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 45

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[English text for this chapter is available]

bhagavānuvāca |
piṇḍikālakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye dairghyaiṇa pratimāsamā |
ucchāyaṃ pratimārddhantu catuḥ ṣaṣṭipuṭāṃ ca tām || 1 ||
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tyaktvā paṅktidvayaṃ cādhastadūdrdhvaṃ yattu koṣṭhakam |
samantādubhayoḥ pārśve antasthaṃ parimārjayet || 2 ||
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ūdrdhvaṃ paṅktidvayaṃ tyaktvā adhastād yattu koṣṭhakam |
antaḥ sammārjayet yatnāt pārśvayorubhayoḥ samam || 3 ||
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tayormadhyagatau tatra catuṣkau mārjayettataḥ |
caturddhā bhājayitvā tu ūdrdhvapaṅktidvayaṃ budhaḥ || 4 ||
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mekhalā bhāgamātrā syāt khātaṃ tasyārddhamānataḥ |
bhāgaṃ bhāgaṃ parityajya pārśvayorubhayoḥ samam || 5 ||
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dattvā caikaṃ padaṃ bāhye pramāṇaṃ kārayed budhaḥ |
tribhāgeṇa ca bāgasyāgre syāttoyavinirgamaḥ || 6 ||
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nānāprakārabhedena bhadreyaṃ piṇḍikā śubhā |
aṣṭatālā tu karttavyā devī lakṣmīstathā striyaḥ || 7 ||
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bhruvau yavādhike kāryye yavahīnā tu nāsikā |
golakenādhikaṃ vaktramūdrdhvaṃ tiryyagvivarjitam || 8 ||
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āyate nayane kāryyaṃ tribhāgonairyavaistribhiḥ |
tadarddhena tu vaipulyaṃ netrayoḥ parikalpayet || 9 ||
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karṇapāśo'dhikaḥ kāryyaḥ sṛkkaṇīsamasūtrataḥ |
namraṃ kalāvihīnantu kuryyādaṃśadvayaṃ tathā || 10 ||
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grīvā sārddhakalā kāryyā tadvistāropaśobhitā |
netraṃ vinā tu vistārau ūrū jānū ca piṇḍikā || 11 ||
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aṅghnipṛṣṭhau sphicau kaṭyāṃ yathāyogaṃ prakalpayet |
saptāṃśonāstathāṅgulyo dīrghaṃ viṣkambhanāhatam || 12 ||
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netraikavarjitāyāmā jaṅghorū ca tathā kaṭiḥ |
madhyapārśvaṃ ca tadvṛttaṃ ghanaṃ pīnaṃ kucadvayam || 13 ||
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tālamātrau stanau kāryyau kaṭiḥ sārddhakalādhikā |
lakṣma śeṣaṃ purāvatsyāt dakṣiṇe cāmbujaṃ kare || 14 ||
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vāme vilvaṃ sviyau pārśve śubhe cāmarahastake |
dīrghaghoṇastugaruḍaścakrāṅgādyānatho vade || 15 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 45

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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