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 355

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skandha uvāca |
ṣoḍha़ा samāsaṃ vakṣyāmi aṣṭāviṃśātidhā punaḥ |
nityānityavibhāgena lugalopena ca dvidhā || 1 ||
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kumbhakāraśca nityaḥ syāddhemakārādikastathā |
rājñaḥ pumānrājapumān nityo'yañca samāsakaḥ || 2 ||
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kaṣṭaśrito luksamāsaḥ kaṇṭhekālādikastvaluk |
syādaṣṭadhā tatpuruṣaḥ prathamādyasupā saha || 3 ||
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prathamātatpuruṣo'yaṃ pūrvvaṃ kāyasya vigrahe |
pūrvakāyo'parakāyo hyadharottarakāyakaḥ || 4 ||
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arddhaṃ kaṇāyā arddhakaṇā bhikṣāturyyamathedṛśam |
āpannajīvikastadvat dvitīyā cādharāśritaḥ || 5 ||
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varṣambhogyo varṣabhogyo dhānyārthaśca tṛtīyayā |
caturtho syādviṣaṇubalirvṛkabhītiśca pañcamī || 6 ||
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rājñaḥ pumān rājapumān ṣaṣṭhī vṛkṣaphalaṃ tathā |
saptamī cākṣaśauṇḍo'yamahito nañsamāsakaḥ || 7 ||
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karmadhārayaḥ saptadhā nīlotpalamukhāḥ smṛtāḥ |
viśeṣaṇapūrvvapado viśeṣyottaratastathā || 8 ||
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vaiyākaraṇakhasūciḥ śītoṣṇaṃ dvipadaṃ śubham |
upamānapūrvapadaḥ śaṅkhapāṇḍara ityapi || 9 ||
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upamānottarapadaḥ puruṣavyāghra ityapi |
sambhāvanāpūrvapado guṇavṛddhiritīdṛśam || 10 ||
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guṇa iti vṛddhirvācyā suhṛdeva subandhukaḥ |
savadhāraṇapūrvapado bahuvrīhiśca saptadhā || 11 ||
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dvipadaśca bahuvrīhirārūḍha़bhavano naraḥ |
arccitāśeṣapūrvvo'yaṃ bahvaṅghriḥ parikīrttitaḥ || 12 ||
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ete viprāścopadaśāḥ saṅkhyottarapadastvayam |
saṅkhyobhayapado yadvaddvitrā dvyekatrayo naraḥ || 13 ||
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sahapūrṣapado'yaṃ syāt samūloddhṛtakastaruḥ |
vyatihāralakṣaṇārthaḥ keśākeśi nakhānakhi || 14 ||
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diglakṣyā syāddakṣiṇapūrvvā dvigurābhāṣito dvidhā |
ekavadbhāvi dviśrṛṅgaṃ pañcamūlī tvanekadhā || 15 ||
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dvandvaḥ samāso dvivikhadho hītaretarayogakaḥ |
rudraviṣṇū samāhāro bherīpaṭahamīdṛśam || 16 ||
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dvidhākhyāto'vyayībhāvo nāmapūrvapado yathā |
śākasya mātrā śākaprati yathā'vyayapūrvyakaḥ || 17 ||
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upakumbhañcoparathyaṃ prādhānyena caturviṃdhaḥ |
uttarapadārthamukhyo dvandvaścobhayamukhyakaḥ |
pūrvārtheśo'vyayībhāvo bahuvrīhiśca vāhyagaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 355

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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