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 296

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agniruvāca |
vakṣye rudravidhānantu pañcāṅgaṃ sarvvadaṃ paraṃ |
hṛdayaṃ śivasaṅkalpaḥ śivaḥ sūktantu pauruṣam || 1 ||
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śikhādbhyaḥ sambhṛtaṃ sūktamāśuḥ kavacameva ca |
śatarudrīyamastrañca rudrasyāṅgāni pañca hi || 2 ||
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pañcāṅgānnyasya taṃ dhyātvā japedrudrāṃstataḥ kramāt |
yajjāgrata iti sūktaṃ ṣaḍṛcaṃ mānasaṃ viduḥ || 3 ||
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ṛṣiḥ syācchivasaṅkalpaśchandastriṣṭubudāhṛtaṃ |
śivaḥ sahasraśīrṣeti tasya nārāyaṇo'pyṛṣiḥ || 4 ||
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devatā puruṣo'nuṣṭupchando jñeyañca traiṣṭubham |
adbhyaḥ sambhṛtaṃ sūktamṛṣiruttaragonaraḥ || 5 ||
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ādyānāntisṛṇāṃ triṣṭupchando'nuṣṭubdvayorapi |
chandastraiṣṭubhamantyāyāḥ puruṣo'syāpi devatā || 6 ||
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āśurindro dvādaśānāṃ chandastriṣṭubudāhṛtaṃ |
ṛṣiḥ proktaḥ pratirathaḥ sūkte saptadaśārccake || 7 ||
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pṛthakpṛthak devatāḥ syuḥ puruvidaṅgadevatā |
avaśiṣṭadaivateṣu chando'nuṣṭubudāhṛtaṃ || 8 ||
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asau yastāmro bhavatīndraḥ puruliṅgoktadevatāḥ |
paṅkticchando'tha marmmāṇi tvapo liṅgoktadevatāḥ || 9 ||
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raudrādhyāye ca sarvvasminnṛṣiḥ syāt parameṣṭhyapi |
prajāpatirvvā devānāṃ kutsasya tisṛṇāṃ punaḥ || 10 ||
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manodvayorumaikā syādrudro rudrāśca devatāḥ |
ādyonuvāko'tha pūrvva ekarudrākhyadaivataḥ || 11 ||
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chando gāyatramādyāyā anuṣṭup tisṛṇāmṛcām |
tisṛṇāñca tathā paṅktiranuṣṭubatha saṃsmṛtam || 12 ||
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dvayośca jagatīchando rudrāṇāmapyaśītayaḥ |
hiraṇyabāhavastisro namo vaḥ kirikāya ca || 13 ||
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pañcarcco rudradevāḥ syurmantre rudrānuvākake |
viṃśake rudradevāstāḥ prathamā bṛhatī smṛtā || 14 ||
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ṛgdvitīyā trijagatī tṛtīyā triṣṭubeva ca |
anuṣṭubho yajustisra āryobhijñaḥ susiddhibhāk || 15 ||
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trailokyamohanenāpi viṣavyādhyarimarddanaṃ |
iṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ hraiṃ hūṃ trailokyamohanāya viṣṇave namaḥ || 16 ||
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oṃ haṃ iṃ ugravīraṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ jvalantaṃ sarvatomukhaṃ |
nṛsiṃhaṃ bhīṣaṇaṃ bhadraṃ mṛtyumṛtyunnamāmyahaṃ || 17 ||
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ayameva tu pañcāṅgo mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ |
dvādaśāṣṭākṣarau mantrau viṣavyādhivimarddanau || 18 ||
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kubjikā tripurā gaurī candrikā viṣahāriṇī |
prasādamantro viṣahṛdāyurārogyavarddhanaṃ || 19 ||
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sauro vināyakastadvadrudramantrāḥ sadākhilāḥ || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 296

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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