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# Agnipurana 240.1

Agnipurāṇa 240.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [240.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.240.1)

rāma uvāca  
prabhavotsāhaśaktibhyāṃ mantraśaktiḥ praśasyate /  
prabhāvotsāhavān kāvyo jito devapurodhasā //

> Rāma said:  
> Counsel-power is praised above power of majesty and energetic power;  
> endowed with majesty and energy, Śukra was defeated by the priest of the gods.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.240.1) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.240.1) — Sanskrit

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