Agni Purana

त्यक्त्वा पङ्‌क्तिद्वयं चाधस्तदूद्‌र्ध्वं यत्तु कोष्ठकम्। समन्तादुभयोः पार्श्वे अन्तस्थं परिमार्जयेत्

Leaving two rows below and above, one should carefully smooth the inner part on both sides all around.

ऊद्‌र्ध्वं पङ्‌क्तिद्वयं त्यक्त्वा अधस्ताद् यत्तु कोष्ठकम्। अन्तः सम्मार्जयेत् यत्नात् पार्श्वयोरुभयोः समम्

Leaving two rows above, and below what is the chamber, one should carefully smooth the inner part equally on both sides.

तयोर्मध्यगतौ तत्र चतुष्कौ मार्जयेत्ततः। चतुर्द्धा भाजयित्वा तु ऊद्‌र्ध्वपङ्‌क्तिद्वयं बुधः

In the middle of those two, one should smooth four parts there; after dividing the two upper rows into four, the wise should proceed.

मेखला भागमात्रा स्यात् खातं तस्यार्द्धमानतः। भागं भागं परित्यज्य पार्श्वयोरुभयोः समम्

The belt should be of one part, and its hollow half that measure; leaving part by part, make both sides equal.

दत्त्वा चैकं पदं बाह्ये प्रमाणं कारयेद् बुधः। त्रिभागेण च बागस्याग्रे स्यात्तोयविनिर्गमः

Giving one foot externally, the wise should make the measure; at the front of the part, there should be an outlet for water, in three divisions.

नानाप्रकारभेदेन भद्रेयं पिण्डिका शुभा। अष्टताला तु कर्त्तव्या देवी लक्ष्मीस्तथा स्त्रियः

This auspicious pedestal is made in various ways; for the goddess Lakṣmī and women, it should be made eight tālas.

भ्रुवौ यवाधिके कार्य्ये यवहीना तु नासिका। गोलकेनाधिकं वक्त्रमूद्‌र्ध्वं तिर्य्यग्विवर्जितम्

The eyebrows should be made slightly longer, and the nose slightly shorter; the face should be made more rounded above, avoiding transverse openings.

आयते नयने कार्य्यं त्रिभागोनैर्यवैस्त्रिभिः। तदर्द्धेन तु वैपुल्यं नेत्रयोः परिकल्पयेत्

The eyes should be made elongated, with three parts of barley; the width of the eyes should be calculated as half that.

कर्णपाशोऽधिकः कार्य्यः सृक्कणीसमसूत्रतः। नम्रं कलाविहीनन्तु कुर्य्यादंशद्वयं तथा

The ear-attachment should be made larger, equal to the jawline; the two lips should be made curved and without art.

ग्रीवा सार्द्धकला कार्य्या तद्विस्तारोपशोभिता। नेत्रं विना तु विस्तारौ ऊरू जानू च पिण्डिका

The neck should be made one and a half kalās, adorned with its breadth; except for the eyes, the thighs, knees, and pedestal should be made in width.

अङ्‌घ्निपृष्ठौ स्फिचौ कट्यां यथायोगं प्रकल्पयेत्। सप्तांशोनास्तथाङ्गुल्यो दीर्घं विष्कम्भनाहतम्

The backs of the ankles, the hips, and the waist should be arranged appropriately; the fingers should be seven parts, and the length reduced by the span.

नेत्रैकवर्जितायामा जङ्घोरू च तथा कटिः। मध्यपार्श्वं च तद्‌वृत्तं घनं पीनं कुचद्वयम्

Where there is absence of one eye, the thighs, knees, and waist are likewise described; the middle sides are rounded, dense, and the pair of breasts are full.

तालमात्रौ स्तनौ कार्य्यौ कटिः सार्द्धकलाधिका। लक्ष्म शेषं पुरावत्स्यात् दक्षिणे चाम्बुजं करे

The breasts should each be the size of a palm; the waist is slightly more than half a unit; the remaining marks are as before, and on the right hand there is a lotus.

वामे विल्वं स्वियौ पार्श्वे शुभे चामरहस्तके। दीर्घघोणस्तुगरुडश्चक्राङ्गाद्यानथो वदे

On the left, a bael fruit; on both sides, auspiciously, a yak-tail in hand; a long nose, heavy chin, and limbs marked with a wheel—these, I now declare.

भगवानुवाच शालग्रामादिमूर्त्तिश्च वक्षयेहं भुक्तिमुक्तिदाः। वासुदेवोऽसितो द्वारे शिलालग्नद्विचक्रकः

The Blessed Lord spoke: I shall describe the forms beginning with Shalagrama, which grant both enjoyment and liberation; Vasudeva is dark at the entrance, fixed in stone, with two wheels.

ज्ञेयः सङ्कर्षणो लग्नद्विचक्रो रक्त उत्तमः। सूक्ष्मचक्रो बहुच्छिद्रः प्रद्युम्नो नीलदीर्घकः

He should be known as Sankarshana, fixed with two wheels, excellent and red; Pradyumna is subtle-wheeled, with many holes, blue and long.

पीतोनिरुद्धः पद्माङ्को वर्त्तुलो द्वित्रिरेखवान्। कृष्णो नारायणो नाभ्युन्नतः शुषिरदीर्घवान्

Pita is Niruddha, marked with a lotus, round, and bearing two or three lines; Krishna Narayana is raised at the navel, with a cavity and elongated.

परमेष्ठी साब्जचक्रः पृष्ठच्छिद्रश्च विन्दुमान्। स्थूलचक्रोऽसितो विष्णुर्मध्ये रेखा गदाकृतिः

Parameshthi is marked with a lotus wheel, has a hole on the back, and bears a dot; Vishnu is dark with a thick wheel, and in the middle a line shaped like a mace.

नृसिंहः कपिलः स्थूलचक्रः स्यात् पञ्चविन्दुकः। वराहः शक्तिलिङ्गः स्यात् तच्चक्रौ विषमौ मृतौ

Narasimha is tawny, with a thick wheel and five dots; Varaha is marked with a spear symbol, and if the wheels are uneven, it is considered inauspicious.

इन्द्रनीलनिभः स्थूलस्त्रिरेखालाञ्छितः शुभः। कूर्मस्तथोन्नतः पृष्ठे वर्त्तलावर्त्तकोऽसितः

Resembling a sapphire, thick, adorned with three lines, auspicious; Kurma is likewise raised on the back, with a whirlpool mark, and dark.

हयग्रीवोङ्कुशाकाररेखो नीलः सविन्दुकः। वैकुण्ठः एकचक्रोऽब्जी मणिभः पुच्छरेखकः

Hayagriva has a mark like a goad, is blue, and bears dots; Vaikuntha has one wheel, is lotus-like, gem-like, and has a tail line.

मत्स्यो दीर्घस्त्रिविन्दुः स्यात् काचवर्णस्तु पूरितः। श्यामस्त्रिविक्रमो दक्षरेखस्तु वर्त्तुलः

Matsya is long, with three dots, and filled with a glass-like color; Shyama Trivikrama has a right-side line and is round.

वामनो वर्त्तुलश्चातिह्रस्वो नीलः सविन्दुकः। श्यामस्त्रिविक्रमो दक्षरेखो वामेन विन्दुकः

Vamana is round, very short, blue, and bears dots; Shyama Trivikrama has a right-side line, and on the left, a dot.

अनन्तो नागभोगाङ्गो नैकाभो नैकमूर्त्तिमान्। स्थूलो दामोदरो मध्यचक्रो द्वाः सूक्ष्मविन्दुकः

Ananta has the form of a serpent coil, many marks, and many forms; Damodara is thick, with a central wheel, and at the entrance a subtle dot.

सुदर्शनस्त्वेकचक्रो लक्ष्मीनारायणो द्वयात्। चित्रक्रश्चाच्युतो देवस्त्रिचक्रो वा त्रिविक्रमः

Sudarshana has one wheel; Lakshmi Narayana has two; Chitrakra is Achyuta, the god, with three wheels, or Trivikrama.

जनार्द्दनश्चतुस्चक्रो वासुदेवस्च पञ्चभिः। षट्रचक्रस्चौव प्रद्युम्नः सङ्कर्षणश्च सप्तभिः

Janardana has four wheels; Vasudeva has five; Pradyumna has six wheels, and Sankarshana has seven.

पुरुषोत्तमोष्टचक्रो नवव्यूहो नवाङ्कितः। दशावतारो दशभिर्द्दशैकेनानिरुद्धकः

Purushottama has eight wheels; Navavyuha is marked with nine; Dashavatara has ten, and Aniruddha has ten plus one.

द्वाधशात्मा द्वादशभिरत ऊद्‌र्ध्वमनन्तकः

The twelvefold form has twelve wheels; above, Ananta is so described.

भगवानुवाच शालग्रामादिचक्राङ्कपूजाः सिद्ध्यैवदामि ते। त्रिविधास्याद्धरेः पूजा काम्याकाम्योभयात्मिका

The Blessed Lord spoke: I grant you the success of worships marked by wheels, beginning with Shalagrama; the worship of Hari is threefold—desire-based, desireless, and mixed.