Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 57
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
ज्योतिश् चक्रं ज्योतिषादि गीतो युद्धजयार्णवः मन्वन्तरादयो गीताः धर्मा वर्णादिकस्य च
jyotiś cakraṃ jyotiṣādi gīto yuddhajayārṇavaḥ manvantarādayo gītāḥ dharmā varṇādikasya ca
ويُتَغَنّى بدورة علم النجوم «جيوتِشا-تشاكرا»، وبالعلوم التي تبتدئ بالجيوتِشا؛ ويُتَغَنّى بـ«محيط الظفر في الحرب» (يودّها-جايارنافا)؛ وتُتَغَنّى عصور المانو (مانفنترا) وما يتصل بها؛ كما تُتَغَنّى الشرائع والواجبات المتعلقة بالڤَرْنا (الطبقات الاجتماعية) وما شابه ذلك.
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha, in the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Dhanurveda","practical_application":"Use jyotiṣa-cakra and allied disciplines for calendrics and decision-making (muhūrta), while recognizing parallel śāstric domains like war-victory manuals, manvantara chronology, and varṇa-dharma regulation.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Jyotiṣa-cakra, Yuddha-jayārṇava, Manvantara Topics, and Varṇa-dharma","lookup_keywords":["jyotiṣa-cakra","yuddha-jayārṇava","manvantara","varṇa-dharma","śāstra-saṅgraha"],"quick_summary":"Catalogues key knowledge streams: astrology and its allied sciences, a warfare-victory treatise, cosmic time cycles (manvantaras), and social-legal duties tied to varṇas."}
Concept: Plurality of vidyās: predictive (jyotiṣa), strategic (yuddha), chronological (manvantara), and normative (varṇa-dharma) knowledge as complementary worldly sciences.
Application: Integrate muhūrta/pañcāṅga timing with governance and social duty; treat warfare and law as śāstra-governed, not arbitrary.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra / Purana-grantha-sangraha (Encyclopedic catalogue of texts and disciplines)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scholar displays a zodiacal wheel (jyotiṣa-cakra), beside scrolls titled ‘Yuddha-jayārṇava’; behind, a timeline of manvantaras and a social-order chart of varṇas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, large circular jyotiṣa wheel with grahas; rishi pointing with stylus; side panel of warriors receiving strategic counsel; decorative bands listing manvantaras and varṇas in traditional script-like motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central gilded jyotiṣa-cakra with radiant gold; flanking figures: astrologer-sage and armored king; embossed text panels for manvantara and varṇa-dharma; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagram-forward: clear jyotiṣa wheel with labels, neat manuscript bundles ‘Yuddha-jayārṇava’; orderly chart of manvantaras and varṇas; soft colors, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier scene with astronomer instruments (astrolabe-like), painted zodiac wheel; a commander consults a strategist; marginal notes listing manvantaras; fine detailing and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ज्योतिश्→ज्योतिः; varṇādikasya is genitive dependent on dharmāḥ (‘duties of varṇa etc.’).
Related Themes: Agni Purana jyotiṣa/pañcāṅga portions; Agni Purana dhanurveda and rāja-nīti sections; Agni Purana manvantara and vaṃśa/time-cycle chapters; Agni Purana varṇāśrama-dharma discussions
FAQs
It points to technical disciplines taught in the Agni Purana—especially Jyotiṣa (astral/time computation), a warfare/victory manual (Yuddha-jayārṇava), Manvantara-based chronology, and varṇa-dharma regulations.
Rather than a single ritual instruction, it functions as a contents-style register, showing the Purana’s scope across astral science, military science, cosmological time-cycles, and normative law—hallmarks of the Agni Purana as an encyclopedia of Puranic wisdom.
By framing these subjects as “sung/expounded,” the verse implies that studying and transmitting them is part of dharma: right knowledge of time (Jyotiṣa), righteous conduct (varṇa-dharma), and ordered history (Manvantaras) supports disciplined living and merit through learned adherence to dharma.