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 318

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[English text for this chapter is available]

īśvara uvāca |
viśvarūpaṃ samuddhṛtya tejasyupari saṃsthitam |
narasiṃhaṃ tato'dhastātkṛtāntaṃ tadadho nyaset || 1 ||
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praṇavaṃ tadadhaḥkṛtvā ūhakaṃ tadadhaḥ punaḥ |
aṃśumān viśvamūrtisthaṃ kaṇṭhoṣṭhapraṇavādikam || 2 ||
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namo'ntaḥ syāccaturvarṇo viśvarūpañca kāraṇam |
sūryamātrāhataṃ brahmaṇyaṅgānīha tu pūrvavat || 3 ||
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uddharetpraṇavaṃ pūrvaṃ prasphuradvayamuccaret |
ghoraghorataraṃ paścāttatra rūpamataḥ smaret || 4 ||
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caṭaśabdaṃ dvidhā kṛtvā tataḥ pravaramuccaret |
daheti ca dvidhā kāryaṃ vameti ca dvidhā gatam || 5 ||
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ghātayeti dvidhākṛtya hūṃphaḍantaṃ samuccaret |
aghorāstrantu netraṃ syādgāyatrī cocyate'dhunā || 6 ||
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tanmaheśāya vidmahe mahādevāya dhīmahi |
tatraḥ śivaḥ pracodayātgāyatrī sarvasādhanī ||06 * || 1 ||
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yātrāyāṃ vijayādau ca yajetpūrvaṅgaṇaṃ śriye |
turyāṃśe tu purā kṣetre samantādarkabhājite || 7 ||
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catuṣpadaṃ trikoṇe tu tridalaṃ kamalaṃ likhet || 8 ||
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tatpṛṣṭhe padikāvithībhāgi tridalamaśvayuk || 8 ||
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vasudevasutaiḥ sābjaistidalaiḥ pādapaṭṭikā |
tadūrdhve vedikā deyā bhagamātrapramāṇataḥ || 9 ||
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dvāraṃ padmamitaṃ koṣṭhādupadvāraṃ vivarṇitam |
dvāropadvāraracitaṃ maṇḍalaṃ vighnasūdanam || 10 ||
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āraktaṃ kamalaṃ madhye vāhyapadmāni tadvahiḥ |
sitā tu vīthikā kāryā dvārāṇi tu yathecchayā || 11 ||
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karṇikā pītavarṇā syātkeśarāṇi tathā punaḥ |
maṇḍalaṃ vighnamardākhyaṃ madhye gaṇapatiṃ yajet || 12 ||
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nāmādyaṃ savarākaṃ syāddevācchakrasamanvitam |
śiro hataṃ tatpuruṣeṇa omādyañca namo'ntakam || 13 ||
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gajākhyaṃ gajaśīrṣañca gāṅgeyaṃ gaṇanāyakam |
trirāvartaṅgaganagaṅgopatiṃ pūrvapaṅktigam || 14 ||
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vicitrāṃśaṃ mahākāyaṃ lamboṣṭhaṃ lambakarṇakam |
lambodaraṃ mahābhāgaṃ vikṛtaṃ pārvatīpriyam || 15 ||
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bhayāvahañca bhadrañca bhagaṇaṃ bhayasūdanam |
dvādaśaite daśapaṅktau devatrāsañca paścime || 16 ||
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mahānādambhāsvarañca vighnarājaṃ gaṇādhipam |
udbhaṭasvānabhaścaṇḍau mahāśuṇḍañca bhīmakam || 17 ||
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manmathaṃ madhusūdañca sundaraṃ bhāvapuṣṭakam |
saumye brahmeśvaraṃ brāhmaṃ manovṛttiñca saṃlayam || 18 ||
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layaṃ dūtyapriyaṃ laulyaṃ vikarṇaṃ vatsalaṃ tathā |
kṛtāntaṃ kāladaḍaṇca yajetkumbhañca pūrvavat || 19 ||
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śrayutañca japenmantraṃ homayettu daśāṃśataḥ |
śeṣāṇāntu daśāhutyā japāddhomantu kārayet || 20 ||
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pūrṇāṃ datvābhiṣekantu kuryātsarvantu sidhyati |
bhūgo'śvagajavastrādyairgurupūjāñcarennaraḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 318

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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