Agnishtoma

Mbh.1.121.6492	And he performed also the Agnishtoma, and other special Vedic sacrifices, extracting great quantities of Soma juice.
Mbh.3.82.3981	Indeed, one acquireth not, by the performance of the Agnishtoma and other sacrifices distinguished by large gifts, that merit which one requireth by a sojourn to a tirtha.
Mbh.3.82.4009	He that goeth to the lake of Agastya and occupieth himself with the worship of the Pitris and celestials, fasting for three nights, acquireth, O king, the fruit of the Agnishtoma.
Mbh.3.82.4023	He that goeth into the Southern ocean, practising the Brahmacharya mode of life, and with senses subdued, acquireth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and ascendeth to heaven.
Mbh.3.82.4024	Having arrived at Charmanwati, with regulated diet and senses subdued, one acquireth, at the command of Rantideva, the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.82.4032	The man that with subdued and sanctified soul batheth in that tirtha, obtaineth merit greater than that of the Agnishtoma or Atiratra sacrifices.
Mbh.3.82.4079	Proceeding then, with subdued soul and leading a Brahmacharya mode of life, to Manimat, and residing there for one night, one acquireth, O king, the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.82.4093	Bathing in Chamasadbheda, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4123	One should next repair to Pariplava, that tirtha celebrated over the three worlds, and bathing there, O Bharata, one obtaineth merit that is greater than that of the Agnishtoma and the Atiratra sacrifices.
Mbh.3.83.4126	Proceeding next to Sarpadevi, that excellent tirtha of the Nagas, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and attaineth to the region of the Nagas.
Mbh.3.83.4169	Repairing next to the tirtha called Surya and bathing there with subdued soul and worshipping the Pitris and the gods, fasting all the while, one obtaineth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and goeth finally to the region of the Sun.
Mbh.3.83.4173	O king, bathing there one obtaineth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4196	Having bathed in that tirtha and worshipped the gods and the Pitris and resided there for one night, a man obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4205	Repairing next to the tirtha called Kalasi and bathing there devoutly and with the senses under control, a man obtaineth the fruit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4216	Bathing there and worshipping the gods, one obtaineth, O Bharata, merit that is superior to that of both the Agnishtoma and the Atiratra sacrifices.
Mbh.3.83.4218	Bathing next in the tirtha called Panikhata and worshipping all the gods, a man obtaineth merit that is superior to that of both the Agnishtoma and the Atiratra sacrifices, besides acquiring that of the Rajasuya sacrifice and finally going into the region of the Rishis.
Mbh.3.83.4243	Bathing there, O best of men, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4247	Bathing in the Saraswati there, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4304	One that batheth there, having fasted for three nights, is cleansed of even the sin of slaying a Brahmana, and obtaineth also merit that is superior to that of either the Agnishtoma or Atiratra sacrifice, and rescueth his race to the seventh generation up and down.
Mbh.3.83.4317	By this, cleansed from every sin, he obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4328	Sojourning thither, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and goeth to the abode of Brahma.
Mbh.3.83.4341	By this, he obtaineth, O Bharata, the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.84.4387	Sojourning thither, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice, and goeth to the region of the Munis.
Mbh.3.84.4450	Proceeding then to the tirtha of Krittika and Magha, one, O Bharata, obtaineth the merit superior to that of the Agnishtoma and Atiratha sacrifices.
Mbh.3.84.4486	Arriving next, O king, at the rare tirtha called Markandeya celebrated over the world and situated at the confluence of the Ganges, a person obtaineth the merit of Agnishtoma sacrifice, and delivereth his race.
Mbh.3.84.4535	Proceeding next to the Visala, that river celebrated over the three worlds, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and ascendeth also to heaven.
Mbh.3.84.4562	By fasting there for three nights, a man acquireth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.84.4576	Proceeding then to Agnidhara celebrated over the three worlds, and beholding there after a bath the eternal and boon-giving Vishnu, that god of gods, one obtaineth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.84.4577	Proceeding next to the Grandsire's tank near the snowcapped of mountains, and bathing in it, a man obtains the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.85.4605	Residing with purity at the confluence of the Sona and the Jyotirathi, and offering oblations of water to the gods and the Pitris, a man reapeth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.85.4641	By a visit only to that spot, one acquireth the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.3.85.4660	By this, one acquires the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice, and also memory and intellect.
Mbh.3.221.11202	His first Kratu is known as Niyata at the performance of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.7.66.2849	Other sacrifices, again, such as the Agnishtoma, the Atiratra, the Uktha and the Viswajit, he performed together with thousands and thousands of Vajapeyas, and completed without any impediment.
Mbh.9.48.3558	Thence he proceeded to the region belonging to the performers of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.12.164.9757	Or, after performing a horse-sacrifice or a cow-sacrifice or an Agnishtoma, he may regain esteem both here and hereafter.
Mbh.12.164.9762	A drinker of alcoholic liquor should live on frugal fare, practising Brahmacharya vows, and sleep on the bare ground, and perform, for more than three years the sacrifice next to the Agnishtoma.
Mbh.12.328.20866	Descending upon the Earth they performed the Agnishtoma and other sacrifices; and they began to officiate at the sacrifices of Brahmanas and Kshatriyas and Vaidyas.
Mbh.13.25.3480	Observing a fast for one night and bathing in Pindaraka, one becomes purified on the dawn of the next day and attains to the merit of an Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.13.58.5739	That person in whose tanks water occurs in the season of dew, wins, the wise have said, the merits of an Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.13.62.6053	The merit that a person acquires by making a gift of earth is incapable of being acquired by the performance of even such great sacrifices as the Agnishtoma and others with plentiful gifts in the shape of Dakshina.
Mbh.13.106.9677	Such a man earns the merit that attaches to the performance of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.13.107.9737	He who passes three years, confining himself every day to one meal and abstaining all the while from congress with any other woman save his own wedded wife, attains to the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice, Such a man is regarded as having performed a Sacrifice, with plenty of gifts in gold, that is dear to Vasava himself.
Mbh.13.107.9740	Fasting for a whole day and eating only one meal on the second day, he who pours libations upon his sacred fire for the period of a whole year, verily, he who observes such a fast and attends every day to his fire and rises every day from bed before sunrise, attains to the merit of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.
Mbh.13.109.9910	By observing a similar fast on the twelfth day of the month of Vaisakha and worshipping Krishna as the slayer of Madhu for the whole day and night, one attains to the merits of the Agnishtoma sacrifice and proceeds to the region of Soma.
Mbh.13.129.11113	He who makes gifts of kine, he who makes gifts of land that are productive of eternal merit, he who performs the Agnishtoma sacrifice with copious presents in the form of Dakshina to the Brahmanas, are all regarded by the deities as acquiring, merits equal to those which one acquires by making gifts of vessels filled with sesame seeds.
Mbh.18.6.354	By doing this, one obtains the fruits of the Agnishtoma sacrifice.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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