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 112.1

अथ द्वादशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ।
वाराणसीमाहात्म्यम् ।
अग्निरुवाच ।
वाराणसी परं तीर्थं गौर्यै प्राह महेश्वरः ।
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं पुण्यं वसतां गृणतां हरिं ॥ १ ॥

atha dvādaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ |
vārāṇasīmāhātmyam |
agniruvāca |
vārāṇasī paraṃ tīrthaṃ gauryai prāha maheśvaraḥ |
bhuktimuktipradaṃ puṇyaṃ vasatāṃ gṛṇatāṃ hariṃ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 112.1 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 (112.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Adhika, Shatatama, Adhyaya, Varanasimahatmya, Agni, Varanasi, Param, Para, Tirtha, Gauri, Praha, Maheshvara, Bhuktimukti, Prada, Punya, Vasat, Hari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 112.1). 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: “atha dvādaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dvādaśā -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • adhika -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatatamo' -
  • śatatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhyāyaḥ -
  • adhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “vārāṇasīmāhātmyam
  • vārāṇasīmāhātmyam -
  • vārāṇasīmāhātmya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “agniruvāca
  • agnir -
  • agni (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 4: “vārāṇasī paraṃ tīrthaṃ gauryai prāha maheśvaraḥ
  • vārāṇasī -
  • vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tīrtham -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gauryai -
  • gaurī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maheśvaraḥ -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 5: “bhuktimuktipradaṃ puṇyaṃ vasatāṃ gṛṇatāṃ hariṃ
  • bhuktimukti -
  • bhuktimukti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhuktimukti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhuktimukti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pradam -
  • prada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • vasatām -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
    vas (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • Cannot analyse gṛṇatām*ha
  • harim -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 112.1

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 112.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ದ್ವಾದಶಾಧಿಕಶತತಮೋಽಧ್ಯಾಯಃ ।
ವಾರಾಣಸೀಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿರುವಾಚ ।
ವಾರಾಣಸೀ ಪರಂ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ಗೌರ್ಯೈ ಪ್ರಾಹ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರಃ ।
ಭುಕ್ತಿಮುಕ್ತಿಪ್ರದಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ವಸತಾಂ ಗೃಣತಾಂ ಹರಿಂ ॥ ೧ ॥

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