Agni Purana — Chapter 270
AgP 270.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे विष्णुपञ्जरं नामोनसप्रत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः :प् २ छप्तेर् {२७०} :श् अथ सप्तत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः वेदशाखदिकीर्तनं पुष्कर उवाच सर्वानुग्राहका मन्त्राश् चतुर्वर्गप्रसाधकाः ऋगथर्व तथा साम यजुः संख्या तु लक्षकं
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe viṣṇupañjaraṃ nāmonasapratyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ :p 2 chapter {270} :ś atha saptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ vedaśākhadikīrtanaṃ puṣkara uvāca sarvānugrāhakā mantrāś caturvargaprasādhakāḥ ṛgatharva tathā sāma yajuḥ saṃkhyā tu lakṣakaṃ
Thus in the great Āgneya Purāṇa, the two hundred sixty-ninth chapter, named "The Viṣṇu-cage." [Page 2. Chapter 270.] Now the two hundred seventieth chapter: the recital of the Vedas, their branches, and so forth. Puṣkara said: Mantras favour all and accomplish the four aims of life. The Ṛg, the Atharva, and the Sāma and Yajus — their number is a hundred thousand.
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AgP 270.2
भेदः साङ्ख्यायनश् चैक आश्वलायनो द्वितीयकः शतानि दश मन्त्राणां ब्राह्मणा द्विसहस्रकं
bhedaḥ sāṅkhyāyanaś caika āśvalāyano dvitīyakaḥ śatāni daśa mantrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇā dvisahasrakaṃ
There is one division, the Sāṅkhyāyana, and the Āśvalāyana is the second. (There are) ten hundred (i.e. a thousand) mantras, and the Brāhmaṇas amount to two thousand.
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AgP 270.3
ऋग्वेदो हि प्रमाणेन स्मृतो द्वैपायनादिभिः एकोनिद्विसहस्रन्तु मन्त्राणां यजुषस् तथा
ṛgvedo hi pramāṇena smṛto dvaipāyanādibhiḥ ekonidvisahasrantu mantrāṇāṃ yajuṣas tathā
For the Ṛgveda is thus reckoned in extent by Dvaipāyana and the others; and of the Yajus the mantras are two thousand less one.
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AgP 270.4
शतानि दश विप्राणां षडशीतिश् च शाखिकाः काण्वमाध्यन्दिनी संज्ञा कठी माध्यकठी तथा
śatāni daśa viprāṇāṃ ṣaḍaśītiś ca śākhikāḥ kāṇvamādhyandinī saṃjñā kaṭhī mādhyakaṭhī tathā
Ten hundred and eighty-six branch-followers among the brahmins. Their names are Kāṇva and Mādhyandina, Kaṭhī and Mādhyakaṭhī,
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AgP 270.5
मैत्रायणी च संज्ञा च तैत्तिरीयाभिधानिका वैशम्पायनिकेत्याद्याः शाखा यजुषि संस्थिताः
maitrāyaṇī ca saṃjñā ca taittirīyābhidhānikā vaiśampāyaniketyādyāḥ śākhā yajuṣi saṃsthitāḥ
and the name Maitrāyaṇī, and that called Taittirīya, and Vaiśampāyanī, and so on — these are the branches established in the Yajus.
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AgP 270.6
साम्नः कौथुमसंज्ञैका द्वितीयाथर्वणायनी गानान्यपि च चत्वारि वेद आरण्यकन्तथा
sāmnaḥ kauthumasaṃjñaikā dvitīyātharvaṇāyanī gānānyapi ca catvāri veda āraṇyakantathā
Of the Sāman, one (branch) is named Kauthuma, the second Ātharvaṇāyanī; and there are four song-collections, and likewise the Veda (proper) and the Āraṇyaka.
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AgP 270.7
उक्था ऊहचतुर्थञ्च मन्त्रा नवसहस्रकाः सचतुःशतकाश् चैव ब्रह्मसङ्घटकाः स्मृताः
ukthā ūhacaturthañca mantrā navasahasrakāḥ sacatuḥśatakāś caiva brahmasaṅghaṭakāḥ smṛtāḥ
And (there are) the Ukthas and the Ūha as the fourth; the mantras are nine thousand and four hundred, and they are recorded as constituting the Brahman (corpus).
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AgP 270.8
पञ्चविंशतिरेवात्र साममानं प्रकीर्तितं सुमन्तुर्जाजलिश् चैव श्लोकायनिरथर्वके
pañcaviṃśatirevātra sāmamānaṃ prakīrtitaṃ sumanturjājaliś caiva ślokāyaniratharvake
Here just twenty-five is declared to be the measure of the Sāman; and Sumantu, Jājali, and Ślokāyani (are teachers) in the Atharvan.
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AgP 270.9
शौनकः पिप्पलादश् च मुञ्जकेशादयो ऽपरे मन्त्राणामयुतं षष्टिशतञ्चोपनिषच्छतं
śaunakaḥ pippalādaś ca muñjakeśādayo 'pare mantrāṇāmayutaṃ ṣaṣṭiśatañcopaniṣacchataṃ
Śaunaka and Pippalāda and others, beginning with Muñjakeśa; of the mantras (there are) ten thousand one hundred and sixty, and a hundred Upaniṣads.
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AgP 270.10
व्यासरूपी स भगवान् शाखाभेदद्यकारयत् :प् ३ शाखाभेदादयो विष्णुरितिहासः पुराणकं
vyāsarūpī sa bhagavān śākhābhedadyakārayat :p 3 śākhābhedādayo viṣṇuritihāsaḥ purāṇakaṃ
That Lord, in the form of Vyāsa, brought about the division of the branches. The division of branches and the rest, the epic and the Purāṇa (are) Viṣṇu.
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AgP 270.11
प्राप्य व्यासात् पुराणादि सूतो वै लोमहर्षणः सुमतिश्चाग्निवर्चाश् च मित्रयुःशिंशपायनः
prāpya vyāsāt purāṇādi sūto vai lomaharṣaṇaḥ sumatiścāgnivarcāś ca mitrayuḥśiṃśapāyanaḥ
Having obtained the Purāṇa and the rest from Vyāsa, the Sūta Lomaharṣaṇa (taught it); and Sumati, Agnivarcas, Mitrayu, Śiṃśapāyana,
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AgP 270.12
कृतव्रतोथ सावर्णिः षट्शिष्यास्तस्य चाभवन् शांशपायनादयश् चक्रुः(१) पुराणानान्तु संहिताः
kṛtavratotha sāvarṇiḥ ṣaṭśiṣyāstasya cābhavan śāṃśapāyanādayaś cakruḥ(1) purāṇānāntu saṃhitāḥ
then Kṛtavrata and Sāvarṇi — these six became his pupils; and Śāṃśapāyana and the others made the collections of the Purāṇas.
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AgP 270.13
ब्राह्मादीनि पुराणानि हरिविद्या दशाष्ट च महापुराणे ह्य् आग्नेये विद्यारूपो हरिः स्थितः
brāhmādīni purāṇāni harividyā daśāṣṭa ca mahāpurāṇe hy āgneye vidyārūpo hariḥ sthitaḥ
The Purāṇas beginning with the Brāhma — the eighteen (of them) — are the knowledge of Hari; and in the great Purāṇa of Agni, Hari stands in the form of knowledge.
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AgP 270.14
सप्रपञ्चो निष्प्रपञ्चो मूर्तामूर्तस्वरूपधृक् तं ज्ञात्वाभ्यर्च्य संस्तूय भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
saprapañco niṣprapañco mūrtāmūrtasvarūpadhṛk taṃ jñātvābhyarcya saṃstūya bhuktimuktimavāpnuyāt
With manifoldness and without manifoldness, bearing a nature both formed and formless — knowing him, worshipping and praising him, one would attain enjoyment and liberation.
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AgP 270.15
विष्णुर्जिष्णुर्भविष्णुश् च अग्निसूर्यादिरूपवान् अग्निरूपेण देवादेर्मुखं विष्णुः परा गतिः
viṣṇurjiṣṇurbhaviṣṇuś ca agnisūryādirūpavān agnirūpeṇa devādermukhaṃ viṣṇuḥ parā gatiḥ
Viṣṇu, victorious and coming to be, possessing the forms of fire, sun and the rest; in the form of fire (he is) the mouth of the gods and others; Viṣṇu is the highest goal.
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AgP 270.16
वेदेषु सपुराणेषु यज्ञमूर्तिश् च गीयते आग्नेयाख्यं पुराणन्तु रूपं विष्णोर्महत्तरं
vedeṣu sapurāṇeṣu yajñamūrtiś ca gīyate āgneyākhyaṃ purāṇantu rūpaṃ viṣṇormahattaraṃ
In the Vedas together with the Purāṇas he is sung of as the embodiment of sacrifice; and the Purāṇa called Āgneya is the greater form of Viṣṇu.
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AgP 270.17
आग्नेयाख्यपुराणस्य कर्ता श्रोता जनार्दनः तस्मात्पुराणमाग्नेयं सर्ववेदमयं महत्
āgneyākhyapurāṇasya kartā śrotā janārdanaḥ tasmātpurāṇamāgneyaṃ sarvavedamayaṃ mahat
Of the Purāṇa called Āgneya, Janārdana is the maker and the hearer; therefore the Āgneya Purāṇa is great, consisting of all the Vedas,
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AgP 270.18
सर्वविद्यामयं पुण्यं सर्वज्ञानमयं वरम्(२) सर्वात्म हरिरूपं हि पठतां शृण्वतां नृणां
sarvavidyāmayaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvajñānamayaṃ varam(2) sarvātma harirūpaṃ hi paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ nṛṇāṃ
meritorious, consisting of all sciences, excellent, made of all knowledge; for it is the very self of all, the form of Hari, for men who recite and hear it:
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AgP 270.19
विद्यार्थिनाञ्च विद्यादमर्थिनां श्रीधनप्रदम्(३) राज्यार्थिनां राज्यदञ्च धर्मदं धर्मकामिनाम्
vidyārthināñca vidyādamarthināṃ śrīdhanapradam(3) rājyārthināṃ rājyadañca dharmadaṃ dharmakāminām
giving knowledge to those who want knowledge, bestowing prosperity and wealth on those who want wealth, giving kingship to those who want kingship, giving dharma to those who desire dharma,
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AgP 270.20
स्वर्गार्थिनां स्वर्गदञ्च पुत्रदं पुत्रकामिनां गवादिकामिनाङ्गोदं ग्रामदं ग्रामकामिनां
svargārthināṃ svargadañca putradaṃ putrakāmināṃ gavādikāmināṅgodaṃ grāmadaṃ grāmakāmināṃ
giving heaven to those who want heaven, giving sons to those who desire sons, giving cattle to those who desire cows and the like, giving a village to those who want a village,
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AgP 270.21
:न् १ शिंशपायनादयश् चक्रुरिति ख ॥ २ परमिति ञ ॥ ३ श्रीबलप्रदमिति ञ ॥ :प् ४ कामार्थिनां कामदञ्च सर्वसौभाग्यसम्प्रदम् गुणकीर्तिप्रदन्नॄणां जयदञ्जयकामिनाम्
:n 1 śiṃśapāyanādayaś cakruriti kha .. 2 paramiti ña .. 3 śrībalapradamiti ña .. :p 4 kāmārthināṃ kāmadañca sarvasaubhāgyasampradam guṇakīrtipradannṝṇāṃ jayadañjayakāminām
[Notes: 1. 'śiṃśapāyanādayaś cakruḥ' in ms. kha. 2. 'param' in ms. ña. 3. 'śrībalapradam' in ms. ña.] giving pleasure to those who want pleasure, bestowing all good fortune, giving men virtue and fame, giving victory to those who desire victory,
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AgP 270.22
सर्वेप्सूनां सर्वदन्तु मुक्तिदं मुक्तिकामिनां पापघ्नं पापकर्तॄणामाग्नेयं हि पुराणकम्
sarvepsūnāṃ sarvadantu muktidaṃ muktikāmināṃ pāpaghnaṃ pāpakartṝṇāmāgneyaṃ hi purāṇakam
giving everything to those who wish for everything, giving liberation to those who desire liberation, destroying sin for those who commit sins — such is the Āgneya Purāṇa.
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