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 2

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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
matsyādirūpiṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ brūhi sargādikāraṇam |
purāṇaṃ brahma cāgneyaṃ yathā viṣṇoḥ purā śrutam || 1 ||
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agniruvāca |
matsyāvatāraṃ vakṣye'haṃ vasiṣṭha śrṛṇu vai hareḥ |
avatārakriyā duṣṭanaṣṭyai satpālanāya hi || 2 ||
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āsīdatītakalpānte brāhmo naimittiko layaḥ |
samudropaplutāstatra lokā bhūrādikā mune || 3 ||
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manurvaivasvatastepe tapo vai bhuktimuktaye |
ekadā kṛtamālāyāṃ kurvato jalatarpaṇam || 4 ||
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tasyāñcalyudake matsyaḥ svalpa eko'bhyapadyata |
kṣeptukāmaṃ jale prāha na māṃ kṣipa narottama || 5 ||
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grāhādibhyo bhayaṃ me'dyatacchrutvā kalaśe'kṣipat |
sa tu vṛddhaḥ punarmatsyaḥ prāha taṃ dehi me bṛhat || 6 ||
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sthānametadvacaḥ śrutvā rājā'thodañcane'kṣipat |
tatra vṛddho'bravīd bhūpaṃ pṛthu dehi padaṃ mano || 7 ||
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sarovare punaḥ kṣipto vavṛdhe tatpramāṇavān |
ūce dehi bṛhat sthānaprākṣipaccāmbudhau tataḥ || 8 ||
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lakṣayojanavistīrṇaḥ kṣaṇamātreṇa so'bhavat |
matsyaṃ tamadbhutaṃ dṛṣṭvā vismitaḥ prāvravīn manuḥ || 9 ||
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ko bhavānnanu vai viṣṇuḥ nārāyaṇa namo'stute |
māyayā mohayasi māṃ kimarthaṃ tvaṃ janārdana || 10 ||
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manunokto'bravīnmatsyo manuṃ vai pālane ratam |
avatīrṇo bhavāyāsya jagato duṣṭanaṣṭaye || 11 ||
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saptame divase tvavdhiḥ plāvayipyati vai jagat |
upasthitāyāṃ nāvi tvaṃ bījādīni vidhāya ca || 12 ||
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saptarṣibhiḥ parivṛto niśāṃ brāhmīṃ cariṣyasi |
upasthitasya me śrṛṅge nibadhnīhi mahāhinā || 13 ||
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ityuktvāntardṛdhe matsyo manuḥ kālapratīkṣakaḥ |
sthitaḥ samudra udvele nāvamāruruhe tadā || 14 ||
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ekaśrṛṅgadharo matsyo haimo niyutayojanaḥ |
nālambabandha tacchṛṅge matsyākhyaṃ ca purāṇakam || 15 ||
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śuśrāva matsyātpāpaghnaṃ saṃstuvan stutibhiśca tam |
brahmavedapraharttāraṃ hayagrīvañca dānavam || 16 ||
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avadhīd vedamantnādyān pālayāmāsa keśavaḥ |
prāpte kalpe'tha bārāhe kūrmmarūpo'bhavaddhariḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 2

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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