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 226

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puṣkara uvāca |
svameva karma daivākhyaṃ viddhi dehāntarājitaṃ |
tasmāt pauruṣameveha śreṣṭhamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ || 1 ||
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pratikūlaṃ tathā daivaṃ pauruṣeṇa vihanyate |
sāttvikāt karmmaṇaḥ pūrvāt siddhiḥ syātpauruṣaṃ vinā || 2 ||
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pauruṣaṃ daivasampattyā kāle phalati bhārgava |
daivaṃ puruṣakāraśca dvayaṃ puṃsaḥ phalāvahaṃ || 3 ||
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kṛṣervṛṣṭisamāyogāt kāle syuḥ phalasiddhayaḥ |
sadharmmaṃ pauruṣaṃ kuryānnālaso na ca daivavān || 4 ||
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sāmādibhirupāyaistu sarve siddhyantyupakramāḥ |
sāma copapradānañca cabhedadaṇḍau tathāparau || 5 ||
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māyopekṣendrajālañca upāyāḥ sapta tāñcchṛṇu |
dvividhaṃ kāthitaṃ sāma tathyañcātatyameva ca || 6 ||
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tatrāpyatathyaṃ sādhūnāmākrośāyaiva jāyate |
mahākulīnā hyṛjavo dharmanityā jitendriyāḥ || 7 ||
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sāmasādhyā atathyaiśca gṛhyante rākṣasā api |
tathā tadupakārāṇāṃ kṛtānāñcaiva varṇanaṃ || 8 ||
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parasparantu ye dviṣṭāḥ kruddhabhītāvamānitāḥ |
teṣāmbhedaṃ prayuñjīta paramaṃ darśaṃyedbhayaṃ1 || 9 ||
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ātmīyān darśayedāśāṃ yena doṣeṇa bibhyati |
parāstenaiva te bhedyā rakṣyo vai jñātibhedakaḥ || 10 ||
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sāmantakoṣo vāhyastu mantrāmātyātmajādikaḥ || 2 ||
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antaḥkoṣañcopaśāmyaṃ kurvan śatrośca taṃ jayet || 11 ||
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upāyaśreṣṭhaṃ dānaṃ syāddānādubhayalokabhāk |
na so'sti nāma dānena vaśago yo na jāyate || 12 ||
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dānavāneva śaknoti saṃhatān bhedituṃ parān |
trayāsādhyaṃ sādhayettaṃ daṇḍena ca kṛtena ca || 13 ||
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daṇḍe sarvaṃ sthitaṃ daṇḍo nāśayed duṣpraṇīkṛtaḥ |
adaṇḍyān daṇḍayannasyeddaṇḍyān rājāpyadaṇḍayan || 14 ||
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devadaityoraganarāḥ siddhā bhūtāḥ patatriṇaḥ |
utkrameyuḥ svamaryādāṃ yadi daṇḍān na pālayet || 15 ||
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yasmādadāntān damayatyadaṇḍyāndaṇḍayatyapi |
damanāddamḍanāccaiva tasmāddaṇḍaṃ vidurbudhāḥ || 16 ||
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tejasā durnnirīkṣyo hi rājā bhāskaravattataḥ |
lokaprasādaṃ gaccheta darśanāccandravattataḥ || 17 ||
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jagadvyāpnoti vai cārairato rājā samīraṇaḥ |
doṣanigrahakāritvādrājā vaivasvataḥ prabhuḥ || 18 ||
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yadā dahati durbuddhiṃ tadā bhavati pāvakaḥ |
yadā dānaṃ dvijātibhyā dadyāt tasmāddhaneśvaraḥ || 19 ||
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dhanadhārāpravarṣitvāddevādau varuṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
kṣamayā dhārayaṃllokān pāryivaḥ pārthivo bhavet || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 226

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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