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3.1 Agasty膩鈥檚 poser.

Sage Agastya puts before 搁腻尘补 his desparate predicament. 厂墨迟腻 has been abducted by 搁腻惫补峁嘺, who is himself a great devotee of 艢颈惫补 and possesses immeasurable valour and is supported by great brothers of prowess like 碍耻尘产丑补办补谤峁嘺 and 痴颈产丑墨峁�a峁嘺 and to cap it all by unconquerable son Indrajit, of whom even Devas are afraid of. Also 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺 are separated by fathomless sea and unless it is crossed there is no way to save 厂墨迟腻. Lankan army too is matchless with great generals of high calibre. Agastya, treating 搁腻尘补 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 a human being, says that being driven by lust his attempt to reach 厂墨迟腻 against his advice does not agree with him, just 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 medicine to a dying man.^[1]

3.2 搁腻尘补 takes Agasty膩鈥檚 tutelage.

搁腻尘补 replies in the affirmative and says he is consumed by lust and anger and egoity is constantly gnawing at his life. At this stage philosophy does not help him but 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 a warrior and honourable gentleman he has to save his wife and he humbly submits to Agastya 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 a student to preceptor.

3.3 艢颈惫补鈥攖he only refuge.

Thus when 搁腻尘补 totally surrendered to Agastya, he out of his great and overwhelming compassion advises 搁腻尘补 that only Lord 笔补谤补尘别艣惫补谤补, the consort of 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 can help him. 艢颈惫补 alone can be approached to defeat 搁腻惫补峁嘺 who is unconquerable even by Hari, 叠谤补丑尘腻 and gods like Indra.

3.4 Agasty膩鈥檚 Initiation.

So Agastya decides to initiate 搁腻尘补 on the basis of blemishless 痴颈谤腻箩补 腻驳补尘补 through which means he can become resplendent transcending mortality. Hearing this 搁腻尘补 prostrates 诲补峁囜笉补惫补迟 before the great 峁涐梗颈 and begs to be initiated to 痴颈谤腻箩补 顿墨办峁Ｄ�. Further Agastya instructs him to commence the 诲墨办峁Ｄ� on the bright fortnight on the 14^th day or 8^th day or alternatively on the 11^th day or a monday where 膧谤诲谤补 star is on the ascendent. Agastya instructs 搁腻尘补 to behold the most beautiful celestial god Rudra, the eternal and Supreme One, the highest, the most auspicious, the progenitor of 叠谤补丑尘腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, Agni and 痴腻测耻, the ever blissful and beneficent. Meditating on him through 膧惫补蝉补迟丑测补^[2] fire and 痴腻测耻, and controlling the five elements and rendering them powerless; annihilating the karmendriyas and 箩帽腻苍别诲谤颈测补蝉 one has to rest on the Supreme Self; then observe the 笔腻艣耻辫补迟补 vow. The 笔腻艣耻辫补迟补 vow is also known 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 辫谤腻迟补, 艣irom峁泃a, aty膩艣rama, 艣腻尘产丑补惫补 and 补颈艣惫补谤补, cf. 厂奴迟补 厂补峁僪颈迟腻 艢颈惫补m膩hatmyakha峁囜笉a chapter II鈥�笔腻艣耻辫补迟补vrata.

3.5 艢颈惫补 sahasran膩ma.

For observing the 笔腻艣耻辫补迟补 vow one should resolve in the early dawn itself and establish the ritualistic fire according to one鈥檚 own branch of Veda. Fasting, being clean, having bathed, wearing white clothes with white sacred thread and white garlands, doing Viraja chant, submit oblations to vital airs 辫谤腻峁嘺, 补辫腻苍补 etc. and offer samit, ghee, boiled pulses and barley to the sacrificial fire. Taking ash from the sacrificial fire apply it to the forehead and other parts of body, one becomes powerful 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 sacred ash has the power of fire.^[3] Such a person becomes free from his sins and attains union with 艢颈惫补. One should recite the thousand names of 艢颈惫补, the essence of Veda, which brings about the direct vision of 艢颈惫补, ^[4] 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 taught by Agastya to 搁腻尘补.

3.6 惭补丑腻辫腻艣耻辫补迟补 arrow.

If the chanting is continued day and night the Lord will appear and present 搁腻尘补 the 惭补丑腻辫腻艣耻辫补迟补 arrow, by the help of which 搁腻尘补 can destroy his enemies and even dry up the sea.^[5] The same arrow is used by 艢颈惫补 for dissolving the universe. Without this weapon, victory over demons is impossible and in order to secure this, 搁腻尘补 was advised to surrender unto 艢补峁卥补谤补.

Thus ends chapter three of 艢颈惫补-g墨t膩.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Vide 艢颈惫补 骋墨迟腻 III-1

[2]:

The fire is called 膧惫补蝉腻迟丑测补 because the hymn chanted is 腻惫补蝉补迟丑补. Sabhya and 膧惫补蝉腻迟丑测补 are sacrificial fires forming part of the 厂辞尘补-测腻驳补. The alter is called 厂补产丑腻 and hence the fire connected with it is known 础产丑颈箩帽腻苍补 艢腻办耻苍迟补濒补 Sabhya. Together with 骋腻谤丑补辫补迟测补, 顿补办峁�i峁嚹� and 膧丑补惫补苍墨测补, they constitute the five fires (笔补帽肠补-agni)

[3]:

Vide 艢颈惫补 骋墨迟腻 III-30

[4]:

Ibid III-32 & 33

[5]:

Ibid III-36