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 46

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bhagavānuvāca |
śālagrāmādimūrttiśca vakṣayehaṃ bhuktimuktidāḥ |
vāsudevo'sito dvāre śilālagnadvicakrakaḥ || 1 ||
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jñeyaḥ saṅkarṣaṇo lagnadvicakro rakta uttamaḥ |
sūkṣmacakro bahucchidraḥ pradyumno nīladīrghakaḥ || 2 ||
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pītoniruddhaḥ padmāṅko varttulo dvitrirekhavān |
kṛṣṇo nārāyaṇo nābhyunnataḥ śuṣiradīrghavān || 3 ||
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parameṣṭhī sābjacakraḥ pṛṣṭhacchidraśca vindumān |
sthūlacakro'sito viṣṇurmadhye rekhā gadākṛtiḥ || 4 ||
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nṛsiṃhaḥ kapilaḥ sthūlacakraḥ syāt pañcavindukaḥ |
varāhaḥ śaktiliṅgaḥ syāt taccakrau viṣamau mṛtau || 5 ||
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indranīlanibhaḥ sthūlastrirekhālāñchitaḥ śubhaḥ |
kūrmastathonnataḥ pṛṣṭhe varttalāvarttako'sitaḥ || 6 ||
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hayagrīvoṅkuśākārarekho nīlaḥ savindukaḥ |
vaikuṇṭhaḥ ekacakro'bjī maṇibhaḥ puccharekhakaḥ || 7 ||
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matsyo dīrghastrivinduḥ syāt kācavarṇastu pūritaḥ |
śyāmastrivikramo dakṣarekhastu varttulaḥ || 8 ||
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vāmano varttulaścātihrasvo nīlaḥ savindukaḥ |
śyāmastrivikramo dakṣarekho vāmena vindukaḥ || 9 ||
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ananto nāgabhogāṅgo naikābho naikamūrttimān |
sthūlo dāmodaro madhyacakro dvāḥ sūkṣmavindukaḥ || 10 ||
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sudarśanastvekacakro lakṣmīnārāyaṇo dvayāt |
citrakraścācyuto devastricakro vā trivikramaḥ || 11 ||
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janārddanaścatuscakro vāsudevasca pañcabhiḥ |
ṣaṭracakrascauva pradyumnaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaśca saptabhiḥ || 12 ||
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puruṣottamoṣṭacakro navavyūho navāṅkitaḥ |
daśāvatāro daśabhirddaśaikenāniruddhakaḥ || 13 ||
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dvādhaśātmā dvādaśabhirata ūdrdhvamanantakaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 46

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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