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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 228
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puṣkara uvāca |
yadā manyeta nṛpatirākrandena balīyasā |
pārṣṇigrāho'bhibhūto me tadā yātrāṃ prayojayet || 1 ||
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puṣṭā yodhā bhṛtā bhṛtyāḥ prabhūtañca balaṃ mama |
mūlarakṣāsamartho'smi tairgatvā1 śivire vrajet || 2 ||
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śatrorvā vyasane yāyāt daivādyaiḥ pīḍitaṃ paraṃ |
bhūkampo yāndiśaṃ yāti yāñca keturvyadūṣayat || 3 ||
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vidviṣṭanāśakaṃ sainyaṃ sambhūtāntaḥprakopanaṃ || 2 ||
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śarīrasphuraṇe dhanye tathā susvapnadarśane || 4 ||
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nimitte śakune dhanye jāte śatrupuraṃ vrajet |
padātināgabahulāṃ senāṃ prāvṛṣi yojayet || 5 ||
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hemante śiśire caiva rathavājisamākulāṃ |
caturaṅgabalopetāṃ vasante vā śaranamukhe3 || 6 ||
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senā padātibahulā śatrūn jayati sarvadā |
aṅgadakṣiṇabhāge tu śastaṃ prasphuraṇaṃ bhavet || 7 ||
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na śastantu tathā vāme pṛṣṭhasya hṛdayasya ca |
lāñchanaṃ piṭakañcaiva vijñeyaṃ sphuraṇaṃ tathā || 8 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 228
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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The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)
Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अग्निपुराण (केवल हिन्दी अनुवाद); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.
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Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)
Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.
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