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 233

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puṣkara uvāca |
sarvayātrāṃ pravakṣyāmi rājadharmasamāśrayāt |
astaṅgate nīcagate vikale ripurāśige || 1 ||
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pratilome ca vidhvaste śukre yātrāṃ visarjayet |
pratilome budhe yātrāṃ dikpattau ca tathā grahe || 2 ||
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baidhṛtau ca vyatīpāte nāge ca śakunau tathā |
catuṣpāde ca kintughne tathā yātrāṃ vivarjayet || 3 ||
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vipattāre naidhane ca pratyarau cātha janmani |
gaṇḍe vivarjayedyātrāṃ riktāyāñca tithāvapi || 4 ||
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udīcī ca tathā prācī2 tayoraikyaṃ prakīrttitaṃ |
paścimā dakṣiṇā yā dik tayoraikyaṃ tathaiva ca || 5 ||
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vāyvagnidikasamudbhataṃ parighanna tu laṅghayet |
ādityacandraśaurāstu divasāśca na śobhanāḥ || 6 ||
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vāyvagnidiksamudbhtaṃ parighanna tu lahghayet |
maitrādyānyapare cātha vāsavādyāni vāpyudak || 7 ||
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sarvadvārāṇi śastāni chāyāmānaṃ vadāmi te |
āditye viṃśatirjñeyāścandre ṣoḍasa kīrttitāḥ || 8 ||
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bhaume pañcadaśaivoktāścaturdaśa tathā budhe |
trayodaśa tathā jīve śukre dvādaśa kīrttitāḥ || 9 ||
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ekādaśa tathā saure sarvakarmasu kīrttitāḥ |
janmalagne śakracāpe sammukhe na vrajennaraḥ || 10 ||
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śakunādau śubhe yāyājjayāya harimāsmaran |
vakṣye maṇḍalacintānte karttavyaṃ rājarakṣaṇaṃ || 11 ||
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svāmyamātyaṃ tathā durgaṃ koṣo daṇḍastathaiva ca |
mitrañjanapadaścaiva rājyaṃ saptāṅgamucyate || 12 ||
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saptāṅgasya tu rājyasya vighnakartṝn vināśayet |
3 maṇḍaleṣu ca sarveṣu vṛddhiḥ kāryyā mahīkṣitā || 13 ||
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ātmamaṇḍalamevātra prathamaṃ maṇḍalaṃ bhavet |
sāmantāstasya vijñeyā ripavo maṇḍalasya tu || 14 ||
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upetastu suhṛj jñeyaḥ śatrumitramataḥ paraṃ |
mitramitraṃ tato jñeyaṃ mitramitraripustataḥ || 15 ||
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etatpurastāt kathitaṃ paścādapi nibodha me |
pārṣṇigrāhastataḥ paścāttatastvākranda ucyate || 16 ||
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āsārastu tato'nyaḥ syādā krandāsāra ucyate |
jigīṣoḥ śatruyuktasya vimuktasya tathā dvija || 17 ||
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nātrāpi niścayaḥ śakyo vaktuṃ manujapuṅgava |
nigrahānugrahe śakto madhyasthaḥ parikīrtttiḥ || 18 ||
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nigrahānugrahe śaktaḥ sarveṣāmapi yo bhavet |
udāsīnaḥ sa kathito balavān pṛthivīpatiḥ || 19 ||
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na kasyacidripurmmitraṅkāraṇācchatrumitrake |
maṇḍalaṃ tava samproktametad dvādaśarājakaṃ || 20 ||
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trividhā ripavo jñeyāḥ kulyānantarakṛtrimāḥ |
pūrvapūrvo gurusteṣāṃ duścikitsyatamo mataḥ || 21 ||
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anantaro'pi yaḥ śatruḥ so'pi me kṛtrimo mataḥ |
pārṣṇigrāho bhavecchatromitrāṇi ripavastathā || 22 ||
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pārṣṇigrāhamupāyaiśca śāmayecca tathā svakaṃ |
mitreṇa śatrorucchedaṃ praśaṃsanti purātanāḥ || 23 ||
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mitrañca śatrutāmeti sāmantatvādanantaraṃ |
śatruṃ jigīṣurucchindyāt4 svayaṃ śaknoti cedyadi || 24 ||
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pratāpavṛddhau tenāpi nāmitrājjāyate bhayaṃ |
yathāsya nodvijelloko viśvāsaśca yathā bhavet || 25 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 233

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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