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 79.4

आदित्यद्वारदिक्पालकुम्भेशानौ शिवेऽनले ।
नैमित्तिकीं सविस्तारां कुर्य्यात् पूजां विशेषतः ॥ ४ ॥

ādityadvāradikpālakumbheśānau śive'nale |
naimittikīṃ savistārāṃ kuryyāt pūjāṃ viśeṣataḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 79.4 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 (79.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aditya, Advara, Dikpala, Kumbha, Ishana, Shiva, Shivi, Anala, Anali, Naimittiki, Stri, Ara, Puja, Visheshatah, Visheshatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 79.4). 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: “ādityadvāradikpālakumbheśānau śive'nale
  • āditya -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • advāra -
  • advāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dikpāla -
  • dikpāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśānau -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √īś class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √īś class 2 verb]
  • śive' -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śivi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śivi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • anale -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    analā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • Line 2: “naimittikīṃ savistārāṃ kuryyāt pūjāṃ viśeṣataḥ
  • naimittikīm -
  • naimittikī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • savi -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • stā -
  • stṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • arām -
  • arā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryyāt*pū
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • viśeṣataḥ -
  • viśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viśeṣatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 79.4

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 79.4 in Kannada sript:
ಆದಿತ್ಯದ್ವಾರದಿಕ್ಪಾಲಕುಮ್ಭೇಶಾನೌ ಶಿವೇಽನಲೇ ।
ನೈಮಿತ್ತಿಕೀಂ ಸವಿಸ್ತಾರಾಂ ಕುರ್ಯ್ಯಾತ್ ಪೂಜಾಂ ವಿಶೇಷತಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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