Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 18
Chapter 366 — सामान्यनामलिङ्गानि
Common Noun-Forms and Their Grammatical Genders
सुदूरे तु दविष्ठं स्याद्वृत्तं निस्तलवर्तुले उच्चप्रांशून्नतोदग्रा ध्रुवो नित्यः सनातनः
sudūre tu daviṣṭhaṃ syādvṛttaṃ nistalavartule uccaprāṃśūnnatodagrā dhruvo nityaḥ sanātanaḥ
ই অতি দূৰত, সৰ্বাধিক দূৰৱৰ্তী; ই মসৃণ আৰু বৃত্তাকাৰ চাকতি সদৃশ। উচ্চ আৰু ঊৰ্ধ্বমুখী, শিখৰযুক্ত—ধ্ৰুৱ (ধ্ৰুৱতৰা) স্থিৰ, নিত্য আৰু সনাতন।
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्याद्वृत्तम् = स्यात् + वृत्तम्; पुराणपाठे ‘निस्तलवर्तुले’ इति समासः; ‘उच्चप्रांशून्नतोदग्रा’ = उच्च + प्रांशु + उन्नत + उदग्रा (विशेषण-समुच्चयः).
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It imparts cosmographic-astronomical (Jyotiṣa) knowledge: Dhruva is characterized as extremely distant, fixed, and described with a round, smooth form—useful as the cosmic reference point for directionality in traditional celestial mapping.
By including precise cosmography and star-lore (Dhruva’s fixity, distance, and form), the Agni Purana expands beyond myth into technical descriptions of the cosmos, aligning with its multi-disciplinary, encyclopedic scope.
Dhruva’s “fixed” and “eternal” nature functions as a contemplative model of steadiness (dhruvatva): meditating on cosmic order and permanence supports mental stability and dharmic orientation.