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 7

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nārada uvāca |
rāmo vaśiṣṭhaṃ mātṝśca natvā'triñca praṇamya saḥ |
anasūyāñca tatpatnīṃ śarabhaṅgaṃ sutīkṣṇakam || 1 ||
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agastya bhrātaraṃ natvā agastyantatprasādataḥ |
dhanuḥ khaṅgañca samprāpya daṇḍakāraṇyamāgataḥ || 2 ||
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janasthāne pañcavaṭyāṃ sthito godāvarīṃ taṭe |
tatra sūrpaṇakhāyātā bhakṣituṃ tān bhayaṅkarī || 3 ||
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rāmaṃ surūpaṃ dṛṣṭvā sā kāminī vākyamabravīt |
kastvaṃ kasmātsamāyāto bharttā me bhava cārthitaḥ || 4 ||
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etau ca bhakṣayiṣyāmi ityuktvā taṃ samudyatā |
tasyā nāsāñca karṇau ca rāmokto lakṣmaṇo'cchinat || 5 ||
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raktaṃ kṣarantī prayayau kharaṃ bhrātaramabravīt |
marīṣyāmi vināsā'haṃ khara jīvāmi vai tadā || 6 ||
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rāmasya bhāryyā sītā'sau tasyāsīllakṣmaṇo'nujaḥ |
teṣāṃ yadrudhiraṃ soṣṇaṃ pāyayiṣyasi māṃ yadi || 7 ||
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kharastatheti tāmuktvā yaturdṛśasahastrakaiḥ |
rakṣasāṃ dūṣaṇenāgādyoddhu triśirasā saha || 8 ||
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rāmaṃ rāmo'pi yuyudhe śarairvivyādha rākṣasān |
hastyaśvarathapādātaṃ balaṃ ninye yamakṣayam || 9 ||
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triśīrṣāṇaṃ kharaṃ raudraṃ yudhyantañcauva dūṣaṇam |
yayau sūrpaṇakhā laṅkāṃ rāvaṇāgrepatad bhuvi || 10 ||
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abravīdrāvaṇaṃ kruddhā na tvaṃ rājā na rakṣakaḥ |
kharādihantū rāmasya sītāṃ bhāryāṃ harasva ca || 11 ||
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rāmalakṣmaṇaraktasya pānājjīvāmi nānyathā |
tathetyāha ca tacchrutvā mārīcaṃ prāha vai vraja || 12 ||
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svarṇacitramṛgo bhūtvā rāmalakṣmaṇakarṣakaḥ |
sītāgre tāṃ hariṣyāmi anyathā maraṇaṃ tava || 13 ||
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mārīco rāvaṇaṃ prāha rāmo mṛtyurdhanurdharaḥ |
rāvaṇādapi marttavyaṃ marttavyaṃ rāghavādapi || 14 ||
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avaśyaṃ yadi marttavyaṃ varaṃ rāmo na rāvaṇaḥ |
iti matvā mṛgo bhūtvā sītāgre vyacaranmuhuḥ || 15 ||
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sītayā prerito rāmaḥ śareṇāthāvadhīcca tam |
mriyamāṇo mṛgaḥ prāha hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca || 16 ||
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saumitriḥ sītayokto'tha viruddhaṃ rāmamāgataḥ |
rāvaṇo'pyaharat sītāṃ hatvā gṛdhraṃ jaṭāyuṣam || 17 ||
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jaṭāyuṣā sa bhinnāṅgaḥ aṅkenādāya jānakīm |
gato laṅkāmaśokākhye dhārayāmāsa cābravīt || 18 ||
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bhava bhāryyā mamāgryā tvaṃ rākṣasyo rakṣyatāmiyam |
rāmo hatvā tu mārīcaṃ dṛṣṭvā lakṣmaṇamabravīt || 19 ||
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māyāmṛgo'sau saumitre yathā tvamiha cāgataḥ |
tathā sītā hṛtā nūnaṃ nāpaśyat sa gato'tha tām || 20 ||
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śuśoca vilalāpārtto māṃ tyaktvā kka gatāsi vai |
lakṣmaṇāśvāsito rāmo mārgayāmāsa jānakīm || 21 ||
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dṛṣṭvā jaṭāyustaṃ prāha rāvaṇo hṛtavāṃśca tām |
mṛto'tha saṃskṛtastena kabandhañcāvadhīttataḥ |
śāpamukto'bravīdrāmaṃ sa tvaṃ sugrīvamāvraja || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 7

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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