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	Agni Purana - Spiritual Literature Of India - Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita And Other Scriptures Of India
		The narrator of the Agni Purana is the fire-god Agni.
		The Skanda Purana is the longest and the Kurma and Garuda Puranas the shortest.
		The Bhagavata Purana is to be given in the month of Bhadra, the Narada Purana in the month of Ashvina, the Markandeya Purana in the month of Kartika, the Agni Purana in the month of Margashirsha and the Bhavishya Purana in the month of Pousha.
	www.bharatadesam.com /spiritual/agni_purana.php (19144 words)

	Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> AGNI
		AGNI is the son of ANGIRAS and the grandson of SANDILA, one of the seven great sages.
		AGNI is there said to have exhausted his vigor by devouring too many oblations and therefore desires to consume the whole KHANDAV forest so as to regain its strength.
		AGNI himself recited the AGNI Purana to sage VASHISTA.
	www.webonautics.com /mythology/agni2.html (208 words)

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		It is written in the Shiva Purana that in order to assure the Earth's salvation, the gods had to hasten the birth of Shiva's son, who was the one destined to lead the divine hosts and to conquer the forces of darkness which had taken possession of the planet.
		Agni, in the form of a Dove, took the seed in his beak and made off with it.
		Agni is the element Fire; his colour is red and his geometric symbol - according to the Yogatattva Upanishad - is the triangle.
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		Principles of Puranas: According to the tradition the purpose of Purana is the expansion of the teachings of the Vedas.
		The 18 puranas are : Ma 2 : Matsya and Maarkandeya Bha 2: Bhavishya and Bhagavat Bra 3: Brahma, Brahmaanda and Brahma-Vaivartha Va 4: Vishnu, Varaaha, Vaamana & Vayu (?) A-Naa-Pa-Lin-Ga-Ku-S (7): Agni, Naarada, Padma, Linga, Garuda, Kurma and Skanda.
		Vishnu Purana: This is the oldest and was narrated by Parasara, father of Veda Vyasa to his disciple Maitreya.
	sanskrit.gde.to /articles/HSL-07-ThePuranas.doc (1113 words)

	VEDA - Vedas and Vedic Knowledge Online - Vedic Encyclopedia, Bhakti-yoga in vedas, Library
		Moreover, even if (Itihasa and Puranas) are considered to belong to the class of sastras which illuminate the meaning of the Vedas, still, they excel all others due to the eminence of their expounder (Vyasa).
		The glory of Hari is greater in sattvika scripture; the glory of Brahma is greater in rajasika scriptures; and that of Agni and Siva greater in tamasika scriptures.
		Therefore it is said, "In the Vedas, Ramayana, Puranas and Mahabharata, Hari is everywhere praised, in the beginning, the middle and the end." The truth of this statement is demonstrated in the Paramatma-sandarbha.
	www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/pramana.htm (3964 words)

	What are Puranas? Are they Myths? by Dr. R.K. Lahiri, Ph.D
		The writers went to the extreme of saying that the Purana s are as old as the Vedas and have been mentioned in the ancient scriptures as they were in fact written by Vyasa, the famous composer of Vedas and other scriptures.
		A close study of these 18 Puranas is bound to reveal that they do serve the cause of religion in the sense that they combine the illiterate and ignorant class and woman folk by creating interest in religion through tales and various sort of narrations, easy and exaggerated.
		These 18 Puranas have still a valuable place in the life of religious Hindus as they serve to connect us with the past,which we have forgotten and which needs revival is the light of new age.
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	Perception of Bhutas in Kedarkhand
		Agni expresses her concern and apprehensions about the matlok as earth is full of impurity and sin.
		The erection of wooden altar, the ignition of fire and invocation of agni by the nar in the form of ritual dance in the fire altar without sustaining any physical impairment or burn injuries, in the presence of thousands of people, is indicative of the purificatory virtues attributed to the ignition and invocation of fire.
		The worship schedule symbolically depicts Harmuny Jakh as an embodiment of sky, the masks (of Jkah) as son of air, the nar as prodigy of fire, and the fire ritual as purifier of deifeir mediums, the nar as controller of rain and thus bestower of fertility and prosperity.
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		The Agni Purana repeats a principle which declares the treasury to be root of monarchy and adds that sovereignty is subordinate to it.
		The Agni Purana says the king shall levy one-sixth of the autumn crop (sukadhanya) and one-eighth of the rain crop (simbidhanya) as his share of the land produce, known as bali.
		The Agni Purana also authorised the king to receive one-fifth of animals, one-sixth of gold, perfumery, medicinal herbs, liquids, flowers, roots and fruits, leaves, vegetables, grass, bamboo, things made from bamboo and hide, wickerworks, earthen and stone vessels, honey, meat and clarified butter.
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	Kalki
		The sword is sometimes interpreted as a symbol for "discernment", or Wisdom, slicing away the bonds of lies and foulness and liberating souls to greater awareness of truth and beauty.
		Agni is the god of Fire in the Hindu pantheon, and symbolically represents the spiritual fire of life and the processes of transformation.
		A later work, the Kalki Purana, a minor Purana is an extensive exposition of expectations and predictions of when, where, and why it is said he will come, and what he is expected to do.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Asia/India/religions/kalki.html (954 words)

	Purana - HinduWiki
		Purana (Sanskrit पुराण, purāna, meaning "ancient" or "old") is the name of a genre (or a group of related genres) of Indian written literature (as distinct from oral literature).
		Traditionally the Puranas are said to have been composed by the sage Vyasa, the narrator of the Mahabharata epic.
		The Bhagavata Purana - It is concerned with Vishnu Bhakti, telling of the exploits and deeds of Vishnu's Avataras.
	www.hinduwiki.com /index.php/Purana (829 words)

	VEDA - Vedas and Vedic Knowledge Online - Vedic Encyclopedia, Bhakti-yoga in vedas, Library
		This Bhagavata Purana is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the departure of Lord Krsna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge, etc. Persons who have lost their vision due to the dense darkness of ignorance in the age of Kali shall get light from this Purana.
		The characteristics of Srimad Bhagavatam are given in the Matsya Purana (53.20-22), "That which explains the topmost principles of religion, basing it on Gayatri, and which has the incident of the killing of Vrtrasura is to be known as the Srimad Bhagavatam.
		Skanda Purana, Prabhasa Khanda (7.1.2.39-42) also describes Srimad Bhagavatam: "That which gives accounts of the humans and demigods in the Sarasvata Kalpa, explains the supreme religion, basing itself on Gayatri, and narrates the slaying of Vrtrasura is to be known as the Srimad Bhagavatam.
	www.veda.harekrsna.cz /encyclopedia/sb.htm (2027 words)

	Puranas - Crystalinks
		Sage Vyasa is credited with compilation of Puranas from age Yuga to age, and for the current age, he has been identified and named Krishna Dvaipayana, the son of sage Parashara.
		According to the Matsya Purana (a Tamasika Purana itself), the eighteen Puranas are divided into three groups of six according to gunas of people they are primarily meant for.
		Puranas are named after the three main forms of Brahman: Brahma, the Creator; Vishnu, the Protector of Life and Humanity; and Shiva, the Destroyer.
	www.crystalinks.com /puranas.html (655 words)

	Encyclopedia of Yoga - A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The practitioner is asked to focus his attention and life-force on the (digestive) "fire" ( agni) in the abdominal region for 150 minutes, which stimulates the psycho-somatic energy there.
		agni ("fire") is one of the five material elements ( bhuta) that compose the manifest cosmos in its grossest dimension.
		Agni, the God of Fire, figured as a central deity of the ancient Vedic religion.
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	Skanda Legends in the Puranas
		Agni did as directed but he could not retain it and released it into the river Gangā.
		The foetus was later transferred by Agni to the river Gangā; the details are the same as in the general version.
		Agni is said to have dropped the semen of Shiva in the river Kutilā.
	murugan.org /research/gangadharan.htm (2356 words)

	The Puranas
		Vyasa is the compiler of the Puranas from age to age; and for this age, he is Krishna-Dvaipayana, the son of Parasara.
		The aim of the Puranas is to impress on the minds of the masses the teachings of the Vedas and to generate in them devotion to God, through concrete examples, myths, stories, legends, lives of saints, kings and great men, allegories and chronicles of great historical events.
		The main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Naradiya Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Siva Purana, Skanda Purana and Agni Purana.
	www.hinduism.8k.com /puranas.html (1181 words)

	Agni
		Agni is one of the three supreme deities of the Rig Veda, viz., Agni, Vayu and Surya.
		Agni is the son of Angiras and the grandson of Sandila, one of the seven great sages.
		Agni Purana is said to have been recited by Agni himself to sage Vashist.
	hindunet.org /god/devatas/agni (201 words)

	Agni - The Fire - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The later Puranas say that he is the son of Aditi and Kashyapa.
		The universe being regarded as divided into the two divisions of heaven and earth, Agni is said to have two origins, and the epithet dvi-janman (having two births), is his exclusively.
		Agni is central to the sacrifice and is called the priest.
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	Blessings On The Net
		Agni is one of the three supreme deities of the Rig Veda, viz., Agni, Vayu and Surya.
		Agni is the son of Angiras and the grandson of Sandila, one of the seven great sages.
		Agni Purana is said to have been recited by Agni himself to sage Vashist.
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	puranas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Puranas are so divided that any class of person can take advantage of them and gradually regain their original spiritual position and get out of the hard struggle for existence.
		In the Puranas, (which are classified under the three modes) as a matter of course, Srila Vyasadeva has certainly given descriptions of the glories of Krishna, but not as many as given to religiosity economic development, sense gratification and salvation.
		Therefore, in the pure goodness Purana, viz., Srimad Bhagavatam, Srila Vyasadeva proclaims that the prime necessity of human life is to realize one's eternal relationship with the Lord and thus surrender unto Him without further delay.
	www.dharmakshetra.com /literature/puranas/puranas.html (249 words)

	Indiaclub.com: Agni Purana (HINDI ) : Religion
		The sections in the Agni Purana are a summary of the teachings of the Vedas and the Upanishadas
		A purana must secondly describe this process of periodic destruction and creation; this is known as pratisarga.
		Fourthly, a Purana must catalog the various manvantaras, this is, the many different eras that the earth or the universe has passed through.
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	Surya, The Sun-God
		Agni Purana describes Surya, the sun-god, as one who rides a chariot which consists of one wheel and is driven by seven white horses.
		The Agni Purana prescribes sun-god with two arms but the artist of this wall hanging has gone for four arms as per Vishnudarmottara Purana.
		May be, in contrast to multiple figures of horses, the four armed image of the deity better balanced the canvas and better served his artistic purpose.
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	Vishnu Purana
		The Vishnu Purana is one of the oldest of the Puranas (dating to maybe the 5th century), containing some 23,000 shlokas, presented as a dialogue between Parasara with his disciple Maitreya.
		The main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Naradiya Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Siva Purana, Skanda Purana and Agni Purana.
		Hence, "When Vishnu Purana narrates that 'the world was overrun with trees,' while the Prachetasas -- who 'passed 10,000 years of austerity in the vast ocean' -- were absorbed in their devotions, the allegory relates to the Atlanteans and the adepts of the early Fifth Race -- the Aryans.
	www.experiencefestival.com /vishnu_purana (3936 words)

	Hindu Mythology - Introduction I - free Suite101 course
		The main Puranas are: Vishnu Purana, Naradiya Purana, Srimad Bhagavata Purana, Garuda (Suparna) Purana, Padma Purana, Varaha Purana, Brahma Purana, Brahmanda Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Markandeya Purana, Bhavishya Purana, Vamana Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurma Purana, Linga Purana, Shiva Purana, Skanda Purana and Agni Purana.
		The purpose of the Bhagavata Purana is to enable a person to overcome the fear of death.
		Shatrupa is Manu's mother in one Purana, whereas she is his wife in another.
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	MYTHAEUM: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Agni clad with the lightning in the clouds....
		[2] to Agni as lightning, and from these data Bloomfield derives the conclusion that the whole origin of the myth of the descent of Soma is the lightning flash, which comes forth from the cloud, the castle of iron, and which brings down to the earth the refreshing rain.
		• Agni is born from the yoni or navel of the earth.
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	purana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bhagavatha- Purana The Bhagavatha- Purana (Bhagavata) is part of the Hindu Puranas; this religious scripture, written c.400...
		Purana Hindu mythology bases more on its eighteen Pur, six each are rendered to each of the Hindu...
		Agni is the god of Fire in the...
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	Purana
		The Puranas vary greatly in length: the Skanda Purana is the longest with 81,000 couplets, while the Brahma Purana and Vamana Purana are the shortest with 10,000 couplets each.
		By definition, a Purana must cover five subjects: the creation of the universe; its destruction and recreation; the principal gods and patriarchs; the reigns of the Manus and the history of the Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi kings.
		Sometimes the Vayu Purana is substituted for the Agni Purana or Shiva Purana.
	www.gurjari.net /ico/Mystica/html/purana.htm (515 words)

	Indian Spiritual Books - Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Veda, Vedanta, Tantra
		The Garuda Purana is non-sectarian and cosmopolitan in character.
		The sacred hymns to Agni from Rig Veda with Sanskrit text, English translation, in esoteric sense; plus "Doctrine of the Mystics;" communicates the sacred power of the mantra and spiritual symbolism through the literary mastery of the English language.
		The Vedas, the oldest scriptures known to mankind, couched in the ancient and mystical 'language of the Gods,' Sanskrit, the terms of which overflow with ranges and grades of meanings, have survived through the ages.
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	The Sampradaya Sun - Independent Vaisnava News - Editorials - Srila Jiva Goswami's "Sad Sandarbhas" - Tattva Sandarbha ...
		After explaining Gayatri, the Agni Purana, in the section dealing with the characteristics of Puranas is the verse beginning with yatra adhikritya gayatrim.
		Thus it is stated in the Agni Purana, "Because it sings (gayati) or illuminates the Vedic mantras, the scriptures, the Supreme Lord and the intelligence it is called Gayatri.
		In conclusion, the Agni Purana states that Gayatri is so called because it sings (gayati) or illuminates the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and it protects the chanter (trayate) by fixing his mind on the Lord.
	harekrsna.com /sun/editorials/sandarbhas/tattva/sandarbhas24.htm (2928 words)

	the Puranic Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This work is a close analysis of the Purana, in an attempt to address the central issues of Canonicity, comparative studies, and the female conception of the divine.
		It is largely a discussion of the relationship between the "Great Puranas" of the Sanskrit tradition and other vernacular traditions.
		Sheridan, Daniel, The Advaitic Theism of the Bhagavata Purana, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1986.
	www.colorado.edu /ReligiousStudies/TheStrip/Archive/Hindu/purana.htm (506 words)

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