Agni Purana [sanskrit]

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This Sanskrit edition of the Agnipurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. It contains either 382 or 383 chapters and over 10.000 verses (Sanskrit Shlokas).

Chapter 39

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hayagrīva uvāca |
viṣṇvādīnāṃ pratiṣṭhādi vakṣye brahman śrṛṇuṣva me |
proktāni pañcarātrāṇi saptarātrāṇi vai mayā || 1 ||
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vyastāni munibhirleke pañcaviṃśatisaṅkhyayā |
hayaśīrṣaṃ tantramādyaṃ tantraṃ trailokyamohanam || 2 ||
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vaibhavaṃ pauṣkaraṃ tantraṃ prahrādaṅgārgyagālavam |
nāradīyañca sampraśnaṃ śāṇḍilyaṃ vaiśvakaṃ || 3 ||
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satyoktaṃ śaunakaṃ tantraṃ vāsiṣṭhaṃjñānasāgaram |
svāyambhuvaṃ kāpilañcātārkṣaṃ nārāyaṇīyakam || 4 ||
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ātreyaṃ nārasiṃhākhyamānandākhyaṃ tathāruṇam |
baudhāyanaṃ tathārṣaṃ tu viśvoktaṃ tasya sārataḥ || 5 ||
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pratiṣṭhāṃ hi dvijaḥ kuryyānmadhyadeśādisambhavaḥ |
na kacchadeśasambhūtaḥ kāverīkoṅkaṇodgataḥ || 6 ||
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kāmarūpakaliṅgotthaḥ kāñcīkāramīrakośalaḥ |
ākāśavāyutejombubhūretāḥ pañca rātrayaḥ || 7 ||
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acaitanyāstamodriktāḥ pañcarātravivarjitam |
brahmāhaṃ viṣṇuramala iti vidyātsa deśikaḥ || 8 ||
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sarvlakṣaṇahīnopi sa gurustantrapāragaḥ |
nagarābhimukhāḥ sthāpyā devā na ca parāṅmukhāḥ || 9 ||
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kurukṣetre gayādau ca nadīnāntu samīpataḥ |
brahmā madhye tu nagare pūrve śakrasya śobhanam || 10 ||
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agnāvagneśca mātṝṇāṃ bhūtānāñca yamasya ca |
dakṣiṇe caṇḍikāyāśca pitṛdaityādikasya ca || 11 ||
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nairṛte mandiraṃ kuryāt varūṇādeścavāruṇe |
vāyornnāgasya vāyavye saumye yakṣaguhasya ca || 12 ||
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caṇḍīśasya maheśasya aiśe viṣṇośca sarvaśaḥ |
pūrvadevakulaṃ pīḍya prāsādaṃ svalpakaṃ tvatha || 13 ||
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samaṃ vāpyadhikaṃ vāpi na karttavyaṃ vijānatā |
ubhayordviguṇāṃ sīmāṃtvaktvā cocchayasammitām || 14 ||
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prāsādaṃ kārayedanyaṃ nobhayaṃ pīḍayed budhaḥ |
bhūmau tu śodhitāyāṃ tu kuryādbhūmiparigraham || 15 ||
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prākārasīmāparyyantaṃ tato bhūtabaliṃ haret |
māṣaṃ haridrācūrṇantu salājaṃ dadhisaktubhiḥ || 16 ||
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aṣṭākṣareṇa saktūṃśca pātayitvāṣṭadikṣu ca |
rākṣasāśca piśācāśca yasmiṃstiṣṭhanti bhūtale || 17 ||
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sarvve te vyapagacchantu sthānaṃ kuryyāmahaṃ hareḥ |
halena vāhayitvā gāṃ gobhiścaivāvadārayet || 18 ||
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paramāṇvaṣṭakenaiva rathareṇuḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
rathareṇvaṣṭakenaiva trasareṇuḥ prakīrtyate || 19 ||
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tairaṣṭabhistu bālāgraṃ likhyā tairaṣṭabhirmatā |
tābhiryūkāṣṭabhiḥ khyātā tāścāṣṭau yavamadhyamaḥ || 20 ||
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yavāṣṭakairaṅgulaṃ syāccaturviṃśāṅgulaḥ karaḥ |
caturaṅgulasaṃyuktaḥ sa hastaḥ padmahastakaḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 39

The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition)
by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Publisher: Anandashram, Pune; 633 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम्;

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Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीश् झा और डॉ. घनश्याम त्रिपाठी) (2007)

Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम् (संस्कृत एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद);

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Agni Purana (Two Volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2023)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Editor: K. L. Joshi.; ISBN-10: 8171101690; ISBN-13: 9788171101696; 1070 pages.

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Agni-Purana (Set of 4 Volumes)
by N. Gangadharan (2006)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; ISBN: Part I 8120803590 (9788120803596); Part II 8120803604 (‎9788120803602); Part III 8120801741 (9788120801745); Part IV 812080306X (9788120803060); 1271 pages.

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