[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) › 17.8 # Agnipurana 17.8 Agnipurāṇa 17.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.8) ayanantasya tāḥ pūrvantena nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ / hiraṇyavarṇamabhavat(5) tadaṇḍamudakeśayam // > Formerly they were his abode; therefore he is remembered as Nārāyaṇa. > That egg, resting in the water, became golden in color. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 17.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.7) - [Next: 17.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.9) - [Up: 17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.17.8) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.17.8) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.1.39) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.17.8) · Pramāṇa