The Agni Purana, (Sanskrit: अग्नि पुराण, Agni Purāṇa) is a Sanskrit text and one of the eighteen major Puranas of Hinduism. The text is variously classified...
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Dhanurveda (redirect from Dhanurveda (Agni Purana))
martial arts is in the Agni Purana (dated to between the 8th and the 11th century). The Dhanurveda section of the Agni Purana spans chapters 248–251,...
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Valli (section Agni Purana)
born on earth as punishment for mocking her sister, Devayanai. In the Agni Purana, the image of Kartikeya is prescribed to be installed on a peacock and...
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medicine as in Agni Purana, perfumery and lapidary arts in Garuda Purana, painting, sculpture and other arts in Vishnudharmottara Purana". Indian Arts...
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the Matsya Purana, being the discourse of Matsya to Manu, similar to the Bhagavata Purana version. While listing the Puranas, the Agni Purana states that...
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universe within him, and also rests upon his serpent mount, Shesha. The Agni Purana describes that the resources of the earth are depleted by the end of...
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Navadurga (section Agni Purana)
'leaves'). The main nine forms of Durga worshipped in Hinduism: The Agni Purana lists the Navadurgas as: Rudrachanda Prachanda Chandogra Chandanayika...
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Buddha is considered as the ninth avatar of Vishnu. According to the Agni Purana, Vishnu assumed this incarnation on earth due to the daityas defeating...
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Agni (Sanskrit: अग्नि, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ˈɐgni]) is the Hindu god of fire. As the guardian deity of the southeast direction, he is typically found...
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righteousness in all the stages of life. — Agni Purana, Chapter 16, Verses 8 - 9 The Devi Bhagavata Purana features the devas hailing Vishnu, invoking...
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Vasishtha, Vasishtha Samhita, as well as some versions of the Agni Purana and Vishnu Purana are attributed to him. He is the subject of many stories, such...
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Kurma (section Narada Purana)
churning of the ocean as a tortoise. The Agni Purana, the Markendeya Purana, the Vishnu Purana and the Brahma Purana state that Vishnu resides in Bharata...
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sermon from Varaha to the sage Ribhu. The Agni Purana, Brahma Purana, the Markendeya Purana and the Vishnu Purana say that Vishnu resides as Varaha in Ketumala-varsha...
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Vaitarani (mythology) (section Puranas)
to the penance of Parashurama after receiving a boon from Shiva. The Agni Purana states that one should state the following words while offering a gift...
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deity Vishnu, who is the addressee of this mantra. According to the Agni Purana, remembering the name of Hari is described to cause the expiation of...
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Vamana (section Agni Purana)
along with the celestials (and) remained happy as ruler of the world. — Agni Purana (unabridged), translated by J.L. Shastri, G.P. Bhatt, and N. Gangadharan...
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Indian martial arts (section Agni Purana)
martial arts is in the Agni Purana (dated to between the 8th and the 11th century). The dhanurveda section in the Agni Purana spans chapters 248–251,...
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Purana, Skanda Purana and the Agni Purana, but the description of this text in those documents suggests that surviving manuscripts of Varaha Purana are...
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Venkatesvara Edition of the Purana has an additional Khanda named Brahmakhanda. The Garuda Purana was likely fashioned after the Agni Purana, the other major medieval...
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narrative of Kacha is mentioned in the Mahābhārata, the Matsya Purana and the Agni Purana. He is known for learning Mṛtasañjīvanī vidyā mantra (a hymn for...
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Dashavatara (section In the Puranas)
Kalki The Agni, Padma, Garuda, Linga, Narada, Skanda and Varaha Puranas mention the common (Krishna, Buddha) Dashavatara list. The Garuda Purana has two...
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(Sanskrit: आग्नेयी, IAST Āgneyī, 'Daughter of Agni') is mentioned in the Harivamsha and the Vishnu Purana as the wife of Ūru (a descendant of Angiras)...
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India has been mentioned in Padma Purana, Vayu Purana and Agni Purana and Devi Bhagvata Purana and Markandeya Purana in other scriptures and tantric works...
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ancient scriptures such as the Padma Purana, Matsya Purana, Agni Purana and Kurma Purana. According to the Vamana Purana, the river was created by the gods...
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refers to four Purana's which mention the Buddha in 9th position: Varaha Purana 4.2; Matsya Purana 285.6-7; Agni Purana 49.8; Bhagavata Purana X.40.22 and...
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paternal side and more than five (generations) on the maternal side. — Agni Purana, Chapter 154 As a Rigvedic terms, gotra simply means "forward moving...
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the Puranas, Such as Agni Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Garuda Purana, Markandeya Purana, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana, Varaha...
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Krishna, is sometimes featured as an avatar of Vishnu in the lists of the Puranas, replacing Buddha, though he is also widely considered in other traditions...
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Amaravati (mythology) (section Skanda Purana)
called Devapura, ‘city of the devas’ and Pūṣābhāsā, ‘sun-splendour’ in the Puranas. In Hindu tradition, Amaravati was built by Vishvakarma, the architect...
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Yama (section Bhagavata Purana / Srimad Bhagavatam)
and his abode are frequently mentioned in the Puranas. Some Puranas like Agni Purana and Linga Purana mention him as son of Rajni and Surya. In the third...
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