O you,' let him offer three sweet things; with the mantra 'Aśvapūrva,' as before, let him anoint her with the pot.
कामोस्मितेति याम्येन पश्चिमेनाभिषेचयेत्। चन्द्रं प्रभासामुच्चार्य्याद्त्यवर्णेति चोत्तरात्
With the mantra 'Kāmosmi' from the southern direction, let him anoint from the west; uttering 'Candraṃ prabhāsām' and 'Tyavarṇa' from the north.
उपैतु मेति चाग्नेयात् क्षुत्पिपासेति नैर्ऋतात्। गन्धद्वारेति वायव्यां मनसः कममाकृतिम्
With 'Upaitu me' from the southeast, and 'Kṣutpipāse' from the southwest; with 'Gandhadvāre' from the northwest, let him fashion the form of the mind's desire.
ईशानकलशेनैव शिरः सौवर्णकर्द्दमात्। एकाशीतिघटैः स्नानं मन्त्रेणापः सृजन् क्षितिम्
With the Īśāna pot, using golden clay, let him bathe the head; with eighty-one pots, creating water with the mantra, let him sprinkle the earth.
आद्र्द्रां पुष्करिणीं गन्धैराद्र्द्रामित्यादिपुष्पकैः। तन्मयावह मन्त्रेण य आनन्द ऋ चाखिलम्
Let him offer moist lotuses and other moist flowers with fragrance; with the mantra 'Tanmayāvaha,' and the hymn 'Ya ānanda,' and all the rest.
शायन्तीयेन शय्यायां श्रीसूक्तेन च सन्निधिम्। लक्ष्मीवीजेन चिच्छक्तिं विन्यस्याभ्यर्चयेत् पुनः
With the Śāyantīya hymn on the couch, and with the Śrīsūkta for her presence; having placed the consciousness-power with the Lakṣmī seed-mantra, let him worship again.
श्रीसूक्तेन मण्डपेथ कुण्डेष्वब्जानि होमयेत्। करवीराणि वा हत्वा सहस्रं शतमेव वा
With the Śrī Sūkta, arrange the pavilion and offer lotuses in the fire-pits; or, having gathered oleander flowers, offer a thousand or at least a hundred.
गृहोपकरणान्तादि श्रीसूक्तेनैव चार्पयेत्। ततः प्रासादसंस्कारं सर्वं कृत्वा तु पूर्ववत्
Likewise, present household utensils and other items with the Śrī Sūkta; then, perform all the consecration rites for the temple as before.
मन्त्रेण पिण्डिकां कृत्वा प्रतिष्ठानं ततः श्रियः । श्रीसूक्तेन च सान्निध्यं पूर्ववत् प्रत्यृचं जपेत्
Having fashioned the pedestal with the mantra, then establish the presence of Śrī; and with the Śrī Sūkta, invoke her presence, reciting each verse as before.
चिच्छक्तिं बोधयित्वा तु मूलात् सान्निध्यकं चरेत्। भूस्वर्णवस्त्रगोन्नादि गुरवे ब्रह्मणेर्पयेत्। एवं देव्योऽखिलाः स्थाप्यावाह्य स्वर्गादि भावयेत्
Having awakened the consciousness-power, then perform the invocation from the root; offer gold, cloth, cows, and the like to the teacher or priest; in this way, establish and invoke all the goddesses, and contemplate them as residing in heaven and beyond.
अग्निपुराणम् अध्यायः ७१- गणेशपूजाविधिः अथ एकसप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ईश्वर उवाच गणपूजां प्रवक्ष्यामि निर्विघ्नामखिलार्थदाम् । गणाय स्वाहा हृदयमेकदंष्ट्राय वै शिरः
The seventy-first chapter: The Procedure for Worshipping Gaṇeśa. Now, I shall explain the worship of Gaṇeśa, which removes all obstacles and grants every aim. 'Obeisance to Gaṇa!'—this is for the heart; 'to the One-Tusked'—for the head.
गजकर्णिने च शिखा गजवक्त्राय वर्ग च । महोदराय स्वदन्तहस्तायाति तथास्त्रकम्
'To the Elephant-Eared'—for the topknot; 'to the Elephant-Faced'—for the group; 'to the Great-Bellied, to the One with the Broken Tusk and Hand'—and thus the weapons.
गणो गुरुः पादुका च शक्त्यनन्तौ च धर्मकः । मुख्यास्थिमण्डलं चाधश्चोर्ध्वच्छदनमर्चयेत्
The Gaṇa is the teacher, the sandals, the two powers, and Dharma; worship the main circle of bones below and the upper covering above.
पद्मकर्णिकवीजांश्च ज्वालिनीं नन्दयार्चयेत् । सूर्येशा कामरूपा च उदया कामवर्तिनी
Worship the seed-letters of the lotus-navel and the flaming one with Nandā; Sūryeśā, Kāmarūpā, Udayā, and Kāmavartinī.
सत्या च विघ्ननाशा च ग्रासनं गन्धमृत्तिका । यं शोषो रं च दहनं प्लवो लं वं तथामृतम्
Satyā and Vighnanāśā, the offering, the fragrant earth; the syllables yaṃ, śoṣa, raṃ, the burning, plava, laṃ, vaṃ, and also amṛta.
लम्बोदराय विद्महे महोदराय धीमहि तन्नो दन्ती प्रचोदयात् ॥ गणपतिर्गणाधिपो गणेशो गणनायकः। गणक्रीडो वक्रतुण्ड एकदंष्ट्रो महोदरः
'We contemplate the Large-Bellied; we meditate on the Great-Bellied; may the Tusked One inspire us.' Gaṇapati, Lord of Gaṇas, Gaṇeśa, Leader of Gaṇas, Player among Gaṇas, Crooked-Tusked, One-Tusked, Great-Bellied.
गजवक्त्रो लम्बकुक्षिर्विकटो विघ्ननाशनः। धूम्रवर्णा महेन्द्राद्याः पूज्या गणपतेः स्मृताः
Elephant-Faced, with a hanging belly, Terrible, Remover of Obstacles; those of smoky color and the great Indra and others are said to be worthy of worship for Gaṇapati.
भगवानुवाच एवं ताक्ष्यस्य चक्रस्य ब्रह्मणो नृहरेस्तथा। प्रतिष्ठा विष्णुवत् कार्या स्वस्वमन्त्रेण तां श्रृणु
The Blessed Lord said: In this way, the installation of Tākṣya's discus, of Brahmā, and of Nṛhari should be performed like that of Viṣṇu, each with its own mantra—listen to that.
सुदर्शन महाचक्र शान्त दुष्टभयङ्कर। च्छिन्द छिन्द भिन्द भिन्द विदारय विदारय अभ्यर्च्य चक्रं चानेन रणे दारयते रिपून्
'O Sudarśana, great discus, peaceful, destroyer of the wicked and the fearful—cut, cut! Split, split! Tear, tear!' Having worshipped the discus with this, it tears apart enemies in battle.
ओं क्षों नरसिंह उग्ररूप ज्वल ज्वल प्रज्वल प्रज्वल स्वाहा ओं क्षौं नमो भगवते नरसिंहाय प्रदिप्तसूर्यकोटिसहस्रसमतेजसे वज्रनखदंष्ट्रायुधाय स्फुटविकटविकीर्णकेसरसटा प्रक्षुभितमहार्णवाम्भोददुन्दुभिनिर्घोषाय सर्वमन्त्रोत्तारणाय एह्येहि भगवन्नरसिंह पुरुषपरापर ब्रह्मसत्येन स्फुर स्फुर विजृम्भ विजृम्भ आक्रम आक्रम गर्ज गर्ज मुञ्च मुञ्च सिंहनादान् विदारय विदारय विद्रावय विद्रावय आविश अविश सर्वमन्त्ररूपाणि सर्व्वमन्त्रजातयश्च हन् हन छिन्द छिन्द सङ्क्षिप सङ्क्षिप सर सर दारय दारय स्फुट स्फुट स्फोटय ज्वालामालासङ्घातमय सर्वतोऽनन्तज्वालावज्राशनिचक्रेण सर्वपातालान् उत्सादय उत्सादय सर्वतोऽनन्तज्वलावज्रशरपञ्चरेण सर्वपातालान् परिवारय परिवारय सर्वपातालासुरवासिनां हृदयान्याकर्षय आकर्षय शीघ्रं दह दह पच पच मथ मथ शोषय शोषय निकृन्तय निकृन्तय तावद्यावन्मे वशमागताः पातालेभ्यः फट् असुरेभ्यः फट् मन्त्ररूपेभ्यः फट् मन्त्रजातिभ्यः फट् संशयान्मां भगवन्नरसिंहरूप विष्णो सर्वापद्भ्यः सर्वमन्त्ररूपेभ्यो रक्ष रक्ष ह्रूं फट् नमाऽस्तु ते
त्रैलोक्यमोहनैर्म्मन्त्रैः स्थाप्यस्त्रैलोक्यमोहनः। गदी दक्षे शान्तिकरो द्विभुजो वा चतुर्भुजः
With mantras that enchant the three worlds, establish the Three-World-Enchanter; the mace-bearer on the right, the peacemaker, whether two-armed or four-armed.
वामोद्र्ध्वे कारयेच्चक्रं पाञ्चजन्यमथो ह्यधः। श्रीपुष्टिसंयुतं कुर्य्याद् बलेन सह भद्रया
Place the discus above on the left, and the conch Pāñcajanya below; unite them with Śrī and Puṣṭi, along with Bala and Bhadrā.
प्रासादे स्थापयेद्विष्णुं गृहे वा मण्डपेऽपि वा। वामनं चैव वैकुण्ठं हयास्यमनिरुद्धकम्
Establish Viṣṇu in the temple, or in the house, or even in a pavilion; also Vāmana, Vaikuṇṭha, Hayagrīva, and Aniruddha.
स्थापयेज्जलशय्यास्थं मत्स्यादींश्चावतारकान्। सङ्कर्षणं विश्वरूपं लिङ्गं वै रुद्रमूर्तिकम्
Establish him reclining on water, and the incarnations beginning with Matsya; Saṅkarṣaṇa, the Universal Form, and the liṅga as the form of Rudra.
अर्द्धनारीश्वरं तद्वद्धरिशङ्करमातृकाः। भैरवं च तथा सूर्य्यं ग्रहांस्तद्वद्विनायकम्
In the same way, Ardhanārīśvara, Hari, Śaṅkara, the Mothers, Bhairava, also Sūrya, the planets, and likewise Vināyaka are to be depicted.
गौरीमिन्द्रादिकां लेप्यां चित्रजां च बलाबलाम्। पुस्तकानां प्रतिष्ठां च वक्ष्ये लिखनतद्विधिम्
I shall explain the method for painting Gaurī, Indra and the others, the various goddesses, Balā and Balā, and the proper installation of books.
स्वस्तिके मण्डलेऽभ्यर्च्य शरपत्रासने स्थितम् । लोख्यञ्च लिखितं पुस्तं गुरुं विद्यां हरिं यजेत्
After worshipping on a svastika or maṇḍala, and seating oneself on a bed of darbha grass, one should worship the written book, the teacher, knowledge, and Hari.
यजमानो गुरुं विद्यां हरिं लिपिकृतं नरम्। प्राङ्मुखः पद्मिनीं ध्यायेत् लिखित्वा श्लोकपञ्चकम्
The sacrificer, facing east, should meditate on the lotus, having written five verses, and worship the teacher, knowledge, Hari, and the person who wrote the text.
Om kṣoṃ! O Narasiṃha, fierce in form—blaze, blaze! Shine forth, shine forth! Svāhā! Om kṣauṃ! Salutation to the Blessed Narasiṃha, whose brilliance equals thousands of blazing suns, whose weapons are diamond-like claws and fangs, whose mane is wild and scattered, whose roar agitates the great ocean and resounds like a drum, who overcomes all spells—come, come, O Blessed Narasiṃha, supreme person, by the truth of Brahman—manifest, manifest! Expand, expand! Advance, advance! Roar, roar! Release, release lion's roars! Tear, tear! Drive away, drive away! Enter, enter all forms of mantras and all mantra lineages! Strike, strike! Cut, cut! Compress, compress! Flow, flow! Split, split! Burst forth, burst forth! Scatter the mass of blazing flames everywhere with the wheel of endless fiery thunderbolts—destroy all netherworlds! Surround all netherworlds with the cage of endless fiery thunderbolts! Draw forth the hearts of all netherworld-dwelling demons—quickly burn, burn! Cook, cook! Churn, churn! Dry up, dry up! Sever, sever! Until they are brought under my control—from the netherworlds, phaṭ! From the demons, phaṭ! From the forms of mantras, phaṭ! From the mantra lineages, phaṭ! O Blessed Narasiṃha, O Viṣṇu in the form of Narasiṃha, protect me from all dangers, from all forms of mantras—protect, protect! Hrūṃ, phaṭ! Salutations to you!