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 4

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agniruvāca |
avatāraṃ varāhasya vakṣye'haṃ pāpanāśanam |
hiraṇyākṣo'sureśo'bhūd devān jitvā divi sthitaḥ || 1 ||
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devairgatvā stuto viṣṇuryajñarūpo varāhakaḥ |
abhūt taṃ dānavaṃ hatvā daityaiḥ sākañca kaṇṭakam || 2 ||
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dharmadevādirakṣākṛtaṃ tataḥ so'ntarddadhe hariḥ |
hiraṇyākṣasya vai bhrātā hiraṇyakaśipustathā || 3 ||
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jitadevayajñabhāgaḥ sarvadevādhikārakṛt |
nārasiṃhavapuḥ kṛtvā taṃ jaghāna suraiḥ saha || 4 ||
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svapadasthān surāṃścakre nārasiṃhaḥ suraiḥ stutaḥ |
devāsure purā yuddhe baliprabhṛtibhiḥ surāḥ || 5 ||
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jitāḥ svargātparibhrapṭā hariṃ vai śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ |
surāṇāmamayaṃ dattvā adityā kaśyapena ca || 6 ||
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stuto'sau vāmano bhūtvā hyadityāṃ sa kratuṃ yayau |
baleḥ śrīyajamānasya rājadvāre'gṛṇāt śrutim || 7 ||
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vedān paṭhantaṃ taṃ śrutvā vāmanaṃ varado'bravīt |
nivārito'pi śukreṇa balirbrūhi yadicchasi || 8 ||
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ttatte'haṃ sampradāsyāmivāmano balimabravīt |
padatrayaṃ hi gurvarthaṃ dehi dāsye tamabravīt || 9 ||
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toye tu patite haste vāmano'bhūdavāmanaḥ |
bhūrlokaṃ sa bhuvarlokaṃ svarlekañca padatrayam || 10 ||
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cakre baliñca sutalaṃ tacchakrāya dadau hariḥ |
śakro devairhariṃ stutvā bhuvaneśaḥ sukhīṃ tvabhūt || 11 ||
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vakṣye paraśurāmasya cāvatāraṃ śrṛṇu dvija |
udvatān kṣatriyān matvā bhūbhārahāṇāya saḥ || 12 ||
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avatīrṇo hariḥ śāntyai devaviprādipālakaḥ |
jamadagne reṇukāyāṃ bhārgavaḥ śastrapāragaḥ || 13 ||
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dattātreyaprasādena kārttavīryo nṛpastvabhūt |
sahastrabāhuḥ sarvorvīpatiḥ sa mṛgayāṃ gataḥ || 14 ||
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śrānto nimantrito'raṇye muninā jamadagninā |
kāmadhenuprabhāveṇa bhojitaḥ sabalo nṛpaḥ || 15 ||
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aprārthayat kāmadhenuṃ yadā sa na dadau tadā |
hṛtavānatha rāmeṇa śiraśchittvā nipātitaḥ || 16 ||
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yuddhe paraśunā rājā dhenuḥ svāśramamāyayau |
kārttavīryasya putrastu jamadagnirnipātitaḥ || 17 ||
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rāme vanaṃ gate vairādatha rāmaḥ samāgataḥ |
pitaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā pitṛnāśābhimarṣitaḥ || 18 ||
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triḥ saptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ niḥkṣatrāmakarodvibhuḥ |
kuruśretre pañca kuṇḍān kṛtvā santarpya vai pitṛn || 19 ||
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kāśyapāya mahīṃ dattvā mahendre parvate sthitaḥ |
kūrmmasya ca varāhasya nṛsiṃhasya ca vāmanam || 20 ||
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avatāraṃ ca rāmasya śrutvā yāti divaṃ naraḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 4

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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