Agni Purana

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The Agni Purana is a major Sanskrit text of Hinduism that forms part of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering a wide range of topics including cosmology, mythology, rituals, and various branches of knowledge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Mahapurana
Sanskrit text
associatedDeity Agni NERFINISHED
corpus Puranic literature
describes avatars of Vishnu
creation myths
various deities and sages
genre Purana NERFINISHED
hasTopic Vrata (vows) NERFINISHED
architecture
astrology
astronomy
ayurveda
cosmology
dharma
economics
education
ethics
festivals
geography
grammar
household rites
iconography
iconometry
image worship
kingship
law
mantras
medicine
metrics
mythology
pilgrimage
pilgrimage tirthas
poetics
politics
prosody
rhetoric
rituals
statecraft
temple rituals
warfare
weapons
yoga
language Sanskrit
namedAfter Agni NERFINISHED
partOf Eighteen Mahapuranas NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
script Devanagari (in most modern editions)
tradition Smriti literature

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Kalki appearsIn Agni Purana
Vamana appearsIn Agni Purana
Varaha appearsIn Agni Purana
Narasimha appearsInText Agni Purana
Hindu scriptures hasPart Agni Purana