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# Agnipurana 173.8

Agnipurāṇa 173.8

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [173.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.173.8)

śiraḥkapālī dhvajavān bhaikṣāśī karma vedayan /  
brahmahā dvādaśābdāni mitabhuk śuddhimāpnuyāt //

> Carrying a human skull, bearing a staff, eating begged food, proclaiming his deed, / eating moderately, a brāhmaṇa-slayer attains purity after twelve years.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.173.8) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.173.8) — Sanskrit

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