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 272

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puṣkara uvāca |
brahmaṇābhihitaṃ pūrvvaṃ yāvanmānnaṃ marīcaye |
lakṣārddhārddhantu tadbrāhmaṃ likhitvā sampradāpyet || 1 ||
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vaiśākhyāmpaurṇamāsyāñca svargārthī jaladhenumat |
pādmaṃ dvādaśasāhasraṃ jyeṣṭhe dadyācca dhenumat || 2 ||
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varāhakalpavṛttāntamadhikṛtya parāśaraḥ |
trayoviṃśatisāhasraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ prāha cārpayet || 3 ||
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jaladhenumadāpāḍhyāṃ viṣṇoḥ padamavāpnuyāt |
caturdaśasahasrāṇi vāyavīyaṃ haripriyaṃ || 4 ||
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śvetakalpaprasaṅgena gharmmān vāyurihābravīt |
dadyāllikhitvā tadvipre śrāvaṇyāṃ guḍa़dhenumat || 5 ||
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yatrādhikṛtya gāyatrīṃ kīrttyate dharmmavistaraḥ |
vṛtrāsurabadhopetaṃ tadbhāgavatamucyate || 6 ||
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sārasvatasya kalpasya proṣṭhapadyantu taddadet |
aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi hemasiṃhasamanvitaṃ || 7 ||
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yatrāha nārado dharmmān vṛhatkalpāśritāniha |
pañcaviṃśasahasrāṇi nāradīyaṃ taducyate || 8 ||
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sadhenuñcāśvine dadyātsiddhimātyantikīṃ labhet |
yatrādhikṛtya śatrūnāndarmādharmavicāraṇā || 9 ||
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kārttikyāṃ navasāhasraṃ mārkaṇḍeyamathārpayet |
agninā yadvaśiṣṭhāya proktañcāgneyameva tat || 10 ||
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likhitvā pustakaṃ dadyānmārgaśīṣyāṃ sa sarvadaḥ |
dvādaśaiva sahasrāṇi sarvavidyāvabodhanaṃ1 || 11 ||
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caturdaśasahasrāṇi bhaviṣyaṃ sūryyasambhavaṃ |
bhavastu manave prāha dadyāt pauṣyāṃ guḍa़ाdimat || 12 ||
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sāvarṇinā nāradāya brahmavaivarttamīritaṃ |
rathāntarasya vṛttāntamaṣṭādaśasahasrakaṃ || 13 ||
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māghyāndadyādvarāhasya caritaṃ brahmavaivarttamīritaṃ |
rathāntarasya vṛttāntamaṣṭādaśasahasrakaṃ || 14 ||
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āgyeyakalpe lalliṅgamekādaśasahasrakam |
taddatvā śivamāpnoti phālgunyāṃ tiladhenumat || 15 ||
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caturddaśaśahasrāṇi vārāhaṃ viṣṇuṇeritam |
bhūyau varāhacaritaṃ mānavasya pravṛttitaḥ || 16 ||
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sahemagaruḍa़ñcaitryāṃ padamāpnoti vaiṣṇavam |
caturaśītisāhasraṃ skāndaṃ skanderitaṃ mahat || 17 ||
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adhikṛtya sadharmmāṃśca kalpe tatpuruṣe'rpayet |
vāmanaṃ daśasāhasraṃ dhaumakalpe hareḥ kathā || 18 ||
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dadyāt śaradi viṣuve dharmārthādinivodhanam |
kūrmañaacāṣṭasahasrañca kūrmoktañca rasātale || 19 ||
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indradyumnaprasaṅgena dadyāttaddhemakūrmavat |
trayodaśasahasrāṇi mātsyaṃ kalpādito'bravīt || 20 ||
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matsyo hi manave dadyādviṣuve hemamatsyavat |
gāruḍa़ñcāṣṭasāhasraṃ viṣṇūktantārkṣakalpake || 21 ||
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viśvāṇḍādgaruḍa़ोtpattiṃ taddadyāddhemahaṃsavat |
brahmā brahmāṇḍamāhātmyamadhikṛtyābravīttu || 22 ||
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tacca dvādaśasāhasraṃ bhahmāṇḍaṃ taddvije'rpayet |
bhārate parvasamāptau vastragandhasragādibhiḥ || 22 ||
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vācakaṃ pūjayedādau bhojayet pāyasairdvijān |
gobhūgrāmasuvarṇādi dadyātparvaṇi parvaṇi || 23 ||
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samāpte bārate vipraṃ saṃhitāpustakānyajet |
śubhe deśe niveśyātha kṣaumavastrādināvṛtān || 25 ||
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naranārāyaṇaau pūjyau pustakāḥ kusumādibhiḥ |
go'nnabhūhema datvātha bhojayitvā kṣamāpayet || 26 ||
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mahādānāni deyāni ratnāni vividhāni ca |
māsakau dvau trayaścaiva māse māse pradāpayet || 27 ||
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ayanādau śravakasya dānamādau vidhīyate |
śrītṛbhiḥ sakalaiḥ kāryyaṃ śrāvake pūjanaṃ dvija || 28 ||
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itihāsapurāṇānāṃ pustakāni prayacchati |
pūjayitvāyurārogyaṃ svargamokṣamavāpnuyāt || 29 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 272

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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