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 336

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agniruvāca |
vakṣye śikṣāntriṣaṣṭiḥ syurvarṇā vā caturādhikāḥ |
svarā viṃśatirekaśca sparśānāṃ pañcaviṃśatiḥ || 1 ||
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yādayaśca smṛtā hyaṣṭau catvāraśca samāḥ smṛtāḥ |
anusvāro visargaśca ᳲ ka ᳲ pau cāpi parānvitau || 2 ||
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duṣpṛṣṭhaśceti vijñeyā lṛkāraḥ pluta eva ca |
raṅgaśca khe araṃ proktaṃ hakāraḥ pañcamairyutaḥ || 3 ||
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antasthābhiḥ samāyukta aurasyaḥ kaṇṭhya eva saḥ |
ātmabuddhyā samesārthaṃ mano yuṃkte vivakṣayā || 4 ||
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manaḥ kāyāgnimāhanti sa prerayati mārutam |
mārutastūrasi caran mantraṃ janayati svaraṃ || 5 ||
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prātaḥ savanayogastu chando gāyatramāśritam |
kaṇṭhe mādhyandinayutaṃ madhyamantreṣu bhānugam || 6 ||
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tārantārttīyasavanaṃ śīrṣaṇyaṃ jāgatānugam |
sodīrṇo mūrdhnyabhihito vakramāpadya mārutaḥ || 7 ||
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varṇān janayate teṣāṃ vibhāgaḥ pañcadhā smṛtaḥ |
svarataḥ kālataḥ sthānāt prayatnārthapradānataḥ || 8 ||
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aṣṭau sthānāni varṇānāmuraḥ kaṇṭhaḥ śirastathā |
jihvāmūlañca dantāśca nāsikauṣṭhau ca tālu ca || 9 ||
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svabhāvaśca vivṛttiśca śaṣasā repha eva ca |
jihvāmūlamupadhmā ca gatiraṣṭavidhoṣmaṇaḥ || 10 ||
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padyo bhāvaprasandhānamukārādi parampadaṃ |
svarāntaṃ tādṛśaṃ vidyādyādanyadvyaktamūṣmaṇaḥ || 11 ||
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ūtīrthādāgataṃ dagdhamapravarṇañca bhakṣitaṃ |
evamuccāraṇaṃ pāpamevamuccāraṇaṃ śubham || 12 ||
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atīrthādāgataṃ dravyaṃ sāmnāyaṃ suvyavasthitaṃ |
susvareṇa suvaktreṇa prayuktaṃ brahmarājani || 13 ||
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na karālo na lamvoṣṭho nāvyaktā nānunāsikaḥ |
gadgado bahujihvaśca na varṇān vaktumarhati || 14 ||
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evaṃ varṇāḥ prayoktavyā nāvyaktā na ca pīḍa़िtāḥ |
samyagvarṇapryogeṇa brahmaloke mahīyate || 15 ||
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udāttaścānudāttaśca svaritaśca svarāstrayaḥ |
hrasvo dīrghaḥ pluta iti kālato niyamāvadhi || 16 ||
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kaṇṭhyā vahāvicuyaśāstālavyā oṣṭhajā vupu |
syurmūrddhanyā ṛṭurasāḥ dantyāḥ lṛtulasāḥ smṛtāḥ || 17 ||
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jihvāmūle tu kuḥ prokto dantyoṣṭho vaḥ smṛto budhaiḥ |
edaitau kaṇṭhatālavyau o au kaṇṭhyauṣṭhajau smṛtau || 18 ||
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arddhamātrā tu kaṇṭhasya ekāraikārayorbhavet |
ayogavāhā vijñeyā āśrayasthānabhāginaḥ || 19 ||
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aco'spṛṣṭāpaṇastvīṣannomāḥ spṛṣṭā halaḥ smṛtāḥ |
śeṣāḥ spṛṣṭā halaḥ proktā nibodhātra pradhānataḥ || 20 ||
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amo'nunāsikānakrau nādimau hasapaḥ smṛtā |
īṣannādopaṇayaśaḥ svāsinaśca thakādayaḥ |
īṣacchāsaṃ svaraṃ vidyāddīrghametat pracakṣate || 22 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 336

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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