Agni Purana

उत्तरे हाञ्च यक्षेभ्य ईशाने हां ग्रहेभ्य उ । अग्नौ हामसुरेभ्यस्च रक्षोब्यो नैर्ऋते बलिः

In the north, hām, to the Yakṣas; in the northeast, hām, to the Grahas; in the fire, hām, to the Asuras; and in the southwest, the oblation is for the Rākṣasas.

वायव्ये हाञ्च नागेभ्यो नक्षत्रेभ्यश्च मध्यतः। हां राशिभ्यः स्वाहा वह्नौ विश्वेभ्यो नैर्ऋते तथा

In the northwest, hām, to the Nāgas; in the center, to the Nakṣatras; hām, to the Rāśis, svāhā; in the fire, to all, and likewise in the southwest.

वारुण्यां क्षेत्रपालाय अन्तर्बलिरुदाहृतः। द्वितीये मण्डले वाह्ये इन्द्रायाग्नियमाय च

In the west, the inner offering is declared for the Kṣetrapāla; in the second, outer circle, for Indra, Agni, and Yama.

नैर्ऋताय जलेशाय वायवे धनरक्षिणे। ईशानाय च पूर्वादौ हीशाने ब्रह्मणे नमः

For Nairṛta, for the lord of waters, for Vāyu, for the guardian of wealth, for Īśāna at the beginning of the east, and for Īśāna as Brahman—obeisance.

नैर्ऋते विष्णवे स्वाहा वायसादेर्वहिर्बलिः। बलिद्वयगतान्मन्त्रान् संहारमुद्रयाऽऽत्मनि

To Nairṛta, to Viṣṇu, svāhā; the outer oblation is for the crows and others; the mantras pertaining to the two offerings are to be dissolved within oneself with the gesture of withdrawal.

ईश्वर उवाच अर्घपात्रकरो यायादग्न्यागारं सुसंवृतः। यागोपकरणं सर्वं दिव्यदृष्ट्या च कल्पयेत्

Īśvara said: Bearing the arghya vessel, one should go to the fire-house, well-enclosed, and prepare all the ritual implements with divine vision.

उदङ्‌मुखः कुण्डमीक्षेत् प्रोक्षणं ताडनं कुशैः। विदध्यादस्त्रमन्त्रेण वर्म्मणाभ्युक्षणं मतं

Facing north, one should inspect the fire-pit, sprinkle and strike it with kuśa grass, perform the prescribed acts with the armor-mantra, and sprinkle with the armor as is proper.

खड्गेन खातमुद्धारं पूरणं समतामपि। कुर्वीत वर्म्मणा सेकं कुट्टनन्तु शरात्मना

With a sword, one should remove the excavated earth, fill it, and level it; one should sprinkle with the armor, and pound with the arrow-mantra.

सम्मार्ज्जनं समालेपं कलारूपप्रकल्पनम्। त्रिसूत्रीपरिधानं च वर्म्मणाभ्यर्च्चनं सदा

One should always sweep, smear, and arrange the forms of the arts, put on the triple thread, and worship with the armor.

रेखात्रयमुदक् कुर्य्यादेकां पूर्वाननामधः। कुशेन च शिवास्त्रेण यद्वा तासां विपर्य्ययः

One should make three lines of water, one to the east, with the mouth below; and with kuśa grass and the Śiva-mantra, or in reverse order.

वज्रीकरणमन्त्रेण हृदा दर्भेश्चतुष्पथम्। अक्षपात्रन्ततनुत्रेण विन्यसेद्विष्टरं हृदा

With the mantra for making it vajra-like, and with the heart, one should lay out the four paths with darbha grass; with the mantra for the thread, one should arrange the seat with the heart.

हृदा वागीश्वरीं तत्र ईशमावाह्य पूजयेत्। वह्निं सदाश्रयानीतं शुद्धपात्रोपरिस्थितम्

With the heart, one should invoke Vāgīśvarī there, and worship the Lord; the fire, brought with proper support, is placed upon a pure vessel.

क्रव्यादांशंपरित्यज्य वीक्षणादिविशोधितम्। औदर्य्यं चैन्दवं भौतं एकीकृत्यानलत्रयम्

Having set aside the flesh-eating portion, and purified by inspection and other means, one should unite the three fires—bodily, lunar, and elemental.

ओं हूं वह्निचैतन्याय वह्निवीजेन विन्यसेत्। संहितामन्त्रितं वह्नि धेनुमुद्रामृतीकृतम्

Om hūm, for the consciousness of fire, one should install it with the seed of fire; the fire, empowered by the collected mantras, is made into nectar by the gesture of the cow.

रक्षितं हेतिमन्त्रेण कवचेनावगुण्ठितम्। पूजितन्त्रिः परिभ्राम्य कुण्डस्योद्‌र्ध्वं प्रदक्षिणम्

Protected by the weapon-mantra and covered with armor, the worshipper should circumambulate above the fire-pit, turning to the right, with the worship-thread.

शिववीजमिति ध्यात्वा वागीशागर्भगोचरे। वागीश्वरेण देवेन क्षिप्यमानं विभावयेत्

Meditating on the seed of Shiva, within the domain of the goddess of speech, one should visualize it being cast by the god of speech.

भूमिष्ठजानुको मन्त्री हृदात्मसम्मुखं क्षिपेत्। ततोऽन्तस्थितवीजस्य नाभिदेशे समूहम्

The officiant, seated on the ground with knees bent, should direct it toward the heart, facing the self; then, at the navel region, he should gather the seed that is within.

सम्भृतिं परिधानस्य शौचमाचमनं हृदा। गर्भाग्नेः पूजनं कृत्वा तद्रक्षार्थं शराणुना

With the heart, he should perform the gathering, the donning of the garment, purification, and sipping of water; after worshipping the fire within the womb, he should protect it with a missile.

वध्नीयाद्गर्भजं देव्याः ककङ्कणं पाणिपल्लवे। गर्भाधानाय सम्पूज्य सद्योजातेन पावकम्

He should tie the bracelet of the goddess, born from the womb, on the tender hand; for the rite of conception, he should worship the fire with Sadyōjāta.

ततो हृदयमन्त्रेण जुहुयादाहुतित्रयम्। पुंसवनाय वामेन तृतीये मासि पूजयेत्

Then, with the heart-mantra, he should offer three oblations; for the rite of producing a son, he should worship with the left hand in the third month.

आहुतित्रितयं दद्याच्छिरसाम्बुकणान्वितं। सीमन्तोन्नयनं षष्ठे मासि सम्पूज्य रूपिणा

He should give three oblations, accompanied by drops of water on the head; for the parting of the hair, he should worship the form in the sixth month.

जुहुयादाहुतीस्तिस्त्रः शिखया शिखयैव तु। वक्त्राङ्गकल्पनां कुर्य्याद्वक्त्रोद्‌घाटननिष्कृती

He should offer three oblations with the topknot, indeed with the topknot itself; he should arrange the features of the mouth and perform the rites for opening and purification of the mouth.

जातकर्म्मंनृकर्म्मभ्यां दशमे मासि पूर्ववत। वह्नि सन्धुक्ष्य दर्भाद्यैः स्नानं गर्भमलापहं

The birth-rite and the man-making rite should be performed in the tenth month as before; after kindling the fire with darbha grass, he should bathe to remove the impurities of the womb.

सुवर्णबन्धनं देव्या कृतं ध्यात्वा हृदार्च्चयेत्। सद्यः सूतकनाशाय प्रोक्षयेदस्त्रवारिणा

Meditating on the golden binding made for the goddess, he should worship with the heart; for the immediate removal of impurity after birth, he should sprinkle with water empowered by a missile.

कुम्भन्तु वहिरस्त्रेण ताडयेद्वर्म्मणोक्षयेत्। अस्त्रेणोत्तरपूर्व्वाग्रान्मेखलासु वहिः कुशान्

He should strike the pot outside with a missile and purify it with armor; with the missile, he should touch the upper and lower ends of the girdle, and place the kuśa grass outside.

आस्थाप्य स्थापयेत्तेषु हृदा परिधिविस्तरं। वक्ताणामस्त्रमन्त्रेण ततो नालापन्तुत्तये

Having placed and established them, he should expand the enclosure with the heart; then, with the missile-mantra for the officiants, he should address the three ends of the stalk.

समिधः पञ्च होतव्याः प्रान्ते मूले घृतप्लुताः। ब्रह्माणं शङ्करं विष्णुमनन्तञ्च हृदार्च्चयेत्

He should offer five kindling sticks, dipped in ghee, at the ends and roots; with the heart, he should worship Brahma, Shankara, Vishnu, and Ananta.

दूर्वाक्षतैश्च पर्य्यन्तं परिधिस्थाननुक्रमात्। इन्द्रादीशानपर्य्यन्तान्विष्टरस्थाननुक्रमात्

With dūrvā grass and unbroken rice, he should go around the enclosure in order; from Indra to Īśāna, he should go around the extended places in sequence.

अग्नेरभिमुशीभूतान् निजदिक्षु हृदार्च्चयेत्। निनार्य्य विघ्नसङ्घातं वालकं पालयिष्यथ

He should worship, with the heart, those who are associated with Agni in their respective directions; thus, you will ward off obstacles and protect the child.