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 111

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agniruvāca |
vakṣye prayāgamāhātmyaṃ bhuktimuktipradaṃ paraṃ |
prayāge brahmaviṣṇvādyā deva munivarāḥ sthitāḥ || 1 ||
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saritaḥ sāgarāḥ siddhā gandharvasarāpsastathā |
tatra trīṇyagnikuṇḍāni teṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī || 2 ||
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vegena samatikrāntā sarvatīrthatiraskṛtā |
tapanasya sutā tatra triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā || 3 ||
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gaṅgāyamunayormadhyaṃ pṛthivyā jaghanaṃ smṛtaṃ |
prayāgaṃ jaghanasyāntarupasthamṛṣayo viduḥ || 4 ||
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prayāgaṃ sapratiṣṭhānaṃ kambalāśvatarāvubhau |
tīrthaṃ bhogavatī caiva vedī proktā prajāpateḥ || 5 ||
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tatra vedāśca yajñāśca mūrtimantaḥ prayāgake |
stavanādasya tīrthasya nāmasaṅkirtanādapi || 6 ||
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mṛttikālambhanādvāpi sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
prayāge saṅgate dānaṃ śrāddhaṃ japyādi cākṣayaṃ || 7 ||
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na devavacanādvipra na lokavacanādapi |
matirutkramaṇīyānte prayāge maraṇaṃ prati || 8 ||
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daśatīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭikoṭyastathāparāḥ |
teṣāṃ sānnidhyamatraiva prayāgaṃ paramantataḥ || 9 ||
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vāsukerbhogavatyatra haṃsaprapatanaṃ paraṃ |
gavāṃ koṭipradānādyattryahaṃ snānasya tatphalaṃ || 10 ||
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prayāge māghamāse tu evamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |
sarvatra sulabhā gaṅgā triṣu sthāneṣu durlabhā || 11 ||
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gaṅādvāre prayāge ca gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgame |
atra dānāddivaṃ yāti rājendro jāyate'tra ca || 12 ||
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vaṭamūle saṅgamādau mṛto viṣṇupurīṃ vrajet |
urvaśīpulinaṃ ramyaṃ tīrthaṃ sandhyāvatastathā || 13 ||
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koṭītīrthañcāśvamedhaṃ gaṅgāyamunamuttamaṃ |
mānasaṃ rajasā hīnaṃ tīrthaṃ vāsarakaṃ paraṃ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 111

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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