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 188

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agniruvāca |
dvādaśīvratakaṃ vakṣye bhuktimuktipradāyakaṃ |
ekabhaktena bhaktena tathaivāyācitena ca || 1 ||
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upavāsena bhaikṣyeṇa caivaṃ dvādaśikavratī |
caitre māsi site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ madanaṃ hariṃ || 2 ||
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pūjayedbhuktimuktyarthī madanadvādaśaīvratī |
māghaśukle tu dvādaśyāṃ bhīmadvādaśikavratī || 3 ||
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namo nārāyaṇāyeti yajedviṣṇuṃ sa sarvabhāk |
phālgune ca site pakṣe govindadvādaśīvratī || 4 ||
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viśokadvādaśīkārī yajedāśvayuje hariṃ |
lavaṇaṃ mārgaśīrṣe tu kṛṣṇamabhyarcya yo naraḥ || 5 ||
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dadāti śukladvādaśyāṃ sa sarvarasadāyakaḥ |
govatsaṃ pūjayedbhādre govatsadvādaśīvratī || 6 ||
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mādhyāntu samatītāyāṃ śravaṇena tu saṃyutā |
dvādaśī yā bhavetkṛṣṇā proktā sā tiladvādaśī || 7 ||
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tilaiḥ snānantilairhomo naivedyantilamodakaṃ |
dīpaśca tilatailena tathā deyaṃ tilodakaṃ || 8 ||
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tilāśca deyā viprebhyaḥ phalaṃ homopavāsataḥ |
oṃ namo bhagavate'tho vāsudevāya vai yajet || 9 ||
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sukalaḥ svargamāpnoti ṣaṭtiladvādaśīvratī |
manorathadvādaśīkṛtphālgune tu site'rcayet || 10 ||
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nāmadvādaśīvratakṛtkeśavādyaiśca nāmabhiḥ |
varṣaṃ yajeddhariṃ svargī na bhavennārakī naraḥ || 11 ||
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phālgunasya site'bhyarcya sumatidvādaśīvratī |
māsi bhādrapade śukte anantadvādaśīvratī || 12 ||
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aśleṣarkṣe tu mūle vā māghe kṛṣṇāya vai namaḥ |
yajettilāṃśca juhuyāttiladvādaśīkṛnnaraḥ || 13 ||
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sugatidvādaśīkārī phālgune tu site yajet |
jaya kṛṣṇa namastubhyaṃ varṣaṃ syādbhuktimuktigaḥ || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 188

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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