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 65

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bhagavānuvāca |
sabhādisthānaṃ vakṣye tathaiva teṣāṃ pravartanaṃ |
bhūmau parīkṣitāyāñca vāstuyāgaṃ samācaret || 1 ||
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svecchayā tu sabhāṃ kṛtvā svecchayā sthāpayetsurān |
catuṣpathe grāmādau ca na śūnye kārayetsabhāṃ || 2 ||
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nirmalaḥ kulamuddhṛtya kartā svarge vimodate |
anena vidhinā kuryātsaptabhaumaṃ harergṛhaṃ || 3 ||
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yathā rājñāṃ tathānyeṣāṃ pūrvādyāśca dhvajādayaḥ |
koṇabhujān varjayitvā catuḥśālaṃ tu vartayet || 4 ||
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triśālaṃ vā dviśālaṃ vā ekaśālamathāpi vā |
vyayādhikaṃ na kurvīta vyayadoṣakaraṃ hi tat || 5 ||
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āyādhike bhavetpīḍā tasmātkuryātsamaṃ dvayaṃ |
kararāśiṃ samastantu kuryādvasuguṇaṃ guruḥ || 6 ||
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saptārciṣā hṛte bhāge gargavidyāvicakṣaṇaḥ |
aṣṭadhā bhājite tasmin yaccheṣaṃ sa vyayo gataḥ || 7 ||
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athavā kararāśiṃ tu hanyātsaptārciṣā budhaḥ |
vasubhiḥ saṃhṛte bhāge pṛthvyādi parikalpayet || 8 ||
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dhvajo dhūmrastathā siṃhaḥ śvā vṛṣastu kharo gajaḥ |
tathā dhvāṅkṣastu pūrvādāvudbhavanti vikalpayet || 9 ||
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triśālakatrayaṃ śastaṃ udakpūrvavivarjitaṃ |
yāmyāṃ paragṛhopetaṃ dviśālaṃ labhyate sadā || 10 ||
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yāmye śālaikaśālaṃ tu pratyakśālamathāpi vā |
ekaśāladvayaṃ śastaṃ śeṣāstvanye bhayāvahāḥ || 11 ||
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catuḥśālaṃ sadā śastaṃ sarvadoṣavivarjitaṃ |
ekabhaumādi kurvīta bhavanaṃ saptabhaumakaṃ || 12 ||
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dvāravedyādirahitaṃ pūraṇena vivarjitaṃ |
devagṛhaṃ devatāyāḥ pratiṣṭhāvidhinā sadā || 13 ||
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saṃsthāpya manujānāñca samudāyoktakarmaṇā |
prātaḥ sarvauṣadhīsnānaṃ kṛtvā śuciratandritaḥ || 14 ||
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madhuraistu dvijān bhojya pūrṇakumbhādiśobhitaṃ |
satoraṇaṃ svasti vācya dvijān goṣṭhahastakaḥ || 15 ||
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gṛhī gṛhaṃ praviśecca daivajñān prārcya saṃviśet |
gṛhe puṣṭikaraṃ mantraṃ paṭheccemaṃ samāhitaḥ || 16 ||
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oṃ nande nandaya vāśiṣṭhe vasubhiḥ prajayā saha |
jaye bhārgavadāyade prajānāṃ vijayāvahe || 17 ||
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pūrṇe'ṅgirasadāyāde pūrṇakāmaṃ kurudhva māṃ |
bhadre kāśyapadāyāde kuru bhadrāṃ matiṃ mama || 18 ||
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sarvavījauṣadhīyukte sarvaratnauṣadhīvṛte |
rucire nandane nande vāsiṣṭhe ramyatāmiha || 19 ||
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prajāpatisute devi caturasre mahīyasi |
subhage suvrate devi gṛhe kāśyapi ramyatāṃ || 20 ||
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pūjite paramācāryairgandhamālyairalaṅkṛte |
bhavabhūtikare devi gṛhe bhārgavi ramyatāṃ || 21 ||
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avyakte vyākṛte pūrṇe muneraṅgirasaḥ sute |
iṣṭake tvaṃ prayaccheṣṭaṃ pratiṣṭhāṃ kārayāmyahaṃ || 22 ||
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deśasvāmipurasvāmigṛhasvāmiparigrahe |
manuṣyadhanahastyaśvapaśuvṛddhikarī bhava || 23 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 65

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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