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# Agnipurana 20.1

Agnipurāṇa 20.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [20.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.20.1)

agnir uvāca  
prathamo mahataḥ sargo vijñeyo brahmaṇastu saḥ /  
tanmātrāṇāṃ dvitīyastu bhūtasargo hi sa smṛtaḥ //

> Agni said: / The first creation should be known as that of Mahat, which belongs to Brahmā. / The second is that of the subtle elements, known as the elemental creation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.20.1) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.20.1) — Sanskrit

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