[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) › 237.16 # Agnipurana 237.16 Agnipurāṇa 237.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [237.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.16) devāste priyavaktāraḥ paśavaḥ krūravādinaḥ / śucirāstikyapūtātmā pūjayeddevatāḥ sadā // > Those who speak pleasing words are gods; those who speak harshly are beasts. / Pure, with a mind sanctified by faith, he should always worship the deities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [237.16.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.16.p1) :n > \[Note\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [237.16.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.16.p2) 1 dīnopagatarakṣaṇamiti kha.. , gha.. , cha.. , ja.. , ña.. , ṭa.. ca > 1 "Protecting the miserable and helpless" in kha, gha, cha, ja, ña, and ṭa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [237.16.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.16.p3) 2 svamukhamanvicchuriti kha.. , cha.. ca :p 360 > 2 "Desiring one's own face \[i.e., welfare\]" in kha and cha. / \[Page 360\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.237.16) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.237.16) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Śukranīti (Śukrācārya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.artha.sukraniti-sukracarya.1.172) — Śukrācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.237.16) · Pramāṇa