Agni Purana

यवाष्टकैरङ्गुलं स्याच्चतुर्विंशाङ्गुलः करः। चतुरङ्गुलसंयुक्तः स हस्तः पद्महस्तकः

Eight barley grains make an aṅgula (finger-breadth); twenty-four aṅgulas make a kara (hand); a hand joined with four aṅgulas is called a lotus-hand.

भगवानुवाच पूर्व्वमासीत् महद्भूतं सर्व्वभूतभयङ्करम्। तद्देवैर्न्निहितं भूमौ स वास्तुपुरुषः स्मृतः

The Blessed Lord said: Formerly there was a great being, terrifying to all creatures; the gods confined it within the earth, and it is known as the Vāstupuruṣa.

चतुः षष्टिपदे क्षेत्रे ईशं कोणार्द्धसंस्थितम्। घृताक्षतैस्तर्प्पयेत्तं पर्ज्जन्यं पदगं ततः

In a plot divided into sixty-four squares, the Lord is established at the half of each corner; one should offer oblations of ghee and rice grains there, and then to Parjanya at the next square.

उत्पलाद्भिर्जयन्तञ्च द्विपदस्थं पताकया। महेन्द्रञ्चैककोष्ठस्थं सर्व्वरक्तैः पदे रविम्

To Jayanta, situated on the lotus and at the two-footed square, with a banner; to Mahendra, in a single compartment; to the Sun, in every square, with red offerings.

वितानेनार्द्धपदगं सत्यं पदे भृशं घृतैः। व्योम शाकुनमांसेन कोणार्द्धपदसंस्थितम्

To Vitāna, at the half-square, to Satya at the square, with abundant ghee; to Vyoma, established at the half-square of the corner, with bird flesh.

स्रुचा चार्द्धपदे वह्नि पूषणं लाजयैकतः। स्वर्णेन वितथं द्विष्ठं मंथनेन गृहक्षतम्

To Vahni, at the half-square, with a ladle; to Pūṣan, with parched grain in a single square; to Vitatha, with gold in the second square; to Gṛhakṣata, with churning sticks.

मांसौदनेन धर्म्मेशमेकैकस्मिन् स्थितं द्वयम्। गन्धर्वं द्विपदं गन्धैर्भृशं शाकुनजिह्वया

To Dharmmeśa, with meat and rice in each of the two squares; to Gandharva, at the two-footed square, with fragrant substances and especially with bird tongues.

एकस्थमर्धसंस्थञ्च मृगं नीलपटैस्तथा। पितॄन् कृशरयार्द्धस्थं दन्तकाष्ठैः पदस्थितम्

To Mṛga, established singly and at the half-square, with blue cloths; to the Ancestors, at the half-square with thin rice, and at the square with tooth-wood sticks.

दौवारिकं द्विसंस्थञ्च सुग्रीवं यावकेन तु। पुष्पदन्तं कुशस्तम्बैः पद्मैर्व्वरुणमेकतः

To the Gatekeeper, in the two squares, and to Sugrīva, with barley; to Puṣpadanta, with blades of kuśa grass; to Varuṇa, in a single square, with lotuses.

असुरं सुरया द्विष्ठं पदे शेषं घृताम्भसा। यवैः पापं पदार्द्धस्थं रोगमध्ये च मण्डकैः

To the Asura, in the second square, with surā liquor; to Śeṣa, at the square, with ghee and water; to Pāpa, at the half-square, with barley; to Disease, in the middle, with cakes.

नागपुष्पैः पदे नागं मुख्यं भक्ष्यैर्हि संस्थितम्। मुद्गोदनेन भल्लाटं पदे सोमं पदे तथा

To Nāga, at the square, with nāga flowers; to Bhakṣya, the chief, with food; to Bhallāṭa, with mung-bean rice; to Soma, at the square, likewise.

मधुना पायसेनाथ शालूकेन ऋषिं द्वये। पदे दितिं लोपिकाभिरर्द्धे दितिमथापरम्

To the Sage, with honey, milk-rice, and lotus-stalk, in two squares; to Diti, with sesame cakes at one half, and to Diti again at the other half.

पूरिकाभिस्ततञ्चापमीशाधः पयसा पदे। ततोधश्चापवत्सन्तु दध्ना चैकपदे स्थितम्

To Āpa, with fried cakes, below Īśa, with milk at the square; and below that, to Āpa again, with curd in a single square.

लड्ङुकैश्च मरीचिन्तु पूर्वकोष्ठचतष्टये । सवित्रे रक्तपुष्पाणि ब्रह्माधः कोणकोष्ठके

To Marīci, with fried cakes, in the four eastern compartments; to Savitṛ, with red flowers; below Brahmā, in the corner compartment.

तदधः कोष्ठके दद्यात् सावित्र्यै च कुशोदकम्। विवस्वतेऽरुणं दद्याच्चन्दनञ्चतुरङ्घ्निषु

Below that, in the compartment, one should offer water with kuśa grass to Sāvitrī; to Vivasvat, Aruṇa, with sandalwood at the four-footed squares.

रक्षोधः कोणकोष्ठे तु इन्द्रायान्नं निशान्वितम्। इन्द्रजयाय तस्याधो घृतान्नं कोणकोष्ठके

Below the Rakṣas, in the corner compartment, one should offer cooked food to Indra at night; below that, to Indrajaya, in the corner compartment, with rice cooked in ghee.

चतुष्पदेषु दातव्यमिन्द्राय गुडपायसम्। वाय्वधः कोणदेशे तु रुद्राय पक्कमांसकम्

In the four-footed squares, one should give sweet rice to Indra; below Vāyu, in the corner, to Rudra, cooked meat.

तदधः कोणकोष्ठे तु यक्षायार्द्धं फलन्तथा। महीधराय मांसान्नं माषञ्च चतुरङ्घ्रिषु

Below that, in the corner compartment, to Yakṣa, half a fruit likewise; to Mahīdhara, meat and black gram at the four-footed squares.

मध्ये चतुष्पदे स्थाप्या ब्रह्मणे तिलतण्डुलाः। चरकीं माषसर्प्पिर्भ्यां स्कन्दं कृशरयासृजा

In the middle of the four-footed squares, sesame and rice for Brahmā; to Skanda, in the same place, with black gram, clarified butter, and thin rice gruel.

रक्तपत्रैर्विदारीञ्च कन्दर्पञ्च पलोदनैः। पूतन ांपलपित्ताभ्यां मांसासृग्भ्याञ्च जम्भकम्

With red leaves, vidari, kandarpa, and palodana, Putana is to be offered with ampala bile, flesh, and blood to Jambhaka.

पित्तासृगस्थिभिः पापं पिलिपिञ्चं स्रजासृजा। ईशाद्यान् रक्तमांसेन अभावादक्षतैर्यजेत्

With bile, blood, and bones, the sinful pilipincha is to be offered with garlands and blood; to Ishadi and others, with blood and flesh, or, if unavailable, with unbroken offerings.

रक्षोमातृगणेभ्यश्च पिशाचादिभ्य एव च। पितृभ्यः क्षेत्रपालेभ्यो बलीन् दद्यात् प्रकामतः

To the groups of Rakshasa mothers, and likewise to Pisachas and others, to the ancestors and the guardians of the field, one should give offerings as desired.

अहुत्वैतानसन्तप्य प्रासादादीन्न कारयेत्। ब्रह्मस्थाने हरिं लक्ष्मीं गणं पश्चात् समर्च्चयेत्

Without offering these, and without heating, one should not construct palaces and the like; in the place of Brahma, one should worship Hari, Lakshmi, and the Gana afterwards.

महीश्वरं वास्तुमयं वर्द्धन्या सहितं घटम्। ब्रह्माणं मध्यतः कुम्भे ब्रह्मादींस्छ दिगीश्वरान्

One should worship Maheshvara as the lord of the site, together with Varddhani, the pot; Brahma in the middle of the pot, and Brahma and the lords of the directions.

दद्यात् पूर्णाहुति पश्चात् स्वस्ति वाच्य प्रणम्य च। प्रगृह्य कर्करीं सम्यक् मण्डलन्तु प्रदक्षिणम्

After giving the full oblation, one should recite auspicious words and bow; then, taking the karkari properly, circumambulate the mandala.

सूत्रमार्गेण हे ब्रह्मांस्तोयधाराञ्च भ्रामयेत्। पूर्व्ववक्तेन मार्गेण सप्त वीजानि वापयेत्

Along the path of the thread, O Brahman, let the streams of water flow; along the previously described path, sow the seven seeds.

प्रारम्भं तेन मार्गेण तस्य खातस्य कारयेत्। ततो गर्त्तं खनेन्मध्ये हस्तमात्रं प्रमाणतः

Begin along that path, and make the excavation; then, dig a pit in the middle, measuring the size of a hand.

चतुरङ्गलकं चाधश्चोपलिप्यार्च्चयेत्ततः। ध्यात्वा चतुर्भुजं विष्णुमर्घ्यं दद्यात्तु कुम्भतः

Below, apply clay to a four-angula space and worship there; meditating on four-armed Vishnu, offer arghya from the pot.

कर्कर्या पूरयेत् श्वभ्रं शुक्लपुष्पाणि च न्यसेत्। दक्षिणावर्त्तकं श्रेष्ठं बीजैर्मृद्भिश्च पूरयेत्

Fill the trench with the karkari and place white flowers; fill the best south-turning one with seeds and earth.