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 52

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[English text for this chapter is available]

bhagavānuvāca |
yoginyaṣṭāṣṭakaṃ vakṣye aindrādīśāntataḥ kramāt |
akṣobhyā rūkṣakarṇī ca rākṣasī kṛpaṇākṣayā || 1 ||
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piṅgākṣī ca kṣayā kṣemā ilā līlālayā tathā |
lolā laktā balākeśī lālasā vimalā punaḥ || 2 ||
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hutāśā ca viśālākṣī huṅkārā vaḍavāmukhī |
mahākrūrā krodhanā tu bhayaṅkarī mahānanā || 3 ||
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sarvajñā talā tārā ṛgvedā tu hayānanā |
sārākhyā rudrasaṅgrahī sambarā tālajaṅghikā || 4 ||
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raktākṣī suprasiddhā tu vidyujjihvā kāraṅkiṇī |
meghanādā pracaṇḍogrā kālakarṇī varapradā || 5 ||
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candrā candrāvalī caiva prapañcā pralayāntikā |
śiśuvaktrā piśācī ca piśitāśā ca lolupā || 6 ||
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dhamanī tāpanī caiva rāgiṇī vikṛtānanā |
vāyuvegā bṛhatkukṣirvikṛtā viśvarūpikā || 7 ||
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yamajihvā jayantī ca durjayā ca jayantikā |
viḍālī revatī caiva pūtanā vijayāntikā || 8 ||
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aṣṭahastāścaturhastā icchāstrāḥ |
sarvasiddhidāḥ | bhairavaścārkahastaḥ syāt kūrparāsyo jaṭendubhṛt || 9 ||
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khaḍgāṅkuśakuṭhāreṣuviśvābhayabhṛdekataḥ |
cāpatriśūlakhaṭvāṅgapāśakārddhavarodyataḥ || 10 ||
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gajacarmadharo dvābhyāṃ kṛttivāsohibhūṣitaḥ |
pretāśano mātṛmadhye pūjyaḥ pañcānanothavā || 11 ||
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avilomāgniparyantaṃ dīrghāṣṭakaikabheditam |
tatṣaḍaṅgāni jātyantairanvitaṃ ca kramād yajet || 12 ||
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mandirāgnidalāruḍhaṃ suvarṇarasakānvitam |
nādavindvindusaṃyuktaṃmātṛnāthāṅgadīpitam || 13 ||
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vīrabhadro vṛṣārūḍho mātragre sa caturmukhaḥ |
gaurī tu dvibhujā tryakṣā śūlinī darpaṇānvitā || 14 ||
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śūlaṃ galantikā* kuṇḍī varadā ca caturbhujā |
abjasthā lalitā skandagaṇādarśaśalākayā || 15 ||
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caṇḍikā daśahastā syāt khaḍgaśūlāriśaktidhṛk |
dakṣe vāme nāgapāśa carmāṅkuśakuṭhārakam || 16 ||
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dhanuḥ siṃhe ca mahiṣaḥ śūlena prahatogrataḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 52

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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