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).

[English text for this chapter is available]

nārada uvāca |
vāsudevādimantrāṇāṃ pūjyānāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vade |
vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaścāniruddhakaḥ || 1 ||
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namo bhagavate cādau a ā aṃ aḥ svavījakāḥ |
oṅkārādyā namontāśca namo nārāyaṇastataḥ || 2 ||
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oṃ tat sad brahmaṇe caiva oṃ namo viṣṇave namaḥ |
oṃ kṣoṃ oṃ namo bhagavate narasiṃhāya vai namaḥ || 3 ||
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oṃ bhūrnamo bhagavate varāhāya narādhipāḥ |
javāruṇaharidrābhā nīlaśyāmalalohitāḥ || 4 ||
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meghāgnimadhupiṅgābhā vallabhā nava nāyakāḥ |
aṅgāni svaravījānāṃ svanāmāntairyathākramam || 5 ||
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hṛdayādīni kalpeta vibhaktaistantravedibhiḥ |
vyañcanādīni bījāni teṣāṃ lakṣaṇamanyathā || 6 ||
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dīrghasvaraistu bhinnāni namontāntasthitāni tu |
ahgāni hrasvayuktāni upāṅgānīti varṇyate || 7 ||
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vibhaktanāmavarṇāntasthitāni vīdamuttamam |
dīrghairhrasvaiśca saṃyuktaṃ sāṅgopāṅgaṃsvaraiḥ kramāt || 8 ||
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vyañcanānāṃ kramo hyeṣa hṛdayādiprakūptaye |
svavījena svanāmāntairvibhaktānyaṅganābhiḥ || 9 ||
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yuktāni hṛdayādīni dvādaśāntādi pañcataḥ |
ārabhya kalpayitvā tu japet siddhyanurūpataḥ || 10 ||
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hṛdayañca śiraścuḍā kavacaṃ netramastakam |
ṣaḍaṅgāni tu vījānāṃ mūlasya dvādaśāṅgakam || 11 ||
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hṛcchiraśca śikhā varmma cāstranetrantathodaram |
pṛṣṭhabāhūrujānūṃśca jaṅghā pādau kramānnyaset || 12 ||
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kaṃ ṭaṃ paṃ śaṃ vainateyaḥ khaṃ ṭhaṃ phaṃ ṣaṃ gadāmanuḥ |
gaṃ ḍaṃ baṃ saṃ puṣṭimantro ghaṃ ḍhaṃ bhaṃ haṃ śriyai namaḥ || 13 ||
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vaṃ śaṃ maṃ kṣaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ chaṃ taṃ paṃ kaustubhāya ca |
jaṃ khaṃ vaṃ sudarśanāya śrīvatsāya saṃ vaṃ daṃ caṃ laṃ || 14 ||
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oṃ dhaṃ vaṃ vanamālāyai mahānantāya vai namaḥ |
nirbījapadamantrāṇaṃ padairaṅgāni kalpayet || 15 ||
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jātyantairnāmasaṃyuktairhṛdayādīni pañcadhā |
praṇavaṃ hṛdayādīni tataḥ proktāni pañcadhā || 16 ||
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praṇavaṃ hṛdayaṃ pūrvaṃ parāyeti śiraḥ śikhā |
nāmnātmanā tu kavacaṃ astraṃ nāmāntakaṃ bhavet || 17 ||
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oṃ parāstrādisvanāmātmā caturthyanto namontakaḥ |
ekavyūhādipaḍviśavyūhāttasyātmano manuḥ || 18 ||
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kaniṣṭhādikarāgreṣu prakṛtiṃ dehakerccayet |
parāya puruṣātmā syāt prakṛtyātmā dvirūpakaḥ || 19 ||
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oṃ parāyāgnyātmane caiva vāyvarkkau ca dvirūpakaḥ |
agniṃ trimūrttau vinyasya vyāpakaṃ karadehayoḥ || 20 ||
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vāyvarkkau karaśākhāsu savyetarakaradvaye |
hṛdi mūrttau tanāveṣa trivyūhe turyyarūpake || 21 ||
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ṛgvedaṃ vyāpakaṃ haste aṅgulīṣu yajurnyaset |
taladvayetharvarūpaṃ śirohṛccaraṇāntakaḥ || 22 ||
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ākāśaṃ vyāpakaṃ nyasya kare dehe tu pūrvavat |
aṅgulīṣu ca vāyvādi śirohṛdguhyapādake || 23 ||
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vāyurjyotirjalaṃ pṛthvī pañcavyūhaḥ samīritaḥ |
manaḥ śrotrantvagdṛgjihvā ghrāṇaṃ ṣaḍvyūha īritaḥ || 24 ||
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vyāpakaṃ mānasaṃ nyasya tatoṅguṣṭhāditaḥ kramāt |
mūrddhāsyahṛdguhyapatsu kathitaḥ karuṇātmakaḥ || 25 ||
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ādimūrttistu sarvatra vyāpako jīvasañjñitaḥ |
bhūrbhuvaḥ svarmmaharjjanastapaḥ satyañca saptadhā || 26 ||
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kare dehe nyasedādyamaṅguṣṭhādikrameṇa tu |
talasaṃsthaḥ saptamaśca lokeśo dehake kramāt || 27 ||
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dehe śirolalāṭāsyahṛdguhyāṅghriṣusaṃsthitaḥ |
agniṣṭomastathokthastu ṣoḍaśī vājapeyakaḥ || 28 ||
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atirātrāptoryāmañca yajñātmā saptarūpakaḥ |
dhīrahaṃ manaḥ śabdaśca sparśarūparasāstata || 29 ||
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gandho buddhirvyāpakaṃ tu kare dehe nyaset kramāt |
nyasedantyau ca talayoḥ ke lalāṭe mukhe hṛdi || 30 ||
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nābhau guhye ca pāde ca aṣṭavyūhaḥ pumān smṛta |
jīvo buddhirahaṅkāro manaḥ śabdo guṇonilaḥ || 31 ||
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rūpaṃ raso navātmāyaṃ jīva ahguṣṭhakadvaye |
tarjanyādikramāccheṣaṃ yāvadvāmapradeśinīm || 32 ||
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dehe śirolalāṭāsyahṛnnābhiguhyajānuṣu |
pādayośca daśātmāyaṃ indro vyāpī samāsthitaḥ || 33 ||
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aṅguṣṭakadvaye vahnistarjanyādau pareṣu ca |
śirolalāṭavaktreṣu hṛnnābhiguhyajānuṣu || 34 ||
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pādayorekādaśātmā manaḥ śrotraṃ tvageva ca |
cakṣurjihvā tathā ghrāṇaṃ vākpāṇyaṅghriśca pāyukaḥ || 35 ||
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upasthaṃ mānaso vyāpī śrotramaṅguṣṭhakadvaye |
tarjanyādikramādaṣṭau atiriktaṃ taladvaye || 36 ||
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uttamāṅgalalāṭāsyahṛnnābhāvatha guhyake |
ūruyugme tathā jaṅghe gulphapādeṣu ca kramāt || 37 ||
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viṣṇurmmadhuharaścaiva trivikramakavāmanau |
śrīdharotha hṛṣīkeśaḥ padmanābhastathaiva ca || 38 ||
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dāmodaraḥ keśavaśca nārāyaṇastataḥ paraḥ |
mādhavaścātha govindo viṣṇuṃ vai vyāpakaṃ nyaset || 39 ||
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aṅguṣṭhādau tale dvau ca pāde jānuni vai kaṭau |
śiraḥ śikharakaṭyāñca jānupādādiṣu nyaset || 40 ||
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dvādaśātmā pañcaviṃśaḥ ṣaḍviṃśavyūhakastathā |
puruṣo dhīrahaṅkāro manaścittañca śabdakaḥ || 41 ||
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tathā sparśo raso rūpaṃ gandhaḥ śrotraṃ tvacastathā |
cakṣurjihvā nāsikā ca vākpāṇyaṅghriśca pāyavaḥ || 42 ||
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upastho bhūrjalantejo vāyurākāśameva ca |
puruṣaṃ vyāpakaṃ nyasya aṅguṣṭhādau daśa nyaset || 43 ||
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śeṣān hastatale nyasya śirasyatha lalāṭake |
mukhahṛnnābhiguhyorujānvaṅghrau karaṇodūtau || 44 ||
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pāde jānvorupasthe ca hṛdaye mūdrdhni ca kramāt |
paraśca puruṣātmādau ṣaḍviṃśe pūrvavatparam || 45 ||
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sañcintya maṇḍalaike tu prakṛtiṃ pūjayedbudhaḥ |
pūrvayāmyāpyasaumyeṣu hṛdayādīni pūjayet || 46 ||
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astramagnyādikoṇeṣu vainateyādi pūrvavat |
dikpālāṃśca vidhistvanyaḥ trivyūhegniśca madhyataḥ || 47 ||
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pūrvādidigbalāvāsorājyādibhiralaṅkṛtaḥ |
karṇikāyāṃ nābhasaśca mānasaḥ karṇikāsthitaḥ || 48 ||
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viśvarūpaṃ sarvasthityai yajedrājyajayāya ca |
sarvavyūhaiḥ samāyuktamaṅgairapi ca pañcabhiḥ || 49 ||
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garuḍadyaistathendrādyaiḥ sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt |
viṣvaksenaṃ yajennāmnā vai bījaṃ vyomasaṃsthitam || 50 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 25

Cover of edition (1987)

The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition)
by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Publisher: Anandashram, Pune; 633 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम्;

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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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