Agni Purana

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.

शैवीमाज्ञामिमान्तेषां श्रावयेत्तदनन्तम्। गृहीत्वा स्रुक्‌स्रुवावलूर्ध्ववदनाधोमुखैः क्रमात्

He should proclaim the Śaiva command to these at the end, and then, taking the ladle and spoon, with mouths upward and downward in order—

प्रताप्याग्नौ त्रिधा दर्भमूलमध्याग्रकैः स्परृशेत् । कुशस्पृषृप्रदेशे तु आत्मविद्याशिवात्मकं

After heating them in the fire, he should touch the root, middle, and tip of the darbha grass; at the place touched by the kuśa grass, he should invoke the knowledge of the self, of Shiva-nature.

क्रमात्तत्त्वत्रयं न्यस्य हां हीं हूं सं रवैः क्रमात्। स्रुचि शक्तिं स्तुवे शम्भुं विन्यस्य हृदयाणुना

He should place the three principles in order, with the syllables hāṃ, hīṃ, hūṃ, saṃ, and ra in sequence; in the ladle, he should praise the power, Shambhu, having placed the heart-atom.

त्रिसूत्रीवेष्टितग्रीवौ पूजितौ कुसुमादिभिः। कुशानामुपरिष्टात्तौ स्थापयित्वा स्वदक्षिणे

Having worshipped the two with necks wrapped in three cords, with flowers and the like, he should place them above the kuśa grass, on his own right side.

गव्यमाज्यं समादाय वीक्षणादिविशोधितं। स्वकां ब्रह्ममयीं मूर्त्ति सञ्चिन्त्यादाय तद्‌घृतं

Taking clarified butter from a cow, purified by inspection and other means, one should conceive of one's own form as composed of Brahman, and then take that ghee.

कुण्डस्योर्ध्वं हृदावर्त्यं भ्रामयित्वाग्निगोचरे। पुनर्व्विष्णुमयीं ध्यात्वा घृतमीशानगोचरे

After whirling it above the altar, at the level of the heart, within the range of the fire, one should again meditate on the form of Vishnu and place the ghee within the domain of Ishana.

धृत्वादाय कुशाग्रेण स्वाहान्तं शिरसाणुना । जुहुयाद्विष्णवे विन्दुं रुद्ररूपमनन्तरं

Having taken it up with the tip of a blade of sacred grass, and uttering 'svaha' with a slight bow of the head, one should offer a drop to Vishnu, and immediately after, to Rudra.

बावयन्निजमात्मानं नाभौ धृत्वा प्लवेत्ततः। प्रादेशमात्रदर्भाभप्यामङ्गुष्ठानामिकाग्रकैः

Contemplating one's own self, holding it at the navel, one should then float; with blades of darbha grass of a span's length, using the tips of the thumb and ring finger.

धृताभ्यां सम्मुखं वह्नेरस्त्रेणाप्लवमाचरेत्। हृदात्मसम्मुखं तद्वत् कुर्यात् सम्प्लवनन्ततः

With both hands holding the darbha, facing the fire, one should perform the act of floating with the weapon gesture; likewise, facing the heart and self, one should perform the subsequent floating.

हृदालब्धदग्धदर्भं शस्त्रक्षेपात् पवित्रयेत्। दीप्तेनापरदर्भेण निवाह्यानेन दीपयेत्

Having obtained darbha grass that has been scorched at the heart, one should purify it by casting it with a weapon; with another blazing darbha, one should sweep and ignite it.