Agni Purana — Chapter 20

AgP 20.1

:ए इत्य् आदिमाहापुराणे आग्नेये प्रतिसर्गवर्णनं नाम ऊनविंशतितमो ऽध्यायः छप्तेर् {२०} :श् अथ विंशतितमो ऽध्यायः सर्गविषयकवर्णनं अग्निर् उवाच प्रथमो महतः सर्गो विज्ञेयो ब्रह्मणस्तु सः तन्मात्राणां द्वितीयस्तु भूतसर्गो हि स स्मृतः

:e ity ādimāhāpurāṇe āgneye pratisargavarṇanaṃ nāma ūnaviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ chapter {20} :ś atha viṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ sargaviṣayakavarṇanaṃ agnir uvāca prathamo mahataḥ sargo vijñeyo brahmaṇastu saḥ tanmātrāṇāṃ dvitīyastu bhūtasargo hi sa smṛtaḥ

[Thus in the primal great Purāṇa, the Āgneya, the nineteenth chapter, called 'The Description of the Re-creation.' Chapter 20. Now the twentieth chapter, the description concerning creation.] Agni said: The first creation is to be known as that of Mahat (the great principle), and it belongs to Brahmā; the second, that of the tanmātras, is indeed remembered as the creation of the elements.

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AgP 20.2

वैकारिकस्तृतीयस्तु सर्ग ऐन्द्रियकः स्मृतः इत्येष प्राकृतः सर्गः सम्भूतो बुद्धिपूर्वकः

vaikārikastṛtīyastu sarga aindriyakaḥ smṛtaḥ ityeṣa prākṛtaḥ sargaḥ sambhūto buddhipūrvakaḥ

The third creation is the vaikārika, remembered as pertaining to the senses. Thus this is the primary (prākṛta) creation, which came about preceded by intelligence.

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AgP 20.3

मुख्यः सर्गश् चतुर्थस्तु मुख्या वै स्थावराः स्मृताः तिर्यक्स्रोतास्तु यः प्रोक्तः स्तैर्यग्योन्यस्ततः स्मृतः

mukhyaḥ sargaś caturthastu mukhyā vai sthāvarāḥ smṛtāḥ tiryaksrotāstu yaḥ proktaḥ stairyagyonyastataḥ smṛtaḥ

The fourth is the principal (mukhya) creation; the immovable things are indeed remembered as the 'principal' ones. That which is called 'with the stream sideways' is thence remembered as (the creation) of beings of animal wombs.

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AgP 20.4

तथोर्ध्वस्रोतसां षष्ठो देवसर्गस्तु स स्मृतः ततोर्वाक्स्रोतसां सर्गः सप्तमः स तु मानुषः

tathordhvasrotasāṃ ṣaṣṭho devasargastu sa smṛtaḥ tatorvāksrotasāṃ sargaḥ saptamaḥ sa tu mānuṣaḥ

Likewise the sixth, of those whose stream goes upward, is remembered as the creation of the gods. Then the seventh is the creation of those whose stream goes downward, and that is the human one.

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AgP 20.5

अष्टमोनुग्रहः सर्गैः सात्विकस्तामसश् च यः पञ्चैते वैकृताः सर्गाः प्राकृताश् च त्रयः स्मृताः

aṣṭamonugrahaḥ sargaiḥ sātvikastāmasaś ca yaḥ pañcaite vaikṛtāḥ sargāḥ prākṛtāś ca trayaḥ smṛtāḥ

The eighth among the creations is the anugraha (grace) creation, which is both sāttvika and tāmasa. These five are the modified (vaikṛta) creations, and three are remembered as primary (prākṛta).

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AgP 20.6

प्राकृतो वैकृतश् चैव कौमारो नवमस् तथा :प् ५० ब्रह्मतो नव सर्गास्तु जगतो मूलहेतवः

prākṛto vaikṛtaś caiva kaumāro navamas tathā :p 50 brahmato nava sargāstu jagato mūlahetavaḥ

(The ninth, the Kaumāra, is) both primary and modified; the Kaumāra is the ninth. [Page 50] These nine creations from Brahmā are the root causes of the world.

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AgP 20.7

ख्यात्याद्या दक्षकन्यास्तु भृग्वाद्या उपयेमिरे नित्यो नैमित्तकः सर्गस्त्रिधा प्रकथितो जनैः

khyātyādyā dakṣakanyāstu bhṛgvādyā upayemire nityo naimittakaḥ sargastridhā prakathito janaiḥ

Khyāti and the other daughters of Dakṣa were wed by Bhṛgu and the others. Creation is declared by people to be threefold: eternal, occasional (and primary).

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AgP 20.8

प्राकृता दैनन्दिनी स्यादन्तरप्रलयादनु जायते यत्रानुदिनं मित्यसर्गो हि सम्मतः

prākṛtā dainandinī syādantarapralayādanu jāyate yatrānudinaṃ mityasargo hi sammataḥ

The prākṛta (creation) would be the daily one, (occurring) after the intermediate dissolution; that in which (things) are born day after day is indeed held to be the constant (nitya) creation.

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AgP 20.9

देवौ धाताविधातारौ भृगोः ख्यातिरसूयत श्रियञ्च पत्नी विष्णोर्या स्तुता शक्रेण वृद्धये

devau dhātāvidhātārau bhṛgoḥ khyātirasūyata śriyañca patnī viṣṇoryā stutā śakreṇa vṛddhaye

Khyāti bore to Bhṛgu the two gods Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ, and Śrī, who as Viṣṇu's wife was praised by Śakra for prosperity.

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AgP 20.10

धातुर्विधार्तुर्द्वौ पुत्रौ क्रमात् प्राणो मृकण्डुकः मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डोश् च जज्ञे वेदशिरास्ततः

dhāturvidhārturdvau putrau kramāt prāṇo mṛkaṇḍukaḥ mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍoś ca jajñe vedaśirāstataḥ

Dhātṛ and Vidhātṛ had two sons, in order Prāṇa and Mṛkaṇḍu; and from Mṛkaṇḍa was born Mārkaṇḍeya, and from him Vedaśiras.

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AgP 20.11

पौर्णमासश् च सम्भूत्यां मरीचेरभवत् सुतः स्मृत्यामङ्गिरसः पुत्राः सिनीवाली कुहूस् तथा

paurṇamāsaś ca sambhūtyāṃ marīcerabhavat sutaḥ smṛtyāmaṅgirasaḥ putrāḥ sinīvālī kuhūs tathā

And Paurṇamāsa was born as Marīci's son from Sambhūti; from Smṛti (were born) the sons of Aṅgiras, and also Sinīvālī and Kuhū,

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AgP 20.12

राकाश्चानुमतिश्चात्रेरनसूयाप्यजीजनत् सोमं दुर्वाससं पुत्रं दत्तात्रेयञ्च योगिनम्

rākāścānumatiścātreranasūyāpyajījanat somaṃ durvāsasaṃ putraṃ dattātreyañca yoginam

and Rākā and Anumati. And Anasūyā bore to Atri the sons Soma, Durvāsas, and Dattātreya the yogin.

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AgP 20.13

प्रीत्यां पुलस्त्यभार्यायां दत्तोलिस्तत्सुतोभवत् क्षमायां(१) पुलहाज्जाताः सहिष्णुः कर्मपादिकाः

prītyāṃ pulastyabhāryāyāṃ dattolistatsutobhavat kṣamāyāṃ(1) pulahājjātāḥ sahiṣṇuḥ karmapādikāḥ

In Prīti, the wife of Pulastya, Dattoli was born as his son. From Pulaha (were) born in Kṣamā Sahiṣṇu, Karmapāda and the others.

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AgP 20.14

सन्नत्याञ्च क्रतोरासन् बालिखिल्या महौजसः अङ्गुष्ठपर्वमात्रास्ते ये हि षष्टिसहस्विणः

sannatyāñca kratorāsan bālikhilyā mahaujasaḥ aṅguṣṭhaparvamātrāste ye hi ṣaṣṭisahasviṇaḥ

And from Kratu, in Sannati, were born the Bālakhilyas of great vigour, who are of the size of a thumb-joint and are sixty thousand (in number).

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AgP 20.15

उर्जायाञ्च वशिष्ठाच्च राजा गात्रोर्ध्वबाहुकः(२) सवनश्चालघुः शुक्रः(३) सुतपाः सप्त चर्षयः

urjāyāñca vaśiṣṭhācca rājā gātrordhvabāhukaḥ(2) savanaścālaghuḥ śukraḥ(3) sutapāḥ sapta carṣayaḥ

And in Ūrjā, from Vasiṣṭha, (were born) Rāja(s), Gātra, Ūrdhvabāhu, Savana, Alaghu, Śukra and Sutapas — these seven seers.

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AgP 20.16

पावकः पवमानोभूच्छुचिः स्वाहाग्निजोभवत् :न् १ कुमार्यामिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ रजोगोत्रोर्ध्वाहुक इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः राजा शात्रोर्ध्वबालक इति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः, रजोगोत्रोर्ध्ववाहक इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ सबलश्चानघः शुक्र इति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ५१ अग्निस्वात्ता वर्हिषदो ऽनग्नयः साग्नयो ह्य् अजात्(१)

pāvakaḥ pavamānobhūcchuciḥ svāhāgnijobhavat :n 1 kumāryāmiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 rajogotrordhvāhuka iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ rājā śātrordhvabālaka iti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ, rajogotrordhvavāhaka iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 sabalaścānaghaḥ śukra iti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 51 agnisvāttā varhiṣado 'nagnayaḥ sāgnayo hy ajāt(1)

Pāvaka, Pavamāna and Śuci were born of Agni from Svāhā. [Notes: 1. 'kumāryām' is the reading of MS kha. 2. 'rajogotrordhvāhuka' is the reading of MS kha; 'rājā śātrordhvabālaka' that of MS ga; 'rajogotrordhvavāhaka' that of MS ṅa. 3. 'sabalaścānaghaḥ śukra' is the reading of MS gha. Page 51:] The Agnisvāttas and Barhiṣads, the fireless and the fire-possessing, indeed from Aja(?)

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AgP 20.17

पितृभ्यश् च स्वधायाञ्च मेना वैधारिणी सुते(२) हिंसाभार्या त्वधर्मस्य तयोर्जज्ञे तथानृतम्

pitṛbhyaś ca svadhāyāñca menā vaidhāriṇī sute(2) hiṃsābhāryā tvadharmasya tayorjajñe tathānṛtam

And from the Fathers, in Svadhā, (were born) Menā and Vaidhāriṇī, the two daughters. Hiṃsā was the wife of Adharma, and of those two was born Anṛta (Falsehood).

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AgP 20.18

कन्या च निकृतिस्ताभ्यां भयन्नरकेमेव च माया च वेदना चैव मिथुनन्त्विदमेतयोः

kanyā ca nikṛtistābhyāṃ bhayannarakemeva ca māyā ca vedanā caiva mithunantvidametayoḥ

And a daughter, Nikṛti (Deceit); from those two (came) Bhaya (Fear) and Naraka (Hell), and also Māyā (Illusion) and Vedanā (Pain) — this pair belonged to those two.

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AgP 20.19

तयोर्जज्ञेथ वै मायां मृत्युं भूतापहारिणम् वेदना च सुतं चापि दुःखं जज्ञेथ रौरवात्

tayorjajñetha vai māyāṃ mṛtyuṃ bhūtāpahāriṇam vedanā ca sutaṃ cāpi duḥkhaṃ jajñetha rauravāt

Of those two, indeed, Māyā gave birth to Mṛtyu (Death), the carrier-off of beings; and Vedanā too bore a son, Duḥkha (Suffering), from Raurava.

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AgP 20.20

मृत्योर्व्याधिजराशोकतृष्णाक्रोधाश् च जज्ञिरे ब्रह्मणश् च रुदन् जातो रोदनाद्रुद्रनामकः

mṛtyorvyādhijarāśokatṛṣṇākrodhāś ca jajñire brahmaṇaś ca rudan jāto rodanādrudranāmakaḥ

From Mṛtyu were born Disease, Old Age, Sorrow, Craving and Anger. And from Brahmā one was born weeping; from the weeping (he received) the name Rudra.

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AgP 20.21

भवं शर्वमथेशानं तथा पशुपतिं द्विज भीममुग्रं महादेवमुवाच स पितामहः

bhavaṃ śarvamatheśānaṃ tathā paśupatiṃ dvija bhīmamugraṃ mahādevamuvāca sa pitāmahaḥ

The Grandfather addressed him (as) Bhava, Śarva, then Īśāna, likewise Paśupati, O twice-born, Bhīma, Ugra and Mahādeva.

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AgP 20.22

दक्षकोपाच्च तद्भार्या देहन्तत्याज सा सती हिमवद्दुहिता भूत्वा पत्नी शम्भोरभूत् पुनः

dakṣakopācca tadbhāryā dehantatyāja sā satī himavadduhitā bhūtvā patnī śambhorabhūt punaḥ

And because of Dakṣa's anger his wife, that Satī, abandoned her body; becoming the daughter of Himavat she again became the wife of Śambhu.

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AgP 20.23

ऋषिभ्यो नारदाद्युक्ताः पूजाः स्नानादिपूर्विकाः स्वायम्भुवाद्यास्ताः कृत्वा विष्ण्वादेर्भुक्तिमुक्तिदाः

ṛṣibhyo nāradādyuktāḥ pūjāḥ snānādipūrvikāḥ svāyambhuvādyāstāḥ kṛtvā viṣṇvāderbhuktimuktidāḥ

Having performed those worships, beginning with bathing and the rest, which were told by Nārada and others to the seers, (worships) of Svāyambhuva and the rest, of Viṣṇu and the others, which grant enjoyment and liberation—

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