[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) › 2.17 # Agnipurana 2.17 Agnipurāṇa 2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.17) avadhīt, vedamatsyādyān pālayāmāsa keśavaḥ / prāpte kalpe 'tha vārāhe kūrmarūpo 'bhavaddhariḥ // > Keśava slew; he protected the Vedas, the Fish, and the others. > Then, when the Vārāha kalpa arrived, Hari assumed the form of the Tortoise. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.17.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.17.p1) :e ity ādimahāpurāṇe āgneye matsyāvatāro nāma dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ || > Thus ends the second chapter, named 'The Fish Incarnation', in the Ādi-Mahāpurāṇa Āgneya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.17.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.17.p3) :ś atha tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ > Now the third chapter. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.17.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.17.p4) kūrmāvatāravarṇanaṃ > Description of the Tortoise Incarnation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.2.17) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.2.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.2.17) · Pramāṇa