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# Agnipurana 216.2

Agnipurāṇa 216.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [216.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.216.2)

tataḥ smṛteyaṃ gāyatrī sāvitrīya tato yataḥ /  
prakāśanātsā saviturvāgrūpatvāt sarasvatī //

> it is therefore remembered as Gāyatrī; and it is remembered as Sāvitrī because it proceeds  
> from the illumination of Savitṛ; and as Sarasvatī because it consists of speech.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.216.2) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.216.2) — Sanskrit

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