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 63.1

सुदर्शनचक्रादिप्रतिष्ठाकथनं ।
भगवानुवाच ।
एवं तार्क्ष्यस्य चक्रस्य ब्रह्मणो नृहरेस्तथा ।
प्रतिष्ठा विष्णुवत्कार्या स्वस्वमन्त्रेण तां शृणु ॥ १ ॥

sudarśanacakrādipratiṣṭhākathanaṃ |
bhagavānuvāca |
evaṃ tārkṣyasya cakrasya brahmaṇo nṛharestathā |
pratiṣṭhā viṣṇuvatkāryā svasvamantreṇa tāṃ śṛṇu || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 63.1 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 (63.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sudarshanacakra, Pratishtha, Kathana, Bhagavat, Evam, Eva, Tarkshya, Cakra, Brahman, Brahmana, Nrihari, Tatha, Vishnuvat, Kari, Karya, Svasu, Svan, Amantra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “sudarśanacakrādipratiṣṭhākathanaṃ
  • sudarśanacakrā -
  • sudarśanacakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā -
  • pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kathanam -
  • kathana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kathana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kathanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “bhagavānuvāca
  • bhagavān -
  • bhagavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “evaṃ tārkṣyasya cakrasya brahmaṇo nṛharestathā
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tārkṣyasya -
  • tārkṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tārkṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cakrasya -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛhares -
  • nṛhari (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 4: “pratiṣṭhā viṣṇuvatkāryā svasvamantreṇa tāṃ śṛṇu
  • pratiṣṭhā* -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣṇuvat -
  • viṣṇuvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    viṣṇuvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryā -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • svasva -
  • svasū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • amantreṇa -
  • amantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    amantra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 63.1

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 63.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸುದರ್ಶನಚಕ್ರಾದಿಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಕಥನಂ ।
ಭಗವಾನುವಾಚ ।
ಏವಂ ತಾರ್ಕ್ಷ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಚಕ್ರಸ್ಯ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ನೃಹರೇಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ವಿಷ್ಣುವತ್ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ಸ್ವಸ್ವಮನ್ತ್ರೇಣ ತಾಂ ಶೃಣು ॥ ೧ ॥

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