Agni Purana

पुरुषाद्दशिणे वह्निं नैर्ऋते वारुणेनिलम्। आदित्यमैन्दवे पद्मे ऋग्‌यजुश्चैशपद्मके

To the right of Purusha, worship Agni; in the southwest, Varuna and Vayu; in the western petal, Aditya; in the northwest, the Rig and Yajur Vedas, and in the northern petal, the Ishana aspect.

इन्द्रादींश्च द्वितीयायां पद्मे षोडशके तथा। सामाथर्वाणमाकाशं वायु तेजस्तता जलम्

In the second circle of petals, worship Indra and the other deities, sixteen in all; also Sama, Atharva, Akasha, Vayu, Tejas, and then Jala.

पृथिवीञ्च मनश्चैव श्रोत्रं त्वक् चक्षुरर्च्चयेत्। रसनाञ्च तथा घ्राणं भूर्भुवश्चैव षोडशम्

Worship Earth, Mind, Ear, Skin, and Eye; likewise, the Tongue and Nose, and the sixteenth, Bhur, Bhuvah, and Svah.

महर्जनस्तपः सत्यं तथाग्निष्टोममेव च। अत्यग्निष्टोमकं चौक्‌थं षोडशीं वाजपेयकम्

Mahar, Janas, Tapas, Satya, and also the Agnishtoma; the Atiratra, Uktha, Shodashi, and Vajapeya sacrifices.

अतिरात्रञ्च सम्पूज्य तथाप्तोर्याममर्च्चयेत्। मनो बुद्धिमहङ्कारं शब्दं स्पर्शञ्च रूपकम्

Having duly worshipped Atiratra, also worship Aptoryama; Mind, Intellect, Ego, Sound, Touch, and Form.

रसं गन्धञ्च पद्मे षु चतुर्विंशतिषु क्रमात्। जीवं मनोधिपञ्चाहं प्रकृतिं शब्दमात्रकम्

Taste and Smell, in the twenty-four petals in order; Life, Lord of Mind, the five senses, Prakriti, and the principle of Sound.

वासुदेवादिमूर्त्तिंश्च तथा चैव दशात्मकम्। मनः श्रोत्रं त्वचं प्रार्च्च्य चक्षुश्च रसनं तथा

Also the forms beginning with Vasudeva, ten in total; worship Mind, Ear, Skin, Eye, and likewise the Tongue.

घ्राणं वाक्‌पाणिपादञ्च द्वात्रिंशद्वारिजेष्विमान्। चतुर्थावरणे पूज्याः साङ्गाः सपरिवारकाः

Nose, Speech, Hands, and Feet—these thirty-two should be worshipped in the lotus petals; in the fourth enclosure, worship those with their limbs and retinues.

पायूपस्थौ च सम्पूज्य मासानां द्वादशाधिपान्। पुरुषोत्तमादिषड्‌विशानं बाह्यावरणकेयजेत्

Also worship the anus and the generative organ, and the twelve lords of the months; in the outer enclosure, worship the six groups beginning with Purushottama.

चक्राब्जे तेषु सम्पूज्या मासानां पतयः क्रमात्। अष्टौ प्रकृतयः षड् वा पञ्चाथ चतुरोऽपरे

In the wheel-lotus, worship the lords of the months in order; eight Prakritis, then six, five, and four others.

रजः पातं ततः कुर्य्याल्लिखिते मण्डले श्रृणु। कर्णिका पीतवर्णा स्याद्रेशाः सर्वाः सिताः समाः

Then, draw the lines in the diagram; listen: the pericarp should be yellow, and all the petals white and equal.

द्विहस्तेऽङ्गुष्ठमात्राः स्युर्हस्ते चार्द्धसमाः सिताः। पद्मं शुक्लेनसन्धींस्तु कृष्णेन श्यामतोथवा

The petals should be the size of a thumb in two hands, and half as much in one hand, all white; join the lotus with white at the joints, and with black or dark blue as desired.

केशरा रक्तपीताः स्युः कोणान् रक्तेन पूरयेत्। भूषयेद्‌योगपीठन्तु यथेष्टं सार्ववर्णिकैः

The filaments should be red and yellow; fill the corners with red; decorate the yogapitha as desired with all colors.

लतावितानपत्राद्यैर्वींथिकामुपशोभयेत। पीठद्वारे तु शुक्लेन शोभारक्तेन पीततः

Adorn the structure with creepers, canopies, leaves, and the like; at the seat's entrance, use white for beauty, red for splendor, and yellow as well.

उपसोभाञ्च नीलेन कोणशंशाँस्च वै सितान्। भद्रके पूरणं प्रोक्तमेवमन्येषु पूरणम्

Enhance the decorations with blue, and make the corners white; the filling for the Bhadraka is prescribed thus, and similarly for the others.

अरकान् पीतरक्ताभिः श्यामान् नेमिन्तुरक्ततः। सितश्यामारुणाः सृष्णाः पीता रेखास्तु बाह्यतः

The araka seeds are dark with red lines, blackish from the red; white, black, and red lines are outside, and yellow lines are on the exterior.

शालिपिष्टादि शुक्लं स्याद्रक्तं कौसुम्भकादिकम्। हरिद्रया च हारिद्रं कृष्णं स्याद्दग्धधान्यतः

Powder from rice and similar grains is white; from safflower and the like, it is red; from turmeric, it is yellow; from burnt grains, it is black.

शमीपत्रादिकैः श्यामं वीजानां लक्षजाप्यतः। चतुर्लक्षैम्तु मन्त्राणां विद्यानां लक्षसाधनम्

From śamī leaves and the like, the seeds are dark; the marks on seeds are also dark; four hundred thousand is the measure for mantras and for the accomplishment of vidyās.

अयुतं बुद्धविद्यानां स्तोत्राणाञ्च सहस्त्कम्। पूर्ब्वमेवाथ लक्षेण मन्त्रसुद्धिस्तथात्मनः

Ten thousand is the measure for buddhividyās, and a thousand for hymns; previously, with one hundred thousand, the mantra and the self are purified.

तथापरेण लक्षेण मन्त्रः क्षेत्रीकृतो भवेत्। कूर्वमेवासमो होमो वीजानां सम्प्रकीर्तितः

Likewise, with another hundred thousand, the mantra becomes established in the field; previously, the homa of seeds has been described as equal.

पूर्वसेवा दशांशेन मन्त्रादीनां प्रकीर्त्तिता। पुरश्चर्य्ये तु भन्त्रे तु मासिकं व्रतमाचरेत्

The prior service of mantras and the like is said to be a tenth part; in the preliminary rite, one should observe a monthly vow.

भुवि न्यसेद्वामपादं न गृह्णीयात् प्रतिग्रहम्। एवं द्वित्रिगुणेनैव मध्यमोत्तमसिद्धयः

One should place the left foot on the ground and not accept gifts; thus, with double or triple this, come the middling and highest accomplishments.

मन्त्रध्यानं प्रवक्ष्यामि येन स्यान्मन्त्रजं फलम्। स्थूलं शब्दमयं रूपं विग्रहं बाह्यमिष्यते

I will explain the meditation on the mantra, by which the fruit born of the mantra arises; the gross, sound-formed image is considered the external form.

सूक्ष्मं ज्योतिर्म्मयं रूपं हार्द्दं चिन्तामयं भवेत्। चिन्तया रहितं यत्तु तत् परं परिकीर्त्तितम्

The subtle form is luminous, residing in the heart, and made of thought; that which is free from thought is called the supreme.

इतरेषां स्मृतं रूपं हार्द्दं चिन्तामयं सदा। स्थूलं वैराजमाख्यातं सूक्ष्मं वै लिङ्गितं भवेत्

For others, the heart-based, thought-formed image is always remembered; the gross is called 'virāṭ', the subtle is considered 'liṅga'.

चिन्तया रहितं रूपमैश्वरं परिकीर्त्तितम्। हृत्पुण्डरीकनिलयञ्चैतन्यं ज्योतिरव्ययम्

The form free from thought is called divine; consciousness, the imperishable light, dwelling in the lotus of the heart.

वीजं वीजात्कमं ध्यायेत् कदम्बकुसुमाकृतिम्। कुम्भान्तरगतो दीपो निरुद्धप्रसवो यथा

One should meditate on the seed, arising from the seed, in the form of a kadamba flower; like a lamp placed inside a pot, with its flame restrained.

संहतः केवलस्तिष्ठेदेवं मन्त्रेश्वरो हृदि। अनेकशुषिरे कुम्भे तावन्मात्रा गभस्तयः

Thus, the Lord of Mantras remains united and alone in the heart; as in a pot with many holes, so are the rays of the measures.

प्रसरन्ति वहिस्तद्वन्नाडीभिर्वीजरश्मयः। अथावभासतो दैवीमात्मीकृत्य तनुं स्थिताः

They spread outward in the same way, the rays of the seed through the channels; then, shining forth, they remain, having assumed a divine body.