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 208

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agniruvāca |
vratadānāni sāmānyaṃ pravadāmi samāsataḥ |
tithau pratipadādau ca sūryādau kṛttikāsu ca || 1 ||
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viṣkambhādau ca meṣādau kāle ca grahaṇādike |
yatkāle yadvrataṃ dānaṃ yaddravyaṃ niyamādi yat || 2 ||
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taddravyākhyañca kālākhyaṃ sarvaṃ vai viṣṇudaivataṃ |
ravīśabrahmalakṣmyādyāḥ sarve viṣṇorvibhūtayaḥ || 3 ||
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tamuddiśya vrataṃ dānaṃ pūjādi syāttu sarvadaṃ |
jagatpate samāgaccha āsanaṃ pādyamarghyakaṃ || 4 ||
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madhuparkaṃ tathācāmaṃ snānaṃ vastañca gandhakaṃ |
puṣpaṃ dhūpaśca dīpaśca naivedyādi namo'stu te || 5 ||
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iti pūjāvrate dāne dānavākyaṃ samaṃ śṛṇu |
adyāmukasagotrāya viprāyāmukaśarmaṇe || 6 ||
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etaddravyaṃ viṣṇudaivaṃ sarvapāpopaśāntay || 7 ||
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āyurārogyavṛddhyarthaṃ saubhāgyādivivṛddhaye || 7 ||
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gotrasantativṛddhyarthaṃ vijayāya dhanāya ca |
dharmāyaiśvaryakāmāya tatpāpaśamanāya ca || 8 ||
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saṃsāramuktaye dānantubhyaṃ sampradade hyahaṃ |
etaddānapratiṣṭhārthaṃ tubhyametaddadāmyahaṃ || 9 ||
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etena prīyatāṃ nityaṃ sarvalokapatiḥ prabhuḥ |
yajñadānavratapate vidyākīrtyādi dehi me || 10 ||
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dharmakāmārthamokṣāṃśca dehi me manasepsitaṃ |
yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyānnityaṃ vratadānasamuccayaṃ || 11 ||
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sa prāptakāmo vimalo bhuktimuktimavāpnuyāt |
tithivārarkṣasaṅkrāntiyogamanvādikaṃ vrataṃ || 12 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 208

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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