Among the eighteen Puranas, the Agni Purana is a very ancient Purana and a vast storehouse of knowledge. While narrating this Purana, Agnidev had told Maharishi Vasistha that –In Agni Purana there is a description of all the Vidyas.
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According to scholars, Agni Purana has been called the ‘encyclopedia of Indian culture.
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There is a detailed description of the worship of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Surya. In the Agni Purana, a brief story of Mahabharata and Ramayana, description of para-apara Vidyas, the story of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, the mantras of all the gods, etc. have been explained in a very beautiful way.
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Although this Purana is very small, all the sciences are included in this Purana. According to Padma Purana, Agni Purana is said to be the left foot of Lord Vishnu.
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Chapters:
Agni Purana has 383 chapters and 11,475 verses. Lord Agni himself had narrated this Purana to Maharishi Vashist ji, hence this Purana is famous as Agni Purana. It has been told in Naradpuran Purana that there are 15 thousand verses in Agni Purana, and according to Matsya Purana 16 thousand Shlokas are told in Agni Purana. This Purana is considered to be a very important Purana from the point of view of learning and classic. Many well-known disciplines have been collected in the Agni Purana.
Descriptions
The story of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu is described at the beginning of Agni Purana. This Purana describes in detail about 11 Rudras, 8 Vasus, and 12 Surya’s. The description of the worship of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in Agni Purana, description of the worship of the Sun, etc.
Temple constructions
Rituals, idol consecration, havan, temple construction, etc. methods have also been told. A specific description of Ayurveda is given in the last part of Agni Purana. Ayurveda is explained in many chapters of Agni Purana. Verses, ornamentation, and grammar are also given.
Para-Apara vidhyas
The Agni Purana holds a superior position because of its vast knowledge store and its comprehensive view of the Puranas. Such a beautiful description of the Para and Apara Vidyas of ancient India has also been narrated here, that we can call it a huge encyclopedia.
Agni Purana is divided into two parts, In the first part, a detailed description of Brahma Vidya is found.
By listening to this Purana, not only the gods, humans, animals, birds, and all beings attain happiness and prosperity.
Contents:
Agnidev has given narrations about the
* fruit that comes from building a temple.
* a detailed description of the sixty-four Yoginis
* the calculation of time
* The importance of fasts like Dashami fast, Ekadashi fast, Pratipada fast, Shikhivrat, The story of a Brahmin
etc. have been explained in Agni Purana.
* the description of Ishan Kalpa
* there are questions about the Purana theme,
* then the story of the incarnations of Lord Vishnu, and
* then the description of the creation and
* the message of worship of Lord Vishnu has been narrated.
* a review of fireworks, verses,
* signs of currency,
* and the knowledge of universal initiation and empowerment have been told.
* Different descriptions have been given of the characteristics of the
mandala,
* the earning of kushama,
* the rituals of consecration,
* the rituals of the temple,
* the worship of Shaligram, and the idols.
* Sarvadev Pratishtha,
* description of the universe,
* the greatness of the river Ganges and pilgrimages have been described.
At the end of Agni Purana, the review of bodily Vedanta, various types of peace, verses, literature, monosyllabic, description of hell, Yogashastra, Brahmagyan, and the fruit of listening to Puranas are
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Read complete version of Naradha purana (in English)
Some more links to read (English translation Shiva Purana)
https://www.vyasaonline.com/agni-purana/
Brief Read in tamizh ( Around 25 plus pages for each purana.... very brief online read of all puranas)
http://www.tamilsurangam.in/religions/pathinen_puranam/index.html
Reasonably bigger version (though not the complete version) 700 plus pages Tamizh read
https://www.tamilvu.org/library/nationalized/pdf/40-aa.sa.ganasampanthan/padinenpuranangal.pdf
For crsip brief narration Try http://hinduonline.co/Scriptures/Puranas/AgniPurana.html
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