Agni Purana — Chapter 3

AgP 3.1

:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये मत्स्यावतारो नाम द्वितीयो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {३} :श् अथ तृतीयो ऽध्यायः कूर्मावतारवर्णनं अग्निर् उवाच वक्ष्ये कूर्मावतारञ्च श्रुत्वा पापप्रणाशनम्(३) पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे दैत्यैर् देवाः पराजिताः

:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye matsyāvatāro nāma dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {3} :ś atha tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ kūrmāvatāravarṇanaṃ agnir uvāca vakṣye kūrmāvatārañca śrutvā pāpapraṇāśanam(3) purā devāsure yuddhe daityair devāḥ parājitāḥ

[Thus ends the second chapter, called "The Fish Incarnation," in the Agni, the foremost of the great Purāṇas. Chapter 3. Now the third chapter: the description of the Tortoise incarnation.] Agni said: I shall tell too of the Tortoise incarnation, which, when heard, destroys sin. Formerly, in the war of the gods and the demons, the gods were defeated by the sons of Diti.

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AgP 3.2

दुर्वाससश् च शापेन निश्रीकाश्चाभवंस्तदा स्तुत्वा क्षीराब्धिगं(४) विष्णुम् ऊचुः पालय चासुरात्

durvāsasaś ca śāpena niśrīkāścābhavaṃstadā stutvā kṣīrābdhigaṃ(4) viṣṇum ūcuḥ pālaya cāsurāt

And by the curse of Durvāsas they became bereft of prosperity at that time; praising Viṣṇu, who dwells in the ocean of milk, they said: "Protect (us) from the demon."

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AgP 3.3

ब्रह्मादिकान् हरिः प्राह सन्धिं कुर्वन्तु चासुरैः(५) क्षीराब्धिमथनार्थं हि अमृतार्थं श्रिये ऽसुराः

brahmādikān hariḥ prāha sandhiṃ kurvantu cāsuraiḥ(5) kṣīrābdhimathanārthaṃ hi amṛtārthaṃ śriye 'surāḥ

Hari said to Brahmā and the others: "Let (you) make a pact with the demons; for the sake of churning the ocean of milk—the demons (act) for the sake of the nectar, (you) for the sake of Śrī."

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AgP 3.4

अरयो ऽपि हि सन्धेयाः सति कार्यार्थगौरवे युष्मानमृतभाजो हि कारयामि(६) न दानवान्

arayo 'pi hi sandheyāḥ sati kāryārthagaurave yuṣmānamṛtabhājo hi kārayāmi(6) na dānavān

For even enemies are to be allied with when there is weight of purpose to be gained. Indeed I shall make you, and not the Dānavas, partakers of the nectar.

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AgP 3.5

:न् १ नावं बध्वा तस्य शृङ्गे इति ख, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः २ स्तुतिभिर्मनुरिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ संश्रुतं पापनाशनमिति ख, ग, घ चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः ४ सुरा क्षीराब्धिगमिति ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्त्कद्वयपाठः ५ सन्धिं कुरुत चासुररिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ६ भाजो हि करिष्यामि इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ५ मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा तु (१) वासुकिम् क्षीराब्धिं मत्सहायेन निर्मथध्वमतन्द्रिताः

:n 1 nāvaṃ badhvā tasya śṛṅge iti kha, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 2 stutibhirmanuriti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 saṃśrutaṃ pāpanāśanamiti kha, ga, gha cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ 4 surā kṣīrābdhigamiti ga, gha, cihnitapustkadvayapāṭhaḥ 5 sandhiṃ kuruta cāsurariti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 6 bhājo hi kariṣyāmi iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 5 manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā tu (1) vāsukim kṣīrābdhiṃ matsahāyena nirmathadhvamatandritāḥ

(3.5) "Making Mandara the churning-stick and making Vāsuki the cord, churn the ocean of milk with me as helper, untiring."

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AgP 3.6

विष्णूक्तां संविदं कृत्वा दैत्यैः क्षीराब्धिमागताः ततो मथितुमारब्धाः यतः पुच्छन्ततः सुराः

viṣṇūktāṃ saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā daityaiḥ kṣīrābdhimāgatāḥ tato mathitumārabdhāḥ yataḥ pucchantataḥ surāḥ

Having made the agreement spoken by Viṣṇu with the demons, they came to the ocean of milk; then they began to churn, the gods from the tail side.

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AgP 3.7

फणिनिःश्वाससन्तप्ता(२) हरिणाप्यायिताः सुराः मथ्यमाने ऽर्णवे सो ऽद्रिर् अनाधारो ह्य् अपो ऽविशत्

phaṇiniḥśvāsasantaptā(2) hariṇāpyāyitāḥ surāḥ mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'drir anādhāro hy apo 'viśat

The gods, scorched by the serpent's breathing, were refreshed by Hari; and as the ocean was being churned, that mountain, having no support, sank into the waters.

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AgP 3.8

कूर्मरूपं समास्थाय दध्रे विष्णुश् च मन्दरम् क्षीराब्धेर्मथ्यमानाच्च विषं हालाहलं ह्य् अभूत्

kūrmarūpaṃ samāsthāya dadhre viṣṇuś ca mandaram kṣīrābdhermathyamānācca viṣaṃ hālāhalaṃ hy abhūt

And Viṣṇu, taking on the form of a tortoise, bore up Mandara; and from the churning of the ocean of milk there arose the hālāhala poison.

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AgP 3.9

हरेण धारितं कण्ठे नीलकण्ठस्ततो ऽभवत्(३) ततो ऽभूद्वारुणी देवी पारिजातस्तु कौस्तुभः

hareṇa dhāritaṃ kaṇṭhe nīlakaṇṭhastato 'bhavat(3) tato 'bhūdvāruṇī devī pārijātastu kaustubhaḥ

It was held in the throat by Hara, and from that he became the Blue-throated one. Then arose the goddess Vāruṇī (wine), and the pārijāta tree, and the Kaustubha (jewel).

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AgP 3.10

गावश्चाप्सरसो दिव्या लक्ष्मीर्देवी हरिङ्गता पश्यन्तः सर्वदेवास्तां स्तुवन्तः सश्रियो ऽभवन्

gāvaścāpsaraso divyā lakṣmīrdevī hariṅgatā paśyantaḥ sarvadevāstāṃ stuvantaḥ saśriyo 'bhavan

And cows, and heavenly apsarases, and the goddess Lakṣmī, who went to Hari; all the gods, beholding her and praising her, became possessed of prosperity.

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AgP 3.11

ततो धन्वन्तरिर्विष्णुर् आयुर्वेदप्रवर्तकः(४) बिभ्रत् कमण्डलुम्पूर्णम् अमृतेन समुत्थितः

tato dhanvantarirviṣṇur āyurvedapravartakaḥ(4) bibhrat kamaṇḍalumpūrṇam amṛtena samutthitaḥ

Then Dhanvantari, (who is) Viṣṇu, the promulgator of Āyurveda, rose up bearing a water-pot full of nectar.

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AgP 3.12

अमृतं तत्कराद्दैत्या सुरेभ्यो ऽर्धं प्रदाय च गृहीत्वा जग्मुर्जन्माद्या विष्णुः स्त्रीरूपधृक् ततः

amṛtaṃ tatkarāddaityā surebhyo 'rdhaṃ pradāya ca gṛhītvā jagmurjanmādyā viṣṇuḥ strīrūpadhṛk tataḥ

The demons (took) the nectar from his hand, and having given half to the gods, they took (it) and went off, foremost among them Janma(?); then Viṣṇu, assuming the form of a woman...

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AgP 3.13

तां दृष्ट्वा रूपसम्पन्नां दैत्याः प्रोचुर्विमोहिताः भव भार्यामृतं गृह्य पाययास्मान् वरानने

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpasampannāṃ daityāḥ procurvimohitāḥ bhava bhāryāmṛtaṃ gṛhya pāyayāsmān varānane

Seeing her endowed with beauty, the demons, bewildered, said: "Be (our) wife; take the nectar and give us to drink, O fair-faced one."

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AgP 3.14

तथेत्युक्त्वा हरिस्तेभ्यो गृहीत्वापाययत्सुरान् चन्द्ररूपधरो राहुः पिबंश्चार्केन्दुनार्पितः (५)

tathetyuktvā haristebhyo gṛhītvāpāyayatsurān candrarūpadharo rāhuḥ pibaṃścārkendunārpitaḥ (5)

Saying "So be it," Hari took (it) from them and made the gods drink. Rāhu, wearing the form of the moon, while drinking, was pointed out by the sun and the moon.

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AgP 3.15

:न् १ रज्जं कृत्वा तु इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ निःश्वाससंग्लाना इति ख, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ३ ततो हर इति ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ४ प्रदर्शक इति ख, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ५ अकन्दुसूचित इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ६ हरिणाप्यरिणा च्छिन्नं(१) स राहुस्तच्छिरः पृथक् कृपयामरतान्नीतं वरदं हरिमब्रवीत्

:n 1 rajjaṃ kṛtvā tu iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 niḥśvāsasaṃglānā iti kha, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 3 tato hara iti ga, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 4 pradarśaka iti kha, ga, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 5 akandusūcita iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 6 hariṇāpyariṇā cchinnaṃ(1) sa rāhustacchiraḥ pṛthak kṛpayāmaratānnītaṃ varadaṃ harimabravīt

(3.16) And Rāhu—his head was cut off separately by Hari with (his) discus; brought to the state of immortality out of compassion, he spoke to Hari, the giver of boons.

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AgP 3.16

राहुर्मत्तस्तु चन्द्रार्कौ प्राप्स्येते ग्रहणं ग्रहः तस्मिन् कले च यद्दानं दास्यन्ते स्यात् तदक्षयं(२)

rāhurmattastu candrārkau prāpsyete grahaṇaṃ grahaḥ tasmin kale ca yaddānaṃ dāsyante syāt tadakṣayaṃ(2)

"But I, Rāhu, being intoxicated—the moon and the sun shall undergo eclipse: (I) am a seizer. And whatever gift men shall give at that time, let it be imperishable."

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AgP 3.17

तथेत्याहाथ तं विष्णुस् ततः सर्वैः सहामरैः स्त्रीरूपं सम्परित्यज्य हरेणोक्तः प्रदर्शय

tathetyāhātha taṃ viṣṇus tataḥ sarvaiḥ sahāmaraiḥ strīrūpaṃ samparityajya hareṇoktaḥ pradarśaya

Then Viṣṇu said to him "So be it." Then, having wholly given up the woman's form, he was told by Hara, together with all the immortals: "Show (it)."

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AgP 3.18

दर्शयामास रुद्राय स्त्रीरूपं भगवान् हरिः मायया मोहितः शम्भुः गौरीं त्यक्त्वा स्त्रियं गतः

darśayāmāsa rudrāya strīrūpaṃ bhagavān hariḥ māyayā mohitaḥ śambhuḥ gaurīṃ tyaktvā striyaṃ gataḥ

The Lord Hari displayed the woman's form to Rudra. Śambhu, bewildered by (his) magic, abandoned Gaurī and went after the woman.

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AgP 3.19

नग्न उन्मत्तरूपो ऽभूत् स्त्रियः केशानधारयत्(३) अगाद्विमुच्य केशान् स्त्री अन्वधावच्च ताङ्गताम्

nagna unmattarūpo 'bhūt striyaḥ keśānadhārayat(3) agādvimucya keśān strī anvadhāvacca tāṅgatām

He became naked, of maddened aspect; he took hold of the woman's hair. The woman went off, loosing her hair, and he ran after her as she went.

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AgP 3.20

स्खलितं तस्य वीर्यं कौ यत्र यत्र हरस्य हि तत्र तत्राभवत् क्षेत्रं लिङ्गानां कनकस्य च (४)

skhalitaṃ tasya vīryaṃ kau yatra yatra harasya hi tatra tatrābhavat kṣetraṃ liṅgānāṃ kanakasya ca (4)

And wherever on the earth Hara's seed fell, there in each place there came to be a field of liṅgas and of gold.

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AgP 3.21

मायेयमिति तां ज्ञात्वा स्वरूपस्थो ऽभवद्धरः शिवमाह हरी रुद्र जिता माया त्वया हि मे

māyeyamiti tāṃ jñātvā svarūpastho 'bhavaddharaḥ śivamāha harī rudra jitā māyā tvayā hi me

Knowing her to be this māyā, Hara returned to his own true form; (and Viṣṇu) said to Śiva: "O Rudra, my māyā has indeed been conquered by you."

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AgP 3.22

न जेतुमेनां शक्तो मे त्वदृते ऽन्यः पुमान् भुवि अप्राप्याथामृतं दैत्या देवैर् युद्धे निपातिताः त्रिदिवस्थाः सुराश्चासन् यः पठेत् त्रिदिवं व्रजेत्

na jetumenāṃ śakto me tvadṛte 'nyaḥ pumān bhuvi aprāpyāthāmṛtaṃ daityā devair yuddhe nipātitāḥ tridivasthāḥ surāścāsan yaḥ paṭhet tridivaṃ vrajet

No other male on earth apart from you is able to conquer her. Then the Daityas, not having obtained the nectar, were struck down in battle by the gods; and the gods came to dwell in heaven. Whoever recites this will go to heaven.

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