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 26

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[English text for this chapter is available]

nārada uvāca |
mudrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye sānnidhyādiprakārakam |
añcaliḥ prathamā mudrā vandanī hṛdayānugā || 1 ||
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ūddharvāṅguṣṭho vāmamuṣṭirddakṣiṇāṅguṣṭhabandhanam |
savyasya tasya cāṅguṣṭho yasya coddharve prakīrttitaḥ || 2 ||
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tisnaḥ sādharaṇā vyūhe athāsādhāraṇā imāḥ |
kaniṣṭhādivimokena aṣṭau mudrā yathākramam || 3 ||
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aṣṭānāṃ pūrvvabījānāṃ kramaśastvavadhārayet |
aṅguṣṭhena kaniṣṭhāntaṃ nāmayitvāṅgulitrayam || 4 ||
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ūddhrvaṃ kṛtvā sammukhañca thījāya navamāya vai |
vāmahastamathottānaṃ kṛtvārddhaṃ nāmayecchanaiḥ || 5 ||
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varāhasya smṛtā mudrā aṅgānāñca kramādimāḥ |
ekaikāṃ mocayed baddhvā vāmamuṣṭau tathāṅgulīm || 6 ||
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ākuñcayet pūrvamudrāṃ dakṣiṇetyevameva ca |
ūdrdhvāṅguṣṭho vāmamuṣṭirmudrāsiddhistato bhavet || 7 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 26

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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