Visnudharmottara-Purana, Adhy. 2,127: Atharvavidhikathana (=Atharvavidhana) Based on the edition Bombay 1912, adapted as "Ãgneya-vi«ïudharmottarapurÃïÃdibhya Ãh­tya pratisaæskritam [dÆrgÃmohanabhaÂÂÃcÃryeïa]" in D. Bhattacharyya, "Lights on the PaippalÃda Recension of the Atharvaveda". In: Our Heritage, Vol. III, part I, 1955. pp. 1-14. Input by Shilpa Sumant (Pune) ___________________________________________________________________ THIS TEXT FILE IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY! COPYRIGHT AND TERMS OF USAGE AS FOR SOURCE FILE. Text converted to Ronald E. 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For a comprehensive list of REE and other GRETIL encodings and formats see: www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gretil/gretdiac.pdf and www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ebene_1/fiindolo/gretil/gretdias.pdf ___________________________________________________________________ pu«kara uvÃca- ÓÃntÃtÅtaæ gaïaæ hutvà ÓÃntim Ãpnoti mÃnava÷ / bhai«ajyaæ ca gaïaæ hutvà sarvÃn rogÃn vyapohati // Vdho_2,127.1 // tri«aptÅyaæ gaïaæ hutvà sarvapÃpai÷ pramucyate / kvacin nÃapnoti ca bhayaæ hutvà caivÃbhayaæ gaïam // Vdho_2,127.2 // na parÃjÃyate rÃma gaïaæ hutvÃparÃjitam / Ãyu«yaæ ca gaïam hutvà cÃpam­tyÆæ vyapohati // Vdho_2,127.3 // svastim Ãpnoti sarvatra hutvà svastyayanaæ gaïaæ / Óreyasà yogam Ãpnoti Óarmavarmagaïaæ tathà // Vdho_2,127.4 // vÃsto«patyagaïaæ hutvà vÃstudo«Ãn vyapohati / tathà raudragaïaæ hutvà sarvÃn do«Ãn vyapohati // etair daÓagaïair homo hy a«ÂÃdaÓasu ÓÃnti«u // Vdho_2,127.5 // vai«ïavÅ ÓÃntir aindrÅ ca brÃhmÅ raudrÅ tathaiva ca / vÃyavyà vÃruïÅ caiva kauberÅ bhÃrgavÅ tathà // Vdho_2,127.6 // prÃjÃpatyà tathà tvëÂrÅ kaumÃrÅ vahnidevatà / mÃrudgaïà ca gÃndharvÅ ÓÃntair nair­takÅ tathà // Vdho_2,127.7 // ÓÃntir ÃÇgirasÅ yÃmyà pÃrthivÅ ca bh­gÆttama / etÃs tu ÓÃntaya÷ proktÃ÷ sarvakarmahitÃ÷ sadà // Vdho_2,127.8 // yas tvà m­tyur iti hy etaj japtaæ m­tyuvinÃÓanaæ / hutvà ca mÃt­nÃmÃni kÃmÃn evam avÃpnuyÃt // Vdho_2,127.9 // suparïas tveti hutvà ca bhujagair naiva bÃdhyate / [Bhattacharyya edits bhujagainava bÃdhyate, which can be just a typo!] yasyedaæ bhÆmyÃm iti ca bhÆmikÃmo japet sadà // Vdho_2,127.10 // p­thivyÃm uttamo 'sÅti hutaæ Órai«Âhyapradaæ sadà / audumbaraæ yo na iti tathà vÅryavivardhanam // Vdho_2,127.11 // indreïa dattam ity etat sarvabÃdhÃvinÃÓanam / hiraïyavarïà iti ca snÃnaæ pÃpaharaæ bhavet // Vdho_2,127.12 // asitasyeti sarvÃïi vi«aghnÃni bh­gÆttama / sarasvatÅti mantrÃæÓ ca vi«aghnÃn nirviÓed budha÷ // Vdho_2,127.13 // ÓarabhÃdÅni sarvÃïi piÓÃcak«apaïÃni ca / imà devÅti mantraÓ ca sarvaÓÃntikara÷ para÷ // Vdho_2,127.14 // devà maruta ity etat sarvakÃmakaraæ bhavet / yamasya lokÃd ity etad du÷svapnaÓamanaæ paraæ // Vdho_2,127.15 // agner va iti cÃpy etat kathitaæ manyunÃÓanam / Ærdhvo bhavati vij¤eya÷ k­tvà sthÃnakara÷ para÷ // Vdho_2,127.16 // indraæ vayaæ vaïijam iti païyalÃbhakaraæ param / [Bhattacharyya: baïijaæ] kÃmo me rÃj¤a ity etat strÅïÃæ saubhÃgyavardhanam // Vdho_2,127.17 // bhadrÃya karïam ity etat karïaprasyandane japet / bhadrÃsy ak«irodhe jÃtà karïaprasyandane tathà // Vdho_2,127.18 // tubyam eva jarimann Ãyu«yaæ tu hutaæ bhavet / ÃyÃtu mitra ity etan mitralabdhikaraæ hutam // Vdho_2,127.19 // ÃÓÃsÃnam idaæ janà miÓradhÃnyena homayet / Ãdhipatyam avÃpnoti sarvatra manujottama // Vdho_2,127.20 // agne gobhir na ity etad gavÃæ v­ddhikaraæ param / dvÃdaÓÃhaæ tu juhuyÃt parÃkeïa viÓe«ata÷ // Vdho_2,127.21 // ÓÃnto agnir itÅty etad grÃmasvÃsthyakaraæ bhavet / tasmÃd grÃmÃn m­dà k­tvà vedisÃmyaæ samaÓnute // Vdho_2,127.22 // vidmÃsya sarvà cittÃni rëÂrasvÅkaraïÃni tu / tribhyo rudrebhya ity etad vÃsto«patam udÃh­tam // Vdho_2,127.23 // dhruvaæ dhruveïeti hutaæ sthÃnalÃbhakaraæ bhavet / acyutà dyaus tathà rÃma kathitaæ sthÃnalÃbhadam // Vdho_2,127.24 // payo deve«v iti hutaæ rÃyaspo«akaraæ param / yunakrasÅreti Óunà k­«ilÃbhakaraæ bhavet // Vdho_2,127.25 // ayaæ te yonir ity etat putralÃbhakaraæ bhavet / Óunaæ vatsÃn tathà hy etad gavÃæ v­ddhikaraæ hutam // Vdho_2,127.26 // ... meti kathitaæ sarvatÓrai«ÂhyakÃrakam / ahaæ te bhaga ity etad bhavet saubhÃgyavardhanaæ // Vdho_2,127.27 // ye te pÃÓÃs tathÃpy etad bandhanÃn mok«akÃrakam / yo na sva iti cÃpy etac chatrunÃÓakaraæ param // Vdho_2,127.28 // sapatnahanam iti tathà nÃtra kÃryà vicÃraïà / tvam uttamam itÅty etad yaÓaso vardhanaæ param // Vdho_2,127.29 // yathà m­go gopayasi strÅïÃæ saubhÃgyavardhanam / à no agna ity etac ca kathitaæ patilÃbhadam // Vdho_2,127.30 // yena vehad i«aæ caiva garbhalÃbhakaraæ bhavet / imaæ tapasvinn iti tathà bhavet saubhÃgyavardhanam // Vdho_2,127.31 // yat p­thivyà anÃv­ttaæ hutam etad yathÃvidhi / [Bhattacharyya typo: p­vivyÃ] k­tvà tu Óaæsanaæ j¤eyaæ nÃtra kÃryà vicÃraïà // Vdho_2,127.32 // ...... / Óiva÷ ÓivÃbhir ity etad bhavec chreyas^karaæ param // Vdho_2,127.33 // k­tyÃdÆ«aïa ity etat k­tyÃdÆ«aïam ucyate / b­haspati÷ paripÃtu pathi svastyayanaæ bhavet // Vdho_2,127.34 // mano nv edam abhayadaæ pathi svastyayanaæ bhavet / ayaæ no agnir adhyak«o bhaved agniprasÃdata÷ // Vdho_2,127.35 // saævatsaraæ tu Óirasà dhÃrayed yo hutÃÓanam // [Bhattacharyya: hÆtÃÓanam] mantram etaj japen nityam ÃgneyÃÓÃmukha÷ sthita÷ // anagnijvalanaæ kuryÃd rÃma saævatsare gate // Vdho_2,127.36 // dÆ«yà dÆ«Åtty etaj japen mantram anuttamam / kuryÃt pratisarÃbandhaæ sarvado«anibarhaïam // Vdho_2,127.37 // prÃïasÆkta¤ ca kathitaæ tathà prÃïavivardhanam / mu¤cÃmi tveti kathitam apam­tyuvimok«aïam // Vdho_2,127.38 // atharvaÓiraso 'dhyetà sarvapÃpai÷ pramucyate / paramaæ pÃvanaæ tad dhi sarvakalma«anÃÓanam // Vdho_2,127.39 // evam ete Óubhà mantrÃ÷ prativedaæ mayà tava / samÃsÃt kathità rÃma samuddh­tya pradhÃnata÷ // Vdho_2,127.40 // ekaikasya ca mantrasya viniyogÃ÷ sahasraÓa÷ / [Bhattacharyya: viniyoga÷] kathità bh­guÓÃrdÆla purÃïai÷ sumahÃtmabhi÷ // Vdho_2,127.41 // na te Óakyà mahÃbhÃga vaktuæ var«aÓatair api / prÃdhÃnyena tu mantrÃïÃæ ki¤cit karma taveritam // Vdho_2,127.42 // home yatra na nirdi«Âaæ mayà dravyaæ purà tava / havÅæ«i tatra vak«yÃmi tÃni me gadata÷ Ó­ïu // Vdho_2,127.43 // v­k«ÃïÃæ yaj¤iyÃnÃn tu samidha÷ prathamaæ havi÷ / Ãjya¤ ca vrÅhayaÓ caiva tathà vai gaurasar«apÃ÷ // Vdho_2,127.44 // ak«atÃni tilÃÓ caiva dadhi k«Åra¤ ca bhÃrgava / darbhÃs tathaiva dÆrvÃÓ ca bilvÃni kamalÃni ca // Vdho_2,127.45 // ÓÃntipu«ÂikarÃïy Ãhur dravyÃïy etÃni bhÃrgava / tailendhanÃni dharmaj¤a rÃjikÃæ rudhiraæ vi«am / samidha÷ kaïÂakopetà abhicÃre«u yojayet // Vdho_2,127.46 // Ãr«aæ vai daivataæ chandas tv avij¤Ãya bh­gÆttama / mantrasya tena mantreïa japyahomau na kÃrayet // Vdho_2,127.47 // chandasi brÃhmaïe sÆkte yad avyaktaæ prad­Óyate / vidvadbhi÷ saha niÓcitya tad yaj¤am avatÃrayet // Vdho_2,127.48 // sambhÃrà ye yathà yatra yÃni dravyÃïi yo vidhi÷ / ÓÃkhÃæ prati tathà tatra tat pramÃïam iti sthiti÷ // Vdho_2,127.49 // ya÷ svasÆtram atikramya parasÆtreïa vartate / apramÃïam ­«iæ k­tvà so 'py adharmeïa yujyate // Vdho_2,127.50 // tasmÃt sarvaprayatnena svasÆtraæ na vilaÇghayet / prÃktantrottaratantre dve svaÓÃkhÃpratyaye dvija / sarvakarmasu kartavye madhye karma vidhÅyate // Vdho_2,127.51 // Ãtharvaïo 'yaæ kathito vidhis te saæk«epato bhÃrgavÃæÓamukhya / ata÷ paraæ kiæ kathayÃmi tubhyaæ tan me vadasvÃyatalohitÃk«a // Vdho_2,127.52 // // iti Órivi«ïudharmottare dvitÅyakhaï¬e mÃrkaï¬eyavajrasaævÃde rÃmaæ prati pu«karopÃkhyÃne 'tharvavidhikathanaæ nÃma saptaviæÓatyuttaraÓatatamo 'dhyÃya÷ //