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 265

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agniruvāca |
sarvārthasādhanaṃ snānaṃ vakṣye śāntikaraṃ śrṛṇu |
snāpayecya sarittīre grahān viṣṇu vicakṣaṇaḥ || 1 ||
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devālaye jvarārttyādau vināyakagrahārddite |
vidyārthino hrade gehe jayakāmasya tīrthake || 2 ||
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padminyāṃ snāpayennārīṃ garbho yasyāḥ snavettathā |
aśokasannidhau snāyājjāto yasyā vinaśyati || 3 ||
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puṣpārthināñca puṣpāḍhye putrārthināñca sāgare |
gṛhasaubhāgyakāmānāṃ sarveṣāṃ viṣṇusannidhau || 4 ||
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vaiṣṇave revatīpuṣye sarveṣāṃ snānamuttamaṃ |
snānakāmasya saptāhampūrvamutsādanaṃ smṛtaṃ || 5 ||
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punarnnavāṃ rocanāñca śatāṅgaṃ guruṇī tvacaṃ |
madhūkaṃ rajanī dve ca tagarannāgakeśaram || 6 ||
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ambarīñcaiva mañjiṣṭhāṃ māṃsīyāsakamardanaiḥ |
priyaṅgusarṣapaṃ kuṣṭhambalāmbrāhmīñca kuṅkumaṃ || 7 ||
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pañcagavyaṃ śaktumiśraṃ udvarttya snānamācaret |
maṇḍale karṇikāyāñca viṣṇuṃ brāhmaṇamarccayet || 8 ||
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dakṣaevāme haraṃ pūrvaṃ patre pūrvādike kramāt |
likhedindrādikāndevān sāyudhān sahabāndhavān1 || 9 ||
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snānamaṇḍalakān dikṣu kuryyāccaiva vādikṣu ca |
viṣṇubrahmeśaśakrādīṃstadastrāṇyarghya homayet || 10 ||
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ekaikasya tvaṣṭaśataṃ samidhastu tilān ghṛtaṃ |
bhadraḥ subhadraḥ siddhārthaḥ kalasāḥ puṣṭivarddhanāḥ || 11 ||
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amoghaścitrabānuśca parjjanyo'tha sudarśanaḥ |
sthāpayettu ghaṭānetān sāśvirudramarudgaṇān || 12 ||
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viśve devāstathā daityā vasavo munayastathā |
āveśayantu suprītāstathānyā api devatāḥ || 13 ||
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oṣadhīrnnikṣipet kumbhe jayantīṃ vijayāṃ jayāṃ |
śatāvarīṃ śatapuṣpāṃ viṣṇukrāntāparājitām || 14 ||
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uyotiṣmatīmatibalāñcandanośīrakeśaraṃ |
kastūrikāñca karpūraṃ bālakaṃ patrakaṃ tvacaṃ || 15 ||
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jātīphalaṃ lavaṅgañca mṛttikāṃ pañaacagavyakaṃ |
bhadrapīṭhe sthitaṃ sādhyaṃ snāpayeyurdvijā balāt || 16 ||
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rājābhiṣekamantroktadevānāṃ homakāḥ pṛthak |
pūrṇāhutintato datvā gurave dakṣiṇāṃ dadet || 17 ||
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indro'bhiṣikto guruṇā purā daityān jaghān ha |
likpālasnānaṅkathitaṃ saṃgrāmādau jayādikaṃ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 265

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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