Agni Purana

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.

अर्घ्यदानं विनिष्पाद्य गोवस्त्रादीन्ददेद्‌गुरौ। कालज्ञाय स्थपतये वैष्णवादिभ्य अर्च्चयेत्

Having completed the offering of arghya, give cow-cloth and other items to the teacher; worship the knower of time, the architect, and the Vaishnavas and others.

ततस्तु खानयेद्यत्नाज्जलान्तं यावदेव तु। पुरुषाधः स्थितं शल्यं न गृहे दोषदं भवेत्

Then, carefully dig until reaching water; a buried impurity beneath a person does not cause harm in the house.

अस्थिशल्ये भिद्यते वै भित्तिर्वै गृहिणोऽसुखम्। यन्नामशब्दं श्रृणुयात्तत्र शल्यं तदुद्भवम्

If there is a bone impurity, the wall is broken and the householder suffers; wherever one hears a name sound, there the impurity arises.

भगवानुवाच पादप्रतिष्ठां वक्ष्यामि शिलाविन्यासलक्षणम्। अग्रतो मण्डपः कार्य्यः कुण्डानान्तु चतुष्टयम्

The Blessed Lord said: I will explain the installation of the foot and the characteristics of stone placement; in front, a pavilion should be made, and four fire pits.

कुम्भन्यासेष्टकान्यासौ द्वारस्तम्भोच्छ्रयं शुभम्। पादोनं पूरयेत् खातं तत्र वास्तुं यजेत् समे

In the placement of the pot and bricks, the auspicious erection of the door pillar; fill the pit below the foot, and there perform the vastu sacrifice equally.

इष्टकाश्च सुपक्वाः स्युर्द्वादशाङ्गुलसम्मिताः। सुविस्तारत्रिभागेन वैपुल्येन समन्विताः

The bricks should be well-baked and measure twelve angulas; they should be made with proper breadth in three parts and with suitable width.

करप्रमाणा श्रेष्ठा स्याच्छिलाप्यथ शिलामये । नव कुम्भांस्ताम्रमयान् स्थापयेदिष्टकाघटान्

The best stones should be of hand measure, and likewise for stone structures; place nine copper pots and brick vessels.

अद्भिः पञ्चकषायेण सर्व्वौषधिजलेन च। गन्धतोयेन च तथा कुम्भैस्तोयसुपूरितैः

With water, five decoctions, all medicinal water, and fragrant water, fill the pots well with water.

हिरण्यव्रीहिसंयुक्तैर्गन्धचन्दनचर्च्चितैः। आपो हिष्ठेति तिसृभिः शन्नो देवीति चाप्यथ

With rice of golden hue mixed in, and anointed with fragrant sandalwood, let three mantras be recited: 'āpo hi ṣṭha', 'śaṃ no devī', and then again.

तरत समन्दीरिति च पावमानीभिरेव च। उदुत्तमं वरुणमिति कयानश्च तथैव च

Recite 'tarata samandīḥ' and also the Pavamāni verses; likewise, 'ud uttamaṃ varuṇam' and the Kayānaś hymn as well.

वरुणस्येति मन्त्रेण हंसः शुचिषदित्यपि। श्रीसूक्तेन च तथा शिलाः संस्थाप्य संघटाः

With the mantra 'varuṇasya', and also 'haṃsaḥ śuciṣat', and likewise with the Śrīsūkta, let the stones and vessels be properly established.

शय्यायां मण्डपे प्राच्यां मण्डले हरिमर्च्चयेत्। जुहुयाज्जनयित्वाग्निं समिधो द्वादशीस्ततः

On a bed within an eastern pavilion, in the mandala, let Hari be worshipped; having kindled the fire, offer the sacred sticks on the twelfth day.

आधारावाज्यभागौ तु प्रणवेनैव कारयेत्। अष्टाहुतीस्तथाष्टान्तैराज्यं व्याहृतिभिः क्रमात्

Let the two portions, the support and the clarified butter, be prepared with the Praṇava; then, with the eight Vyāhṛtis, offer eight oblations of ghee in sequence.

लोकेशानामग्नये वै सोमायावग्रहेषु च । पुरुषोत्तमायेति च व्याहृतीर्जुहुयात्ततः

To the Lords of the Worlds, to Agni, and to Soma in the vessels, and to Puruṣottama, let the Vyāhṛtis be offered thereafter.

प्रायश्चित्तं ततः पूर्णां मूर्त्तिमांसघृतांस्तिलान्। वेदाद्यैर्द्वादशान्तेन कुम्भेषु च पृथक् पृथक्

Then, as expiation, fill the vessels separately with a complete mixture of form, flesh, ghee, and sesame, ending with the twelfth Veda mantra.

प्राङमुखस्तु गुरुः कुर्य्यादष्टदिक्षु विलिप्य च। मध्ये चैकां शिलां कुम्भं न्यसेदेतान् सुरान् क्रमात्

The teacher, facing east, should anoint the eight directions, and in the center place one stone and one vessel, invoking these deities in order.

पद्मं चैव महापद्मं मकरं कच्छपं तथा। कुमुदञ्च तथा नन्दं पद्मं शङ्खञ्च पद्मिनीम्

A lotus, a great lotus, a makara, a tortoise, a kumuda, likewise Nanda, a lotus, a conch, and Padminī should be established.

कुम्भान्न चालयेत्तेषु न्यसेदष्टेष्टकाः क्रमात्। ईशानान्ताश्च पूर्व्वादाविष्टकां प्रथमं न्यसेत्

The vessels should not be moved; in them, eight bricks are to be placed in order, beginning with the easternmost brick at the direction of Īśāna.

शक्तयो विमलाद्यास्तु इष्टकानान्तुक देवताः। न्यसनीया यथायोगं मध्ये न्यस्या त्वनुग्रहा

The energies, beginning with Vimala, and the deities of the bricks, should be established as appropriate; in the center, the grace-bringing one is to be placed.

अव्यङ्गे चाक्षते पूर्णे मुनेरङ्गिरसः सुते। इष्टके त्वं प्रयच्छेष्टं प्रतिष्ठां कारयाम्यहम्

On an unblemished, unbroken, full brick, to the son of the sage Aṅgiras, let the desired object be offered: 'I establish the foundation.'