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 277

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[English text for this chapter is available]

agniruvāca |
turvvasośca suto vargo gobhānustasya cātmajaḥ |
gobhānorāsīt traiśānistraiśānestu karandhamaḥ || 1 ||
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karandhamānmaruttobhū'dduṣmantastasya cātmajaḥ |
duṣmantasya varūtho'bhūdgāṇḍīrastu varūthataḥ || 2 ||
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gāṇḍīrāccaiva gāndhāraḥ pañca jānapadāstataḥ |
gāndhārāḥ keralāścolāḥ pāṇḍyāḥ kolā mahābalāḥ || 3 ||
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druhyastu vabhrusetuśca vabhrusetoḥ purovasuḥ |
tato gāndhārā gāndhārairgharmmo gharmmād ghṛto'bhavat || 4 ||
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ghṛtāttu viduṣastasmāt pracetāstasya vai śatam |
ānadraśca sabhānaraścākṣupaḥ parameṣukaḥ || 5 ||
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sabhānarāt kālānalaḥ kālānalajasṛñjayaḥ |
purañjayaḥ sṛñjayasya tatputro janamejayaḥ || 6 ||
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tatputrastu mahāśālastutputro'bhūnmahāmanāḥ |
tasmāduśīnaro brahmannṛgāyāntu tṛgastataḥ || 7 ||
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narāyāntu naraścāsīt kṛmistu kṛmitaḥ sutaḥ |
daśāyāṃ subrato jajñe dṛśadvatyāṃ śivistathā || 8 ||
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śiveḥ puttrāstu catvāraḥ pṛthudarbhaśca vīrakaḥ |
kaikeyo bhadrakasteṣāṃ nāmnā janapadāḥ śubhāḥ || 9 ||
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titikṣuruśīnarajastitikṣosca ruṣadrayaḥ |
ruṣadrathādabhūtpailaḥ pailācca sutapāḥ sutaḥ || 10 ||
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mahāyogī balistasmādahgo vaṅgaśca mukhyakaḥ |
puṇḍuḥ kaliṅgo bāloyo baliryogī balānvitaḥ || 11 ||
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aṅgāddadhivāhano'bhūta tasmāddiviratho nṛpaḥ |
divirathāddharmmarathastasya citrarathaḥ sutaḥ || 12 ||
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citrarathātsatyaratho lomapādaśca tatsutaḥ |
lomapādāccaturaṅgaḥ pṛthulākṣaśca tatsutaḥ || 13 ||
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pṛthulākṣācca campo'bhūccampāddharyyaṅgako'bhavat |
haryyaṅgācca bhadraratho bṛhatkarmmā ca tatsutaḥ || 14 ||
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tasmādabhūdvṝhadbhānurvṛhadbhānorbṛhātmavān |
tasmājjayadratho hyāsījjayadrathādvṛhadrathaḥ || 15 ||
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vṛhadrathādviśvajicca karṇo viśvajito'bhavat |
karṇasya vṛṣasenastu pṛthusenastadātmajaḥ |
ete'ṅgavaṃśajā bhūpāḥ pūrorvaṃśaṃ nibodha me || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 277

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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