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 204

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[English text for this chapter is available]

agniruvāca |
vrataṃ māsopavāsañca sarvotkṛṣṭaṃ vadāmi te |
kṛtvā tu vaiṣṇavaṃ yajñaṃ gurorājñāmavāpya ca || 1 ||
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kṛcchrādyaiḥ svabalaṃ buddhvā kuryānmāsopavāsakaṃ |
vānaprastho yatirvātha nārī vā vidhavā mune || 2 ||
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āśvinasyāmale pakṣe ekādaśyāmupoṣitaḥ |
vratametattu gṛhṇīyādyāvattriṃśaddināni tu || 3 ||
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adyaprabhṛtyahaṃ viṣṇo yāvadutthānakantava |
arcaye tvāmanaśnan hi yāvattriṃśaddināni tu || 4 ||
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kārttikāśvinayorviṣṇoryāvadutthānakantava |
mriye yadyantarāle'haṃ vratabhaṅgo na me bhavet || 5 ||
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trikālaṃ pūjayedviṣṇuṃ triḥsnāto gandhapuṣpakaiḥ |
viṣṇorgītādikaṃ japyandhyānaṃ kuryādvratī naraḥ || 6 ||
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vṛthāvādampariharedarthākāṅkṣāṃ vivarjayet |
nāvratasthaṃ spṛśetkañcidvikarmasthānna cālayet || 7 ||
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dvādaśyāṃ pūjayitvā tu bhojayitvā dvijānvratī || 8 ||
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samāpya dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā pāraṇantu samācaret |
bhuktimuktimavāpnoti kalpāṃścaiva trayodaśa || 9 ||
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kārayedvaiṣṇavaṃ yajñaṃ yajedviprāṃstrayodaśa |
tāvanti vastrayugmāni bhājanānyāsanāni ca || 10 ||
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chatrāṇi sapavitrāṇi tathopānadyugāni ca |
yogapaṭṭopavītāni dadyādviprāya tairmataḥ || 11 ||
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anyaviprāya śayyāyāṃ haimaṃ viṣṇuṃ prapūjya ca |
ātmanaśca tathāmūrtiṃ vastrādyaiśca prapūjayet || 12 ||
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sarvapāpavinirmukto vipro viṣṇuprasādataḥ |
viṣṇulokaṃ gamiṣyāmi viṣṇureva bhavāmyahaṃ || 13 ||
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vraja vraja devabuddhe viṣṇoḥ sthānamanāmayaṃ |
vimānenāmalastatra tiṣṭhedviṣṇusvarūpadhṛk || 14 ||
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dvijānuktvātha tāṃ śayyāṃ gurave'tha nivedayet |
kulānāṃ śatamuddhṛtya viṣṇulokannayedvratī || 15 ||
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māsopavāsī yaddeśe sa deśo nirmalo bhavet |
kiṃ punastatkulaṃ sarvaṃ yatra māsopavāsakṛt || 16 ||
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vratasthaṃ mūrchitaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣīrājyañcaiva pāyayet |
naite vrataṃ vinighranti havirviprānumoditaṃ || 17 ||
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kṣīraṃ gurorhitauṣadhya āpo mūlaphalāni ca |
viṣṇurmahauṣadhaṃ kartā vratamasmātsamuddharet || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 204

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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