Agni Purana

षट् कूर्चानि' स्मृतानीह हस्तयोः पादयोः पृथक् । ग्रीवायां च तथा मेद्रे कथितानि मनीषिभिः

Six bundles are remembered here, separately in the hands and feet; likewise in the neck and the penis, as described by the wise.

पृष्ठवंशस्योपगताश्चतस्रो मांसरज्जवः । तावन्त्य (त्य) श्च तथा पेश्यस्तासां बन्धनकारिकाः

Four muscular cords arise along the spine; likewise, there are as many tendons, which serve as their binding agents.

सीरण्यश्च तथा सप्त पञ्च मूर्धानमाश्रिताः । एकैका मेढ्रजिह्वास्ता अस्थिषष्टिशतत्रयम्

There are seven veins and five situated in the head; each one is found in the penis and tongue; bones number sixty-three.

सूक्ष्मैः सह चतुः षष्टिर्दशना विंशतिर्नखाः । पाणिपादशलाकाश्च तासां स्थानचतुष्टयम्

Including the fine ones, there are sixty-four teeth, twenty nails, and the rods of the hands and feet; these have four locations.

षष्ट्यङ्गुलीनां द्वे पार्ष्णयोर्गुल्फेषु च चतुष्टयम् । चत्वार्यरन्योरस्थीनि जङ्घयोस्तद्वदेव तु

Of the sixty fingers, two are in the heels and four in the ankles; four bones are in the forearms, and likewise in the thighs.

द्वे द्वे जानुकपोलोरुफलकांशसमुद्भवम् (द्भवे) । अक्षस्थानांशक श्रोणिफलके चैवमादिशेत्

Two each arise from the knees, calves, and thighs; likewise, in the sockets of the eyes and the pelvic bone, it is so indicated.

भगास्तोकं तथा पृष्ठे चत्वारिंशच्च पञ्च च । ग्रीवायां च तथाऽस्थीनि जत्रुकं च तथा हनुः

The perineum, the back, forty-five bones, likewise in the neck, and also the collarbone and jaw.

तन्मूलं द्वे ललाटाक्षिगण्डनासाङ्ख्यवस्थिताः । पर्शुकास्तालुकैः सार्धमर्बुदैश्च द्विसप्ततिः

At their roots, two are situated in the forehead, eyes, cheeks, and nose; together with the palate and tumors, there are seventy-two.

द्वे शङ्खके कपालानि चत्वार्येव शिरस्तथा । उरः सप्तदशाऽस्थीनि संधीनां द्वे शते दश

Two temples, four skull bones, likewise in the head; seventeen bones in the chest, and two hundred and ten joints.

अष्टषष्टिस्तु शाखासु षष्टिश्चैकविवर्जिता । अन्तरा वै त्र्यशीतिश्च स्नायोर्नवशतानि च

Sixty-eight are in the limbs, sixty except one; in between, there are eighty-three, and nine hundred tendons.

त्रिंशाधिके द्वे शते तु अन्तराधौ तु सप्ततिः । ऊर्ध्वगाः षट् शतान्येव शाखास्तु कथितानि तु

Two hundred and thirty-two in total, seventy in the intermediate region; six hundred upward, and the limbs are thus described.

पञ्च पेशीशतान्येव चत्वारिंशत्तथोर्ध्वगाः । चतुः शतं तु शाखासु अन्तराधौ च षष्ठिका

Five hundred muscles, forty upward; four hundred in the limbs, and sixty in the intermediate region.

स्त्रीणां चैकाधिका वै स्याद्विंशतिश्चतुरुत्तरा । स्तनयोर्दश योनौ च त्रयोदश तथाऽऽशये

In women, there is one more, twenty-four in total; ten in the breasts, thirteen in the womb, and likewise in the cavity.

गर्भस्य च चतस्रः स्युः शिराणां च शरीरिणाम् । त्रिंशच्छतसहस्राणि तथाऽन्यानि नवैव तु

There are four (channels) in the embryo, and for embodied beings, there are three hundred thousand veins, and in addition, nine others.

षट्पञ्चाशत्सहस्राणि रसं देहे वहन्ति ताः । केदार इव कुल्याश्च क्लेदलेपादिकं च यत्

Fifty-six thousand of these carry the bodily fluids, just as irrigation channels carry water in a field, along with moisture, coating, and the like.

द्वासप्ततिस्तथा 'कोट्यो व्योम्नामिह महामुने । मज्जाया मेदसश्चैव वसायाश्च तथा द्विज

And, O great sage, there are seventy-two crores (720 million) within the body, pertaining to marrow, fat, and also to the oily tissue, O twice-born.

मूत्रस्य चैव पित्तस्य श्लेष्मणः शकृतस्तथा । रक्तस्य सरसस्यात्र क्रमशोऽञ्जलयो मताः

For urine, bile, phlegm, and feces, as well as for blood and serum, the measured quantities are given in order as handfuls.

अर्धार्धाभ्यधिकाः सर्वाः पूर्वपूर्वाञ्जलेर्मताः । अर्धाञ्जलिश्च शुक्रस्य तदर्थं च तथौजसः

Each preceding substance is considered to be slightly more than half of the next; half a handful is said to be the measure for semen, and likewise for vital essence.

रजसस्तु तथा स्त्रीणां चतस्रः कथिता बुधैः । शरीरं मलदोषादिपिण्डं ज्ञात्वाऽऽत्मनि त्यजेत्

For women, four (channels) of menstrual fluid are described by the wise; knowing the body as a mass of impurities and faults, one should renounce attachment to it.

अग्निरुवाच उक्तानि यममार्गाणि वक्ष्येऽथ मरणे नृणां । ऊष्मा प्रकुपितः काये तीव्रवायुसमीरितः ।। ३७१.

Agni said: I shall now describe the paths of Yama at the time of death for humans. When heat, agitated in the body, is driven by a violent wind—

शरीरमुपरुध्याऽथ कृत्‌स्नान्दोषान्रुणद्धि वै । छिनत्ति प्राणस्थानानि पुनर्मर्माणि चैव हि ।। ३७१.

It obstructs the body and blocks all the channels of impurity; it severs the seats of life and also the vital points.

शैत्यात् प्रकुपितो वायुश्छिद्रमन्विष्यते ततः । द्वे नेत्रे द्वौ तथा कर्णौ द्वौ तु नासापुटौ तथा ।। ३७१.

Due to cold, the wind is disturbed and seeks out an opening; thus, the two eyes, the two ears, and likewise the two nostrils—

ऊद्‌ध्वन्तु सप्त च्छिद्राणि अष्टमं वदनं तथा । एतैः प्राणो विनिर्याति प्रायशः शुभकर्मणं ।। ३७१.

Above, there are seven openings, and the eighth is the mouth; through these, the life-force generally departs in those of virtuous deeds.

अधः पायुरुपस्थञ्च अनेनाशुभकारिणां । मूर्द्धानं योगिनो भित्त्वा जीवो यात्यथ चेच्छया ।। ३७१.

Below, the anus and the genitals—through these, it departs in those who have done evil; breaking through the crown of the head, the yogi's soul departs at will.

अन्तकाले तु सम्प्राप्ते प्राणेऽपानमुपस्थिते । तमसा संवृते ज्ञाने संवृतेषु च मर्म्मसु ।। ३७१.

At the final moment, when the outgoing breath is present, when knowledge is covered by darkness and the vital points are closed—

स जीवो नाभ्यधिष्ठानश्चाल्यते मातरिश्वना । बाध्यमाणश्चानयते अष्टाङ्गाः प्राणवृत्तिकाः ।। ३७१.

Then the soul, unsettled at the navel, is agitated by the wind; being afflicted, it draws along the eight forms of vital functions.

च्यवन्तं जायमानं वा प्रविशन्तञ्च योनिषु । प्रपश्यन्ति च तं सिद्धा देवा दिव्येन चक्षुषा ।। ३७१.

The perfected beings and gods, with divine sight, behold that soul as it falls, is born, or enters into wombs.

गृह्णाति तत्क्षणाद् योगे शरीरञ्चातिवाहिकम् । आकाशवायुतेजांसि विग्रहादूद्‌र्ध्वगामिनः ।। ३७१.

At that moment, by yogic power, it takes up the subtle body, composed of ether, air, and fire, which rises up from the gross form.

जलं मही च पञ्चत्वमापन्नः पुरुषः स्मृतः । आतिवाहिकदेहन्तु यमदूता नयन्ति तं ।। ३७१.

When a person has reached the state where water and earth have dissolved, he is said to be dead; then the messengers of Yama lead him in his subtle body.