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).

Verse 20.23

ऋषिभ्यो नारदाद्युक्ताः पूजाः स्नानादिपूर्विकाः ।
स्वायम्भुवाद्यास्ताः कृत्वा विष्णवादेर्भुक्तिमुक्तिदाः ॥ २३ ॥

ṛṣibhyo nāradādyuktāḥ pūjāḥ snānādipūrvikāḥ |
svāyambhuvādyāstāḥ kṛtvā viṣṇavāderbhuktimuktidāḥ || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 20.23 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishi, Narada, Yukta, Puja, Snana, Purvika, Svayambhuva, Tas, Kritva, Kritvan, Vishnu, Adi, Bhuktimukti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 20.23). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “ṛṣibhyo nāradādyuktāḥ pūjāḥ snānādipūrvikāḥ
  • ṛṣibhyo* -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • nāradād -
  • nārada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nārada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yuktāḥ -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • pūjāḥ -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • snānā -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūrvikāḥ -
  • pūrvika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūrvikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “svāyambhuvādyāstāḥ kṛtvā viṣṇavāderbhuktimuktidāḥ
  • svāyambhuvād -
  • svāyambhuva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svāyambhuva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇavā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āder -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhuktimukti -
  • bhuktimukti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhuktimukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhuktimukti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dāḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 20.23

Cover of edition (2007)

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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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2006)

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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Cover of edition (2013)

The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अग्निपुराण (केवल हिन्दी अनुवाद); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.

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Cover of edition (2013)

Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)

Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.

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Preview of verse 20.23 in Kannada sript:
ಋಷಿಭ್ಯೋ ನಾರದಾದ್ಯುಕ್ತಾಃ ಪೂಜಾಃ ಸ್ನಾನಾದಿಪೂರ್ವಿಕಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಾಯಮ್ಭುವಾದ್ಯಾಸ್ತಾಃ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ವಿಷ್ಣವಾದೇರ್ಭುಕ್ತಿಮುಕ್ತಿದಾಃ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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