Agni Purana

ईश्वर उवाच सौभाग्यादेरुमापूजां वक्ष्येऽहं भुक्तिमुक्तिदां । मन्त्रध्यानं मण्डलञ्च मुद्रां होमादिसाधनम् ।। ३२६.

Īśvara said: I shall explain the worship of Umā for prosperity and more, which grants enjoyment and liberation, along with the mantra, meditation, maṇḍala, mudrā, and the means such as homa.

चित्रभानुं शिवं कालं महाशक्तिसमन्वितम् । इडाद्यं परतोहृत्य सदेवः सविकारणम् ।। ३२६.

The radiant one, Śiva, Time, endowed with great power; beginning with Iḍā and ending with Parā, with gods and causes.

द्वितायं द्वारकाक्रान्तं गौरीप्रीतिपदान्वितं । चतुर्थ्यन्तं प्रकर्त्तव्यं गौर्य्या वै मूलवाचकं ।। ३२६.

The second, pervaded by Dvārakā, endowed with the seat of Gaurī's favor; it should end with the fourth, truly the root name of Gaurī.

ओं ह्रीँ सः शौँ गौर्य्यै नमः । तत्रार्णत्रितयेनैव जातियुक्तं षड़ङ्गुलम् । आसनं प्रणवेनैव पूर्त्तिं वै हृदयेन् तु ।। ३२६.

Oṃ hrīṃ saḥ śauṃ, obeisance to Gaurī; with three sacred syllables, joined with the class, six fingers; the seat is with praṇava, fulfillment is with the heart syllable.

उदकञ्च तथा कालं शिववीजं समुद्धरेत् । प्राणं दीर्घस्वराक्रान्तं षडङ्गं जातिसंयुतम् ।। ३२६.

Water and also time, the seed of Śiva should be drawn forth; the breath, pervaded by long vowels, with six limbs, joined with the class.

आसनं प्रणवेनात्र मूर्त्तिन्यासं हृदाचरेत् । यामलं कथितं वत्स एकवीरं वदाम्यऽथ ।। ३२६.

Here, the seat is with praṇava; the installation of the form is to be done with the heart syllable; the paired one has been described, O child, now I shall tell of the single hero.

व्यापकं सृष्टिसंयुक्तं वह्निमायाकृशानुभिः । शिवशक्तिमयं वीजं हृदयादिविवर्ज्जितं ।। ३२६.

All-pervading, joined with creation, with fire, illusion, and rays; the seed composed of Śiva and Śakti, devoid of heart and the rest.

गौरीं यजेद्धेमरूप्यां काष्ठनां शौलजादिकां । पञ्चपिण्डां तथाऽव्यक्तां कोणे मध्ये तु पञ्चमं ।। ३२६.

One should worship Gaurī made of gold, silver, wood, or Śaulaja and the like; five forms, also the unmanifest, the fifth in the center of the corner.

ललिता सुभगा गौरी क्षोभणी चाग्नितः क्रमात् । वामा ज्येष्ठा क्रिया ज्ञाना वृत्ते पूर्व्वादितो यजेत् ।। ३२६.

Lalitā, auspicious Gaurī, Kṣobhaṇī, and Agnitā in order; Vāmā, Jyeṣṭhā, Kriyā, and Jñānā, one should worship in the circle beginning from the east.

सपीठे वामभागो तु शिवस्याव्यक्तरूपकम् । व्यक्ता द्विनेत्रा त्र्यक्षरा शुद्धा वा शङ्करान्विता ।। ३२६.

On the seat, the left side is the unmanifest form of Shiva; manifest, she is two-eyed, three-syllabled, pure, and endowed with Shankara.

पीठपद्मद्वयं तारा द्विभुजा वा चतुर्भजा । सिंहस्था वा वृकस्था वा अष्टाष्टादशसत्करा ।। ३२६.

Tara is with two lotus seats, two arms or four arms, seated on a lion or a wolf, with eight, eighteen, or sixty-four hands.

स्रगक्षसूत्रकलिका गलकोत्पलपिण्डिका । शरं धनुर्व्वा सव्येन पाणिनान्यतमं वहत् ।। ३२६.

She bears a garland, a rosary, a bud, a cluster of lotuses at her throat, or a bundle of lotuses, and in her left hand she holds either an arrow or a bow.

वामेन पुस्तताम्बूलदण्डाभयकमण्डलुम् । गणेशदर्पणेष्वासान्दद्यादेकैकशः क्रमात् ।। ३२६.

In her left hand she holds a book, a water-pot, a staff, a gesture of fearlessness, or a water-jug; in order, she may also hold the emblems of Ganesha, a mirror, or a bow.

व्यक्ताऽथवाकार्य्या षद्ममुद्रा स्मृतासने । तिङ्गमुद्रा शिवस्योक्ता मुदा चावाहनी द्वयोः ।। ३२६.

She is manifest or to be depicted; the six-petaled lotus is the seat, the Tiṅga mudra is said to be Shiva’s, and with joy, the invocation mudra is for both.

शक्तिमुद्रा तु योन्याख्या चतुरस्रन्तु मण्डलं । चतुरस्रं त्रिपत्राब्जं मध्यकोष्ठचतुष्टये ।। ३२६.

The Shakti mudra is called Yoni; the mandala is square, with a three-petaled lotus in the center and four central compartments.

त्र्यश्रोर्द्धे चार्द्धेचन्द्रस्तु द्विपदं द्विगुणं क्रमात् । द्विगुणं द्वारकण्ठन्तु द्विगुणादुपकण्ठतः ।। ३२६.

Above the triangle is a half-moon; the two sides are doubled in order, the doorway and its threshold are doubled, and so is the inner threshold.

द्वारत्रयं त्रयं दिक्षु अथ वा भद्रके यजेत् । स्थण्डिले वाथ संस्थाप्य पञ्चगव्यामृतादिना ।। ३२६.

There are three doorways in three directions, or one may worship at the auspicious place; or, having established it on the altar, with five products of the cow and nectar, one should proceed.

रक्तपुष्पाणि देयानि पूजयित्वा ह्युदङ्‌मुखः । शतं हुत्वामृताज्यञ्च चपूर्णादः सर्व्वसिद्धिभाक् ।। ३२६.१८ बलिन्दत्वा कुमारीश्च तिस्रो वा चाष्ट भोजयेत् । नैवह्यं शिवभक्तेषु दद्यान्न स्वयमाचरेत् ।। ३२६.

Red flowers should be offered, worshipping while facing north; after offering a hundred libations with nectar and ghee, one who completes the ritual attains all accomplishments.

कन्यार्थी लभते कन्यां अपुत्रः पुत्रमाप्नुयात् । दुर्भगा चैव सौभाग्यं राजा राज्यं जयं रणे ।। ३२६.

One desiring a maiden obtains a maiden; one without a son obtains a son; the unfortunate gain good fortune, and a king gains sovereignty and victory in battle.

अष्टलक्षैश्च वाक्सिद्धिर्देवाद्या वश्माप्नुयुः । न निवेद्य न चास्नीयाद्वामहस्तेन चार्च्चयेत् ।। ३२६.

With eight lakhs, speech is perfected; gods and others obtain mastery. One should neither offer nor eat without informing, and worship should be done with the left hand.

अष्टम्याञ्च चतुर्दश्यां तृतीयायां विशेषतः । मृत्युञ्जयार्च्चनं वक्ष्ये पूजयेत् कलसोदरे ।। ३२६.

On the eighth, fourteenth, and especially the third day, I will explain the worship of Mrityunjaya, which should be performed within a pot.

हूयमानञ्च प्रणवो मूर्त्तिरोजस ईदृशं । मूलञ्च वौषडन्तेन कुम्भमुद्रां प्रदर्शयेत् ।। ३२६.

While offering oblations, the syllable Om is recited; the form is thus established. The root mantra ends with 'vauṣaṭ,' and the kumbha mudra should be shown.

होमयेत् क्षीरदूर्वाज्यममृताञ्च पुनर्नवाम् । पायसञ्च पुरोडासमयुतन्तु पजेन्मनुं ।। ३२६.

One should offer milk, sacred grass, ghee, nectar, and punarnava; also rice pudding and sacrificial cakes, reciting the prescribed mantra.

चतुर्मुखं चतुर्वाहुं द्वाभ्याञ्च कलसन्दधत् । वरदाभयकं द्वाभ्यां स्नायाद्वै कुम्भमुद्रया ।। ३२६.

He is four-faced, four-armed, holding two pots; with two hands he grants boons and fearlessness, and should be bathed with the kumbha mudra.

आरोग्यैश्वर्य्यदीर्घायुरौषधं मन्त्रितं शुभम् । अपमृत्युहरो ध्यातः पूजितोऽद्भुत एव सः ।। ३२६.

For health, wealth, and long life, the consecrated medicine is auspicious; meditated upon and worshipped, he is truly a remover of untimely death.

ईश्वर उवाच व्रतेश्वरांश्च सत्यादीनिष्ट्वा व्रतसम्र्पणम्। अरिष्टशमने शस्तमरिष्टं सूत्रनायकम् ।। ३२७.

Ishvara said: Having worshipped the Lords of vows such as Satya, one should dedicate the vow; for the removal of misfortune, the best is the thread-leader for averting calamity.

हेमरत्नमयं भूत्यै महाशङ्खञ्च मारणे । आप्यायने शङ्खसूत्रं मौक्तिकं पूत्रवर्द्धनम् ।। ३२७.

For prosperity, a golden or jeweled one; for destruction, a great conch; for increase, a conch-thread; for the growth of sons, a pearl-thread.

स्फाटिकं भूतिदं कौशं मुक्तिदं रुद्रनेत्रजं । धात्रीफलप्रमाणेन रुद्राक्षँ चोत्तमन्ततः ।। ३२७.

A crystal is life-giving, silk grants liberation, and the Rudrākṣa, born from Rudra’s eye, is supreme when it is the size of an amla fruit.

समेरुं मेरुहीनं वा सूत्रं जप्यन्तु मानसम् । अनामाङ्गुष्ठमाक्रम्य जपं भाष्यन्तु कारयेत् ।। ३२७.

Whether the rosary has a Meru bead or not, one should recite the mantra mentally, moving from the ring finger to the thumb, and speak the japa accordingly.