Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 2
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
ओंकारेण समायोज्य चिच्छक्तिमभिमानिनीं निःसार्यात्मैकतां कृत्वा स्वस्मिन् सर्वगते विभौ
oṃkāreṇa samāyojya cicchaktimabhimāninīṃ niḥsāryātmaikatāṃ kṛtvā svasmin sarvagate vibhau
Nachdem man (den Geist) mit der Silbe Oṃ verbunden und die Bewusstseinskraft (cit-śakti), die sich als Individuum wähnt, nach innen zurückgeführt hat, soll man die Einheit des Selbst begründen und im eigenen allgegenwärtigen, allmächtigen Herr-Selbst verweilen.
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
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Concept: Dissolution of individual abhimāna into cit-śakti culminating in ātmaikatva; the Self recognized as all-pervading (sarvagata) and sovereign (vibhu).
Application: Daily pranava meditation: begin with Oṃ, observe ‘I’-sense, let it subside into awareness itself, rest as witnessing presence without re-grasping identity.
Khanda Section: Yoga–Vedanta / Tantra (Pranava-dhyana and Atmaikatva practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: cicchaktimabhimāninīm = cit-śaktim abhimāninīm; niḥsāryātmaikatām = niḥsārya ātma-ekatām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (pranava-dhyāna sequence)
FAQs
Praṇava-yoga: using Oṃ as the meditative support to withdraw awareness from external identifications and establish ātmaikatva (non-dual Self-oneness).
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves concise yogic/vedāntic techniques—here, a practical method of Oṃ-based absorption—showing its coverage of both outer rites and inner liberation disciplines.
By dissolving ego-based identification into the all-pervading Self through Oṃ-meditation, one purifies the mind and advances toward mokṣa (release), reducing bondage-producing karmic tendencies.