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# Agnipurana 2.11

Agnipurāṇa 2.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.11)

manunokto 'bravīnmatsyo manuṃ vai pālane ratam /  
avatīrṇo bhavāyāsya jagato duṣṭanaṣṭaye //

> Addressed by Manu, the Fish spoke to Manu, who was devoted to protection:  
> 'I have descended for the welfare of this world, and for the destruction of the wicked.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.2.11) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.2.11) — Sanskrit

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