Agni Purana

द्विधा गोमूत्रिकां पूर्व्वामाहुरश्वपदां परे । अन्त्याङ्गोमूत्रिकां धेनुं जालबन्धं वदन्ति हि ।। ३४३.

The gomūtrikā is said to be twofold: the first is called aśvapadā, the second, with the gomūtrikā at the end, is called dhenu; the net arrangement is also mentioned.

अर्द्धाभ्यामर्धपादैश्च कुर्य्याद्विन्यासमेतयोः । न्यस्तानामिह वर्णानामधोधः क्रमभागिनां ।। ३४३.

By means of halves and half-lines, one should arrange the letters of these two, placing the letters below in sequential order.

अधोधः स्थितवर्णानां यावत्तूर्य्यपदन्नयेत् । तुर्य्यपादान्नयेदूद्‌र्ध्वं पादार्द्धं प्रातिलोम्यतः ।। ३४३.

As for the letters placed below, one should lead up to the fourth line; from the fourth line, one should lead upward, and half a line in reverse order.

तदेव सर्व्वतोभद्रं त्रिविधं सरसीरुहं । चतुष्पत्रं ततो विघ्नं चतुष्पत्रे उभे अपि ।। ३४३.

That very sarvatobhadra is threefold, and the lotus is also threefold; the four-petaled form is called vighna, and both are found in the four-petaled arrangement.

अथ प्रथमपादस्य मूर्द्धन्यस्त्रिपदाक्षरं । सर्व्वेषामेव पादानामन्ते तदुपजायते ।। ३४३.

Now, the triplet of syllables at the beginning of the first line appears at the end of all the lines.

प्राक्पदस्यान्तिमं प्रत्यक् पादादौ प्रातिलोम्यतः । अन्त्यपादान्तिमञ्चाद्यपादादावक्षरद्वयं ।। ३४३.

The last syllable of the previous line is placed at the beginning of the next line in reverse order; and the last syllable of the last line is placed at the beginning of the first line, with two syllables.

चतुश्छदे भवेदष्टच्छदे वर्णत्रयं पुनः । स्यात् षोड़शच्छदे त्वेकान्तरञ्चेदेकमक्षरं ।। ३४३.

In the four-sided form there are three syllables, in the eight-sided again; in the sixteen-sided, if there is an interval, there is one syllable.

कर्णिकां तोलयेदूद्‌र्ध्वं पत्राकाराक्षरावलिं । प्रवेशयेत् कर्णिकायाञ्चतुष्पत्रसरोरुहे ।। ३४३.

One should raise the pericarp upward, with a row of letters shaped like petals, and insert it into the four-petaled lotus.

कर्णिकायां लिखेदेकं द्वे द्वे दिक्षु विदिक्षु च । प्रवेशनिर्गमौ दिक्षु कुर्य्यादष्टच्छदेऽम्बुजे ।। ३४३.

In the pericarp, one should inscribe one letter, and two each in the directions and intermediate directions; the entry and exit should be made in the eight-petaled lotus.

विश्वग्विषमवर्णानां तावत् पत्राबलीजुषां । मध्ये समाक्षरन्यासः सरोजे षोड़शच्छदे ।। ३४३.

For the letters that are scattered in all directions, as many as there are petals, the arrangement of letters should be placed in the center of the sixteen-petaled lotus.

द्विधा चक्रं चतुररं षड़रन्तत्र चादिमं । पूर्व्वार्द्धे सदृशा वर्णाः पादप्रथमपञ्चमा ।। ३४३.

The wheel should be divided in two, with four spokes, and there the first; in the eastern half, the letters similar to the first and fifth of the foot.

अयुजोऽश्वयुजश्चैव तुर्य्यावप्यष्टमावपि । तस्योपपादप्राक्प्रत्यगरेषु च यथाक्रमं ।। ३४३.

Both the odd and even ones, as well as the fourth and eighth, should be placed accordingly in the respective preceding and following quarters.

स्यात्पादार्द्धचतुष्कन्तु नाभौ तस्याद्यमक्षरं । पश्चिमारावधि नयेन्नेमौ शेषे पदद्वयी ।। ३४३.

There should be a group of four half-feet, with the first letter at the navel; these two should be led up to the western boundary, and the remaining two feet in the rest.

तृतीयं तुर्य्यपादान्ते प्रथमौ सदृशावुभौ । वर्णौ पाढ़त्रयस्यापि दशमः सदृशो यदि ।। ३४३.

The third at the end of the fourth foot, and the first two, which are similar, and likewise the tenth letter of the three quarters, if it is similar.

प्रथमे चरमे तस्य षड्‌वर्णाः पश्चिमे यदि । भवन्ति द्व्यन्तरं तर्हि वृहच्चक्रमुदाहृतं ।। ३४३.

If, in the first and last, there are six letters in the west, and if there is an interval of two, then it is called the great wheel.

सम्मुखाद्वये पादमेकैकं क्रमशो लिखेत् । नाभौ तु वर्णं दशमं नेमौ तुर्य्यपदन्नयेत् ।। ३४३.

One should write each foot in order, two facing each other; at the navel, the tenth letter, and these should not be led to the fourth foot.

श्लोकस्याद्यन्तदशमाः समा आद्यन्तिमौ युजोः । आदौ वर्णः समौ तुर्य्यपञ्चमावाद्यतुर्य्ययोः ।। ३४३.

The first, last, and tenth of the verse are equal, as are the first and last of the even ones; at the beginning, the letters are equal in the fourth and fifth, at the beginning of the fourth.

द्वितायप्रातिलोम्येन तृतीयं जायते यदि । पदं विदध्यात् पत्रस्य दण्डश्चक्राब्जकं कृतेः ।। ३४३.

If the third is produced by the inversion of the second, one should assign the foot to the petal, and the staff to the wheel-lotus arrangement.

द्वितीयौ प्राग्दले तुल्यौ सप्तमौ च तथापरौ । सट्टशावुत्तरदलौ द्वितीयाभ्यामथार्द्धयोः ।। ३४३.

The second in the eastern petal, and likewise the seventh in the next; the sixth and seventh in the northern petal, and the halves of the second as well.

द्वितीयषष्ठाः सट्टशाश्चतुर्थपञ्चमावपि । आद्यन्तपादयोस्तुल्यौ परार्द्धसप्तमावपि ।। ३४३.

The second and sixth, as well as the sixth and seventh, and the fourth and fifth; in the first and last feet, the seventh in the latter half as well.

समौ तुर्य्यं पञ्चमन्तु क्रमेण विनियोजयेत् । तुर्य्यौ योज्यौ तु तद्वच्च दलान्ताः क्रमपादयोः ।। ३४३.

The fourth and fifth, being equal, should be assigned in order; the fourths should likewise be joined at the ends of the petals, in the order of the feet.

अर्द्धयोरन्तिमाद्यौ तु मुरजे सदृशावुभौ । पादार्द्धपतितो वर्णः प्रातिलोम्यानुलोमतः ।। ३४३.

At the ends of the halves, the first and last, both being similar in the drum-shaped (muraja) arrangement; the letter placed at the half-foot, in reverse and direct order.

अन्तिमं परिबध्नीयाद्यावत्तुर्य्यमिहादिमत् । पादात्तुर्य्याद्यदेवाद्यं नवमात् षोड़शादपि ।। ३४३.

One should bind the last up to the fourth here, beginning with the first; from the fourth foot, the first, and from the ninth up to the sixteenth as well.

अक्षरात् पुटके मध्ये मद्येऽक्षरचतुष्टयम् । कृत्वा कुर्य्याद्यथैतस्य मुरजाकारता भवेत् ।। ३४३.

From the letter, in the middle of the fold, placing a group of four letters in the center, one should arrange so that it takes the form of a drum (muraja).

द्वितीयं चक्रशार्दूलविक्रीडितकसम्पदम् । गोमूत्रिका सर्ववृत्तैरन्ये बन्धास्त्वनुष्टुभा ।। ३४३.

The second is the wheel, the tiger's play, and the gomūtrikā, accomplished by all meters; other arrangements are for anuṣṭubh.

नामधेयं यदि न चेदमीषु कविकाव्ययोः । मित्रधेयाभितुष्यन्ति नामित्रः खिद्यते तथा ।। ३४३.

If there is no name for these, whether in poetry or in the poet, friends are pleased by the giving of names, but not-friends are thus distressed.

वाणबाणासनव्योमखड्गमुद्गरशक्तयः । द्विचतुर्थत्रिश्रृङ्गाटा दम्भोलिमुष्लाङ्कुशाः ।। ३४३.

Arrows, bows, quivers, swords, maces, spears, double, triple, and quadruple-crested clubs, drums, pestles, goads—

पदं रथस्य नागस्य पुष्करिण्यसिपुत्रिका । एते बन्धास्तथा चान्ये एवं ज्ञेयाः स्वयं बुधैः ।। ३४३.

The foot of a chariot, an elephant, a lotus pond, a sword-case—these are bonds, and others as well; thus the wise should know them for themselves.

अग्निरुवाच अलङ्करणमर्थानामर्थालङ्कार इष्यते । तं विना शब्दसौन्दर्य्यमपि नास्ति मनोहरम् ।। ३४४.

Agni said: Ornamentation of meanings is called the ornament of meaning; without it, even the beauty of words is not truly captivating.