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# Agnipurana 4.1

Agnipurāṇa 4.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.4.1)

agnir uvāca  
avatāraṃ varāhasya vakṣye 'haṃ pāpanāśanam /  
hiraṇyākṣo 'sureśo 'bhūt(1) devān jitvā(2) divi sthitaḥ //

> Agni said:  
> I shall narrate the Boar Incarnation, which destroys sin.  
> Hiraṇyākṣa was lord of the asuras; having conquered the gods, he dwelt in heaven.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.4.1) — English, machine translation

## Other recensions (1)

- [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.4.1) — Sanskrit

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