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 303

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agniruvāca |
yadā janmarkṣagaścandro bhānuḥ saptamarāśigaḥ |
pauṣṇaḥ kālaḥ sa vijñeyastadā grāsaṃ parīkṣayet || 1 ||
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kaṇṭheṣṭhai calataḥ sthānādyasya vakrā ca nāsikā |
kṛṣṇā ca jihvā saptāhaṃ jīvitaṃ tasya vai bhavet || 2 ||
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tāro meṣo viṣaṃ dantī naro dīrgho ghaṇā rasaḥ |
kruddholkāya maholkāya vīrotlāya śikhā bhavet || 3 ||
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hyalkāya sahasolkāya vaiṣṇavoṣṭākṣaro manuḥ |
kaniṣṭhāditadaṣṭānāmaṅgulīnāñca parvasu || 4 ||
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jyeṣṭhāgreṇa kramāttāvan mūrddhanyaṣṭākṣaraṃ nyaset |
tarjjanyāntāramaṅguṣṭhe lagne madhyamayā ca tat || 5 ||
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taleṅguṣṭhe taduttāraṃ vījottāraṃ tato nyaset |
raktagauradhūmraharijjātarūpāḥ sitāstrathaḥ || 6 ||
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evaṃ rūpānimān varṇān bhāvavuddhānnyaset kramāt |
hṛdāsyanetramūrddhāṅghritāluguhyakarādiṣu || 7 ||
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aṅgāni ca nyasedvījānnyasyātha karadehayoḥ |
yathātmani tathā devenyāsaḥ sāryyaḥ karaṃ vinā || 8 ||
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hṛdādisthānagān varṇān gandhapuṣpaiḥ samarccayet |
dharmmādyagnyādyadharmādi gātre pīṭhe'mbuje nyaset || 9 ||
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yatra keśarakiñcalkavyāpisūryyendudāhināṃ |
maṇḍalantritayantāvad bhedaistatra nyaset kramāt || 10 ||
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guṇāśca tantrasatvādyāḥ keśaramthāśca śaktayaḥ |
vimalotkarṣaṇījñānakriyāyogāśca vai kramāt || 11 ||
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prahvī satyā tatheśānānugrahā madhyatastataḥ |
yogapīṭhaṃ samabhyarcya samāvāhya hariṃ yajet || 12 ||
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pādyārghyācamanīyañca pītavastravibhūṣaṇaṃ |
yogapīṭhaṃ samabhyarcya samāvāhya hariṃ yajet || 12 ||
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vāsudevādayaḥ pūjyāścatvāro dikṣu mūrttayaḥ |
vidikṣu śraīsarasvatyai ratiśāntyai ca pūjayet || 14 ||
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śaṅkhaṃ cakraṃ gadāṃ padmaṃ muṣalaṃ khaḍgaśārṅgike |
vanamālānvitaṃ dikṣu vidikṣu ca yajet kramāt || 15 ||
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abyarcya ca cavahistārkṣyaṃ devasya purato'rccayet |
viśvaksenañca someśaṃ madhye āvaraṇādvahiḥ || 16 ||
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indrādiparicāreṇa pūjya sarvvamavāpnuyāt || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 303

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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