Agnimahapuranam: Text with English Translation (2 Vols)
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AUTHOR: M.N.Dutt
DESCRIPTION: Sanskrit Text with English Translation by M.N.Dutt & Edited by K.L.Joshi. This Purana is also called Agneya-Purana & is narrated by Suta (Lomaharsana), a disciple of Vyasa, who received it from Vasistha to whom it was communicated by Agni. It consist of 16000 Stanzas distributed in 383 chapters. The contents of this Purana clearly show that it has no sectarial leaning. It impartially treats of Vaisnava, Saiva & Sakta fomrs of worship. It is more a compendium of Sanskrit learning than the advocacy of any particular form of religion. The early chapters of this Purana describe the Avataras & in those of Rama & Krsna avowedly follow the Ramayana & Mahabharata. The chapters on medicine, materia medica & pharmacy as well as those on the treatment of elephants & horse diseases are highly interesting. Besides an exhaustive account of paravidya & the science of Brahman occurs in this Purana. It is a very interesting account & will prove highly useful to the readers. It can virtually be regarded as an Encyclopaedia of Hinduism, teachings as it does among others many subjects such as cosmology, religion, law & much legendary matter such as history & geographical matter such as description of various places of pilgrimage. This Purana also teaches, archery, medicine, rhetoric, prosody & grammer.