Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 38
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
आग्नेयं पठितं ध्यातं शुभं स्याद् भुक्तिमुक्तिदं अग्नये तु नमस्तस्मै येन गीतं पुरानकं
āgneyaṃ paṭhitaṃ dhyātaṃ śubhaṃ syād bhuktimuktidaṃ agnaye tu namastasmai yena gītaṃ purānakaṃ
আগ্নেয় পুৰাণ পাঠ কৰি ধ্যান কৰিলে মঙ্গল হয়; ই ভোগ আৰু মোক্ষ—দুয়োটাই দান কৰে। যাৰ দ্বাৰা এই প্ৰাচীন পুৰাণ গীত হৈছে সেই অগ্নিদেৱক নমস্কাৰ।
Lord Agni (primary narrator of the Agni Purana, traditionally addressing Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Recite and contemplate the Agneya Purana as a devotional discipline for auspiciousness, worldly welfare (bhukti) and liberation (mukti), concluding with salutations to Agni.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Agneya-purana phala: bhukti-mukti-prada","lookup_keywords":["agneya-purana","phala-shruti","bhukti","mukti","agni-namaskara"],"quick_summary":"The text asserts that recitation and meditation on the Agni Purana yields auspiciousness and both worldly prosperity and liberation, sealing the teaching with reverence to Agni as the revealer."}
Alamkara Type: Anuprasa (soft alliteration in phala-shruti cadence)
Concept: Scriptural engagement (patha + dhyana) integrates worldly well-being with liberation; devotion to the revealer-deity anchors study.
Application: Combine reading with contemplative reflection: set a daily portion, conclude with Agni-namaskara, and apply teachings ethically to align bhukti with dharma.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti (Concluding Benediction of the Agni Purana / Agneya Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Agni as a radiant deity presides while a devotee reads the Agneya Purana; two paths or fruits shown—prosperity and liberation—under an auspicious glow; concluding namaskara gesture.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Agni with stylized flames and serene face, devotee reciting from palm-leaf text, symbolic twin fruits (bhukti/mukti) as lotus and flame motifs, temple palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Agni enthroned with gold flame aureole, devotee offering namaskara, manuscript on pedestal, heavy gold work emphasizing auspiciousness, rich ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, balanced composition: reader and meditator posture beside a small sacred fire, Agni subtly manifest above, icons for bhukti (granary/coins) and mukti (lamp/lotus) in corners.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, illuminated manuscript reading near a fire altar, allegorical figures of prosperity and liberation in the margins, delicate flames and fine architectural setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्याद्→स्यात्; नमस्तस्मै→नमः तस्मै
Related Themes: Agni Purana 1 (Agni as narrator); Agni Purana 382 (phala-shruti conclusion)
FAQs
It imparts the phala-vidhi principle: recitation (pāṭha) and contemplation (dhyāna) of the Agni Purāṇa are prescribed as efficacious practices yielding auspiciousness and specific results—bhukti and mukti.
As a concluding phalaśruti, it frames the entire multi-topic Purāṇa—covering ritual, polity, medicine, arts, and dharma—as a unified sacred corpus whose study is itself a complete sādhanā, thereby validating its encyclopedic scope through a single promised fruit.
It teaches that engaging with the text through reading and meditation is meritorious (śubha), producing both karmic prosperity in life (bhukti) and the highest spiritual end (mukti), and it seals the teaching with devotion through salutation to Agni as the revealer.