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 36.5

द्वारपालविष्णुकुम्भवर्धनीः प्रार्थयेद्धरिं ।
अतो देवेति मन्त्रेण मूलमन्त्रेण कुम्भके ॥ ५ ॥

dvārapālaviṣṇukumbhavardhanīḥ prārthayeddhariṃ |
ato deveti mantreṇa mūlamantreṇa kumbhake || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 36.5 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 (36.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvarapala, Kumbha, Vardhani, Prartha, Iddha, Atah, Deva, Devri, Devan, Iti, Mantra, Mulamantra, Kumbhaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 36.5). 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: “dvārapālaviṣṇukumbhavardhanīḥ prārthayeddhariṃ
  • dvārapāla -
  • dvārapāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kumbha -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vardhanīḥ -
  • vardhanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prārthaye -
  • prārthā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • iddha -
  • iddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indh -> iddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √indh class 7 verb]
    indh -> iddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √indh class 7 verb]
  • ri -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ato deveti mantreṇa mūlamantreṇa kumbhake
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • deve -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mūlamantreṇa -
  • mūlamantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kumbhake -
  • kumbhaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbhaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 36.5

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 36.5 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಾರಪಾಲವಿಷ್ಣುಕುಮ್ಭವರ್ಧನೀಃ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಯೇದ್ಧರಿಂ ।
ಅತೋ ದೇವೇತಿ ಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಮೂಲಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ಕುಮ್ಭಕೇ ॥ ೫ ॥

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