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 5

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agniruvāca |
rāmāyaṇamahaṃ vakṣye nāradenoditaṃ purā |
vālmīkaye yathā tadvat paṭhitaṃ bhuktimuktidam || 1 ||
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nārada uvāca |
viṣṇunābhyavjajo brahmā marīcirbrahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ |
marīceḥ kaśyapastasmāt sūryo vaivasvato manuḥ || 2 ||
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tatastasmāttathekṣvākustasya vaṃśe kakutsthakaḥ |
kakutsthasya raghustasmādajo daśarathastataḥ || 3 ||
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rāvaṇādervadhārthāya caturddhābhūta svayaṃ hariḥ |
rājño daśarathādrāmaḥ kauśalyāyāṃ babhūva ha || 4 ||
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kaikeyyāṃ bharataḥ putraḥ sumitrāyāñca lakṣmaṇaḥ |
śatrughnaḥ ṛṣyaśrṛṅgeṇa tāsu sandattapāyasāt || 5 ||
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prāśitādyajñasaṃsiddhādrādrāmādyāśca samāḥ pituḥ |
yajñavidhnavināśāya viśvāmitrārthito nṛpaḥ || 6 ||
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rāmaṃ sampreṣayāmāsa lakṣmaṇaṃ muninā saha |
rāmo gato'straśastrāṇi śikṣitastāḍakāntakṛta || 7 ||
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mārīcaṃ mānavāstreṇa mohitaṃ dūrato'nayat |
subāhuṃ yajñahantāraṃ sabalañcāvadhīd balī || 8 ||
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siddhāśramanivāsī ca viśvāmitrādibhiḥ saha |
gataḥ kratuṃ maithilasya draṣṭuñcāpaṃsahānujaḥ || 9 ||
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śatānandanimittena viśvāmitraprabhāvataḥ |
rāmāya kathito rājñā samuniḥ pūjitaḥ kratau || 10 ||
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dhanurāpūrayāmāsa līlayā sa babhañja tat |
vīryaśulkañca janakaḥ sītāṃ kanyāntvayonijām || 11 ||
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dadau rāmāya rāmo'pi pitrādau hi samāgate |
upayeme jānakīntāmurmilāṃ lakṣmaṇastathā || 12 ||
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śrutakīrttiṃ māṇḍavīñca kuśadhvajasute tathā |
janakasyānujasyaite śatrughnabharatāvubhau || 13 ||
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kanye dve upayemāte janakena supūjitaḥ |
rāmo'gātsavaśiṣṭhādyairjāmadaganyaṃ vijitya ca |
ayodhyāṃ bharatobhyāgāt saśatrughno yudhājitaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 5

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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