Agni Purana
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An encyclopaedic Purana, told by Agni to the sage Vasishtha, covering ritual, temple building, image-making, medicine, grammar, poetics and statecraft.
| Tradition | Hindu |
|---|---|
| Type | Purana |
| Language | Sanskrit |
| Period | Composed in layers over many centuries (scholarly estimate) |
| Composed or compiled by | Traditionally attributed to Vyasa; narrated by Agni |
What it contains
- Summaries of the avatars, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
- Temple architecture and the making of images.
- Ayurvedic medicine, gems, archery and warfare.
- Grammar, metre and poetics.
- Polity and law.
Significance
It is valued as a compendium of the arts and sciences known in classical India.