Agni Purana

सूत्राणि वा सप्तदश सूत्रेण त्रिविभक्तके । रोचनागुरुकर्पूरहरिद्राकुङ्कुमादिभिः

Or seventeen threads, divided into three by a thread; with rocanā, aguru, camphor, turmeric, saffron, and the like.

रञ्जयेच्चन्दनाद्यैर्वा स्नानसन्ध्यादिकृन्नरः। एकादश्यां यागगृहे भगवंतं हरिं यजेत्

A man should adorn (the Lord) with sandal and other substances, perform bathing, twilight rituals, and the like; on the eleventh day, he should worship the Blessed Hari in the sacrificial hall.

समस्तपरिवाराय बलिं पीठे समर्चयेत्। क्षौं क्षेत्रपालाय द्वारान्ते द्वारोपरि तथा श्रियम्

He should offer bali on the altar for all the attendants; at the threshold, he should offer cloth to the guardian of the field, and likewise, wealth at the door.

धात्रे दक्षे विधात्रे च गङ्गाञ्च यमुनां तथा। शङ्खपद्मनिधी पूज्य मध्ये वास्त्वपसारणम्

To Dhātṛ, Dakṣa, Vidhātṛ, as well as to Gaṅgā and Yamunā, and to the conch, lotus, and treasures, worship should be performed; in the center, the expulsion of negative influences from the site.

ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रं गन्धतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ।। ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं रसतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः । ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रुं रूपतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ।। ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः । ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ।। पञ्चोद्घातैर्गन्धतन्मात्ररूपं भूमिमण्डलम्। चतुरस्रञ्च पीतञ्च कठिनं वज्रलाञ्छितम्

Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hram, I withdraw the subtle element of scent, obeisance; Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of taste, obeisance; Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hruṃ, I withdraw the subtle element of form, obeisance; Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of touch, obeisance; Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of sound, obeisance. With the five withdrawals, the earth-mandala, square, yellow, hard, marked with a thunderbolt, is visualized as the form of the scent-element.

इन्द्राधिदैवतं पादयुग्ममध्यगतं स्मरेत्। शुद्धञ्च रसतन्मात्रं प्रविलिप्याथ संहरेत्

One should meditate upon Indra as the presiding deity, situated in the middle of the pair of feet; then, having anointed with the pure taste-element, one should withdraw it.

ओं ह्रीं हः फट् ह्रूं रसतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ।। ओं ह्रूं हः फट् रूपतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः। ओं ह्रीं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ।। ओं ह्रीं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः। जानुनाभिमध्यगतं श्वेतं वै पद्मलाञ्छितम्। शुवलवर्णं चार्द्धचन्द्रं ध्यायेद्वरुणदैवतम्

Om hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of taste, obeisance; Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ, I withdraw the subtle element of form, obeisance; Om hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of touch, obeisance; Om hrīṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of sound, obeisance. In the middle between the knees and navel, white, marked with a lotus, of white color and half-moon shape, one should meditate on Varuṇa as the deity.

चतुर्भश्च तदुद्घातैः शुद्धं तद्रसमात्रकम्। संहरेद्रूपतन्मात्रै रूपमात्रे च संहरेन्

With four withdrawals, one should withdraw the pure taste-element; and with the form-elements, one should withdraw the form-element as well.

ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं पूतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः। ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः ।. ओं ह्रूं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः । इति त्रिभिस्तदुद्घातैस्त्रिकोणं वह्निमण्डलम्। नाभिकण्ठमध्यगतं रक्तं स्वस्तिकलाञ्छितम्

Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of earth, obeisance; hrūm haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of touch, obeisance; Om hrūm haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of sound, obeisance. Thus, with three withdrawals, the fire-mandala, triangular, situated between the navel and throat, red, marked with a swastika, is visualized.

ध्यात्वानलाधिदैवन्तच्छुद्धं स्पर्शे लयं नयेत्। ओं ह्रौं हः फट् ह्रूं स्पर्शतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः। ओं ह्रौं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः

Meditating on Agni as the presiding deity, one should dissolve the pure touch-element; Om hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of touch, obeisance; Om hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of sound, obeisance.

द्विरुद्‌घातैर्धूम्रवर्णं ध्यायेच्छुद्धेन्दुलाञ्छितम्। स्पर्शमात्रं शब्दमात्रैः संहरेद्ध्यानयोगतः

With two withdrawals, one should meditate on the smoke-colored (mandala), marked with a pure moon; by means of meditation and yoga, one should withdraw the touch-element and the sound-element.

ओं ह्रौं हः फट् ह्रूं शब्दतन्मात्रं संहरामि नमः। एकोद्घातेन चाकाशं शुद्धस्फटिकसन्निभम्। नासापुटशिखान्तस्थमाकाशामुपसंहरेत्

Om hrauṃ haḥ phaṭ hrūm, I withdraw the subtle element of sound, obeisance; with one withdrawal, the ether, resembling pure crystal, situated at the tip of the nostrils, should be withdrawn.

शोषणाद्यैर्द्देशुद्धिं कुर्यादेवं क्रमात्तः। शुष्कं कलेवरं ध्यायेत् पादाद्यञ्च शिखान्तकम्

By drying and other means, one should purify the place in this sequence; one should meditate on the body as dry, from the feet up to the crown of the head.

यं बीजेन वं बीजेन ज्वालामालासमायुतम् । देहं रमित्यनेनैव ब्रह्मरन्ध्राद्विनिर्गतम्

With the syllable 'yaṃ' and the syllable 'vaṃ', the body is encircled by a garland of flames; thus, by this, the body is led out through the aperture of Brahman.

बिन्दुन्ध्यात्वा चामृतस्य तेन भस्म कलेवरम्। सम्प्लावयेल्लमित्यस्मात् देहं सम्पाद्य दिव्यकम्

Meditating on the bindu as nectar, with that, one should flood the body with ashes; thus, by this, the body is made divine.

न्यासं कृत्वा करे देहे मानसं यागमाचरेत्। विष्णुं साङ्गं हृदि पद्मे मानसैः कुसुमादिभि

Having performed nyāsa on the hand and body, one should conduct mental worship; in the lotus of the heart, with mental flowers and the like, one should worship Viṣṇu along with his limbs.

मूलमन्त्रेण देवेशम्प्रार्च्चयेद्भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्। स्वागतं देवदेवेश सन्निधौ भव केशव

With the root-mantra, one should worship the Lord of gods, the giver of enjoyment and liberation: 'Welcome, Lord of gods, O Keśava, be present here.'

गृहाण मानसीं पूजां यथार्थं परिभाविताम्। आधारशक्तिः कूर्माथ पूज्योनन्तो मही ततः

Accept this mental worship, properly conceived; the supporting power is the Tortoise, then Ananta is to be worshipped, and then the Earth.

मध्येग्न्यादौ च धर्माद्या अधर्मादीन्द्रमुख्यगम् । सत्त्वादि मध्ये पद्मञ्च मायाविद्याख्यतत्त्वके

In the middle, fire and the rest, along with Dharma and others, and Indra as chief among the unrighteous; in the middle, the lotus, and the principles called Māyā and Avidyā.

कालतत्त्वञ्च सूर्यादिमण्डलं पक्षिराजकः। मध्ये ततश्च वायव्यादीशान्ता गुरुपङ्क्तिकाः

The principle of time, the solar and other spheres, the king of birds; then in the middle, the series of deities from Vāyu to Īśāna, in the line of teachers.

गणः सरस्वती पूज्या नारदो नलकूबरः। गुरुर्गरुपादुका च परो गुरुश्च पादुका

The group: Sarasvatī is to be worshipped, Nārada, Nalakūbara; the teacher, the teacher's sandals, the supreme teacher, and the sandals.

पूर्वसिद्धाः परसिद्धाः केशरेषु च शक्तयः। लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती प्रीतिः कीर्त्तिः शान्तिश्च कान्तिका

The accomplished ones of the past, those accomplished later, the powers in the filaments; Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Affection, Fame, Peace, and Beauty.

पुष्टिस्तुष्टिर्म्महेन्द्राद्या मध्ये चावाहितो हरिः । धृतिः श्रीरतिकान्त्याद्या मूलेन स्थापितोऽच्युतः

Nourishment, Satisfaction, Indra and others in the middle, with Hari invoked; Steadfastness, Splendor, Delight, Beauty, and others—Acyuta is established at the root.

ओं अभिमुखो भवेत् प्रार्थ्य प्राच्यां सन्निहितो भव। विन्यस्यार्घ्यादिकं दत्त्वा गन्धाद्यैर्मूलतो यजेत्

Oṃ. One should face towards (the deity), pray, and be present in the eastern direction; after placing and offering water and the like, one should worship at the root with scents and so on.

ओं भीषय भीषय हृत् शिरस्त्रासय वै पुनः। मर्द्दय मर्द्दय शिखा अग्न्यादौ शस्त्रतोस्त्रकं

Oṃ. Terrify, terrify! Strike fear into the heart and head again; crush, crush! The topknot, in the fire and so on, the weapon and missile.

रक्ष रक्ष प्रध्वंसय प्रध्वंसय कवचाय नमस्ततः। ओं ह्रूं फट् अस्त्राय नमो मूलबीजेन चाङ्गकम्

Protect, protect! Destroy, destroy! Salutation to the armor; Oṃ hrūṃ phaṭ, salutation to the missile, and to the root seed and the limbs.

पूर्व्वदक्षाप्यसौम्येषु मूर्त्त्यावरणमर्च्चयेत्। वासुदेवः सङ्कर्षणः प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धकः

In the east, south, west, and north, one should worship the forms with coverings: Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha.

अग्न्यादौ श्रीधृतिरतिकान्तयो मूर्त्तयो हरेः। शङ्खचक्रगदापद्ममग्न्यादौ पूर्व्वकादिकम्

At the fire and so on, the forms of Śrī, Steadfastness, Delight, and Beauty, belonging to Hari; the conch, discus, mace, and lotus, at the fire and so on, from the east onward.

शार्ङ्गञ्च मुषलं खङ्गं वनमालाञ्च तद्बहिः। इन्द्राद्याश्च तथानन्तो नैर्ऋत्यां वरुणस्ततः

The bow Śārṅga, the pestle, the sword, and the forest garland outside that; Indra and others, and also Ananta, in the southwest Varuṇa thereafter.