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 331

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agniruvāca |
catuḥśatamutkṛtiḥ syādukṛteścaturastyajet |
abhisaṃvyā pratyakṛtistāni chandāṃsi vai pṛthak || 1 ||
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kṛtiścātidhṛtivṛttī atyaṣṭiṣcāṣṭirityataḥ |
atiśarkkarī śakkarīti atijagatī jagatyapi || 2 ||
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chando'tra laukikaṃsyācca ārṣamātraiṣṭubhāt smṛtam |
triṣṭuppaṅktivṛhatī anuṣṭuvuṣṇigī ritam || 3 ||
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gāyatrī syāt supratiṣṭhā pratiṣṭhā madhyayā saha |
atyuktātyukta ādiśca ekaikākṣaravarjitam || 4 ||
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caturbhāgo bhavet pādo gaṇcchandaḥ pradarśyate |
tāvantaḥ samudrā gaṇā hyādimadhyāntasarvagāḥ || 5 ||
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caturṇaḥ pañca ca gaṇā āryyālakṣaṇamucyate |
svarārddhañcāryyārddhaṃ syādāryyāṃyāṃ viṣamenajaḥ || 6 ||
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ṣaṣṭho jo nalapūrvā syāddvitīyādipadaṃ nale |
saptame'nte prathamā ca dvitīye pañcame nale || 7 ||
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arddhe padaṃ prathamādi ṣaṣṭha eko laghurbhavet |
triṣu gaṇeṣu pādaḥ syādāryyā pañcārddhake smṛtā || 8 ||
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vipulānyātha capalā gurumadhyāgatau ca jau |
dvitīyacaturthau pūrve ca capalā mukhapurvikā || 9 ||
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dvitīthe jaghanapūrvvā capalāryyā prakīrttitā |
ubhayormahācapalā gītavādyārddhatulyakā || 10 ||
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antyenārddhenopagītirudgītiścotkramāt smṛtā |
arddhe rakṣagaṇā āryyā gītacchando'tha mātrayā || 11 ||
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vaitālīyaṃ dvisvarā syādayuṣpāde same nalaḥ |
vasavo'nte vanagāśca gopucchandaśakaṃ bhavet || 12 ||
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bhagaṇaāntā pāṭalikā śeṣe pare ca pūrvavat |
sākaṃ ṣaḍvā miśrāyuk prācyavṛttiḥ pradarśyate || 13 ||
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pañcamena pūrvasākaṃ tṛtīyena sahasrayuk |
udīcyavṛttirvācyāṃ syād yugapacca pravarttakaṃ || 14 ||
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ayukcāruhāsinī syādyugapaccāntikā bhavet || 15 ||
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saptārccirvasavaścaiva mātrāsamakamīritam |
bhavennalavamau laśca dvādaśo vā navāsikā || 16 ||
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viśvokaḥ pañcamāṣṭau mo citra lavamakaścalaḥ |
parayuktenopacitrā pādākulakamityataḥ || 17 ||
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gītāryyā lopaścet saumyā laḥ pūrvaḥ jyotirīritā |
syācchikhā viparyyāstārddhā tūlikā samudāhṛtā || 18 ||
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ekonatriṃśadante gaḥ syājjñejanasamāvalā |
gu ityekaguruṃ saṃkhyāvarṇāddaśaviparyyayāt || 19 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 331

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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