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 131

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īśvara uvāca |
pradakṣiṇamakārādīn svarān pūrvādito likhet |
caitrādyaṃ bhramaṇāccakraṃ pratipatpūrṇimā tithiḥ || 1 ||
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trayodaśī caturdaśī aṣṭamyekā ca saptamī |
pratipattrayodaśyantāstithayo dvādaśa smṛtāḥ || 2 ||
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caitracakre tu saṃsparśājjayalābhādikaṃ viduḥ |
viṣame tu śubhaṃ jñeyaṃ same cāśubhamīritam || 3 ||
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yuddhakāle samutpanne yasya nāma hyudāhṛtam |
mātrārūḍhantu yannāma ādityo gurureva ca || 4 ||
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jayastasya sadākālaṃ saṅgrāme caiva bhīṣaṇe |
hrasvanāma yadā yodho mriyate hyanivāritaḥ || 5 ||
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prathamo dīrgha ādistho dvitīyo madhye antakaḥ |
dvau madhyena prathamāntau jāyete nātra saṃśayaḥ || 6 ||
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punaścānte yadā cādau svarārūḍhantu dṛśyate |
hrasvasya maraṇaṃ vidyāddīrghasyaiva jayo bhavet || 7 ||
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naracakraṃ pravakṣyāmi hyṛkṣapiṇḍātmakaṃ yathā |
pratimāmālikhetpūrvaṃ padyādṛkṣāṇi vinyaset || 8 ||
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śīrṣe trīṇi mukhe caikaṃ dve ṛkṣe netrayornyaset |
vedasaṅkhyāni hastābhyāṃ karṇe ṛkṣadvayaṃ punaḥ || 9 ||
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hṛdaye bhūtasaṅkhyāni ṣaḍṛkṣāṇi tu pādayoḥ |
nāma hyṛkṣaṃ sphuṭaṃ kṛṭvā cakramadhye tu vinyaset || 10 ||
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netre śirodakṣakarṇe yāmyahaste ca pādayoḥ |
hṛdgrīvāvāmahaste tu punarguhye tu pādayoḥ || 11 ||
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yasminnṛkṣe sthitaḥ sūryaḥ saurirbhaumastu saiṃhikaḥ |
tasmin sthāne sthite vidyādghātameva na saṃśayaḥ || 12 ||
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jayacakraṃ pravakṣyāmi ādihāntāṃśca vai likhet |
rekhāstrayodaśālikhya ṣaḍrekhāstiryagālikhet || 13 ||
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diggrahā munayaḥ sūryā ṛtvigrudrastithiḥ kramāt |
mūrchanāsmṛtivedarkṣajinā akaḍamā hyadhaḥ || 14 ||
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ādityādyāḥ saptahṛte nāmānte balino grahāḥ |
ādityasauribhaumākhyā jaye saumyāśca sandhaye || 15 ||
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rekhā dvādaśa coddhṛtya ṣaṭca yāsyāstathottarāḥ |
manuścaiva tu ṛkṣāṇi netre ca ravimaṇḍalaṃ || 16 ||
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tithayaśca rasā vedā agniḥ saptadaśāthavā |
vasurandhrāḥ samākhyātā akaṭapānadho nyaset || 17 ||
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ekaikamakṣarannyastvā śeṣāṇyevaṅkramānnyaset |
nāmākṣarakṛtaṃ piṇḍaṃ vasubhirbhājayettataḥ || 18 ||
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vāyasānmaṇḍalo'tyagro maṇḍalādrāsabho varaḥ |
rāsabhādvṛṣabhaḥ śreṣṭhā vṛṣabhātkuñjaro varaḥ || 19 ||
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kuñjarāccaiva punaḥ siṃhaḥ siṃhāścaiva kharurvaraḥ |
kharoścaiva balī dhūmraḥ evamādi balābalaṃ || 20 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 131

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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