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 172

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sarvapāpaprāyaścittāni |
puṣkara uvāca |
paradāraparadravyajīvahiṃsādike yadā |
pravartate nṛṇāṃ cittaṃ prāyaścittaṃ stutistadā || 1 ||
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viṣṇave viṣṇave nityaṃ viṣṇave viṣṇave namaḥ |
namāmi viṣṇuṃ cittasthamahaṅkāragatiṃ hariṃ || 2 ||
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cittasthamīśamavyaktamanantamaparājitaṃ |
viṣṇumīḍyamaśeṣeṇa anādinidhanaṃ vibhuṃ || 3 ||
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viṣṇuścittagato yanme viṣṇurbuddhigataśca yat |
yaccāhaṅkārago viṣṇuryadviṣṇurmayi saṃsthitaḥ || 4 ||
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karoti karmabhūto'sau sthavarasya carasya ca |
tatpāpannāśamāyātu tasminneva hi cintite || 5 ||
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dhyāto harati yatpāpaṃ svapne dṛṣṭastu bhāvanāt |
tamupendramahaṃ viṣṇuṃ praṇatārtiharaṃ hariṃ || 6 ||
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jagatyasminnirādhāre majjamāne tamasyadhaḥ |
hastāvalambanaṃ viṣṇuṃ praṇamāmi parātparaṃ || 7 ||
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sarveśvareśvara vibho paramātmannadhokṣaja |
hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa hṛṣīkeśa namo'stu te || 8 ||
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nṛsiṃhānanta govinda bhūtabhavana keśava |
duruktaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ dhyātaṃ śamayāghannamo'stu te || 9 ||
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yanmayā cintitaṃ duṣṭaṃ svacittavaśavartinā |
akāryamahadatyugrantacchamannaya keśava || 10 ||
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brahmaṇyadeva govinda paramārthaparāyaṇa |
jagannātha jagaddhātaḥ pāpaṃ praśamayācyuta || 11 ||
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yathāparāhṇe sāyāhṇe madhyāhṇe ca tathā niśi |
kāyena manasā vācā kṛtaṃ pāpamajānatā || 12 ||
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jānatā ca hṛṣīkeśa puṇḍarīkākṣa mādhava |
nāmatrayoccāraṇataḥ svapne yātu mama kṣayaṃ || 13 ||
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śārīraṃ me hṛṣīkeśa puṇḍarīkākṣa mādhava |
pāpaṃ praśamayādya tvaṃ bākkṛtaṃ mama mādhava || 14 ||
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yadbhuñjanyatsvapaṃstiṣṭhan gacchan jāgradyadāsthitaḥ |
kṛtavān pāpamadyāhaṃ kāyena manasā girā || 15 ||
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yatsvalpamapi yatsthūlaṃ kuyoninarakābahaṃ |
tadyātu praśamaṃ sarvaṃ vāsudevānukīrtanāt || 16 ||
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paraṃ brahma paraṃ dhāma pavitraṃ paramañca yat |
tasmin prakīrtite viṣṇau yatpāpaṃ tatpraṇaśyatu || 17 ||
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yatprāpya na nivartante gandhasparśadivarjitaṃ |
sūrayastatpadaṃ viṣṇostatsarvaṃ śamayatvaghaṃ || 18 ||
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pāpapraṇāśanaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādapi |
śārīrairmānasairvāgjaiḥ kṛtaiḥ papaiḥ pramucyate || 19 ||
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sarvapāpagrahādibhyo yāti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padaṃ |
tasmātpāpe kṛte japyaṃ stotraṃ sarvāghamardanaṃ || 20 ||
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prāyaścittamaghaughānāṃ stotraṃ vratakṛte varaṃ |
prāyaścittaiḥ stotrajapairvratairnaśyati pātakaṃ || 21 ||
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tataḥ kāryāṇi saṃsiddhyai tāni vai bhuktimuktaye || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 172

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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