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 166

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varṇadharmādikathanaṃ |
puṣkara uvāca |
vedasmārtaṃ pravakṣyāmi dharmaṃ vai pañcadhā smṛtaṃ |
varṇatvamekamāśritya yo'dhikāraḥ pravartate || 1 ||
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varṇadharmaḥ sa vijñeyo yathopanayanantriṣu |
yastvāśramaṃ samāśritya padārthaḥ saṃvidhīyate || 2 ||
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ukta āśramadharmastu bhinnapiṇḍādiko yathā |
ubhayena nimittena yo vidhiḥ sampravartate || 3 ||
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naimittikaḥ sa vijñeyaḥ prāyaścittavidhiryathā |
brahmacārī gṛhī cāpi vānaprastho yatirnṛpa || 4 ||
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ukta āśramadharmastu dharmaḥ syātpañcadhā paraḥ |
ṣāḍguṇyasyābhidhāne yo dṛṣṭārthaḥ sa udāhṛtaḥ || 5 ||
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sa tredhā mantrayāgādyadṛṣṭārtha iti mānavāḥ |
ubhayārtho vyavahārastu daṇḍadhāraṇameva ca || 6 ||
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tulyārthānāṃ vikalpaḥ syādyāgamūlaḥ prakīrtitaḥ |
vede tu vihito dharmaḥ smṛtau tādṛśa eva ca || 7 ||
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anuvādaṃ smṛtiḥ sūte kāryārthamiti mānavāḥ |
guṇārthaḥ parisaṅkhyārtho vānuvādo viśeṣataḥ || 8 ||
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viśeṣadṛṣṭa evāsau phalārtha iti mānavāḥ |
syādaṣṭacatvāriṃśadbhiḥ saṃskārairbrahmalokagaḥ || 9 ||
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garbhādhānaṃ puṃsavanaṃ sīmantonnayanaḥ tataḥ |
jātakarma nāmakṛtirannaprāśanacūḍakaṃ || 10 ||
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saṃskāraścopanayanaṃ vedavratacatuṣṭayaṃ |
snānaṃ svadharmacāriṇyā yogaḥ syādyajñapañcakaṃ || 11 ||
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devayajñaḥ pitṛyajño manuṣyabhūtayajñakau |
brahmayajñaḥ saptapākayajñasaṃsthāḥ puro'ṣṭakāḥ || 12 ||
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pārvaṇaśrāddhaṃ śrāvaṇyāgrahāyaṇī ca caitryapi |
āśvayujī saptahaviryajñasaṃsthāstataḥ smṛtāḥ || 13 ||
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agnyādheyamagnihotraṃ darśaḥ syātpaśubandhakaḥ |
cāturmāsyāgrahāyeṣṭirnirūḍhaḥ paśubandhakaḥ || 14 ||
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sautrāmaṇisaptasomasaṃsthāgniṣṭoma āditaḥ |
atyagniṣṭoma ukthaśca ṣoḍaśī vājapeyakaḥ || 15 ||
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atirātrāstathā stoma aṣṭau cātmaguṇāstataḥ |
dayā kṣamānasūyā ca anāyāso'tha maṅgalaṃ || 16 ||
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akārpaṇyāspṛhāśaucaṃ yasyaite sa paraṃ vrajet |
pracāre maithune caiva prasrāve dantadhāvane || 17 ||
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snānabhojanakāle ca paṭsu maunaṃ samācaret |
punardānaṃ pṛthakpānamājyena yapasā niśi || 18 ||
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dantacchedanamuṣṇaṃ ca sapta śaktuṣu varjayet |
snātvā puṣpaṃ na gṛhṇīyāddevāyogyantadīritaṃ || 19 ||
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anyagotropyasambaddhaḥ pretasyāgnindadāti yaḥ |
piṇḍañcodakadānañca sa daśāhaṃ samāpayet || 20 ||
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udakañca tṛṇaṃ bhasma dvārampanthāstathaiva ca |
ebhirantaritaṃ kṛtvā paṅktidoṣo na vidyate || 21 ||
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pañca prāṇāhutīrdadyādanāmāṅguṣṭhayogataḥ || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 166

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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