Agni Purana

कपोलं पदिकं कार्य्यं दिक्षु द्वारत्रयं स्फुटम् । कोणबन्धं त्रिपट्टन्तु द्विपट्टं वज्रवद्भवेत् ।। ३२०.

The cheek should be made as a padika, with three gateways clearly in the directions; the corner binding is a triple band, and the double band should be like a diamond.

मध्यन्तु कमलं शुक्लं पीतं रक्तञ्च नीलकम् । पीतशुक्लञ्च धूम्रञ्च रक्तं पीतञ्च मुक्तिदम् ।। ३२०.

In the center, the lotus is white, yellow, red, and blue; yellow-white, smoky, red, and yellow, bestowing liberation.

पूर्व्वादौ कमलान्यष्ट शिवविष्ण्वादिकंजपेत् . प्रासादमध्यतोऽभ्यर्च्य शक्रादीन्व्जकादिषु ।। ३२०.

At the beginning in the east, eight lotuses are to be made, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and others; worship in the center of the temple, and to Indra and others in the lotuses.

अस्त्राणि वाह्यवीथ्यान्तु विष्ण्वादीनश्वमेधभाक् । पवित्रारोहणादौ च महामण्डलमालिखेत् ।। ३२०.

Weapons are to be placed on the outer pathway, for Vishnu and others, those entitled to the Ashvamedha; at the beginning of the purification ascent, the great maṇḍala should be drawn.

अष्टहस्तं पुरा क्षेत्रं रसपक्षैर्विवर्त्तयेत् । द्विपदं कमलं मध्ये वीथिका पदिका ततः ।। ३२०.

Formerly, the field was eight spans, to be turned with the portions of rasa; in the center, a two-petaled lotus, then the pathway and padika.

दिग्विदिक्षु ततोऽष्ठै च नीलाब्जानि विवर्त्तयेत् । मध्यपद्मप्रमाणेन त्रिंशत्पद्मानि तानि तु ।। ३२०.

Then, in the directions and intermediate directions, eight blue lotuses are to be drawn; according to the measure of the central lotus, there are thirty such lotuses.

. दलसन्धिविहीनानि नीलेन्दीवरकानि च । तत्‌पृष्ठे पदिका वीथी स्वस्तिकानि तदूर्द्धतः ।। ३२०.

These are without petal junctions, and are blue lotuses; behind them are padikas, pathways, and above them are svastikas.

. द्विपदानि तथा चाष्टौ कृतिभागकृतानि तु . वर्त्तयेत् स्वस्तिकांश्तत्र वीथिका पूर्व्ववद्वहिः ।। ३२०.

Likewise, there are eight two-petaled lotuses, made in their respective portions; there, svastikas are to be drawn, and the pathways outside as before.

द्वाराणि कमलं यद्वदुपकण्ठयुतानि तु । वक्त्तयेत् स्वस्तिकांस्तत्र वीथका पूर्व्ववद्वहिः ।। ३२०.

The gateways, like the lotus, are accompanied by sub-neck portions; there, svastikas are to be drawn, and the pathways outside as before.

स्वस्तिकादि विचित्रञ्च सर्व्वकामपदं गुह । पञ्चाब्जं पञ्चहस्तं स्यात् समन्ताद्दशभाजितम् ।। ३२०.

A svastika and other varied forms, and the Sarvakāmapada, O Guha, should be made; the five-lotus design should measure five hands, divided into ten equal parts all around.

द्विपदं कमलं वीथी पट्टिका दिक्षु पङ्कजम् । चतुष्कं पृष्ठतो वीथी पदिका द्विपदान्यथा ।। ३२०.

A two-petaled lotus is the avenue, bordered by strips, and in the directions, lotuses; at the back, a fourfold avenue, and elsewhere, two-petaled paths.

कण्ठोपकण्ठयुक्तानि द्वारान्यब्जन्तु मध्यतः । पञ्चाब्जमण्डले ह्यस्मिन् सितं पीतञ्च पूर्व्वकम् ।। ३२०.

The doors, equipped with neck and sub-neck features, and lotuses in the center; in this five-lotus circle, the eastern one is white and yellow.

वैदूर्य्याभं दक्षिणाब्जं कुन्दाभं वारुणं कजम् । उत्तराब्जन्तु शङ्गाभमन्यत् सर्व्वं विचित्रकम् ।। ३२०.

The southern lotus resembles beryl, the western one is like jasmine, the northern lotus is like a conch; the rest are made in various forms.

सर्व्वकामप्रदं वक्ष्ये दशहस्तन्तु मण्डलम् । विकारक्तन्तुर्य्याश्रं द्वारन्तु द्विपदं भवेत् ।। ३२०.

I shall describe the circle that grants all desires, measuring ten hands; the avenue should be fourfold, and the door should be two-petaled.

मध्ये पद्मं पूर्व्ववच्च विघ्नध्वंसं वदाम्यथ । चतुर्हस्तं पुरं कृत्वा वृतञ्चैव करद्वयम् ।। ३२०.

In the center, a lotus as before, and now I speak of the remover of obstacles; a city of four hands should be made, surrounded by two hands.

वीथिका हस्तमात्रन्तु स्वस्तिकैर्वहुभिर्वृता । हस्तमात्राणि द्वाराणि दिशु वृत्तं सपद्मकम् ।। ३२०.

The avenue should be a hand’s breadth, adorned with many svastikas; the doors, each a hand’s breadth, are circular with lotuses in the directions.

पद्मानि पञ्च शुक्लानि मध्ये पूज्यश्च निष्कलः । हृदयादीनि पूर्व्वादौ विकदिक्ष्वस्त्राणि वै यजेत् ।। ३२०.

Five white lotuses are placed, and in the center, the formless one is to be worshipped; beginning from the east, the heart and other weapons are to be offered in the intermediate directions.

प्राग्‌वच्च पञ्च ब्रह्माणि बुद्ध्याधारमतो वदे . शतभागो तिथिभागे पद्मं लिङ्गाष्टकं दिशि ।। ३२०.

As before, five Brahmās are to be established with intelligence as the base; in the hundredth part of the lunar day, a lotus and eight liṅgas are to be placed in the directions.

मे खलाभागसंयुक्तं कण्ठं द्विपदिकं भवेत् । आचार्य्यो बुद्धिमाश्रित्य कल्पयेच्च लतादिकम् ।। ३२०.

With the measure of the neck and sub-neck, the door should be two-petaled; the teacher, relying on wisdom, should design the creeper and other features.

चतुःपट्‌पञ्चमाष्टादि खाछिशाद्यादि मण्डलम् । खाक्षीन्दुसूर्य्यगं सर्वं खाक्षि चैवेन्दुवर्णनात् ।। ३२०.

The circle is made with four, five, eight, and so on, beginning with kha and śi; all are associated with kha, the moon, and the sun, and kha and akṣi are described by the moon’s color.

चत्वारिंशदधिकानि चतुर्द्दशसतानि हि । मण्डलानि हरेःशम्भोर्देव्याः सूर्य्यस्य सन्ति च ।। ३२०.

There are one thousand four hundred and forty circles belonging to Hari, Śambhu, the Goddess, and the Sun.

दशसप्तविभक्ते तु लतालिङ्गोद्भवं श्रृणु । दिक्षु पञ्चत्रयञ्चैकं त्रयं पञ्च च लोमयेत् ।। ३२०.

Now hear of the origin of the creeper and liṅga in the ten and seven divisions; in the directions, five sets of three and one set of three and five are to be arranged.

ऊद्‌र्ध्वगो द्विपदे लिङ्गमन्दिरं पार्श्वकोष्ठयोः । मध्येन द्विपदं पद्ममथ चैकञ्च पङ्कजं ।। ३२०.

Above, in the two-petaled area, is the liṅga-temple, with side chambers; in the middle, a two-petaled lotus, and then a single lotus.

लिङ्गस्य पार्श्वयोर्भद्रेपदद्वारमलोपनात् । तत्पार्श्वशोभाः षड्‌लोप्य लताः शेषास्तथा हरेः ।। ३२०.

On either side of the liṅga, because of the absence of the auspicious double doors, six creepers are omitted for symmetry, and the rest belong to Hari.

ऊद्‌र्ध्वं द्विपदिकं लोप्य हरेर्भद्राष्टकं स्मृतम् . रश्मिमानसमायुक्तवेदलोपाच्च शोभिकम् ।। ३२०.

Above, the two-petaled area is omitted, and the eight auspicious forms of Hari are remembered; with the omission of the rays and mind, the beautiful form is established.

पञ्चविंशतिकं पद्मं ततः पीठमपीठकम् । द्वयं द्वयं रक्षयित्वा उपशोभास्तथाष्ट च ।। ३२०.

A lotus of twenty-five petals, then a pedestal and a sub-pedestal; two by two are to be protected, and likewise, eight subsidiary adornments.

देव्यादिख्यापकं भद्रं बृहन्मध्ये परं लघु । मध्ये नवपदं पद्मं कोणे भद्रचतुष्टयम् ।। ३२०.

The auspicious form indicating the Goddess and others is great in the middle and subtle at the end; in the center, a nine-petaled lotus, and in the corners, four auspicious forms.

त्रयोदशपदं शेषं बुद्ध्याधारन्तु मण्हलं । शतपत्रं षष्ट्यधिकं बुद्ध्याधारं हरादिषु ।। ३२०.

The remaining thirteen steps are the foundation of intellect, and the maṇḍala; the hundred-petaled one, with sixty more, is the foundation of intellect among the deities beginning with Hari.

ईश्वर उवाच अस्त्रयागः पुरा कार्य्यः सर्वकर्म्मसु सिद्धिदः । मध्ये पूज्यं शिवाद्यस्त्रं वज्रादीन् पूर्वतः क्रमात् ।। ३२१.

Īśvara said: The offering of weapons must be performed beforehand; it grants success in all rites. In the middle, worship the weapon of Śiva and others; the vajra and so on are to be honored in order, starting from the east.