Agni Purana [sanskrit]

97,288 words

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 216

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[English text for this chapter is available]

agniruvāca |
evaṃ sandhyāvidhiṃ kṛtvā gāyatrīñca japetsmaret |
gāyañcchiṣyān yatastrāyetbhāryāṃ prāṇāṃstathaiva ca || 1 ||
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tataḥ smṛteyaṃ gāyatrī sāvitrīya tato yataḥ |
prakāśanātsā saviturvāgrūpatvātsarasvatī || 2 ||
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tajjyotiḥ paramaṃ brahma bhargastejo yataḥ smṛtaṃ |
bhā dīptāviti rūpaṃ hi bhrasjaḥ pāke'tha tatsmṛtaṃ || 3 ||
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oṣadhyādikaṃ pacati bhrājṛ dīptau tathā bhavet |
bhargaḥ syādbhrājata iti bahulaṃ chanda īritaṃ || 4 ||
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vareṇyaṃ sarvatejobhyaḥ śreṣṭhaṃ vai paramaṃ padaṃ |
svargāpavargakāmairvā varaṇīyaṃ sadaiva hi || 5 ||
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vṛṇotervaraṇārthatvājjāgratsvapnādivarjitaṃ |
nityaśuddhabuddhamekaṃ satyantaddhīmahīśvaraṃ || 6 ||
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ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirdhyayemahi vimuktaye |
tajjyotirbhagavān viṣṇurjagajjanmādikāraṇaṃ || 7 ||
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śivaṃ kecitpaṭhanti sma śaktirūpaṃ paṭhanti ca |
kecitsūryaṅkecidagniṃ vedagā agnihotriṇaḥ || 8 ||
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agnyādirūpo viṣṇurhi vedādau brahma gīyate |
tatpadaṃ paramaṃ viṣṇordevasya savituḥ smṛtaṃ || 9 ||
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mahadājyaṃ sūyate hi svayaṃ jyotirhariḥ prabhuḥ |
parjanyo vāyurādityaḥ śītoṣṇādyaiśca pācayet || 10 ||
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agnau prāstāhutiḥ samyagādityamupatiṣṭhate |
ādityājjāyate vṛṣṭirvṛṣṭerannantataḥ prajāḥ || 11 ||
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dadhātervā dhīmahīti manasā dhārayemahi |
no'smākaṃ yaśca bhargaśca sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ dhiyaḥ || 12 ||
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codayātprerayedbuddhīrbhoktṝṇāṃ sarvakarmasu |
dṛṣṭādṛṣṭavipākeṣu viṣṇusūryāgnirūpavān || 13 ||
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īśvaraprerito gacchetsvargaṃ vāśvabhrameva vā |
īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvaṃ mahadādijagaddhariḥ || 14 ||
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svargādyaiḥ krīḍate devo yo'haṃ sa puruṣaḥ prabhuḥ |
ādityāntargataṃ yacca bhargākhyaṃ vai mumukṣubhiḥ || 15 ||
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janmamṛtyuvināśāya duḥkhasya trividhasya ca |
dhyānena puruṣo'yañca draṣṭavyaḥ sūryamaṇḍale || 16 ||
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tattvaṃ sadasi cidbrahma viṣṇoryatparamaṃ padaṃ |
devasya saviturbhargo vareṇyaṃ hi turīyakaṃ || 17 ||
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dehādijāgradābrahma ahaṃ brahmeti dhīmahi |
yo'sāvādityapuruṣaḥ so'sāvahamananta oṃ || 18 ||
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jñānāni śubhakarmādīn pravartayati yaḥ sadā || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 216

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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