[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 1.18 # Agnipurana 1.18 Agnipurāṇa 1.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.1.18) yattadadṛśyamagrāhyam agotracaraṇam dhruvam(2) / viṣṇunoktaṃ yathā mahyaṃ devebhyo brahmaṇā purā / tathā te kathayiṣyāmi hetuṃ matsyādirūpiṇam // > that which is invisible, ungraspable, without lineage or limbs, constant. > As it was spoken by Viṣṇu to me, \[and\] formerly by Brahmā to the gods, > so I shall relate to you the cause, having the form of the Fish and other \[incarnations\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.18.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.1.18.p1) :e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye praśno nāma prathamodhyāyaḥ || > Thus ends the first chapter, named 'The Inquiry', in the Ādi-Mahāpurāṇa Āgneya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.18.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.1.18.p3) :ś atha dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ > Now the second chapter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.18.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.1.18.p4) matsyāvatāravarṇanaṃ > Description of the Fish Incarnation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.1.18) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.1.18) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.1.18) · Pramāṇa