Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 35
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
यत्र यत्रावतिष्ठन्ते यावदाहूतसंप्लवं वेदानुवचनं यज्ञा ब्रह्मचर्यं तपो दमः
yatra yatrāvatiṣṭhante yāvadāhūtasaṃplavaṃ vedānuvacanaṃ yajñā brahmacaryaṃ tapo damaḥ
وأينما أقاموا، وإلى أن يحين زمن الانحلال المستدعى (الطوفان الأخير)، تسود هناك: تلاوة الفيدا، وطقوس اليَجْنَ (yajña)، والبراهماجاريا، والزهد، وضبط النفس (dama).
Lord Agni (narrating the dharma-teachings in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Outlines the sustaining pillars of dharma in any settlement of sages: Veda-recitation, yajña, brahmacarya, tapas, and dama—useful as a checklist for āśrama/monastic rule and community dharma maintenance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dharma Pillars in Sage-Residences: Svādhyāya, Yajña, Brahmacarya, Tapas, Dama","lookup_keywords":["vedanuvacana","yajna","brahmacarya","tapas","dama"],"quick_summary":"Wherever the sages dwell, the enduring supports are Vedic recitation, sacrifice, celibate discipline, austerity, and self-restraint—maintained until the final inundation."}
Concept: Dharma is preserved through a stable regimen: svādhyāya (Veda recitation), yajña (sacrificial duty), brahmacarya, tapas, and dama (sense-control).
Application: For householders/āśramas: schedule daily svādhyāya, periodic yajña/offerings, maintain continence appropriate to stage, practice austerities, and adopt concrete restraints (diet, speech, sensory limits).
Khanda Section: Dharma & Sadhana (Vaidika-karman, Brahmacarya, Tapas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A composite ashrama panorama: sages chanting Veda (palm-leaf/recitation posture), a small yajña fire altar with offerings, students practicing brahmacarya, ascetics performing tapas, and a figure symbolizing dama (restrained senses).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, wide frieze of ashrama life: chanting groups, homa-kunda with flames, disciplined students, ascetics in tapas postures, lush forest backdrop, traditional stylization and warm earth tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central homa altar with gold-highlighted flames, surrounding panels showing Veda recitation and disciplined brahmacarya students, ornate border, rich reds/greens with gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional tableau with five labeled practices (svadhyaya, yajna, brahmacarya, tapas, dama) arranged symmetrically, delicate linework and soft color gradients","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed hermitage courtyard with multiple simultaneous activities, fine depiction of fire ritual implements, scholars chanting, students, ascetics, naturalistic trees and architecture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yatrāvatiṣṭhante → yatra + avatiṣṭhante; yāvadāhūtasaṃplavaṃ → yāvat + āhūta-saṃplavam; vedānuvacanaṃ → veda-anuvacanam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana sections on yajña-vidhi and mantra usage; Agni Purana moksha-dharma passages listing yama/niyama-like restraints
FAQs
It enumerates core Vaidika-sādhana: Veda-recitation (vedānuvacana), performance of yajñas, and the disciplines that preserve ritual efficacy—brahmacarya, tapas, and dama.
By cataloging foundational pillars of orthodox practice—scriptural study, ritual action, and ethical-ascetic restraint—it links ritual science (yajña-vidhi) with conduct (ācāra) and spiritual discipline, showing the text’s broad, systematizing scope.
It presents Vedic study, sacrifice, continence, austerity, and self-control as enduring means of purification and merit (puṇya), sustaining dharma continuously—“as long as” the cosmic order endures.