Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 43
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
परमार्थात्मनोर्योगः परमार्थ इतीष्यते एको व्यापी समः शुद्धो निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः
paramārthātmanoryogaḥ paramārtha itīṣyate eko vyāpī samaḥ śuddho nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ
পৰম সত্য আৰু আত্মাৰ যোগকেই ‘পৰমাৰ্থ’ বুলি কোৱা হয়। তেওঁ এক, সৰ্বব্যাপী, সমদৰ্শী, শুদ্ধ, নিৰ্গুণ আৰু প্ৰকৃতিৰ অতীত।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as the typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Vedanta","practical_application":"Providing a compact Vedāntic definition of the Supreme (nirguṇa, beyond prakṛti) to support meditation, inquiry (ātma-vicāra), and doctrinal clarity.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Paramārtha-lakṣaṇa: eka-vyāpī śuddha nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ","lookup_keywords":["paramārtha","ātman-brahman-yoga","eka","nirguṇa","prakṛteḥ para"],"quick_summary":"Paramārtha is identified with the realization of the non-difference (yoga/union) of individual Self and Supreme Reality. The Supreme is defined as one, all-pervading, equal, pure, attributeless, and transcending material nature."}
Concept: Nirguṇa-brahman characterization and paramārtha as ātman–brahman identity-realization; transcendence of prakṛti and guṇas.
Application: Meditative contemplation on the listed attributes (eka, vyāpī, sama, śuddha, nirguṇa, prakṛteḥ para) as negation of limiting adjuncts (upādhis) and stabilization in equanimity.
Khanda Section: Moksha-Dharma / Vedanta (Brahma-jnana and Paramartha-lakshana)
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An abstract teaching scene: the guru indicates an all-pervading, formless reality—depicted as boundless light beyond the three guṇas, with prakṛti shown as a subtle veil below.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru and disciple in profile, above them a vast circular field of pale gold signifying the all-pervading One, below a tri-colored band hinting at the three guṇas, restrained sacred geometry","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central radiant gold aura without anthropomorphic deity, lotus pedestal with empty luminous space, guru pointing upward, ornate borders emphasizing transcendence","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, diagrammatic yet devotional: labels for eka/vyāpī/śuddha/nirguṇa around a central light, prakṛti shown as a faint patterned curtain at the bottom, fine linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, philosophical assembly with a subtle wash of light filling the page, delicate cloud motifs to suggest pervasion, a thin veil motif representing prakṛti being transcended"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: परमार्थात्मनोर्योगः = परमार्थात्मनोः + योगः; इतीष्यते = इति + ईष्यते.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Mokṣa-dharma/Vedānta definitions of Brahman and Ātman (adjacent verses 379.42–44)
FAQs
It imparts jñāna-vidyā (Vedāntic knowledge): paramārtha is defined as the realized union of the individual self with the Supreme, characterized as nirguṇa and beyond Prakṛti.
Alongside ritual, polity, and other sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves systematic mokṣa-śāstra: concise Vedāntic definitions (paramārtha, nirguṇa, prakṛti-para) that function like a philosophical handbook within a multi-topic Purana.
Contemplating the Supreme as one, pure, and beyond material qualities supports disidentification from Prakṛti, strengthens equanimity (samatā), and leads toward liberating knowledge (mokṣa).