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 16

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agniruvāca |
vakṣye buddhāvatārañca paṭhataḥ śrṛṇvatorthadam |
purā devāsure yuddhe detyairddevāḥ papājitāḥ || 1 ||
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rakṣa rakṣeti śaraṇaṃ vadanto jagmurīśvaram |
māyāmohasvarūposau śuddhodanasuto'bhavat || 2 ||
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mohayāmāsa daityāṃstāṃstyājitā vedadharmakam |
te ca bauddhā babhūvurhi tebhyonye vedavarjitāḥ || 3 ||
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ārhataḥ so'bhavat paścādārhatānakarot parān |
evaṃ pāṣaṇḍino jātā vedadharmmādivarjitāḥ || 4 ||
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nārakārhaṃ karma cakrurgrahīṣyantyadhamādapi |
sarve kaliyugānte tu bhaviṣyanti ca saṅkarāḥ || 5 ||
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dasyavaḥ śīlahīnāśca vedo vājasaneyakaḥ |
daśa pañca ca śākhā vai pramāṇena bhaviṣyati || 6 ||
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dharmmakañcukasaṃvītā adharmarucayastathā |
mānupān bhakṣayiṣyanti mlecchāḥ pārthivarūpiṇaḥ || 7 ||
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kalkī viṣṇuyaśaḥ putro yājñavalkyapurohitaḥ |
utsādayiṣyati mlecchān gṛhītāstraḥ kṛtāyudhaḥ || 8 ||
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sthāpayiṣyati maryādāṃ cāturvarṇye yathocitām |
āśrameṣu ca sarveṣu prajāḥ saddharmmavartmani || 9 ||
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kalkirūpaṃ parityajya hariḥ svargaṃ gamiṣyati |
tataḥ kṛtayugannāma purāvat sambhaviṣyati || 10 ||
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varṇāśramāśca dharmeṣu sveṣu sthāsyanti sattama |
evaṃ sarveṣu kalpeṣu sarvamanvantareṣu ca || 11 ||
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avatārā asaṅkhyātā atītānāgatādayaḥ |
viṣṇorddaśāvatārākhyānyaḥ paṭhet śrṛṇuyānnaraḥ || 12 ||
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sovāptakāmo vimalaḥ sakulaḥ svargamāpnuyāt |
dharmmādharmmavyavasthānamevaṃ vai kurute harīḥ |
avatīrṇaśca sa gataḥ sargādeḥ kāraṇaṃ hariḥ || 13 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 16

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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