Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 13

Chapter 37 — सर्वदेवपवित्रारोहणविधिः

Procedure for Installing the Pavitra for All Deities

Devanagari script

संसारसागरोत्तारकारणं प्रददामि ते विश्वरूपमयं सूत्रं सर्वदं पापनाशनं

Transliteration

saṃsārasāgarottārakāraṇaṃ pradadāmi te viśvarūpamayaṃ sūtraṃ sarvadaṃ pāpanāśanaṃ

Translation

أهبُك هذا السوترا (الخيط) ذا الصورةِ الكونية، وهو سببُ العبورِ من محيطِ السَّمْسارا؛ يمنحُ كلَّ المنالِ ويُبيدُ الآثام.

Word by Word

• संसार: worldly existence
• संसार: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे पूर्वपदम् (compound-member stem)

• सागर: ocean
• सागर: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound-member stem)

• उत्तार: crossing over; deliverance
• उत्तार: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (compound-member stem)

• कारणम्: cause; means
• कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter accusative singular; ‘cause/means of crossing the ocean of saṃsāra’)

• प्रददामि: I give
• प्रददामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; प्र+दा (present indicative, 1st sg)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, एकवचन (dative singular)

• विश्वरूपमयम्: imbued with Viśvarūpa
• विश्वरूपमयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्वरूप + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter acc sg; qualifies सूत्रम्)

• सूत्रम्: thread / sacred cord
• सूत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter accusative singular)

• सर्वदम्: giver of all
• सर्वदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘giver of all’ (neuter acc sg; qualifies सूत्रम्)

• पापनाशनम्: destroyer of sin
• पापनाशनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘destroyer of sin’ (neuter acc sg; qualifies सूत्रम्)

Speaker

Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s dialogic frame)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: संसारसागरोत्तारकारणम् = संसार + सागर + उत्तार + कारणम् (तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला).

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Saṃsāra
• Sūtra (protective thread/cord)
• Viśvarūpa (universal form concept)

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It teaches the bestowal and use of a viśvarūpa-maya “sūtra” (a protective sacred thread/cord or formula) as a practical ritual implement for protection, purification, and attainment of desired results.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Beyond theology, it preserves applied ritual technology—how a specific “sūtra” functions as an instrument for purification, protection, and goal-attainment—showing the text’s coverage of practical religious methods alongside broader doctrine.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

The sūtra is presented as pāpa-nāśana (destroyer of sin) and as a means to transcend saṃsāra, implying both immediate karmic purification and long-term liberation-oriented merit.