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).

Verse 86.4

ओं नमः शिवाय सर्वप्रभवे हं शिवाय ईशानमूर्द्धाय तत्पुरुषवक्त्राय अघोरहृदयाय वामदेवगुह्याय सद्योजातमूर्त्तये ओं नमो नमो गुह्यातिगुह्याय गोप्त्रे अनिधनाय सर्वाधिपाय ज्योतीरूपाय परमेश्वराय भावेन ओं व्योम। ओं रूद्राणां भुवनानाञ्च स्वरूपमथ कथ्यते ।
प्रथमो वामदेवः स्यात्ततः सर्वभवोद्भवः ॥ ४ ॥

oṃ namaḥ śivāya sarvaprabhave haṃ śivāya īśānamūrddhāya tatpuruṣavaktrāya aghorahṛdayāya vāmadevaguhyāya sadyojātamūrttaye oṃ namo namo guhyātiguhyāya goptre anidhanāya sarvādhipāya jyotīrūpāya parameśvarāya bhāvena oṃ vyoma | oṃ rūdrāṇāṃ bhuvanānāñca svarūpamatha kathyate |
prathamo vāmadevaḥ syāttataḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 86.4 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (86.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nama, Namas, Shiva, Sarvaprabhu, Sarvaprabhava, Ham, Ishana, Murddha, Tatpurushavaktra, Aghora, Hridaya, Vamadevaguhya, Sadyojata, Tti, Guhya, Guhi, Aya, Goptri, Anidhana, Saru, Sarva, Adhipa, Jyotirupa, Parameshvara, Bhavena, Bhava, Udra, Bhuvana, Svarupa, Atha, Prathama, Vamadeva, Syat, Sya, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Bhavodbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 86.4). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “oṃ namaḥ śivāya sarvaprabhave haṃ śivāya īśānamūrddhāya tatpuruṣavaktrāya aghorahṛdayāya vāmadevaguhyāya sadyojātamūrttaye oṃ namo namo guhyātiguhyāya goptre anidhanāya sarvādhipāya jyotīrūpāya parameśvarāya bhāvena oṃ vyoma | oṃ rūdrāṇāṃ bhuvanānāñca svarūpamatha kathyate
  • Cannot analyse om*na
  • namaḥ -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sarvaprabhave -
  • sarvaprabhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sarvaprabhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarvaprabhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ham -
  • ham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • śivāya -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śiva (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • īśāna -
  • īśāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
    īś -> īśāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īś class 2 verb]
  • mūrddhāya -
  • mūrddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mūrddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tatpuruṣavaktrāya -
  • tatpuruṣavaktra (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • aghora -
  • aghora (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aghora (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayāya -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vāmadevaguhyāya -
  • vāmadevaguhya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sadyojātam -
  • sadyojāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadyojātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūr -
  • ttaye -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse om*na
  • namo* -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • namo* -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guhyā -
  • guhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guh -> guhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √guh]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    guhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • atigu -
  • atigo (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hyā -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • goptre -
  • goptṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • anidhanāya -
  • anidhana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    anidhana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sarvā -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhipāya -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • jyotīrūpāya -
  • jyotīrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jyotīrūpa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • parameśvarāya -
  • parameśvara (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    parameśvara (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bhāvena -
  • bhāvena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse om*vy
  • vyoma* -
  • Cannot analyse om*rū
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • udrāṇām -
  • udra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    udra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhuvanānāñ -
  • bhuvanā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarūpam -
  • svarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svarūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kathyate -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “prathamo vāmadevaḥ syāttataḥ sarvabhavodbhavaḥ
  • prathamo* -
  • prathama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmadevaḥ -
  • vāmadeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhavodbhavaḥ -
  • bhavodbhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 86.4

Cover of edition (2007)

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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Cover of edition (2023)

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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Cover of edition (2006)

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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Cover of edition (2013)

The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)

Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अग्निपुराण (केवल हिन्दी अनुवाद); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.

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Cover of edition (2013)

Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)

Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.

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Preview of verse 86.4 in Kannada sript:
ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಭವೇ ಹಂ ಶಿವಾಯ ಈಶಾನಮೂರ್ದ್ಧಾಯ ತತ್ಪುರುಷವಕ್ತ್ರಾಯ ಅಘೋರಹೃದಯಾಯ ವಾಮದೇವಗುಹ್ಯಾಯ ಸದ್ಯೋಜಾತಮೂರ್ತ್ತಯೇ ಓಂ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ಗುಹ್ಯಾತಿಗುಹ್ಯಾಯ ಗೋಪ್ತ್ರೇ ಅನಿಧನಾಯ ಸರ್ವಾಧಿಪಾಯ ಜ್ಯೋತೀರೂಪಾಯ ಪರಮೇಶ್ವರಾಯ ಭಾವೇನ ಓಂ ವ್ಯೋಮ । ಓಂ ರೂದ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಭುವನಾನಾಞ್ಚ ಸ್ವರೂಪಮಥ ಕಥ್ಯತೇ ।
ಪ್ರಥಮೋ ವಾಮದೇವಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ತತಃ ಸರ್ವಭವೋದ್ಭವಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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