Agni Purana — Chapter 4
AgP 4.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये कूर्मावतारो नाम तृतीयो ऽध्यायः ॥ :न् १ हरिणा चासिना च्छिन्नमिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ भवेयं ये तदा दानं दास्यन्ते स्यात्तदक्षयमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ मायया मोहितो रुद्रस्तरसा तां जगाम ह । मोहिनीं प्राप्य मतिमान् स्त्रियः केशामधारयदिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ४ तत्र तत्र महातीर्थं क्षेत्राणामुत्तमोत्तममिति ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् ७ छप्तेर् {४} :श् अथ चतुर्थो ऽध्यायः वराहाद्यवतारवर्णनं अग्निर् उवाच अवतारं वराहस्य वक्ष्ये ऽहं पापनाशनम् हिरण्याक्षो ऽसुरेशो ऽभूत्(१) देवान् जित्वा(२) दिवि स्थितः
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye kūrmāvatāro nāma tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ || :n 1 hariṇā cāsinā cchinnamiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 bhaveyaṃ ye tadā dānaṃ dāsyante syāttadakṣayamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 māyayā mohito rudrastarasā tāṃ jagāma ha / mohinīṃ prāpya matimān striyaḥ keśāmadhārayaditi ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 4 tatra tatra mahātīrthaṃ kṣetrāṇāmuttamottamamiti ga, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 7 chapter {4} :ś atha caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ varāhādyavatāravarṇanaṃ agnir uvāca avatāraṃ varāhasya vakṣye 'haṃ pāpanāśanam hiraṇyākṣo 'sureśo 'bhūt(1) devān jitvā(2) divi sthitaḥ
Thus (ends) the third chapter, called "The Tortoise Incarnation," in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa. || Notes: 1. "cut by Hari with a sword" — the reading of the manuscript marked ga. 2. "I would be; whoever will then give a gift, that would be imperishable" — the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 3. "Rudra, deluded by māyā, swiftly went to her; the wise one, having obtained Mohinī, wore a woman's hair" — the reading of the manuscript marked ga. 4. "there and there a great sacred ford, the very best of holy places" — the reading of the manuscript marked ga. Page 7. Chapter 4. Now the fourth chapter: the description of the incarnations of the Boar and the rest. Agni said: I shall declare the incarnation of the Boar, which destroys sin. Hiraṇyākṣa became lord of the asuras; having conquered the gods, he dwelt in heaven.
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AgP 4.2
देवैर् गत्वा स्तुतो विष्णुर् यज्ञरूपो वराहकः अभूत्, तं दानवं हत्वा दैत्यैः साकञ्च कण्टकम्(२)
devair gatvā stuto viṣṇur yajñarūpo varāhakaḥ abhūt, taṃ dānavaṃ hatvā daityaiḥ sākañca kaṇṭakam(2)
Viṣṇu, approached and praised by the gods, became the Boar in the form of the sacrifice; having slain that Dānava, and along with the Daityas the thorn (i.e. the trouble)…
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AgP 4.3
धर्मदेवादिरक्षाकृत् ततः सो ऽन्तर्दधे हरिः हिरण्याक्षस्य वै भ्राता हिरण्यकशिपुस् तथा(४)
dharmadevādirakṣākṛt tataḥ so 'ntardadhe hariḥ hiraṇyākṣasya vai bhrātā hiraṇyakaśipus tathā(4)
(He) became the protector of dharma, the gods and the rest; then that Hari vanished. And Hiraṇyākṣa's brother was Hiraṇyakaśipu.
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AgP 4.4
जितदेवयज्ञभागः सर्वदेवाधिकारकृत् नारसिंहवपुः कृत्वा तं जघान सुरैः सह
jitadevayajñabhāgaḥ sarvadevādhikārakṛt nārasiṃhavapuḥ kṛtvā taṃ jaghāna suraiḥ saha
He seized the gods' share of the sacrifice and usurped the offices of all the gods; (Hari), assuming the body of the Man-Lion, slew him together with the gods.
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AgP 4.5
स्वपदस्थान् सुरांश् चक्रे नारसिंहः सुरैः स्तुतः देवासुरे पुरा युद्धे बलिप्रभृतिभिः सुराः
svapadasthān surāṃś cakre nārasiṃhaḥ suraiḥ stutaḥ devāsure purā yuddhe baliprabhṛtibhiḥ surāḥ
The Man-Lion, praised by the gods, established the gods in their own stations. Formerly, in the war of gods and asuras, the gods (were defeated) by Bali and the others—
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AgP 4.6
जिताः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टा हरिं वै(५) शरणं गताः सुराणामभयं दत्वा अदित्या कश्यपेन च
jitāḥ svargātparibhraṣṭā hariṃ vai(5) śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ surāṇāmabhayaṃ datvā adityā kaśyapena ca
conquered and fallen from heaven, they went to Hari for refuge. Granting the gods freedom from fear, and (being praised) by Aditi and Kaśyapa,
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AgP 4.7
स्तुतो ऽसौ वामनो भूत्वा ह्य् अदित्यां स क्रतुं ययौ बलेः श्रीयजमानस्य, राजद्वारे ऽगृणात् श्रुतिं
stuto 'sau vāmano bhūtvā hy adityāṃ sa kratuṃ yayau baleḥ śrīyajamānasya, rājadvāre 'gṛṇāt śrutiṃ
thus praised, he became the Dwarf, born of Aditi, and went to the sacrifice of Bali, who was performing the rite for prosperity; at the palace gate he recited the Veda.
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AgP 4.8
देवान् पठन्तं तं श्रुत्वा वामनं वरदो ऽब्रवीत् निवारितो ऽपि शुक्रेण बलिर् ब्रूहि यद् इच्छसि
devān paṭhantaṃ taṃ śrutvā vāmanaṃ varado 'bravīt nivārito 'pi śukreṇa balir brūhi yad icchasi
Hearing the Dwarf reciting the (verses to the) gods, the granter of boons (Bali) spoke; and though restrained by Śukra, Bali said: "Say what you wish;
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AgP 4.9
तत्ते ऽहं सम्प्रदास्यामि, वामनो बलिमब्रवीत् :न् १ सुरेन्द्रोभूदिति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ सुरान् जित्वेति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ सार्धन्तु कण्टकमिति ख, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ४ हिरण्यकशिपुस्तदेति घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ५ हरिन्ते इति ख, ग, घ, चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः :प् ८ पदत्रयं हि गुर्वर्थं(१) देहि दास्ये तमब्रवीत्
tatte 'haṃ sampradāsyāmi, vāmano balimabravīt :n 1 surendrobhūditi gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 surān jitveti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 sārdhantu kaṇṭakamiti kha, gha, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 4 hiraṇyakaśipustadeti gha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 5 harinte iti kha, ga, gha, cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ :p 8 padatrayaṃ hi gurvarthaṃ(1) dehi dāsye tamabravīt
that I shall give you fully." The Dwarf said to Bali— Notes: 1. "he became the lord of the gods" — the reading of the manuscript marked gha. 2. "having conquered the gods" — the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 3. "together with the thorn" — the reading of the two manuscripts marked kha and gha. 4. "Hiraṇyakaśipu then" — the reading of the manuscript marked gha. 5. "to you, O Hari" — the reading of the three manuscripts marked kha, ga and gha. Page 8. — "Give me three paces for my teacher's sake"; (Bali) said to him, "I shall give."
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AgP 4.10
तोये तु पतिते हस्ते वामनो ऽभूदवामनः भूर्लोकं स भुवर्लोकं स्वर्लोकञ्च पदत्रयं
toye tu patite haste vāmano 'bhūdavāmanaḥ bhūrlokaṃ sa bhuvarlokaṃ svarlokañca padatrayaṃ
But when the water fell on (Bali's) hand, the Dwarf became no dwarf; the earth-world, the mid-world and the heaven-world—these three paces—
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AgP 4.11
चक्रे बलिञ्च सूतलं तच्छक्राय ददौ हरिः शक्रो देवैर् हरिं स्तुत्वा भुवनेशः सुखी त्वभूत्
cakre baliñca sūtalaṃ tacchakrāya dadau hariḥ śakro devair hariṃ stutvā bhuvaneśaḥ sukhī tvabhūt
he made (his own), and Bali (he sent) to Sutala; Hari gave that (kingdom) to Śakra. Śakra, having praised Hari together with the gods, became lord of the worlds and was happy.
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AgP 4.12
वक्ष्ये परशुरामस्य चावतारं शृणु द्विज उद्धतान् क्षत्रियान् मत्वा भूभारहरणाय सः
vakṣye paraśurāmasya cāvatāraṃ śṛṇu dvija uddhatān kṣatriyān matvā bhūbhāraharaṇāya saḥ
I shall declare the incarnation of Paraśurāma too; hear it, O twice-born. Judging the Kṣatriyas to be insolent, he, in order to remove the burden of the earth—
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AgP 4.13
अवतीर्णो हरिः शान्त्यै देवविप्रादिपालकः जमदग्ने रेणुकायां भार्गवः शस्त्रपारगः
avatīrṇo hariḥ śāntyai devaviprādipālakaḥ jamadagne reṇukāyāṃ bhārgavaḥ śastrapāragaḥ
Hari descended for the sake of peace, as the protector of the gods, brahmins and the rest: (born) of Jamadagni and Reṇukā, the Bhārgava, master of weapons.
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AgP 4.14
दत्तात्रेयप्रसादेन कार्त्तवीर्यो नृपस्त्वभृत् सहस्रबाहुः सर्वोर्वी- पतिः स मृगयां गतः
dattātreyaprasādena kārttavīryo nṛpastvabhṛt sahasrabāhuḥ sarvorvī- patiḥ sa mṛgayāṃ gataḥ
By the favour of Dattātreya, Kārtavīrya became king, thousand-armed, lord of the whole earth; he went out hunting.
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AgP 4.15
श्रान्तो(२) निमन्त्रितो ऽरण्ये मुनिना जमदग्निना कामधेनुप्रभावेण भोजितः सबलो नृपः
śrānto(2) nimantrito 'raṇye muninā jamadagninā kāmadhenuprabhāveṇa bhojitaḥ sabalo nṛpaḥ
Weary, he was invited in the forest by the sage Jamadagni, and the king with his army was fed by the power of the wish-granting cow.
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AgP 4.16
अप्रार्थयत् कामधेनुं(३) यदा स न ददौ तदा हृतवानथ रामेण शिरश्छित्वा निपातितः
aprārthayat kāmadhenuṃ(3) yadā sa na dadau tadā hṛtavānatha rāmeṇa śiraśchitvā nipātitaḥ
He asked for the wish-granting cow; when he (the sage) would not give her, he then carried her off—whereupon he was struck down by Rāma, who cut off his head
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AgP 4.17
युद्धे परशुना राजा धेनुः स्वाश्रममाययौ(४) कार्त्तवीर्यस्य पुत्रैस्तु जमदग्निर्निपातितः
yuddhe paraśunā rājā dhenuḥ svāśramamāyayau(4) kārttavīryasya putraistu jamadagnirnipātitaḥ
in battle with his axe; the cow came back to her own hermitage. But Jamadagni was struck down by the sons of Kārtavīrya
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AgP 4.18
रामे वनं गते वैराद् अथ रामः समागतः पितरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा पितृनाशाभिमर्षितः
rāme vanaṃ gate vairād atha rāmaḥ samāgataḥ pitaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā pitṛnāśābhimarṣitaḥ
out of enmity, while Rāma had gone to the forest. Then Rāma returned, and seeing his father slain, was stricken by his father's destruction.
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AgP 4.19
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वः पृथिवीं निःक्षत्रामकरोद्विभुः कुरुक्षेत्रे पञ्च कुण्डान् कृत्वा सन्तर्प्य वै पितॄन्
triḥsaptakṛtvaḥ pṛthivīṃ niḥkṣatrāmakarodvibhuḥ kurukṣetre pañca kuṇḍān kṛtvā santarpya vai pitṝn
Thrice seven times the mighty one made the earth free of kṣatriyas; and at Kurukṣetra, having made five fire-pits, he gratified the ancestors,
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AgP 4.20
:न् १ मे गुर्वर्थमिति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ भ्रान्त इति ख, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ अप्रार्थयद्धोमधेनुमिति ख, ग, चिहिनितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ४ सधेनुश्चाश्रमं ययौ इति ख, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः :प् ९ काश्यपाय महीं दत्वा महेन्द्रे पर्वते स्थितः कूर्मस्य च वराहस्य नृसिंहस्य च वामनं अवतारं च रामस्य श्रुत्वा याति दिवं नरः
:n 1 me gurvarthamiti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 bhrānta iti kha, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 aprārthayaddhomadhenumiti kha, ga, cihinitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 4 sadhenuścāśramaṃ yayau iti kha, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ :p 9 kāśyapāya mahīṃ datvā mahendre parvate sthitaḥ kūrmasya ca varāhasya nṛsiṃhasya ca vāmanaṃ avatāraṃ ca rāmasya śrutvā yāti divaṃ naraḥ
[Editorial footnotes: 1. "me gurvartham" is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 2. "bhrāntaḥ" is the reading of the manuscript marked kha. 3. "aprārthayad homadhenum" is the reading of the two manuscripts marked kha and ga. 4. "sadhenuś cāśramaṃ yayau" is the reading of the three manuscripts marked kha, gha and ṅa. Page 9] — Having given the earth to Kaśyapa, he dwelt on Mount Mahendra. Hearing of (the descents) of the Tortoise, of the Boar, of the Man-Lion, and the descent of the Dwarf and of Rāma, a man goes to heaven.
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