Agni Purana

कुम्भेऽनले शिवे स्वस्मिंस्ततस्तत्कृत्यमाविशेत्। अनुग्राह्यास्त्वया शिष्याः शास्त्रेण सुपरीक्षिताः

In the pot, in the fire, in Shiva, in oneself—then one should enter upon the respective acts; the disciples should be accepted by you, thoroughly examined by scripture.

भूपबन्मानवादीनामभिषेकादबीप्सितं। आं श्रां श्रौं पशुं हूं फडिति अस्त्रराजाभिषेकतः

For kings, Brahmins, men, and others, the consecration is as desired; 'āṃ śrāṃ śrauṃ paśuṃ hūṃ phaṭ'—with the king of weapons, from the consecration.

ईश्वर उवाच अभिषिक्तः शिवं विष्णुं पूजयेद्भास्करादिकान्। शङ्खभेर्य्यादिनिर्घाषैः स्नापयेत् पञ्चगव्यके

Īśvara said: The consecrated one should worship Shiva, Viṣṇu, the Sun, and others; with the sounds of conch, kettle-drum, and the like, he should bathe them with the five products of the cow.

यो देवान्देबलोकं स याति स्वकुलमुद्धरन्। वर्षकोटिसहस्रेषु यत् पापं समुपार्ज्जितं

He who worships the gods and the world of the gods goes to his own family, uplifting it; whatever sin has been accumulated in a hundred thousand million years—

घृताभ्यङ्गेन देवानां भस्मीभवति पावके। आढकेन घृताद्यैश्व देवान् स्नाप्य सुरो भवेत्

By anointing the gods with ghee, it is burned up in the fire; by bathing the gods with a measure of ghee and the like, one becomes a god.

चन्दनेनानुलिप्याथ नान्धाद्यैः पूजयेत्तथा। अल्पायासन स्तुतिभि स्तुता देवास्तु सर्वदा

After anointing with sandalwood, one should worship with offerings such as nāndī, and always praise the gods with hymns that require little effort.

अतीतानागतज्ञानमन्त्रधीभुक्तिमुक्तिदाः। गृहीत्वा प्रश्नसूक्ष्मार्णे हृते द्वाभ्यां शुभाशुभं

They grant knowledge of past and future, insight into mantras, intelligence, enjoyment, and liberation; by taking up subtle questions, auspicious or inauspicious results are determined by two means.

त्रिभिर्जीवो मूलधातुश्चतुर्भिब्राह्मणादिधीः। पञ्चादौ भूततत्त्वादि शेष चैवं जपादिकं

With three, there is the living soul and the root element; with four, the intellect of Brahmins and others; with five at the beginning, the elements and principles, and the rest is recitation and related acts.

एकत्रिकातित्रिकान्ते पदे द्विपमकान्तके। अशुभं मध्यमं मध्येष्विन्द्रश्त्रिषु नृपः शुभः

At the end of a single, triple, or triple group, and at the end of a pair, inauspiciousness is in the middle, middling in the middle positions, and among three, Indra is auspicious, O King.

सङ्‌खयावृन्दे जीविताब्दं यमोऽब्ददराहा ध्रुवं। सूर्य्येभास्येशदुर्गाश्रीविष्णुमन्त्रैर्ल्लिखेत् कजे

In the group of numbers, the span of life is determined by Yama, the year, the lunar day, and the pole star; with mantras for the Sun, Moon, Īśa, Durgā, Śrī, and Viṣṇu, one should inscribe on birch bark.

कठिन्या जप्तया स्प्टष्टे गोमूत्राकृतिरेखया। आरभ्यैकं त्रिकं यावत्त्रिचतुष्कावसानकं

By the firmness of recitation, by a clear line resembling cow urine, beginning from one, then three, up to the end of three and fourfold groups.

मरुद् व्योम मरुद्वीजैश्चतुः षष्टिपदे तथा। अक्षाणां पतनात् स्पर्शाद्विषमादौ शुभादिकं

With Maruts, space, and Marut-borns, in sixty-four steps likewise; from the fall or touch of dice, at the beginning of odd numbers, auspiciousness and the like are determined.

एकत्रिकादिमारभ्य अन्ते चाष्टत्रिकं तथा। ध्वजाद्यायाः समा हीना विषमाः शोभनादिदाः

Beginning from a single or triple group, and at the end with eight and three likewise; for banners and the like, the deficient are inauspicious, the uneven give auspiciousness and so on.

आइपल्लवितैः काद्यैः षोडशस्वरपूर्व्वगैः। आद्यैस्तैः सस्वरैः काद्यैस्त्रिपुरानाममन्त्रकाः

With ā, i, pa, lla, vi, and others, and with the sixteen preceding vowel sounds; with those initial sounds and their vowels, the mantras of the three cities are formed.

ह्रीं वीजाः प्रणवाद्याः स्युर्न्नमोऽन्ता यत्र पूजने। मन्त्रा विंशतिसाहस्राः शतं षष्ठ्यदिकं ततः

The seed syllable hrīṃ and those beginning with praṇava, ending with namas in worship; the mantras number twenty thousand, then one hundred and sixty more.

आं ह्रीं मन्त्राः सरस्वत्याश्चण्डिकायास्तथैव च। तथा गौर्य्याश्च दुर्गाया आं श्रीं मन्त्राः श्रियस्तथा

The mantras āṃ and hrīṃ are for Sarasvatī and Caṇḍikā likewise; so also for Gaurī and Durgā, and the mantras āṃ and śrīṃ are for Śrī.

तथा क्षौं कौं मन्त्राः सूर्य्यस्य आं हौं मन्त्राः शिवस्य च। आं गं मन्त्रा गणेशस्य आं मन्त्राश्च तथा हरेः

Likewise, the mantras kṣauṃ and kauṃ are for Sūrya; āṃ and hauṃ are for Śiva; āṃ and gaṃ are for Gaṇeśa; and āṃ mantras are also for Hari.

शतार्द्धैकाधिकैः काद्यैस्तथा षोडशभिः स्वरैः। काद्यैस्तैः सस्वरैराद्यैः कान्तैर्म्मन्त्रास्तथाखिलाः

With one hundred and fifty-one initial sounds, and likewise with sixteen vowels; with those initial sounds and vowels, all mantras are thus formed.

रवीशदेवीविष्णूनां खब्धिदेवेन्द्रवर्त्तनात्। शतत्रयं षष्ट्यधिकं प्रत्येकं मण्डलं क्रमात्। अभिषिक्तो जपेद् ध्यायेच्छिष्यादीन् दीक्षयेद्‌गुरुः

For the Sun, Īśa, the Goddess, and Viṣṇu, by the movement of the letters, Indra, and others, three hundred and sixty for each circle in order; the teacher, having been consecrated, should recite, meditate, and initiate disciples.

ईश्वर उवाच प्रतिष्ठां सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि क्रमात् सङ्‌क्षेपतो गुह। पीठं शक्तिं शिवो लिङ्गं तद्योगः स शिवाणुभिः

Īśvara said: I shall now briefly and sequentially explain the installation, O Guha: the seat, the power, Śiva, the liṅga, and their union with the Śiva-atom.

प्रतिष्ठायाः पञ्च भेदास्तेषां रूपं वदामि ते। यत्र ब्रह्मशिलायोगः सा प्रतिष्ठा विशेषतः

There are five kinds of installation; I shall tell you their forms: where there is union with the Brahma-stone, that is especially called installation.

स्थापनन्तु यथायोगं पीठ एव निवेशनं। प्रतिष्ठाभिन्नपीठस्य स्थितस्थापनमुच्यते

Establishing according to proper method is the placing of the seat; the establishment of a seat not separate from the installation is called fixed establishment.

उत्थापनञ्च सा प्रोक्ता लिङ्गोद्धारपुरःसरा। यस्या तु लिङ्गमारोप्य संस्कारः क्रियते बुधैः

And the raising up is said to be that which is preceded by the removal of the liṅga; in which, after raising the liṅga, consecration is performed by the wise.

आस्थापनं तदुद्दिष्टं द्विधा विष्णवादिकस्य च । आसु सर्व्वासु चैतन्यं नियुञ्जीत परं शिवम्

That establishment, as described, is of two kinds for Viṣṇu and others; in all of these, one should invoke the supreme, auspicious consciousness.

यदाधारादिभेदेन प्रासादेष्वपि पञ्चधा। परीक्षामथ मेदिन्याः कुर्य्यात्प्रासादकाम्यया

When, due to differences such as the foundation and so on, there are five types even among temples, then, desiring to build a temple, one should examine the earth.

शुक्लाज्यगन्धा रक्ता च रक्तगन्धा सुगन्धिनी । पीता कृष्णा सुरादनधा विप्रादीनां मही क्रमात्

White, clarified butter-scented; red, red-scented and fragrant; yellow, black, unscented by liquor—such are the soils for priests and others, in order.

पूर्व्वेशोत्तरसर्वत्र पूर्वा चैषां विशिष्यते । आखाते हास्तिके यस्याः पूर्णे मृदधिका भवेत्

In the east, north, and everywhere, the eastern soil is especially praised; in the pit, if it is full and yields much clay, it is best.

उत्तमान्तां महीं विद्यात्तोयाद्यैर्वा समुक्षितां। अस्थ्यङ्गारादिभिर्दुष्टामत्यन्तं शोधयेद् गुरुः

One should know the earth as excellent up to the lowest, or washed with water and the like; if corrupted by bones, charcoal, and so on, the teacher should thoroughly purify it.

नगरग्रामदुर्गार्थं गृहप्रासादकारणं । खननैर्गोकुलावासैः कर्षणैर्वा मुहुर्मुहुः

For the purpose of city, village, or fortress, or for building houses and temples, by repeated digging or plowing with cattle, one should prepare the ground.