Agni Purana

प्राणादिवायवः पञ्च ज्ञानकर्म्मेन्द्रियाणि च । सर्वं पञ्चाक्षरं ब्रह्म तद्वदष्टाक्षरान्तकः ॥ ३०४.

The five vital airs, beginning with prāṇa, and the organs of knowledge and action; all is the five-syllable Brahman, likewise the eight-syllable ending.

गव्येन प्रोक्षयेद्दीक्षास्थानं मन्त्रेण चोदितं । तन्त्रसम्भूतसम्भावः शिवमिष्ट्वा विधानतः ॥ ३०४.

He should sprinkle the place of initiation with cow's milk, as prescribed by the mantra; having prepared what is required according to the tantra, he should worship Shiva in the proper manner.

मूलमूर्त्त्यङ्गविद्याभिस्तण्डुलक्षेपणादिकम् । कृत्वा चरुञ्च यत् क्षीरं पुनस्तद्विभजेत् त्रिधा ॥ ३०४.

Using the root, the form, the limbs, and the vidyās, and by scattering rice and other offerings, he should prepare the caru; whatever milk is used for this, he should then divide it into three parts.

निवेद्यैकं परं हुत्वा सशिष्योऽन्यद् भजेद्‌गुरुः । आचम्य सकलीकृत्य दद्याच्छिष्याय देशिकः ॥ ३०४.

After offering one portion as an oblation, he should present another to the disciple, and the teacher, having sipped water and gathered himself, should give the remaining portion to the disciple.

दन्तकाष्ठं हृदा जप्तंक्षीरवृक्षादिसम्भवम् । संशोध्य दन्तान् संक्षीप्त्वा प्रक्षाल्यैतत् क्षिपेद्भुवि ॥ ३०४.

The tooth-stick, produced from a milk-bearing tree and recited over with the heart-mantra, should be used to clean the teeth; after breaking and rinsing it, he should cast it upon the ground.

पूर्व्वेण सौम्यवारीशगं शुभमतौ शुभम् । पुनस्तं शिष्यमायान्तं शिखाबन्धादिरक्षितं ॥ ३०४.

With auspicious water from before, pure and pleasing, the disciple, protected by tying up his hair and other rites, should again approach.

कृत्वा वेद्यां सहानेन स्वपेद्दर्भास्तरे बुधः । सुषुप्तं वीक्ष्य तं शिष्यः प्रभाते श्रावयेद् गुरुं ॥ ३०४.

Having made a bed of darbha grass on the altar, the wise teacher should sleep there with the disciple; when the disciple observes him in deep sleep, he should awaken the teacher at dawn.

शुभैः सिद्धिपदैर्भक्तिस्तैः पुनर्म्मण्डलार्च्चनम् । मण्डलं भद्रकाद्युक्तं पूजयेत्सर्व्वसिद्धिदं ॥ ३०४.

With auspicious, perfected offerings and devotion, he should again worship the maṇḍala; the maṇḍala, adorned with auspicious marks, should be worshipped as bestowing all accomplishments.

स्नात्वाचम्य मृदा देहं मन्त्रैरालिप्य कल्प्यते । शिवतीर्थे नरः स्नायादघमर्षणपूर्वकम् ॥ ३०४.

Having bathed and sipped water, he should anoint his body with clay and mantras; in the sacred waters of Shiva, a man should bathe, preceded by the aghamarṣaṇa rite.

हस्ताभिषेकं कृत्वाथ प्रायात् पूजादिकं बुधः । मूलेनाब्जासनं कुर्य्यात्तेन पूरककुम्भकान् ॥ ३०४.

After performing the ablution of the hands, the wise one should proceed to worship and related rites; seated on a lotus seat with the root-mantra, he should practice pūraka and kumbhaka breaths.

आत्मानं योजयित्वोर्द्ध्वं शिखान्ते द्वादशाङ्गुले । संशोष्य दग्धवा स्वतनुं प्लावयेदमृतेन च ॥ ३०४.

Having raised his self upward to the end of the hair-tuft, measuring twelve finger-breadths, he should dry up and burn his own body, and then flood it with nectar.

ध्यात्वा दिव्यं वपुस्तस्मिन्नात्मानञ्च पुनर्नयेत् । कृत्वैवं चात्मशुद्धिः स्याद्विन्यस्यार्च्चनमारभेत् ॥ ३०४.१५ क्रमात् कृष्णसितश्यामरक्तपीता नगादयः । मन्त्रार्णा दण्डिनाङ्गनि तेषु सर्व्वास्तु मूर्त्तयः ॥ ३०४.

Meditating on a divine form there, he should then bring his own self into it; doing thus, self-purification is attained, and he should begin the placement and worship. In order, black, white, dark, red, and yellow trees and others; the syllables of the mantra, with staff and limbs, all the forms are in them.

अङ्गुष्ठादिकनिष्ठान्तं विन्यस्याङ्गानि सर्व्वतः । न्यसेन्मन्त्राक्षरं पादगुह्यहृद्वक्त्रमूर्द्धसु ॥ ३०४.

Placing the limbs from the thumb to the little finger in all directions, he should assign the mantra-syllables to the feet, secret parts, heart, mouth, and head.

व्यापकं न्यस्य मूर्द्धादि मूलमङ्गानि विन्यसेत् । रक्तपीतश्यामसितान् पीठपादान् स्वकोणजान् ॥ ३०४.

He should assign the pervasive (mantra) from the head downward, and place the root and limbs; the seats at the corners are red, yellow, dark, and black.

स्वाङ्गान्मन्त्रैर्न्यसेद् गात्राण्यधर्म्मादीनि दिक्षु च । तत्र पद्मञ्च सूर्य्यादिमण्डल त्रितयं गुणान् ॥ ३०४.

He should assign his own limbs with mantras to the body and the directions; there, the lotus, the sun, and the three circles, along with the qualities.

पूर्व्वादिपत्रे वामाद्या नवमी कर्णिकोपरि । वामा ज्येष्ठा क्रमाद्रौद्री काली कलविकारिणी ॥ ३०४.

On the eastern and other petals, beginning with the left, the ninth is above the pericarp; Vāmā, Jyeṣṭhā, in order, Raudrī, Kālī, Kalavikāriṇī.

बलविकारिणी चाथ बलप्रमथनी तथा । सर्व्वभूतदमनी च नवमी च मनोन्मनी ॥ ३०४.

Then Balavikāriṇī, and likewise Balapramathanī; Sarvabhūtadamanī, and the ninth, Manonmanī.

श्वेता रक्ता सिता पीता श्यामा वह्निनिभाषिता । कृष्णारुणाश्च ताः शक्तीर्ज्वालारूपाः स्मरेत् क्रमात् ॥ ३०४.

White, red, pale, yellow, dark, fire-colored, black, and tawny—these are the Śaktis, to be meditated upon in order as having the form of flames.

अनन्तयोगपीठे च आवाह्याथ हृदब्जतः । स्फटिकाभं चतुर्बाहुं फलशूलधरं शिवम् ॥ ३०४.

In the seat of infinite yoga, he should invoke from the lotus of the heart Shiva, crystal-like, four-armed, holding fruit and trident.

साभयं वरदं पञ्चवदनञ्च त्रिलोचनम् । पत्रेषु मूर्त्तयः पञ्च स्थाप्यास्तत्पुरुषादयः ॥ ३०४.

With fear and granting boons, five-faced and three-eyed, the forms of Tatpuruṣa and others are to be established in the leaves.

पूर्व्वे तत्पुरुषः श्वेतो अघोरोऽष्टभुजोऽसितः । चतुर्बाहुमुखः पीतः सद्योजातश्च पश्चिमे ॥ ३०४.

In the east, Tatpuruṣa is white; Aghora, eight-armed and dark; four-armed, yellow-faced Sadyojāta in the west.

वामदेवः स्त्रीविलासी चतुर्वक्त्रभुजोऽरुणः । सौम्ये पञ्चास्य ईशाने ईशानः सर्व्वदः सितः ॥ ३०४.

Vāmadeva, indulging in feminine play, four-faced and four-armed, is red; in the northeast, five-faced, Īśāna, the giver of all, is white.

इष्टाङ्गानि यथान्यायमनन्तं सूक्ष्म्मर्च्चयेत् । सिद्धेश्वरं त्वेकनेत्रं पूर्व्वादौ दिशि पूजयेत् ॥ ३०४.

One should worship the desired limbs according to proper order, the infinite and subtle; Siddheśvara, with one eye, is to be worshipped first in the eastern direction.

एकरुद्रं त्रिनेत्रञ्च श्रीकण्ठञ्च शिखण्डिनम् । ऐशान्यादिविदिक्ष्वेते विद्येशाः कमलासनाः ॥ ३०४.

Ekarudra, three-eyed, Śrīkaṇṭha, and Śikhaṇḍin; in the northeast and other directions, the lords of knowledge are seated on lotuses.

श्वेतः पीतः सितो रक्तो धूम्रो रक्तोऽरुणः सितः । शूलाशनिशरेष्वासवाहवश्चतुराननाः ॥ ३०४.

White, yellow, white, red, smoky, red, reddish, white; with tridents, thunderbolts, arrows, bows, and four-faced.

उमा चण्डीशनन्दीशौ महाकालो गणेश्वरः । वृषो भृङ्गरिटिस्कन्दानुत्तरादौ प्रपूजयेत् ॥ ३०४.

Umā, Caṇḍīśa, Nandīśa, Mahākāla, Gaṇeśvara; the bull, Bhrṅga, Riṭi, Skanda are to be worshipped first in the north.

कुलिशं शक्तिदण्डौ च खड्गपाशध्वजौ गदां । शूलं चक्रं यजेत् पद्मं पूर्व्वादौ देवमर्च्य च ॥ ३०४.

Thunderbolt, spear, staff, sword, noose, banner, mace, trident, discus; one should worship the lotus and the deity first in the east.

ततोऽधिवासितं शिष्यं पाययेद् गव्यपञ्चकम् । आचान्तं प्रोक्ष्य नेत्रान्तैर्नेत्रे नेत्रेण बन्धयेत् ॥ ३०४.

Then, having consecrated, the disciple is to be given the five products of the cow; after rinsing, sprinkle and bind the eyes, each with the gaze.

द्वारे प्रवेशयेच्छिष्यं मण्डपस्याथ दक्षिणे । सासनादिकुशासीनं तत्र संशोधयेद् गुरुः ॥ ३०४.

Let the disciple enter through the door, then to the south of the pavilion; seated on kusa grass with seat and so forth, there the guru purifies him.