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 86

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īśvara uvāca |
sandhānamatha vidyāyāḥ prācīnakalayā saha |
kurvīta pūrvavat kṛtvā tattvaṃ varṇaya tadyathā || 1 ||
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oṃ hoṃ kṣīmiti sandhānaṃ |
rāgaśca śuddhavidyā ca niyatiḥ kalayā saha |
kālo māyā tathā'vidyā tattvānāmiti saptakaṃ || 2 ||
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ralavāḥ śaṣasāḥ varṇāḥ ṣaḍ vidyāyāṃ prakīrttitāḥ |
padāni praṇavādīni ekaviṃśatisaṅkhyayā || 3 ||
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oṃ namaḥ śivāya sarvaprabhave haṃ śivāya īśānamūrddhāya tatpuruṣavaktrāya aghorahṛdayāya vāmadevaguhyāya sadyojātamūrttaye oṃ namo namo guhyātiguhyāya goptre anidhanāya sarvādhipāya jyotīrūpāya parameśvarāya bhāvena oṃ vyoma | oṃ rūdrāṇāṃ bhuvanānāñca svarūpamatha kathyate |
prathamo vāmadevaḥ syāttataḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ || 4 ||
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vajradehaḥ prabhurddhātā kramavikramasuprabhāḥ |
vaṭuḥ praśāntanāmā ca paramākṣarasañjñakaḥ || 5 ||
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śivaśca saśivo babhrurakṣayaḥ śambhureva ca |
adṛṣṭarūpanāmānau tathā'nyo rūpavarddhanaḥ || 6 ||
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manonmano mahāvīryyaścitrāḍgastadanantaraṃ |
kalyāṇa iti vijñeyāḥ pañcaviṃśatisaṅkhyayā || 7 ||
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mantro ghorāmarau vīje nāḍyau dve tatra te yathā |
pūṣā ca hastijihvā ca vyānanāgau prabhañjanau || 8 ||
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viṣayo rūpamevaikamindriye pādacakṣuṣī |
śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpañca traya ete guṇāḥ smṛtā || 9 ||
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avasthā'tra suṣuptiśca rudro devastu kāraṇaṃ |
vidyāmadhyagataṃ sarvaṃ bhāvayedbhavanādikaṃ || 10 ||
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tāḍanaṃ chedanaṃ tatra praveśañcāpi yojanaṃ |
ākṛṣya grahaṇaṃ kuryādvidyayā hṛtpradeśataḥ || 11 ||
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ātmanyāropya saṅagṛhya kalāṃ kuṇḍe niveśayet |
rudraṃ kāraṇamāvāhya vijñāpya ca śiśuṃ prati || 12 ||
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pitrorāvāhanaṃ kṛtvā hṛdaye tāḍayecchiśuṃ |
praviśya pūrvamantreṇa tadātmani niyojayet || 13 ||
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ākṛṣyādāya pūrvoktavidhinā'tmani yojayet |
vāmayā yojayed yonau gṛhītvā dvādaśāntataḥ || 14 ||
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kurvvīta dehasampattiṃ janmādhikārameva ca |
bhogaṃ layantathā śrotaḥ śuddhitattvaviśodhanaṃ || 15 ||
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niḥ śeṣamalakarmmādipāśabandhanivṛttaye |
niṣkṛtyaiva vidhānena yajeta śatamāhutīḥ || 16 ||
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astreṇa pāśaśaithilyaṃ malaśaktiṃ tirohitāṃ |
chedanaṃ marddanaṃ teṣāṃ varttulīkaraṇaṃ tathā || 17 ||
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dāhaṃ tadakṣarābhāvaṃ prāyaścittamathoditaṃ |
rudrāṇyāvāhanaṃ pūjā rūpagandhasamarpaṇaṃ || 18 ||
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oṃ hrīṃ rūpagandhau śulkaṃ rudra gṛhāṇa svāhā |
saṃśrāvya śāmbhavīmājñāṃ rudraṃ visṛjya kāraṇaṃ |
vidhāyātmani caitanyaṃ pāśasūtre niveśayet || 19 ||
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vinduṃ śirasi vinyasya visṛjet pitarau tataḥ |
dadyāt pūrṇāṃ vidhānena samastavidhipūraṇīṃ || 20 ||
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pūrvoktavidhinā kāryyaṃ vidyāyāṃ tāḍanādikaṃ |
svavījantu viśeṣaḥ syāditi vidyā viśodhitā || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 86

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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