Agni Purana

ह्रीं गौरीं गं गणः शक्रमुखाश्चण्डीहृदादिकाः। क्रमात्सूर्य्यार्च्यने मन्त्रा दण्डी पूज्यश्च पिङ्गलः

With hrīṃ for Gaurī, gaṃ for Gaṇa, and for Indra and others, Caṇḍī, Hṛdā and so on; in order, the mantras for worshipping the Sun, Daṇḍin, and Piṅgala are to be honored.

उच्चैः श्रवाश्चारुणश्च प्रभूतं विमलं यजेत्। साराध्योपरमसुखं स्कन्दाद्यंमध्यतो यजेत्

One should worship Uccaiḥśravā, Āruṇa, Prabhūta, and Vimala; in the middle, Skanda and the others, who are the essence and the highest happiness, are to be worshipped.

दीप्ता सूक्ष्मा जया भद्रा विभूतिर्विमला तथा। अमोघा विद्युता चैव पूज्याथ सर्वतोमुखी

Dīptā, Sūkṣmā, Jayā, Bhadrā, Vibhūti, Vimala, Amoghā, Vidyutā, and Sarvatomukhī are also to be worshipped.

अर्क्कासनं हि हं खं ख सोल्कायेति च मूर्तिकाम्। ह्रां ह्रीं स सूर्य्याय नम आं नमो ह्रदयाय च

The seat of the Sun is haṃ, khaṃ, kha, so, ulkā and the forms; with hrāṃ, hrīṃ, sa, 'Obeisance to Sūrya,' āṃ, and 'Obeisance to Hṛdaya.'

अर्क्काय शिकसे तद्वदग्नीशासुरवायुगान् । भूर्भवः स्वरे ज्वालिनि शिखा हुं कवचं स्मृतम्

For the Sun, Śikha, and likewise Agni, Īśa, Asura, and Vāyu; with bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ, for the flaming one, Śikhā, huṃ is known as the armor.

मां नेत्रं वस्तथार्क्कास्त्रं राज्ञी शक्तिश्च निष्कुभा । सोमोऽङ्गारकोथ बुधो जीवः शुक्रः शनिः क्रमात्

The eye is māṃ, the dwelling arkkāstra, the queen is Śakti, Niṣkubhā; Soma, Aṅgāraka, Budha, Jīva, Śukra, and Śani in order.

राहुः केतुस्तेजश्चण्डः सङ्‌क्षेपादथ पूजनम्। आसनं मूर्त्तये मूलं हृदाद्यं परिचारकः

Rāhu, Ketu, Tejas, Caṇḍa; in brief, the worship is as follows: the seat for the form, the root, Hṛdā and so on, and the attendants.

विष्णवासनं विष्णुमूर्त्ते रों श्रीं श्रीं श्रीधरो हरिः। ह्रीं सर्वमूर्त्तिमन्त्रीयमिति त्रैलोक्यमोहनः

The seat of Viṣṇu, the form of Viṣṇu, roṃ, śrīṃ, śrīṃ, Śrīdhara, Hari; hrīṃ, the mantra for all forms—thus he enchants the three worlds.

ह्रीं हृषीकेशः क्लीं विष्णुः स्वरैर्द्दीर्घैर्हृदादिकम्। समस्तैः पञ्चमी पूजा सङ्‌ग्रामादौ जयादिदा

Hrīṃ for Hṛṣīkeśa, klīṃ for Viṣṇu, with long vowels for Hṛdā and so on; with all, the fifth case, the worship, and in battle, Jayā and the rest.

चक्रं गदां क्रमाच्छङ्खं मुषलं खड्गशार्ङ्गकम्। पाशाङ्कुशौ च श्रीवत्सं कौस्तुभं वनमालया

The discus, the mace, in order the conch, the pestle, the sword, the bow Śārṅga; the noose, the goad, Śrīvatsa, Kaustubha, and the garland of the forest.

श्रीं श्रीर्महालक्ष्मीतातार्क्ष्यो गुरुरिन्द्रादयोऽर्च्चनम्। सरस्वत्यासनं मूर्त्तिरौं ह्रीं देवी सरस्वती

Śrīṃ, Śrī, Mahālakṣmī, Tātārkṣya, the teacher, Indra and others are to be worshipped; the seat of Sarasvatī, the form, auṃ, hrīṃ, the goddess Sarasvatī.

हृदाद्यालक्ष्मीर्म्मेधा च कलातुष्टिश्च पुष्टिका। गौरी प्रभामती दुर्गा गणो गुरुश्च क्षेत्रपः

With Hṛdā and so on, Alakṣmī, Medhā, Kalā, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭikā; Gaurī, Prabhāmatī, Durgā, the Gaṇa, the teacher, and the guardian of the field.

तथा गं गणपतये च ह्रीं गौर्यै च श्रीं श्रियै। ह्रीं त्वरितायै ह्रीं सौ त्रिपुरा चतुर्थ्यन्तनमोन्तकाः

Likewise, gaṃ for Gaṇapati, hrīṃ for Gaurī, śrīṃ for Śrī; hrīṃ for Tvaritā, hrīṃ, sau for Tripurā, ending with the fourth case and om.

प्रणवाद्याञ्च नामाद्यमक्षरं बिन्दुसंयुतम्। ओं युतं वा सर्वमन्त्रपूजनाज्जपतः स्मृताः

The syllable at the beginning of the name, joined with a dot, or with Om, is considered as recited when worshipping with all mantras.

होमात्तिलघृताद्यैञ्च धर्म्मकामार्थमोक्षदाः। पूजामन्त्रान् पठेद्यस्तु भुक्तभोगो दिवं व्रजेत्

Whoever recites the worship mantras during offerings with sesame, ghee, and the like, attains righteousness, desire, wealth, and liberation; having enjoyed pleasures, he goes to heaven.

नारद उवाच वक्ष्ये स्नानं क्रियाद्यर्थं नृसिंहेन तु मृत्तिकाम्। गृहीत्वा तां द्विधा कृत्वा मनः स्त्रानमथैकया

Nārada said: I will explain the bathing rite for ritual acts; one should take earth with the Nṛsiṃha mantra, divide it in two, and with one part, cleanse the mind.

निमज्जयाचम्य विन्यस्य सिंहेन कृतारक्षकः। विधिस्नां ततः कुर्य्यात् प्राणायामपुरः सरम्

After immersing and sipping water, placing it down, and being protected by the Siṃha mantra, one should then perform the prescribed bath, preceded by breath control.

हृदि ध्यायन् हरिज्ञानं मन्त्रेणाष्टाक्षरेण हि। त्रिधा पाणितले मृत्सनां दिग्बन्धं सिंहजप्ततः

Meditating in the heart on the knowledge of Hari with the eight-syllable mantra, one should, with earth in the hand, recite the Siṃha mantra three times for protection in all directions.

वासुदेवप्रजप्तेन तीर्थंसङ्कल्प्य चालभेत्। गात्रं वेदादिना मन्त्रैः सम्मार्ज्याराध्य मूर्त्तिना

With the Vāsudeva mantra, one should consecrate the water, then cleanse the body with Vedic and other mantras, worshipping the form.

कृत्वाघमर्षणं वस्त्रं परिधाय समाचरेत्। विन्यस्य मन्त्रैर्द्विर्म्मार्ज्य पाणिस्थं जलमेव च

Having performed the Aghamarṣaṇa rite and put on clean garments, one should proceed; placing water in the hand, purify it twice with mantras.

नारायणेन संयम्य वायुमाघ्राय चोत्सृजेत्। जलं ध्यायन् हरिं पश्चद्दत्त्वार्घ्यं द्वादशाक्षरम्

Controlling the breath with the Nārāyaṇa mantra, inhaling and then releasing, meditating on Hari in the water, one should then offer arghya with the twelve-syllable mantra.

जप्त्वान्याञ्छतशस्तस्य योगपीठादितः क्रमात्। मन्त्रान् दिक्‌पालपर्यन्तानृषीन् पितृगणानपि

Reciting hundreds of other mantras in order, beginning from the seat of yoga, for the guardians of the directions, the sages, and the groups of ancestors.

मनुष्यान् सर्वभूतानि स्थावरान्तान्यथावसेत्। न्यस्य चाङ्गानि संहृत्य मन्त्रान्यागगृहं व्रजेत्

For all humans, all beings up to immovable ones, one should assign and then withdraw the limbs, and with mantras, enter the place of worship.

एवमन्यासु पूजासु मूलाद्यैः स्नानमाचरेत्

In other acts of worship as well, one should perform bathing with the root and other mantras.

नारद उवाच चक्ष्ये पूजाविधिं विप्रा यत कृत्वा सर्वमाप्नुयात्। प्रक्षालिताङ्‌घ्निराचम्य वाग्यतः कृतसक्षकः

Nārada said: I will explain the method of worship, by which, O brāhmaṇas, one attains everything; having washed the feet, sipped water, restrained speech, and made protection.

प्राङ्‌मुखः स्वस्तिकं बद्‌ध्वा पद्माद्यपरमेव च। यं वीजं नाभिमध्यस्थं धूम्रं चण्डानिलात्मकम्

Facing east, making a svastika and a lotus or other diagram, one should visualize the seed in the center of the navel, smoky, of fierce wind nature.

विशेषयेदशेषन्तु ध्यायेत् कायात्तु कल्मषम्। क्षौं हृत्‌पङ्कजमध्यस्थं वीजं ते जोनिधिं स्मरन्

One should distinguish all this, meditate to remove impurity from the body, and, remembering the seed 'kṣauṃ' in the heart-lotus, think of it as the source of the womb.

अधोद्धर्वतिर्यग्‌गाभिस्तु ज्वालाभिः कल्प्रषं दहेत्। शशाङ्काकृतिवद्ध्यायेदम्बरस्थं सुधाम्बुभिः

With flames rising below, above, and across, one should burn the impurity; then, meditating as the moon, one should visualize it in the sky with streams of nectar.

हत्पद्माव्यापिभिर्द्देहं स्वकमाप्लावयेत्सुधीः । सुसुम्नायोनिमार्गेण सर्वनाडीविसर्प्पिभिः

With the rays spreading from the lotus of the heart, the wise should flood their own body, through the path of the suṣumṇā, flowing through all the channels.