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 225
[English text for this chapter is available]
puá¹£kara uvÄca |
rÄjaputrasya raká¹£Ä� ca karttavyÄ pá¹›thivÄ«ká¹£itÄ |
dharmÄrthkÄmaÅ›ÄstrÄṇi dhanurvedañca Å›iká¹£ayet || 1 ||
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Å›ilpÄni Å›iká¹£ayeccaivamÄptairmithyÄpriyaṃvadaiá¸� |
Å›arÄ«raraká¹£ÄvyÄjena raká¹£iṇo'sya niyojayet || 2 ||
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na cÄsya saá¹…go dÄtavyaá¸� kruddhalubdhavimÄnitaiá¸� |
aÅ›akyantu guṇÄdhÄnaá¹� karttu taá¹� bandhayet sukhaiá¸� || 3 ||
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adhikÄreá¹£u sarveá¹£u vinÄ«taá¹� viniyojayet |
má¹›gayÄá¹� pÄnamaká¹£Äṃśca rÄjyanÄÅ›aá¹� styajenná¹›paá¸� || 4 ||
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divÄsvapnaá¹� vá¹›thÄá¹yÄñca vÄkpÄruá¹£yaá¹� vivarjayet |
nindÄñca daṇá¸apÄruá¹£yamarthadūṣaṇamutsá¹›jet || 5 ||
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ÄkÄrÄṇÄṃ samucchedo durgÄdÄ«nÄmasatkriyÄ |
arthÄnÄá¹� dūṣaṇaá¹� proktaá¹� viprakÄ«rṇatvameva ca || 6 ||
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adeÅ›akÄle yaddÄnamapÄtre dÄnameva ca |
artheṣu dūṣaṇa� proktamasatkarmapravarttana� || 7 ||
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kÄmaá¹� krodhaá¹� madaá¹� mÄnaá¹� lobhaá¹� darpañca varjayet |
tato bhá¹›tyajayaá¹…ká¹›tvÄ paurajÄnapadaá¹� jayet || 8 ||
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jayedbÄhyÄnarÄ«n paÅ›cÄdvÄhyÄÅ›ca trividhÄrayaá¸� |
guravaste yathÄ pÅ«rvaá¹� kulyÄnantaraká¹›trimÄá¸� || 9 ||
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pitá¹›paitÄmaddaá¹� mitraá¹� sÄmantañca tathÄ ripoá¸� |
ká¹›trimañca mahÄbhÄgÄ mitrantrividhamucyate || 10 ||
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svÄmyamÄtyañjanapadÄ durgaá¹� daṇá¸astathaiva ca |
kopo mitrañca dharmajña saptÄá¹…gaá¹� rÄjyamucyate || 11 ||
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mÅ«laá¹� svÄmÄ« sa vai raká¹£yastasmÄdrÄjyaá¹�1 biÅ›eá¹£ataá¸� |
rÄjyÄá¹…gadrohiṇaá¹� hanyÄtkÄle tÄ«kṣṇo má¹›durbhavet || 12 ||
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evaá¹� lokadvayaá¹� rÄjño bhá¹›tyairhÄsaá¹� vivarjayet |
bhá¹›tyÄá¸� paribhavantÄ«ha ná¹›paá¹� hará¹£aṇasatkathaá¹� || 13 ||
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lokasaá¹…grahaṇÄrthÄya ká¹›takavyasano bhavet |
smitapÅ«rvÄbhibhÄá¹£Ä� syÄt lokÄnÄá¹� rañjanaá¹� caret || 14 ||
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dÄ«rghasÅ«trasya ná¹›pateá¸� karmahÄnirdhruvaá¹� bhavet |
rÄge darpe ca mÄne ca drohe pÄpe ca karmaṇi || 15 ||
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apriye caiva baktavye dīrghsūtra� praśasyate |
guptamantro bhavedrÄjÄ nÄpado guptamantrataá¸� || 16 ||
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jñÄyate hi ká¹›taá¹� karmma nÄrabdhaá¹� tasya rÄjyakaá¹� || 2 ||
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ÄkÄrairiá¹…gitairgatyÄ caiá¹£á¹ayÄ bhÄá¹£itena ca || 17 ||
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netravaktravikÄrÄbhyÄá¹� gá¹›hyate'ntargataá¹� punaá¸� |
naikastu mantrayenumantraá¹� na rÄjÄ bahubhiá¸� saha || 18 ||
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bahubhirmantrayet kÄmaá¹� rÄjÄ mantrÄn pá¹›thak pá¹›thak |
mantriṇÄmapino kuryÄnmantrÄ« mantraprakÄÅ›anaá¹� || 19 ||
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kvÄpi kasyÄpi3 viÅ›vÄso bavatÄ«hasadÄ nṛṇÄá¹� |
niÅ›cayaÅ›ca tathÄ mantre kÄryya ekena sÅ«riṇÄ� || 20 ||
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naÅ›yedavinayÄdrÄjÄrÄjyañca vinayÄllabhet |
traividyebhyastrayÄ«á¹� vidyÄá¹� daṇá¸anÄ«tiñca Å›ÄÅ›vatÄ«á¹� || 21 ||
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ÄnvÄ«ká¹£ikīñcÄrthavidyÄá¹� vÄrttÄrambhÄṃśca lokataá¸� |
jitendriyo hiÅ›akroti vaÅ›e sthÄpayituá¹� prajÄá¸� || 22 ||
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pÅ«jyÄ devÄ dvijÄá¸� sarve dadyÄddÄnÄni teá¹£u ca |
dvije dÄnañcaká¹£ayo'yaá¹� nidhiá¸� kaiÅ›cinni nÄÅ›yate || 23 ||
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saá¹…grÄmeá¹£vanivarttitvaá¹� prajÄnÄá¹� paripÄlanaá¹� |
dÄnÄni brÄhmaṇÄnÄñca rÄjño niá¸� Å›reyasamparaá¹� || 24 ||
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ká¹›paṇÄnÄthavá¹›ddhÄnÄá¹� vidhavÄnÄñca yoá¹£itÄá¹� |
yogakṣemañca vṛttiñca tathaiva parikalpayet || 25 ||
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varṇÄÅ›ramavyavasthÄnÄá¹� kÄryantÄpasapÅ«janaá¹� |
na viÅ›vasecca sarvatra tÄpaseá¹£u ca viÅ›vaset || 26 ||
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viÅ›vÄsayeccÄpi parantattvabhÅ«tena hetunÄ |
vakakavaccintayedarthaá¹� siṃhavacca parÄkramet || 27 ||
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vá¹›kavaccÄvalumpet Å›aÅ›avacca viniá¹£patet |
dá¹›á¸haprahÄrÄ« ca bhavet tathÄ Å›Å«karavanná¹›paá¸� || 28 ||
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citrÄkÄraÅ›ca Å›ikhivad dá¹›á¸habhaktistathÄ Å›vavat |
bhavecca madhurÄbhÄá¹£Ä� tathÄ kokilavanná¹›paá¸� || 29 ||
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kÄkaÅ›aá¹…kÄ« bhavennityamajñÄtÄá¹� vasatiá¹� vaset |
nÄparÄ«ká¹£itapÅ«rvañca bhojanaá¹� Å›ayanaá¹� spṛśet || 30 ||
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nÄvijñÄtÄá¹� striyaá¹� gacchennÄjñÄtÄá¹� nÄvamÄruhet |
rÄá¹£á¹rakará¹£Ä� bhrasyate carÄjyÄrthÄccaiva jÄ«vitÄt || 31 ||
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bhá¹›to vatso jÄtabalaá¸� karmayogyo yathÄ bhavet |
tathÄ rÄá¹£á¹raá¹� mahÄbhÄga bhá¹›taá¹� karmasahaá¹� bhavet || 32 ||
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sarvaá¹� karmedamÄyattaá¹� vidhÄne daivapauruá¹£e |
tayordaivacacintyaá¹� hi pauruá¹£e vidyate kriyÄ || 33 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Chapter 225
The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition)
by Shri Chimna Apate (शà¥à¤°à¥€ चिमणà¤� आपटे) (1987)
Publisher: Anandashram, Pune; 633 pages; Title: अगà¥à¤¨à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤®à¥;
Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीशॠà¤à¤¾ और डॉ. घनशà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤� तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤ªà¤¾à¤ ी) (2007)
Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अगà¥à¤¨à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£à¤®à¥ (संसà¥à¤•ृà¤� à¤à¤µà¤� हिनà¥à¤¦à¥€ अनà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¦);
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.
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.
The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)
Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अगà¥à¤¨à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤£ (केवल हिनà¥à¤¦à¥€ अनà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤¦); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.
Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)
Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗà³à²¨à²� ಪà³à²°à²¾à²�; 560 pages.