अग्निपुराणं (agnipurANaM)
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पुराणम्
Englishअग्निपुराणम् / AGNIPURĀṆA(M) .1) General information. This is one of the eighteen Purāṇas ascribed to vyāsa. It is believed that this purāṇa was originally given orally (as advice) by agni- deva to many sages, devas and Sage vasiṣṭha. It is a vast comprehensive work dealing with every subject of importance. To give a copy of this book to a good Brahmin on the Full Moon day in the month of Mārga Sīrṣa is supposed to be a highly virtuous and meritorious deed.2) Contents. This large purāṇa consists of about 420 chapters. It deals in detail with the following subjects: The Daśāvatāras of Mahāviṣṇu
rāmāyaṇa
mahābhārata
rules and injunctions relating to the worship of various gods (devapūjāvidhis)
installation of idols in temples (devatāpratiṣṭhā)
Svapnamantras
astrology
architecture and sculpture
āyurveda
Viṣavaidya (treatment of poisons from Snakebite etc.)
the principles of the drama (Nāṭaka) and other allied arts
figures of speech and all alaṁkāras in general
and physiology of the human body. All these subjects are treated in a detailed and scientific manner.
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