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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).
Chapter 244
[English text for this chapter is available]
samudra uvāca |
śastā strī cārusarvāṅgī mattamātaṅgagāminī |
gurūrujaghanā yā ca mattapārāvatekṣaṇā || 1 ||
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sunīlakeśī tanvaṅgī vilomāऱṅgī manoharā |
samabhūmispṛśau pādau saṃhatau ca tathā stanau || 2 ||
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nābhiḥ pradakṣiṇāvarttā guhyamaśvatthapatravat |
gulphau nigūḍhau madhyena nābhiraṅguṣṭhamānikā || 3 ||
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jaṭharanna pralambañca caromarūkṣā na śobhanā |
narkṣavṛkṣanadīnāmnī na sadā kalahapriyā || 4 ||
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na lolupā na durbhāṣā śubhā devādipūjītā |
gaṇḍairmmaghūkapuṣpābhairna śirālā na lomaśā || 5 ||
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na saṃhatabhrūkuṭilā patiprāṇā patipriyā |
alakṣaṇāpi lakṣaṇyā yatrākārastato guṇāḥ || 6 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 244
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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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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Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)
Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.
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