Agni Purana — Chapter 13
AgP 13.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये हरिवंशवर्णनं नाम द्वादशो ऽध्यायः :न् १ कर्षक इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ३२ छप्तेर् {१३} :श् अथ त्रयोदशो ऽध्यायः कुरुपाण्डवोत्पत्त्यादिकथनं अग्निर् उवाच भारतं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि कृष्णमाहात्म्यलक्षणम् भूभारमहरद्विष्णुर् निमित्तीकृत्य पाण्डवान्
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye harivaṃśavarṇanaṃ nāma dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ :n 1 karṣaka iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 32 chapter {13} :ś atha trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ kurupāṇḍavotpattyādikathanaṃ agnir uvāca bhārataṃ sampravakṣyāmi kṛṣṇamāhātmyalakṣaṇam bhūbhāramaharadviṣṇur nimittīkṛtya pāṇḍavān
[Thus ends the twelfth chapter, called the description of the lineage of Hari, in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa. note 1: 'karṣaka' is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. p. 32. Chapter 13: Now the thirteenth chapter, the telling of the origin of the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas.] Agni said: I shall proclaim the Bhārata, which has the character of Kṛṣṇa's greatness. Viṣṇu removed the burden of the earth, making the Pāṇḍavas the instrument.
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AgP 13.2
विष्णुनाभ्यब्जजो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मपुत्रो ऽत्रिरत्रितः सोमः सोमाद्बुधस्तस्मादैल आसीत् पुरूरवाः
viṣṇunābhyabjajo brahmā brahmaputro 'triratritaḥ somaḥ somādbudhastasmādaila āsīt purūravāḥ
From the lotus of Viṣṇu's navel was born Brahmā; Brahmā's son (was) Atri; from Atri (came) Soma; from Soma, Budha; from him was Purūravas, son of Ilā.
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AgP 13.3
तस्मादायुस्ततो राजा नहुषो ऽतो ययातिकः ततः पुरुस्तस्य वंशे भरतो ऽथ नृपः कुरुः
tasmādāyustato rājā nahuṣo 'to yayātikaḥ tataḥ purustasya vaṃśe bharato 'tha nṛpaḥ kuruḥ
From him (came) Āyus, from him King Nahuṣa, from him Yayāti, from him Puru; and in his lineage (came) Bharata, and then King Kuru.
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AgP 13.4
तद्वंशे शान्तनुस्तस्माद्भीष्मो गङ्गासुतो ऽनुजौ चित्राङ्गदो विचित्रश् च सत्यवयाञ्च शान्तनोः
tadvaṃśe śāntanustasmādbhīṣmo gaṅgāsuto 'nujau citrāṅgado vicitraś ca satyavayāñca śāntanoḥ
In his lineage (came) Śāntanu; from him Bhīṣma, the son of Gaṅgā, and (his) two younger brothers Citrāṅgada and Vicitra(vīrya), and Satyavatī was Śāntanu's (wife).
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AgP 13.5
स्वर्गं गते शान्तनौ च भीष्मो भार्याविवर्जितः अपालयत् भ्रातृराज्यं बालश्चित्राङ्गदो हतः
svargaṃ gate śāntanau ca bhīṣmo bhāryāvivarjitaḥ apālayat bhrātṛrājyaṃ bālaścitrāṅgado hataḥ
And when Śāntanu had gone to heaven, Bhīṣma, who had renounced taking a wife, governed his brother's kingdom; Citrāṅgada was slain while still a boy.
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AgP 13.6
चित्राङ्गदेन द्वे कन्ये काशिराजस्य चाम्बिका अम्बालिका च भीष्मेण आनीते विजितारिणा
citrāṅgadena dve kanye kāśirājasya cāmbikā ambālikā ca bhīṣmeṇa ānīte vijitāriṇā
Two maidens (were carried off) by Citrāṅgada — Ambikā, daughter of the king of Kāśī, and Ambālikā — brought (home) by Bhīṣma, who had conquered his foes.
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AgP 13.7
भार्ये विचित्रवीर्यस्य यक्ष्मणा स दिवङ्गतः सत्यवत्या ह्य् अनुमतादम्बिकायां नृपोभवत्
bhārye vicitravīryasya yakṣmaṇā sa divaṅgataḥ satyavatyā hy anumatādambikāyāṃ nṛpobhavat
(They became) the two wives of Vicitravīrya; he went to heaven through consumption. Then, with Satyavatī's consent, (a son) was born as king in Ambikā.
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AgP 13.8
धृतराष्ट्रो ऽम्बालिकायां पाण्डुश् च व्यासतः सुतः गान्धार्यां धृतराष्ट्राच्च दुर्योधनमुखं शतम्
dhṛtarāṣṭro 'mbālikāyāṃ pāṇḍuś ca vyāsataḥ sutaḥ gāndhāryāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrācca duryodhanamukhaṃ śatam
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (was born) in Ambikā, and Pāṇḍu was a son (born) of Vyāsa in Ambālikā; and from Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Gāndhārī (were born) the hundred (sons) headed by Duryodhana.
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AgP 13.9
शतशृङ्गाश्रमपदे भार्यायोगाद् यतो मृतिः ऋषिशापात्ततो धर्मात् कुन्त्यां पाण्डोर्युधिष्ठिरः
śataśṛṅgāśramapade bhāryāyogād yato mṛtiḥ ṛṣiśāpāttato dharmāt kuntyāṃ pāṇḍoryudhiṣṭhiraḥ
At the hermitage-site of Śataśṛṅga, because death (would come) to him from union with a wife by reason of a sage's curse, therefore from Dharma, in Kuntī, was born Pāṇḍu's (son) Yudhiṣṭhira.
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AgP 13.10
वाताद्भीमो ऽर्जुनः शक्रान्माद्र्यामश्विकुमारतः नकुलः सहदेवश् च पाण्डुर्माद्रीयुतो मृतः
vātādbhīmo 'rjunaḥ śakrānmādryāmaśvikumārataḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca pāṇḍurmādrīyuto mṛtaḥ
From Vāyu (came) Bhīma, Arjuna from Śakra, and from the Aśvin youths in Mādrī, Nakula and Sahadeva; and Pāṇḍu died when joined with Mādrī.
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AgP 13.11
कर्णः कुन्त्यां हि कन्यायां जातो दुर्योधाश्रितः कुरुपाण्डवयोर्वैरन्दैवयोगाद्बभूव ह
karṇaḥ kuntyāṃ hi kanyāyāṃ jāto duryodhāśritaḥ kurupāṇḍavayorvairandaivayogādbabhūva ha
Karṇa indeed was born of Kuntī while she was a maiden, and attached himself to Duryodhana; and by the working of fate enmity arose between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas.
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AgP 13.12
:प् ३३ दुर्योधनो जतुगृहे पाण्डवानदहत् कुधीः दग्धागाराद्विनिष्क्रान्ता मातृपृष्टास्तु पाण्डवाः
:p 33 duryodhano jatugṛhe pāṇḍavānadahat kudhīḥ dagdhāgārādviniṣkrāntā mātṛpṛṣṭāstu pāṇḍavāḥ
Evil-minded Duryodhana tried to burn the Pāṇḍavas in the house of lac; but the Pāṇḍavas, following behind their mother, escaped from the burning house.
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AgP 13.13
ततस्तु एकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने मुनिवेषाः स्थिताः सर्वे निहत्य वकराक्षसम्
tatastu ekacakrāyāṃ brāhmaṇasya niveśane muniveṣāḥ sthitāḥ sarve nihatya vakarākṣasam
Then in Ekacakrā, in the dwelling of a brahmin, they all stayed in the guise of ascetics, after killing the demon Baka.
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AgP 13.14
ययौः पाञ्चालविषयं द्रौपद्यास्ते स्वयम्वरे सम्प्राप्ता बाहुवेधेन(१) द्रौपदी पञ्चपाण्डवैः(२)
yayauḥ pāñcālaviṣayaṃ draupadyāste svayamvare samprāptā bāhuvedhena(1) draupadī pañcapāṇḍavaiḥ(2)
They went to the country of the Pāñcālas; they arrived at Draupadī's self-choice ceremony, and Draupadī (was won) by the five Pāṇḍavas by the piercing (of the target) with the arm('s strength).
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AgP 13.15
अर्धराज्यं ततः प्राप्ता ज्ञाता दुर्योधनादिभिः गाण्डीवञ्च धनुर्दिव्यं पावकाद्रथमुत्तमम्
ardharājyaṃ tataḥ prāptā jñātā duryodhanādibhiḥ gāṇḍīvañca dhanurdivyaṃ pāvakādrathamuttamam
Then they obtained half the kingdom, having been recognised by Duryodhana and the others; and (Arjuna received) the divine bow Gāṇḍīva and an excellent chariot from Fire,
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AgP 13.16
सारथिञ्चार्जुनः सङ्ख्ये कृष्णमक्षय्यशायकान् ब्रह्मास्त्रादींस् तथा द्रोणात्सर्वे शस्त्रविशारदाः
sārathiñcārjunaḥ saṅkhye kṛṣṇamakṣayyaśāyakān brahmāstrādīṃs tathā droṇātsarve śastraviśāradāḥ
and Arjuna (obtained) Kṛṣṇa as charioteer in battle, and inexhaustible arrows; and likewise the Brahmā-weapon and the rest from Droṇa — they were all skilled in arms.
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AgP 13.17
कृष्णेन सो ऽर्जुनो वह्निं खाण्डवे समतर्पयत् इन्द्रवृष्टिं वारयंश् च शरवर्षेण पाण्डवः
kṛṣṇena so 'rjuno vahniṃ khāṇḍave samatarpayat indravṛṣṭiṃ vārayaṃś ca śaravarṣeṇa pāṇḍavaḥ
Together with Kṛṣṇa that Arjuna satisfied the Fire in the Khāṇḍava forest, and the son of Pāṇḍu warded off Indra's rain with a rain of arrows.
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AgP 13.18
जिता दिशः पाण्डवैश् च राज्यञ्चक्रे युधिष्ठिरः बहुस्वर्णं(३) राजसूयं न सेहे तं सुयोधनः
jitā diśaḥ pāṇḍavaiś ca rājyañcakre yudhiṣṭhiraḥ bahusvarṇaṃ(3) rājasūyaṃ na sehe taṃ suyodhanaḥ
The quarters were conquered by the Pāṇḍavas, and Yudhiṣṭhira exercised kingship; Suyodhana could not bear that Rājasūya (sacrifice) rich in gold.
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AgP 13.19
भ्रात्रा दुःशासनेनोक्तः कर्णेन प्राप्तभूतिना द्यूतकार्ये शकुनिना द्यूतेन स युधिष्ठिरम्
bhrātrā duḥśāsanenoktaḥ karṇena prāptabhūtinā dyūtakārye śakuninā dyūtena sa yudhiṣṭhiram
Urged by his brother Duḥśāsana and by Karṇa, who had received his fortune (from him), and by Śakuni in the matter of gambling, he (challenged) Yudhiṣṭhira at dice,
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AgP 13.20
अजयत्तस्य राज्यञ्च सभास्थो माययाहसत् जितो युधिष्ठिरो भ्रातृयुक्तश्चारण्यकं ययौ
ajayattasya rājyañca sabhāstho māyayāhasat jito yudhiṣṭhiro bhrātṛyuktaścāraṇyakaṃ yayau
and won his kingdom; seated in the hall he laughed (at him) with trickery. Yudhiṣṭhira, defeated, went to the forest together with his brothers.
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AgP 13.21
वने द्वादशवर्षाणि प्रतिज्ञातानि सो ऽनयत् अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि भोजयन् पूर्ववत् द्विजान्
vane dvādaśavarṣāṇi pratijñātāni so 'nayat aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi bhojayan pūrvavat dvijān
He passed in the forest the twelve years that had been agreed upon, feeding eighty-eight thousand brahmins as before.
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AgP 13.22
सधौम्यो द्रौपदीषष्ठस्ततः प्रायाद्विराटकम् कङ्को द्विजो ह्य् अविज्ञातो(४) राजा भीमोथ सूपकृत्
sadhaumyo draupadīṣaṣṭhastataḥ prāyādvirāṭakam kaṅko dvijo hy avijñāto(4) rājā bhīmotha sūpakṛt
Then, with Dhaumya and with Draupadī as the sixth, he went to Virāṭa's (city): the king (became) Kaṅka, a brahmin, unrecognised, and Bhīma then a cook,
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AgP 13.23
:न् १ बाहुभेदेन इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ द्रौपदीं पञ्च पाण्डवा इति ख, ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः ३ वसुपूर्णमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः रत्नपूर्णमिति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ कङ्को द्विजो ह्य् अभूच्छ्रेष्ठ इति ख,चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ३४ बृहन्नलार्जुनो भार्या सैरिन्ध्री यमजौ तथा अन्यनाम्ना भीमसेनः कीचकञ्चाबधीन्निशि
:n 1 bāhubhedena iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 draupadīṃ pañca pāṇḍavā iti kha, ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ 3 vasupūrṇamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ ratnapūrṇamiti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 kaṅko dvijo hy abhūcchreṣṭha iti kha,cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 34 bṛhannalārjuno bhāryā sairindhrī yamajau tathā anyanāmnā bhīmasenaḥ kīcakañcābadhīnniśi
Arjuna (became) Bṛhannalā, the wife (Draupadī) a chambermaid, and likewise the twins (took other roles); Bhīmasena, under another name, killed Kīcaka by night — (the marginal notes read: 1. 'bāhubhedena' in MS ga; 2. 'draupadīṃ pañca pāṇḍavā' in the three MSS kha, ga, ṅa; 3. 'vasupūrṇam' in MS kha, 'ratnapūrṇam' in MS gha; 4. 'kaṅko dvijo hy abhūc chreṣṭha' in MS kha).
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AgP 13.24
द्रौपदीं हर्तुकामं तं अर्जुनश्चाजयत् कुरून् कुर्वतो गोग्रहादींश् च तैर् ज्ञाताः पाण्डवा अथ
draupadīṃ hartukāmaṃ taṃ arjunaścājayat kurūn kurvato gograhādīṃś ca tair jñātāḥ pāṇḍavā atha
(Bhīma killed) him who wished to carry off Draupadī; and Arjuna defeated the Kurus when they were carrying out the seizure of the cattle and the rest; then the Pāṇḍavas were recognised by them.
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AgP 13.25
सुभद्रा कृष्णभगिनी अर्जुनात्समजीजनत् अभिमन्युन्ददौ तस्मै विराटश्चोत्तरां सुताम्
subhadrā kṛṣṇabhaginī arjunātsamajījanat abhimanyundadau tasmai virāṭaścottarāṃ sutām
Subhadrā, Kṛṣṇa's sister, bore Abhimanyu to Arjuna; and Virāṭa gave him his daughter Uttarā.
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AgP 13.26
सप्ताक्षौहिणीश आसीद्धर्मराजो रणाय सः कृष्णो दूतोब्रवीद् गत्वा दुर्योधनममर्षणम्
saptākṣauhiṇīśa āsīddharmarājo raṇāya saḥ kṛṣṇo dūtobravīd gatvā duryodhanamamarṣaṇam
That Dharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira) was lord of seven divisions (akṣauhiṇīs) for the battle. Kṛṣṇa, going as envoy, spoke to the intolerant Duryodhana.
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AgP 13.27
एकादशाक्षौहिणीशं नृपं दुर्योधनं तदा युधिष्ठिरायार्धराज्यं देहि ग्रामांश् च पञ्च वा
ekādaśākṣauhiṇīśaṃ nṛpaṃ duryodhanaṃ tadā yudhiṣṭhirāyārdharājyaṃ dehi grāmāṃś ca pañca vā
(He spoke) then to King Duryodhana, lord of eleven divisions: "Give Yudhiṣṭhira half the kingdom, or else five villages,
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AgP 13.28
युध्यस्व वा वचः श्रुत्वा कृष्णमाह सुयोधनः भूसूच्यग्रं न दास्यामि योत्स्ये सङ्ग्रहणोद्यतः
yudhyasva vā vacaḥ śrutvā kṛṣṇamāha suyodhanaḥ bhūsūcyagraṃ na dāsyāmi yotsye saṅgrahaṇodyataḥ
or else fight." Having heard that speech, Suyodhana said to Kṛṣṇa: "I will not give (even) as much earth as a needle's point; I will fight, ready for battle."
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AgP 13.29
विश्वरूपन्दर्शयित्वा अधृष्यं विदुरार्चितः(१) प्रागाद्युधिष्ठिरं प्राह योधयैनं सुयोधनम्
viśvarūpandarśayitvā adhṛṣyaṃ vidurārcitaḥ(1) prāgādyudhiṣṭhiraṃ prāha yodhayainaṃ suyodhanam
Having displayed his unassailable universal form, and honoured by Vidura, he went (back) and said to Yudhiṣṭhira: "Make war on this Suyodhana."
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