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 330

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agniruvāca |
pāda āpādapūraṇe gāyatryo vasavaḥ smṛtāḥ |
jagatyā ādityāḥ pādo virājo diśa īritāḥ || 1 ||
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viṣṇuto rudrāḥ pādaḥ syācchanda ekādipādakaṃ |
ādyaṃ catuṣpāccaturmistripāt saptākṣaraiḥ kkacit || 2 ||
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sā gāyatrī pade nīvṛt tatpratiṣṭhādi ṣaṭ tripāt |
badhaṃmānā ṣaḍa़ṣṭāṣṭā tripāt ṣaḍ vasūbhūvaraiḥ || 3 ||
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gāyatrī tripadā nīvṛt nāgī navanavarttubhiḥ |
vārāhī rasadvirasā chamdaścātha tṛtīyakap || 4 ||
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dviṣād dvādaśavasvantaiḥ tripāttu traiṣṭabhaiḥ smṛtam |
uṣṇik chando'ṣṭavasukaiḥ pādairvede prakīrttitaḥ || 5 ||
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kakubuṣṇigaṣṭasūryyavasvarṇā tribhireva saḥ |
punaruṣṇik sūryyavasuvasvarṇaiśca tripādbhavet || 6 ||
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paroṣṇik paratastasmāccatuṣṇadāt tribhirbhavet |
sāṣṭākṣarairanuṣṭup syāt catuṣpācca tripāt kkacit || 7 ||
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aṣṭārkasūryyavarṇaiḥ syāt madhye'nte ca kkacidbhavet |
vṛhatījagatyastravogāyatryāḥ pūrvvako yadi || 8 ||
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tṛtīyaḥ pathyā bhavati dvitīyānyaṃ kusāriṇī |
skandhau grīvā kroṣṭuke syād yakṣe syādvo vṛhatyapi || 9 ||
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upariṣṭād vṛhatyante purastād vṛhatī punaḥ |
kkacinnavakāścatvāro digvidikṣvaṣṭavarṇikāḥ || 10 ||
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mahāvṛhatī jāgataiḥ syāt tribhiḥ sato vṛhatyapri |
bhaṇḍilaḥ paṅkticchandaḥ syāt sūryyārkāṣṭāṣṭavarṇakaiḥ || 11 ||
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pūrvvau vedayujau sataḥ paṅktiśca viparītakau |
prastārapaṅaktiḥ purataḥ pavādāstārapaṅktikā || 12 ||
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akṣarapaṅktiḥ pañcakāścatvāraścālpaśo dvayaṃ |
padapaṅktiḥ pañca bhaveccatuṣakaṃ ṣaṭkakatrayem || 13 ||
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ṣaṭkapañcabhirgāyatraiḥ ṣaḍbhiśca jagatī bhavet |
ekena triṣṭuvjyotiṣmatī tathaiva jagatoritā || 14 ||
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purastājjayotiḥ prathame madhye jyotiśca madhyataḥ |
upariṣṭājjotirantyādekasmin pañcake tathā || 15 ||
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bhavecchandaḥ śaṅkumatī ṣaṭke chandaḥ kakudmatī |
tripādaśiśumadhyā syāt sā pipīlikamadhyamā || 16 ||
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viparītā yavamadhyā trivṛdekena varjitā |
bhūmijaikenādhikena dvihīnā ca cirādbhavet || 17 ||
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svarāṭsyāddvābhyāmadhikaṃ sandigdho daivatāditaḥ |
ādipādānniścayaḥ syācchandasāṃ devatā kramāt || 18 ||
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agniḥ sūryyaḥ śaśī jīvo varuṇaścandra eva ca |
viśvedevāśca ṣaḍa़ jādyāḥ svarāḥ ṣaḍa़ jo vṛṣaḥ kramāt || 19 ||
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gāndhāro madhyamaścaiva pañcamo dhaivatastathā |
niṣādavarṇāḥ śvetaśca sāhaḍgaśca pisaḍgakaḥ || 20 ||
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kṛṣṇo nīlo lohitaśca gaurī gāyatrimukhyake |
gorocanābhāḥ kṛtayo jyotiśchando hi śyāmalaṃ || 21 ||
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agnirvaiśyaḥ kāśyapaśca gautamāhgirasau kramāt |
bhārgavaḥ kauśikaścaiva vāśiṣṭho gotramīritaṃ || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 330

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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