[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) › 17.3 # Agnipurana 17.3 Agnipurāṇa 17.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.3) svargakāle mahattattvamahaṅkārastato 'bhavat / vaikārikastaijasaś ca bhūtādiś caiva tāmasaḥ // > At the time of creation, the principle of cosmic intellect arose; from that came the ego-sense: > the modified, the fiery, and the elemental, which is dark. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.2) - [Next: 17.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.4) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.17.3) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.17.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.3) · Pramāṇa