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# Agnipurana 20.3

Agnipurāṇa 20.3

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.20.3)

mukhyaḥ sargaś caturthastu mukhyā vai sthāvarāḥ smṛtāḥ /  
tiryaksrotāstu yaḥ proktaḥ stairyagyonyastataḥ smṛtaḥ //

> The fourth creation is the primary; the immobile beings are known as the primary. / That which is proclaimed as having an oblique flow of life is remembered as that of the animals.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.20.3) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.20.3) — Sanskrit

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.20.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.20.3) · Pramāṇa
