Padma Purana · Chapter 1.27
bhīṣma uvāca/
taṭākārāmakūpeṣu vāpīṣu nalinīṣu ca/
vidhiṃ vadasva me brahmandevatāyataneṣu ca
ke tatra ṛtvijo viprā vedī vā kīdṛśī bhavet/
dakṣiṇābalayaḥ kālaḥ sthānamācārya eva ca
dravyāṇi kāni śastāni sarvamācakṣva suvrata/
pulastya uvāca/
śṛṇu rājanmahābāho taṭākādiṣu yo vidhiḥ
purāṇeṣvitihāsoyaṃ paṭhyate rājasattama/
prāpya pakṣaṃ śubhaṃ śuklaṃ saṃprāpte cottarāyaṇe
puṇyehni vipraiḥ kathite kṛtvā brāhmaṇavācanam/
aśubhairvarjite deśe taṭākasya samīpataḥ
caturhastāṃ samāṃ vedīṃ caturaśrāṃ caturmukhīm/
tathā ṣoḍaśahastaḥ syānmaṃḍapaśca caturmukhaḥ
vedyāstu parito gartāratnimātrāstrimekhalāḥ/
nava saptātha vā paṃca ṛjuvaktrā nṛpātmaja
vitastimātrā yoniḥ syātṣaṭsaptāṃguli vistṛtā/
gartāśca hastamātrāḥ syustriparvocchritamekhalāḥ
sarvatastu savarṇāḥ syuḥ patākādhvajasaṃyutāḥ/
aśvatthoduṃbaraplakṣavaṭaśākhākṛtāni tu
maṃḍapasya pratidiśaṃ dvārāṇyetāni kārayet/
śubhāstatrāṣṭahotāro dvārapālāstathāṣṭa vai
aṣṭau tu jāpakāḥ kāryā brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ/
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpūrṇānmaṃtrajñānvijiteṃdriyān
kulaśīlasamāyuktānsthāpayedvai dvijottamān/
pratigarteṣu kalaśā yajñopakaraṇāni ca
vyajane cāsanaṃ śubhraṃ tāmrapātraṃ suvistaram/
tatastvanekavarṇāsyurbalayaḥ pratidaivatam
ācāryaḥ prakṣipedbhūmāvanumaṃtrya vicakṣaṇaḥ/
aratnimātro yūpaḥ syātkṣīravṛkṣavinirmitaḥ
yajamānapramāṇo vā saṃsthāpyo bhūtimicchatā/
hemālaṃkāriṇaḥ kāryāḥ paṃcaviṃśati ṛtvijaḥ
kuṃḍalāni ca haimāni keyūrakaṭakāni ca/
tathāṃgulipavitrāṇi vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
dadyātsamāni sarveṣāmācārye dviguṇaṃ smṛtam/
dadyācchaya(pa)nasaṃyuktamātmanaścāpi yatpriyam
sauvarṇau kūrmamakarau rājatau matsyaḍuṇḍubhau/
tāmrau kuṃbhīramaṃḍūkā vāyasaḥ śiṃśumārakaḥ
evamāsādya tatsarvamādāveva viśāṃpate/
śuklamālyāmbaradharaḥ śuklaṃgaṃdhānulepanaḥ
sarvauṣadhyudakaiḥ sarvaiḥ snāpito vedapāragaiḥ/
yajamānaḥ sapatnīkaḥ putrapautrasamanvitaḥ
paścimadvāramāsādya praviśedyāgamaṃḍapam/
tato maṃgalaśabdena bherīṇāṃ niḥsvanena ca
rajasā maṃḍalaṃ kuryātpaṃcavarṇena tattvavit/
ṣoḍaśāraṃ tataścakraṃ padmagarbhaṃ caturmukham
caturaśraṃ tu parito vṛttaṃ madhye suśobhanam/
vedyāścoparitaḥ kṛtvā grahānlokapatīṃstataḥ
saṃnyasenmaṃtrataḥ sarvānpratidikṣu vicakṣaṇaḥ/
kalaśaṃ sthāpayenmadhye vāruṇaṃ maṃtramāśritam
brahmāṇaṃ ca śivaṃ viṣṇuṃ tatraiva sthāpayedbudhaḥ/
vināyakaṃ ca vinyasya kamalāmaṃbikāṃ tathā
śāṃtyarthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ bhūtagrāmaṃ nyasettataḥ/
puṣpabhakṣyaphalairyuktamevaṃ kṛtvādhivāsanam
kuṃbhāṃśca ratnagarbhāṃstānvāsobhiḥ pariveṣṭayet/
puṣpagaṃdhairalaṃkṛtya dvārapālānsamaṃtataḥ
yajaddhvamiti tānbrūyādācāryamabhipūjayet/
bahvṛcau pūrvataḥ sthāpyau dakṣiṇena yajurvidau
sāmagau paścime sthāpyāvuttareṇa atharvaṇau/
udaṅmukho dakṣiṇato yajamāna upāviśet
yajadhvamiti tānbrūyādyājakānpunareva tān/
utkṛṣṭamaṃtrajāpyena tiṣṭhadhvamiti jāpakān
evamādiśya tānsarvānsaṃdhukṣyāgniṃ samaṃtravit/
juhuyādāhutīrmaṃtrairājyaṃ ca samidhastathā
ṛtvigbhiścaiva hotavyaṃ vāruṇaireva sarvataḥ/
grahebhyo vidhivaddhutvā tatheṃdrāyeśvarāya ca
marudbhyo lokapālebhyo vidhivadviśvakarmaṇe/
śāntisūktaṃ ca raudraṃ ca pāvamānaṃ ca maṃgalam
japecca pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ pūrvato bahvṛcaḥ pṛthak/
śākraṃ raudraṃ ca saumyaṃ ca kauśmāṃḍaṃ jātavedasam
sauraṃ sūktaṃ japeyuste dakṣiṇena yajurvidaḥ/
vairājaṃ pauruṣaṃ sūktaṃ sauparṇaṃ rudrasaṃhitam
śaiśavaṃ paṃcanidhanaṃ gāyatraṃ jyeṣṭhasāma ca/
vāmadevyaṃ bṛhatsāma rauravaṃ ca rathaṃtaram
gavāṃ vrataṃ vikīrṇaṃ ca rakṣoghnaṃ ca yamaṃ tathā/
gāyeyuḥ sāmagā rājanpaścimadvāramāśritāḥ
ātharvaṇāścottarataḥ śāṃtikaṃ pauṣṭikaṃ tathā/
japeyurmanasā devamāśritā varuṇaṃ prabhum
pūrve dyurabhito rātrāvevaṃ kṛtvādhivāsanam/
gajāśvarathavalmīka saṃgamādvrajagokulāt
mṛdamādāya kuṃbheṣu prakṣipedoṣadhīstathā/
rocanāṃ ca sasiddhārthāṃ gaṃdhānguggulumeva ca
snāpanaṃ tasya karttavyaṃ paṃcagavyasamanvitaṃ/
pūrvaṃ karturmahāmaṃtrairevaṃ kṛtvā vidhānataḥ
ativāhya kṣapāmevaṃ vidhiyuktena karmaṇā/
tataḥ prabhāte vimale saṃjāte tu śataṃ gavāṃ
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradātavyamaṣṭaṣaṣṭyathavā punaḥ/
paṃcāśadvātha ṣaṭtriṃśatpaṃcaviṃśati vā punaḥ
tataścāvasaraprāpte śuddhe lagne suśobhane/
vedaśabdaiḥ sagaṃdharvairvādyaiśca vividhaiḥ punaḥ
kanakālaṃkṛtāṃ kṛtvā jale gāmavatārayet/
sāmagāya ca sā deyā brāhmaṇāya viśāṃpate
pātrīmādāya sauvarṇī paṃcaratnasamanvitām/
tato nikṣipya makarānmatsyādīṃścaiva sarvaśaḥ
dhṛtāṃ caturbhirvipraiśca vedavedāṃgapāragaiḥ/
mahānadījalopetāṃ dadhyakṣatavibhūṣitām
uttarābhimukhāṃ nyubjāṃ jalamadhye tu kārayet/
ātharvaṇena susnātāṃ punarmāyāṃ tathaiva ca
āpohiṣṭheti maṃtreṇa kṣiptvāgatya ca maṃḍapaṃ/
pūjayitvā sadasyānvai baliṃ dadyātsamaṃtataḥ
punardināni hotavyaṃ catvāri rājasattama/
caturthīkarma karttavyaṃ deyaṃ tatrāpi śaktitaḥ
kṛtvā tu yajñapātrāṇi yajñopakaraṇāni ca/
ṛtvigbhyastu samaṃ dadyānmaṃḍapaṃ vibhajetpunaḥ
hemapātrīṃ ca śayyāṃ ca viprāya ca nivedayet/
tataḥ sahasraṃ viprāṇāmathavā'ṣṭaśataṃ tathā
bhojanīyaṃ yathāśakti paṃcāśadvātha viṃśatiḥ/
evameṣa purāṇeṣu taṭākavidhirucyate
kūpavāpīṣu sarvāsu tathā puṣkariṇīṣu ca/
eṣa eva vidhirdṛṣṭaḥ pratiṣṭhāsu tathaiva ca
maṃtratastu viśeṣaḥ syātprāsādodyānabhūmiṣu/
ayaṃ tvaśaktāvardhena vidhirdṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃbhuvā
svalpeṣvekāgnivatkāryo vittaśāṭhyavivarjitaiḥ/
prāvṛṭkāle sthitaṃ toyamagniṣṭomasamaṃ smṛtam
śaratkālasthitaṃ yatsyāttaduktaphaladāyakam/
vājapeyātirātrābhyāṃ hemaṃte śiśire sthitam
aśvamedhasamaṃ prāhurvasaṃtasamaye sthitam/
grīṣmepi yatsthitaṃ toyaṃ rājasūyādviśiṣyate
etānmahārāja viśeṣadharmānkaroti corvyāmatiśuddhabuddhiḥ/
sa yāti brahmālayameva śuddhaḥ kalpānanekāndivi modate ca
anekalokānvicaransvarādīnbhuktvā parārdhadvayamaṅganābhiḥ/
sahaiva viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padaṃ yatprāpnoti tadyogabalena bhūyaḥ
iti śrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe taṭākapratiṣṭhāvidhirnāma saptaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
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