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 15

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agniruvāca |
yudhiṣṭhire tu rājyasthe āśramādāśramāntaram |
dhṛtarāṣṭro vanamagād gāndhārī ca pṛthā dvica || 1 ||
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vidurastvagninā dagdho vanajena divaṅgataḥ |
evaṃ viṣṇurbhuvo bhāramaharaddānavādikam || 2 ||
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dharmmāyādharmmanāśāya nimittīkṛtya pāṇḍavān |
sa vipraśāpavyājena muṣalenāharat kulam || 3 ||
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yādavānāṃ bhārakaraṃ vajraṃ rājyebhyaṣecayat |
devādeśāt prabhāse sa dehaṃ tyaktvā svayaṃ hariḥ || 4 ||
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indraloke brahmaloke pūjyate svargavāsibhiḥ |
balabhadronantamūrttiḥ pātālasvargamīyivān || 5 ||
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avināśī harirdevo dhyānibhiddharyeya eva saḥ |
vinā taṃ dvārakāsthānaṃ plāvayāmāsa sāgaraḥ || 6 ||
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saṃskṛtya yādavān pārtho dattodakadhanādikaḥ |
striyoṣṭāvakraśāpena bhāryyā viṣṇośca yāḥ sthitāḥ || 7 ||
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punastacchāpato nītā gopālairlaguḍāyudhaiḥ |
arjunaṃ hi tiraskṛtya pārthaḥ śokañcakāra ha || 8 ||
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vyāsenāśvāsito mene balaṃ me kṛṣṇāsannidhau |
hastināpuramāgatya pārthaḥ sarvaṃ nyavedayat || 9 ||
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yudhiṣṭhirāya sa bhrātre pālakāya nṛṇāntadā |
taddhanustāni cāstrāṇisa rathaste ca vājinaḥ || 10 ||
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vinā kṛṣṇena tannaṣṭaṃ dānañcāśrotriye yathā |
tacchrutvā dharmmarājastu rājye sthāpya parīkṣitam || 11 ||
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prasthānaṃ prasthito dhīmān draupadyā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha |
saṃsāranityatāṃ jñātvā japannaṣṭaśataṃ hareḥ || 12 ||
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mahāpathe tu patitā draupadī sahadevakaḥ |
nakulaḥ phālguno bhīmo rājā śokaparāyaṇaḥ || 13 ||
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indrānītarayārūḍhaḥ sānujaḥ svargamāptavān |
dṛṣṭvā duryodhanādīṃśca vāsudevaṃ ca harṣitaḥ |
etatte bhārataṃ proktaṃ yaḥ paṭhetsa divaṃ vrajet || 14 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 15

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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