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 171

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prāyaścittāni |
puṣkara uvāca |
prāyaścittaṃ rahasyādi vakṣye śuddhikaraṃ para |
pauruṣeṇa tu sūktena māsaṃ japyādināghahā || 1 ||
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mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvairjaptvā triraghamarṣaṇaṃ |
vedajapyādvāyuyamādgāyatryā vratato'dyahā || 2 ||
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muṇḍanaṃ sarvakṛcchreṣu snānaṃ homo hareryajiḥ |
utthitastu divā tiṣṭhedupaviṣṭastathā niśi || 3 ||
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etadvīrāsanaṃ proktaṃ kṛcchrakṛttena pāpahā |
aṣṭabhiḥ pratyahaṃ grāsairyaticāndrāyaṇaṃ smṛtaṃ || 4 ||
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prātaścaturbhiḥ sāyañca śiśucāndrāyaṇaṃ smṛtaṃ |
yathākathañcitpiṇḍānāṃ catvāriṃśacchatadvayaṃ || 5 ||
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māsena bhakṣayedetatsuracāndrāyaṇaṃ caret |
tryahamuṣṇaṃ pivedāpastyahamuṣṇaṃ payaḥ pibet || 6 ||
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tryāhamuṣṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ pītvā vāyubhakṣo bhavettryahaṃ |
taptakṛcchramidaṃ proktaṃ śītaiḥ śītaṃ prakīrtitaṃ || 7 ||
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kṛcchrātikṛcchraṃ payasā divasānekaviṃśatiṃ |
gomūtraṃ gomayaṃ kṣīraṃ dadhi sarpiḥ kuśodakaṃ || 8 ||
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ekarātropavāsaścakṛcchraṃ śāntapanaṃ smṛtaṃ |
etacca pratyābhyastaṃ mahāśāntapanaṃ smṛtaṃ || 9 ||
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tryahābhyastamathaikaikamatiśāntapanaṃ smṛtaṃ |
kṛcchraṃ parākasañjñaṃ syāddvādaśāhamabhojanaṃ || 10 ||
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ekabhaktaṃ tryahābhyastaṃ kramānnaktamayācitaṃ |
prājāpatyamupoṣyānte pādaḥ syātkṛcchrapādakaḥ || 11 ||
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phalairmāsaṃ phalaṃ kṛcchraṃ bilvaiḥ śrīkcchra īritaḥ |
padmākṣaiḥ syādāmalakaiḥ puṣpakṛcchraṃ tu puṣpakaiḥ || 12 ||
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patrakṛcchrantathā patraistoyakṛcchraṃ jalena tu |
mūlakṛcchrantathā mūlairdṛdhna kṣīreṇa takrataḥ || 13 ||
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māsaṃ vāyavyakṛcchraṃ syātpāṇipūrānnabhojanāt |
tilairdvādaśarātreṇa kṛcchramāgneyamārtinut || 14 ||
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pākṣaṃ prasṛtyā lājānāṃ brahmakūrcaṃ tathā bhavet |
upoṣitaścaturdṛśyāṃ pañcadaśyāmanantaraṃ || 15 ||
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pañcagavyaṃ samaśnīyāddhaviṣyāśītyanantaraṃ |
māsena dvirnaraḥ kṛtvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 16 ||
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śrīkāmaḥ puṣṭikāmaśca svargakāmo'ghanaṣṭaye |
devatārādhanaparaḥ kṛcchrakārī sa sarvabhāk || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 171

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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