Agni Purana — Chapter 49
AgP 49.1
:ए इत्य् आदिमहापुराणे आग्नेये चतुर्विंशतिमूर्तिस्तोत्रं नाम अष्टाचत्वारिंशो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {४९} :श् अथोनपञ्चाशो ऽध्यायः मत्स्यादिलक्षणवर्णनं भगवानुवाच दशावतारं मत्स्यादिलक्षणं प्रवदामि ते मत्स्याकारस्तु मत्स्यः स्यात् कूर्मः कार्माकृलिर्भवेत्
:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye caturviṃśatimūrtistotraṃ nāma aṣṭācatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {49} :ś athonapañcāśo 'dhyāyaḥ matsyādilakṣaṇavarṇanaṃ bhagavānuvāca daśāvatāraṃ matsyādilakṣaṇaṃ pravadāmi te matsyākārastu matsyaḥ syāt kūrmaḥ kārmākṛlirbhavet
Thus ends the forty-eighth chapter, called "The Hymn of the Twenty-Four Forms," in the Āgneya, the first great Purāṇa. || Chapter 49. Now the forty-ninth chapter: the description of the characteristics of the Fish and the rest. The Lord said: I shall declare to you the ten incarnations and the characteristics of the Fish and the rest. The Fish should have the shape of a fish; the Tortoise should have the form of a tortoise.
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AgP 49.2
:न् १ शङ्खपद्मी इति ग, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः :प् १३८ नराङ्गो वाथ कर्तव्यो भूवराहो गदादिभृत् दक्षिणे वामके शङ्खं लक्ष्मीर्वा पद्ममेव वा
:n 1 śaṅkhapadmī iti ga, ṅa, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ :p 138 narāṅgo vātha kartavyo bhūvarāho gadādibhṛt dakṣiṇe vāmake śaṅkhaṃ lakṣmīrvā padmameva vā
Or (the Boar) should be made with a human body: the earth-boar, bearing a mace and the rest; on the right (a mace), on the left a conch, or else Lakṣmī, or simply a lotus.
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AgP 49.3
श्रीवामकूर्परस्था तु क्ष्मानन्तौ चरणानुगौ वराहस्थापनाद्राज्यं भवाब्धितरणं भवेत्
śrīvāmakūrparasthā tu kṣmānantau caraṇānugau varāhasthāpanādrājyaṃ bhavābdhitaraṇaṃ bhavet
But Śrī (rests) on his left elbow, while Earth and Ananta follow at his feet. From installing the Boar there comes kingship and a crossing of the ocean of existence.
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AgP 49.4
नरसिंहो विवृत्तास्यो वामोरुक्षतदानवः(१) तद्वक्षो दारयन्माली स्फुरच्चक्रगदाधरः
narasiṃho vivṛttāsyo vāmorukṣatadānavaḥ(1) tadvakṣo dārayanmālī sphuraccakragadādharaḥ
Narasiṃha, with mouth wide open, the demon (pressed) on his left thigh, tearing open that (demon's) chest, wearing a garland, holding a flashing discus and a mace.
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AgP 49.5
छत्री दण्डी वामनः स्यादथवा स्याच्चतुर्भुजः रामश्चापेषुहस्तः स्यात् कड्गी परशुनान्वितः
chatrī daṇḍī vāmanaḥ syādathavā syāccaturbhujaḥ rāmaścāpeṣuhastaḥ syāt kaḍgī paraśunānvitaḥ
Vāmana should hold a parasol and a staff, or else he may be four-armed. Rāma should have a bow and arrow in his hands, or be armed with a sword and an axe.
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AgP 49.6
रामश्चापी शरी खड्गी शङ्खी वा द्विभुजः स्मृतः गदालाङ्गलधारी च रामो वाथ चतुर्भुजः
rāmaścāpī śarī khaḍgī śaṅkhī vā dvibhujaḥ smṛtaḥ gadālāṅgaladhārī ca rāmo vātha caturbhujaḥ
Rāma is held to be two-armed, with bow, arrow, sword, or conch; or else four-armed, Rāma bearing a mace and a plough.
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AgP 49.7
वामोर्ध्वे लाङ्गलं दद्यादधः शङ्खं सुशोभनं मुषलं दक्षिणोर्ध्वे तु चक्रञ्चाधः सुशोभनं
vāmordhve lāṅgalaṃ dadyādadhaḥ śaṅkhaṃ suśobhanaṃ muṣalaṃ dakṣiṇordhve tu cakrañcādhaḥ suśobhanaṃ
On the upper left one should place the plough, below it a beautiful conch; on the upper right the pestle, and below it the beautiful discus.
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AgP 49.8
शान्तात्मा लम्बकर्णश् च गौराङ्गश्चाम्बरावृतः(२) ऊर्ध्वपद्मस्थितो बुद्धो वरदाभयदायकः
śāntātmā lambakarṇaś ca gaurāṅgaścāmbarāvṛtaḥ(2) ūrdhvapadmasthito buddho varadābhayadāyakaḥ
The Buddha (should be) tranquil in nature, with long ears, fair-limbed and covered by a garment, seated on a lotus above, granting boons and freedom from fear.
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AgP 49.9
धनुस्तूणान्वितः(३) कल्की म्लेच्छोत्सादकरो द्विजः अथवाश्वस्थितः खड्गी शङ्खचक्रशरान्वितः
dhanustūṇānvitaḥ(3) kalkī mlecchotsādakaro dvijaḥ athavāśvasthitaḥ khaḍgī śaṅkhacakraśarānvitaḥ
Kalkin (is) a brahmin furnished with bow and quiver, destroyer of the barbarians; or else mounted on a horse, sword in hand, provided with conch, discus and arrow.
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AgP 49.10
लक्षणं वासुदेवादिनवकस्य वदामि ते दक्षिणोर्ध्वे गदा वामे वामोर्ध्वे चक्रमुत्तमं
lakṣaṇaṃ vāsudevādinavakasya vadāmi te dakṣiṇordhve gadā vāme vāmordhve cakramuttamaṃ
I will tell you the marks of the group of nine beginning with Vāsudeva: on the upper right the mace, on the left (the conch?), on the upper left the excellent discus.
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AgP 49.11
ब्रह्मेशौ पार्श्वगौ नित्यं वासुदेवोस्ति पूर्ववत् शङ्खी स वरदो वाथ द्विभुजो वा चतुर्भुजः
brahmeśau pārśvagau nityaṃ vāsudevosti pūrvavat śaṅkhī sa varado vātha dvibhujo vā caturbhujaḥ
Brahmā and Śiva are always at his sides; Vāsudeva is as before. He holds a conch and grants boons, or else he is two-armed or four-armed.
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AgP 49.12
लाङ्गली मुषली रामो गदापद्मधरः स्मृतः :न् १ वामोरुहृतदानव इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ गौराङ्गश्चायुधावृत इति ख, ग, चिह्नितपुस्तकद्वयपाठः ३ धनुर्वाणान्वित इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १३९ प्रद्युम्नो दक्षिणे वज्रं(१) शङ्खं वामे धनुः करे
lāṅgalī muṣalī rāmo gadāpadmadharaḥ smṛtaḥ :n 1 vāmoruhṛtadānava iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 gaurāṅgaścāyudhāvṛta iti kha, ga, cihnitapustakadvayapāṭhaḥ 3 dhanurvāṇānvita iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 139 pradyumno dakṣiṇe vajraṃ(1) śaṅkhaṃ vāme dhanuḥ kare
Rāma is held to bear the plough and the pestle, the mace and the lotus. Pradyumna (has) the thunderbolt on the right, the conch on the left, and a bow in his hand.
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AgP 49.13
गदानाभ्यावृतः(२) पीत्या प्रद्युम्नो वा धनुःशरी चतुर्भुजो निरुद्धः स्यात्तथा नारायणो विभुः
gadānābhyāvṛtaḥ(2) pītyā pradyumno vā dhanuḥśarī caturbhujo niruddhaḥ syāttathā nārāyaṇo vibhuḥ
Or Pradyumna, embraced at the navel by Gadā (?), (adorned) with yellow, holds bow and arrow; Aniruddha should be four-armed, and likewise Nārāyaṇa the lord.
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AgP 49.14
चतुर्मुखश् चतुर्बाहुर्वृहज्जठरमण्डलः लम्बकूर्चो(३) जटायुक्तो व्रह्मा हंसाग्रवाहनः
caturmukhaś caturbāhurvṛhajjaṭharamaṇḍalaḥ lambakūrco(3) jaṭāyukto vrahmā haṃsāgravāhanaḥ
Brahmā is four-faced, four-armed, with a large round belly, with a long beard, wearing matted hair, having the foremost of geese as his mount.
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AgP 49.15
दक्षिणे चाक्षसूत्रञ्च स्रुवो वामे तु कुण्डिका आज्यस्थाली सरस्वती सावित्री वामदक्षिणे
dakṣiṇe cākṣasūtrañca sruvo vāme tu kuṇḍikā ājyasthālī sarasvatī sāvitrī vāmadakṣiṇe
On the right the rosary and the sacrificial ladle; on the left the water-pot and the pot of clarified butter; Sarasvatī and Sāvitrī on the left and the right.
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AgP 49.16
विष्णुरष्टभुजस्तार्क्षे करे खड्गस्तु दक्षिणे गदाशरश् च वरदो वामे कार्मुकखेटके
viṣṇuraṣṭabhujastārkṣe kare khaḍgastu dakṣiṇe gadāśaraś ca varado vāme kārmukakheṭake
Viṣṇu, eight-armed, upon Garuḍa: in his right hand the sword, and the mace, the arrow, and the boon-granting gesture; on the left the bow and the shield,
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AgP 49.17
चक्रशङ्खौ चतुर्बाहुर् नरसिंहश् चतुर्भुजः शङ्खचक्रधरो वापि विदारितमहासुरः
cakraśaṅkhau caturbāhur narasiṃhaś caturbhujaḥ śaṅkhacakradharo vāpi vidāritamahāsuraḥ
the discus and the conch. Narasiṃha is four-armed, four-shouldered, or else bears (only) conch and discus, with the great demon torn asunder.
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AgP 49.18
अचतुर्बाहुर्वराहस्तु शेषः पाणितले धृतः धारयन् बाहुना पृथ्वीं वाम्नेन कमलाधरः(४)
acaturbāhurvarāhastu śeṣaḥ pāṇitale dhṛtaḥ dhārayan bāhunā pṛthvīṃ vāmnena kamalādharaḥ(4)
The Boar is not four-armed; Śeṣa is held on his palm; supporting the earth with (one) arm, with the left he holds the lotus(-goddess).
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AgP 49.19
पादलग्ना धरा कार्या पदा लक्ष्मीर्व्यवस्थिता त्रैलोक्यमोहनस्तार्क्ष्ये अष्टबाहुस्तु दक्षिणे
pādalagnā dharā kāryā padā lakṣmīrvyavasthitā trailokyamohanastārkṣye aṣṭabāhustu dakṣiṇe
The Earth should be made clinging to his foot, and Lakṣmī placed at (his) foot. The Enchanter of the Three Worlds is on Garuḍa, eight-armed; on the right,
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AgP 49.20
चक्रं खड्गं च मुषलं अङ्कुशं वामके करे शङ्खशार्ङ्गगदापाशान् पद्मवीणासमन्विते
cakraṃ khaḍgaṃ ca muṣalaṃ aṅkuśaṃ vāmake kare śaṅkhaśārṅgagadāpāśān padmavīṇāsamanvite
the discus, the sword, the pestle, and the goad; in the left hand the conch, the bow, the mace, and the noose, together with the lotus and the lute.
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AgP 49.21
लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती कार्ये विश्वरूपो ऽथ दक्षिणे मुद्गरं च तथा पाशं शक्तिशूलं शरं करे
lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī kārye viśvarūpo 'tha dakṣiṇe mudgaraṃ ca tathā pāśaṃ śaktiśūlaṃ śaraṃ kare
Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī should be made (at his sides). Then the Universal Form: on the right, the hammer and likewise the noose, the spear, the trident, and the arrow in his hands;
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AgP 49.22
वामे शङ्खञ्च शार्ङ्गञ्च गदां पाशं च तोमरं :न् १ दक्षिणे चक्रमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः २ गदी रत्यावृत इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः ३ लम्बभ्रुव इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाटः ४ धारयन्नाकुलां पृथ्वीं वामेन कमलामध इति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः :प् १४० लाङ्गलं परशुं दण्डं छुरिकां चर्मक्षेपकं(१)
vāme śaṅkhañca śārṅgañca gadāṃ pāśaṃ ca tomaraṃ :n 1 dakṣiṇe cakramiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 2 gadī ratyāvṛta iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ 3 lambabhruva iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭaḥ 4 dhārayannākulāṃ pṛthvīṃ vāmena kamalāmadha iti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ :p 140 lāṅgalaṃ paraśuṃ daṇḍaṃ churikāṃ carmakṣepakaṃ(1)
In the left (hands): a conch, a bow, a mace, a noose, and a lance; ... a plough, an axe, a staff, a knife, a shield and a sling. [The intervening matter is editorial: variant readings from the manuscript marked ṅa — "cakra on the right"; "gadī ratyāvṛta"; "lambabhruva"; "holding the crowded earth, with the left (hand) the lotus below" — and a page mark, p. 140.]
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AgP 49.23
विंशद्बाहुश् चतुर्वक्त्रो दक्षिणस्थोथ वामके त्रिनेत्रे वामपार्श्वे न शयितो जलशाय्यपि
viṃśadbāhuś caturvaktro dakṣiṇasthotha vāmake trinetre vāmapārśve na śayito jalaśāyyapi
(He is) twenty-armed and four-faced, situated on the right, then on the left three-eyed; on the left side he is not recumbent, though he also lies upon the water.
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AgP 49.24
श्रिया धृतैकचरणो विमलाद्याभिरीडितः नाभिपद्मचतुर्वक्त्रो हरिशङ्करको हरिः
śriyā dhṛtaikacaraṇo vimalādyābhirīḍitaḥ nābhipadmacaturvaktro hariśaṅkarako hariḥ
One of his feet is held by Śrī; he is praised by Vimalā and the other (śaktis); four-faced from the navel-lotus; Hari who is Hari-and-Śaṅkara (combined).
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AgP 49.25
शूलर्ष्टिधारी दक्षे च गदाचक्रधरो पदे रुद्रकेशवलक्ष्माङ्गो गौरीलक्ष्मीसमन्वितः
śūlarṣṭidhārī dakṣe ca gadācakradharo pade rudrakeśavalakṣmāṅgo gaurīlakṣmīsamanvitaḥ
He bears trident and spear on the right, and holds mace and discus (on the left); at his feet, with his body marked as Rudra and as Keśava, accompanied by Gaurī and Lakṣmī.
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AgP 49.26
शङ्खचक्रगदावेदपाणिश्चाश्वशिरा हरिः वामपादो धृतः शेषे दक्षिणः कूर्मपृष्ठगः
śaṅkhacakragadāvedapāṇiścāśvaśirā hariḥ vāmapādo dhṛtaḥ śeṣe dakṣiṇaḥ kūrmapṛṣṭhagaḥ
Hari with conch, discus, mace and Veda in his hands, horse-headed; his left foot rests upon Śeṣa, his right stands on the back of a tortoise.
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AgP 49.27
दत्तात्रेयो द्विबाहुः स्याद्वामोत्सङ्गे श्रिया सह विश्वक्सेनश् चक्रगदी हली शङ्खी हरेर्गणः
dattātreyo dvibāhuḥ syādvāmotsaṅge śriyā saha viśvaksenaś cakragadī halī śaṅkhī harergaṇaḥ
Dattātreya should be two-armed, with Śrī on his left lap. Viśvaksena, Hari's attendant, holds discus, mace, plough and conch.
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