Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 24
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि मनः कर्मेन्द्रियाणि च अहङ्कारश् च बुद्धिश् च पृथिव्यादीनि चैव हि
buddhīndriyāṇi sarvāṇi manaḥ karmendriyāṇi ca ahaṅkāraś ca buddhiś ca pṛthivyādīni caiva hi
جميعُ حواسِّ الإدراك، والعقلُ (manas) وأعضاءُ الفعل؛ وكذلك الأناويةُ (ahaṅkāra) والعقلُ المميِّز (buddhi)؛ ومع العناصرِ الغليظة ابتداءً من الأرض—فهذه حقًّا هي المكوّنات التي ينبغي فهمها.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teaching style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Tattva-viveka: enumerating inner instruments, senses, and elements for self-analysis, meditation, and discrimination between seer and seen.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Constituents: Jñānendriyas, Manas, Karmendriyas, Ahaṅkāra, Buddhi, and Mahābhūtas","lookup_keywords":["buddhīndriya","karmendriya","manas","ahaṅkāra","mahābhūta"],"quick_summary":"Provides a compact enumeration of faculties (senses, mind, action-organs) and principles (ego, intellect, gross elements) as constituents to be understood in analysis of experience."}
Concept: Sāṅkhya-style mapping of the psycho-physical apparatus: knowing the components of experience enables detachment and discernment.
Application: In meditation, label experiences as ‘sense’, ‘mind’, ‘intellect’, ‘ego’, or ‘elemental’ to reduce identification and cultivate witness-consciousness.
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Tattva Enumeration (Cosmology and Psychology)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic depiction of the human psycho-physical system: five cognitive senses, five action organs, mind, intellect, ego, and the five gross elements arranged as a teaching chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style didactic panel: seated rishi teaching, around him symbolic icons for senses (eye, ear, etc.), action organs, and elemental emblems (earth, water, fire, air, ether), bold outlines, traditional palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: guru on throne with gold halo, surrounding medallions labeled as indriyas/manas/buddhi/ahaṅkāra and mahābhūtas, ornate gold embossing, symmetrical composition","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clean instructional mandala-like diagram of tattvas with fine lines and soft colors, rishi pointing to a chart, minimal background, emphasis on clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholar in a library presenting a folio diagram of senses and elements, delicate architectural interior, fine calligraphic labels, naturalistic details"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि = बुद्धि-इन्द्रियाणि; कर्मेन्द्रियाणि = कर्म-इन्द्रियाणि; अहङ्कारश्च = अहङ्कारः च; बुद्धिश्च = बुद्धिः च; चैव = च एव; पृथिव्यादीनि = पृथिवी-आदीनि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 375.26-27 (tattva genesis and tanmātra/guṇa logic); Agni Purana 370s-380s (mokṣa and tattva-viveka materials, adjacent)
FAQs
It imparts Sāṅkhya-style tattva-vidyā: a technical listing of the cognitive senses, organs of action, mind, ego, intellect, and the gross elements (earth onward) used for analysis of embodiment and experience.
By embedding a systematic philosophical taxonomy (indriyas, antaḥkaraṇa, and mahābhūtas) alongside other subjects, the Agni Purana functions as a reference compendium—cataloging core categories used across yoga, dharma, and liberation-oriented teachings.
Discriminating these constituents supports detachment and self-knowledge: one learns to distinguish the Self from mind, senses, ego, intellect, and elemental matter—reducing identification and thereby loosening karmic bondage.