Agni Purana · Chapter 3

:e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye matsyāvatāro nāma dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ
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:ś atha tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ
kūrmāvatāravarṇanaṃ
agnir uvāca
vakṣye kūrmāvatārañca śrutvā pāpapraṇāśanam(3) /AP_3.001ab/
purā devāsure yuddhe daityair devāḥ parājitāḥ

durvāsasaś ca śāpena niśrīkāścābhavaṃstadā /AP_3.002ab/
stutvā kṣīrābdhigaṃ(4) viṣṇum ūcuḥ pālaya cāsurāt

brahmādikān hariḥ prāha sandhiṃ kurvantu cāsuraiḥ(5) /AP_3.003ab/
kṣīrābdhimathanārthaṃ hi amṛtārthaṃ śriye 'surāḥ

arayo 'pi hi sandheyāḥ sati kāryārthagaurave /AP_3.004ab/
yuṣmānamṛtabhājo hi kārayāmi(6) na dānavān

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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 /AP_3.005ab/
kṣīrābdhiṃ matsahāyena nirmathadhvamatandritāḥ

viṣṇūktāṃ saṃvidaṃ kṛtvā daityaiḥ kṣīrābdhimāgatāḥ /AP_3.006ab/
tato mathitumārabdhāḥ yataḥ pucchantataḥ surāḥ

phaṇiniḥśvāsasantaptā(2) hariṇāpyāyitāḥ surāḥ /AP_3.007ab/
mathyamāne 'rṇave so 'drir anādhāro hy apo 'viśat

kūrmarūpaṃ samāsthāya dadhre viṣṇuś ca mandaram /AP_3.008ab/
kṣīrābdhermathyamānācca viṣaṃ hālāhalaṃ hy abhūt

hareṇa dhāritaṃ kaṇṭhe nīlakaṇṭhastato 'bhavat(3) /AP_3.009ab/
tato 'bhūdvāruṇī devī pārijātastu kaustubhaḥ

gāvaścāpsaraso divyā lakṣmīrdevī hariṅgatā /AP_3.010ab/
paśyantaḥ sarvadevāstāṃ stuvantaḥ saśriyo 'bhavan

tato dhanvantarirviṣṇur āyurvedapravartakaḥ(4) /AP_3.011ab/
bibhrat kamaṇḍalumpūrṇam amṛtena samutthitaḥ

amṛtaṃ tatkarāddaityā surebhyo 'rdhaṃ pradāya ca /AP_3.012ab/
gṛhītvā jagmurjanmādyā viṣṇuḥ strīrūpadhṛk tataḥ

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpasampannāṃ daityāḥ procurvimohitāḥ /AP_3.013ab/
bhava bhāryāmṛtaṃ gṛhya pāyayāsmān varānane

tathetyuktvā haristebhyo gṛhītvāpāyayatsurān /AP_3.014ab/
candrarūpadharo rāhuḥ pibaṃścārkendunārpitaḥ (5)

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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 /AP_3.015ab/
kṛpayāmaratānnītaṃ varadaṃ harimabravīt

rāhurmattastu candrārkau prāpsyete grahaṇaṃ grahaḥ /AP_3.016ab/
tasmin kale ca yaddānaṃ dāsyante syāt tadakṣayaṃ(2)

tathetyāhātha taṃ viṣṇus tataḥ sarvaiḥ sahāmaraiḥ /AP_3.017ab/
strīrūpaṃ samparityajya hareṇoktaḥ pradarśaya

darśayāmāsa rudrāya strīrūpaṃ bhagavān hariḥ /AP_3.018ab/
māyayā mohitaḥ śambhuḥ gaurīṃ tyaktvā striyaṃ gataḥ

nagna unmattarūpo 'bhūt striyaḥ keśānadhārayat(3) /AP_3.019ab/
agādvimucya keśān strī anvadhāvacca tāṅgatām

skhalitaṃ tasya vīryaṃ kau yatra yatra harasya hi /AP_3.020ab/
tatra tatrābhavat kṣetraṃ liṅgānāṃ kanakasya ca (4)

māyeyamiti tāṃ jñātvā svarūpastho 'bhavaddharaḥ /AP_3.021ab/
śivamāha harī rudra jitā māyā tvayā hi me

na jetumenāṃ śakto me tvadṛte 'nyaḥ pumān bhuvi /AP_3.022ab/
aprāpyāthāmṛtaṃ daityā devair yuddhe nipātitāḥ /AP_3.022cd/
tridivasthāḥ surāścāsan yaḥ paṭhet tridivaṃ vrajet