Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 16
Chapter 371 — Yama-Niyama and Praṇava-Upāsanā (Oṅkāra) as Brahma-vidyā
पादुके चापि गृह्णीयात् कुर्यान्नान्यस्य संग्रहं देहस्थितिनिमित्तस्य वस्त्रादेः स्यात्परिग्रहः
pāduke cāpi gṛhṇīyāt kuryānnānyasya saṃgrahaṃ dehasthitinimittasya vastrādeḥ syātparigrahaḥ
Er darf auch ein Paar Sandalen annehmen; sonst soll er nichts anhäufen. Besitz sei nur von Kleidung und dergleichen, allein zum Erhalt des Körpers.
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue style)
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Concept: Aparigraha: limiting possessions to what sustains the body, avoiding identity and security built on accumulation.
Application: Adopt a strict ‘needs-only’ rule; periodically discard extras; treat necessities as instruments, not as ‘mine’.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Sannyasa–Yati-dharma (Rules of Renunciation and Non-possession)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wandering yati with a single pair of sandals and a simple cloth, refusing additional offerings, carrying nothing beyond bare necessities.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, ochre-red background, a serene saffron-clad yati holding a small cloth bundle and wearing simple pādukā, villagers offering goods which he gently declines, calm shanta mood, bold outlines, traditional ornament minimalism.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf accents, central seated renunciant with pādukā placed beside him, minimal possessions (single cloth, water pot implied), halo-like aureole, rich but restrained palette emphasizing renunciation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional composition showing ‘allowed items’ (pādukā, cloth) and ‘disallowed accumulation’ crossed out, soft shading, didactic labels in Devanagari motifs.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed landscape of a forest path, ascetic walking with pādukā and a single garment, attendants absent, subtle courtly realism used to contrast simplicity, muted colors, delicate brushwork."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चापि = च + अपि; कुर्यान्नान्यस्य = कुर्यात् + न + अन्यस्य; स्यात्परिग्रहः = स्यात् + परिग्रहः; देहस्थितिनिमित्तस्य treated as तत्पुरुष compound; वस्त्रादेः = वस्त्र + आदेः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Sannyasa/Yati-dharma sections; Shaucha and Yoga-dharma adjoining verses (371.17–371.20)
FAQs
It teaches yati/sannyāsa discipline: accept only bare necessities (even sandals permitted) and avoid saṃgraha (hoarding), limiting parigraha to body-maintenance items like clothing.
Alongside rituals and cosmology, the Agni Purana also codifies applied dharma—here, ascetic ethics and property-limitation—showing its coverage of practical social-religious regulation.
Restricting possessions weakens attachment and greed, supporting purification (śuddhi) and steadiness in renunciation, which is traditionally linked with merit and progress toward liberation.