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 17

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agniruvāca |
jagatsargādikāṃ krīḍāṃ viṣṇorvakṣyedhunā śrṛṇu |
svargādikṛt sa sargādiḥ sṛṣṭyādiḥ saguṇoguṇaḥ || 1 ||
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brahmāvyaktaṃ sadāgre'bhūt na khaṃ rātridinādikam |
prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ viṣṇuḥ praviśyākṣobhayattataḥ || 2 ||
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sargakāle mahattattvamahaṅkārastato'bhavat |
vaikārikastaijasaśca bhūtādiścaiva tāmasaḥ || 3 ||
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ahaṅkārācchabdamātramākāśamabhavattataḥ |
sparśamātro'nilastasmādrūpamātro'nalastataḥ || 4 ||
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rasamātrā āpa ito gandhamātrā mahī smṛtā |
ahaṅkārāttāmasāttu taijasānī ndriyāṇi ca || 5 ||
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vaikārikā daśadevā mana ekādaśendriyam |
tataḥ svayambhūrbhagavān sisṛkṣurvividhāḥ prajāḥ || 6 ||
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apa eva sasarjādau tāsu vīryamavāsṛjat |
āpo nārā iti proktā āpo vai narasūnavaḥ || 7 ||
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ayanantasya tāḥ pūrvantena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
hiraṇyavarṇamabhavat tadaṇḍamudakeśayam || 8 ||
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tasmin jajñe svayaṃ brahmā svayambhūriti naḥ śrutam |
hiraṇyagarbho bhagavānuṣitvā parivatsaram || 9 ||
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tadaṇḍamakarod dvaidhandivaṃ bhuvamathāpi ca |
tayoḥ śakalayormmadhye ākāśamasṛjat prabhuḥ || 10 ||
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apsuṃ pāriplavāṃ pṛthvīṃ diśaśca daśadhā dadhe |
tatra kālaṃmanovācaṃ kāmaṃ krodhamayo ratim || 11 ||
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sasarja sṛṣṭintadrūpāṃ straṣṭumicchan prajāpatiḥ |
vidyutośanimeghāṃśca rohitendradhanūṃṣi ca || 12 ||
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vayāṃsi ca sasarjādau parjanyañcātha vaktrataḥ |
ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni nirmame yajñāsiddhaye || 13 ||
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sādhyāstairayajandevān bhūtamuccāvacaṃ bhujāt |
sanatkumāraṃ rudrañca sasarjja krodhasambhavam || 14 ||
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marīcimatryaṅgirasaṃ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum |
vasiṣṭhaṃ mānasāḥ sapta brahmāṇa iti niścitāḥ || 15 ||
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saptaite janayanti sma prajā rudraśca sattama |
dvidhā kṛtvātmano dehamarddhena puruṣo'bhavat |
arddhena nārī tasyāṃ sa brahmā vai cāsṛjat prajāḥ || 16 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 17

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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