पठतां शृण्वतां चैव सर्वपापहरं नृणाम्
For those who recite and listen to it, it destroys all sins of men.
सृष्टिप्रकरणं चाथ विष्णुपूजादिकं ततः
Then, the section on creation, and after that, the worship of Viṣṇu and related topics.
सर्वदीक्षाविधानं च अभिषेकनिरूपणम्
Also, the procedures for all initiations and the explanation of consecration.
पवित्रारोपणविधिर्देवालयविधिस्ततः
The rite of investing with the sacred thread, and then the procedure for building temples.
न्यासादीनां विधानं च प्रतिष्ठापूर्तकं ततः
The procedures for nyāsa and related rites, and then the establishment and completion ceremonies.
प्रतिष्ठा सर्वदेवानां ब्रह्मण्डस्य निरूपणम्
The installation of all deities and the description of the cosmic egg.
ऊर्द्ध्वाधोलोकरचना ज्योतिश्चक्रनिरूपणम्
The creation of the upper and lower worlds, and the explanation of the wheel of light.
षट्कर्म च ततः प्रोक्तं मन्त्रमन्त्रौषधीगणः
Then, the six rites are described, along with the collection of mantras and medicinal herbs.
कोटिहोमविधानं च मन्वन्तरनिरूपणम्
The procedure for a crore of fire sacrifices, and the description of the Manvantaras.
ग्रहयज्ञस्ततः प्रोक्तोवैदिकस्मार्तकर्म च
Then, the rites for the planets are described, as well as Vedic and Smārta rituals.
वारव्रतानुकथनं नक्षत्रव्रतकीर्तनम्
The narration of vows for days of the week, and the praise of vows related to the stars.
नवव्यूहार्चनं प्रोक्तं नरकाणां निरूपणम्
The worship of the nine vyūhas is described, and the explanation of the hells.
नाडीचक्रसमुद्देशः संध्याविधिरनुत्तमः
The section on the nāḍī-cakra, and the excellent procedure for sandhyā.
राज्याभिषेकमन्त्रोक्तिर्द्धर्मकृत्यं च भूभुजाम्
The recitation of the royal consecration mantra, and the righteous duties of kings.
मण्डलादिकनिर्द्देंशो रत्नदीक्षाविधिस्ततः
Then comes the description of circles and the like, and the rite of consecration with jewels.
धनुर्विद्या ततः प्रोक्ता व्यवहारप्रदर्शनम्
After that, the science of archery is explained, along with the demonstration of legal procedures.
गजादीनां चिकित्सा च तेषां शान्तिस्ततः परम्
There is also the treatment of elephants and others, and then the rites for their pacification.
शान्तयश्चापि विविधाश्छन्दः शास्त्रमतः परम्
And various pacifying rites, as well as the doctrine of prosody, follow thereafter.
सिद्धशब्दानुशिष्टिश्चकोशः सर्गादिवर्गकः
The instruction on established terms, the treasury, and the groupings such as creation are next.
वर्णनं नरकाणां च योगाश्त्रमतः परम्
Then comes the description of hells, and after that, the doctrine of yoga.
एतदाग्नेयकं विप्र पुराणं परिकीर्तितम्
O Brahmin, this Agneya Purana has thus been recounted.
तिलधेनु युतं चापि मार्गशीर्ष्यां विधानतः
It is accompanied by the gift of sesame and a cow, to be performed in the month of Margashirsha, according to rule.
एषानुक्रमणी प्रोक्ता तवाग्नेयस्य मुक्तिदा
This table of contents of your Agneya (section), which grants liberation, has been declared.
शृण्वतां पठतां चैव नृणां चेह परत्र च
For those who listen and recite it, both here and hereafter, among people—
भविष्यं भवतः सर्वलोकाभीष्टप्रदायकम्
—it will bring about the fulfillment of all desires in every world in the future.
सृष्ट्यर्थं तत्र संजातो मनुः स्वार्यभुवः पुरा
For the purpose of creation, Manu Svayambhuva was formerly born there.
अहं तस्मै तदा प्रीतः प्रावोचं धर्मसंहिताम्
At that time, pleased, I spoke to him the compendium of dharma.
तदा तां संहितां सर्वां पञ्चधा व्यभजन्मुनिः
Then that sage divided the entire compendium into five parts.
तत्रादिमं स्मृतं पर्वं ब्राह्मं यत्रास्त्युपक्रमः
There, the first section is called Brahma, where the introduction is found.
आदित्यचरितप्रायः सर्वाख्यानसमन्वितः
It is mostly about the deeds of the sun, and is filled with all kinds of narratives.