Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 54
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
एकमेवमिदं विद्धि न भेदः सकलं जगत् वासुदेवाभिधेयस्य स्वरूपं परमात्मनः
ekamevamidaṃ viddhi na bhedaḥ sakalaṃ jagat vāsudevābhidheyasya svarūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ
Wisse dies als die einzige Wahrheit: Das ganze Universum ist ohne Trennung. Es ist die eigene Wesensnatur des höchsten Selbst (Paramātman), dessen Bezeichnung „Vāsudeva“ ist.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, as the Agni Purana’s primary discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","practical_application":"Integrate Vaishnava devotion with non-dual vision: see all names/forms as Vasudeva’s Self; supports equanimity and bhakti-informed advaita contemplation.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Ekavakyata (single-point assertion) / Siddhanta-vakya
Concept: Abheda: jagat is the very svarupa of Paramatman, named Vasudeva; multiplicity is not ultimate division.
Application: Practice ‘sarvam vasudevam’ contemplation in daily perception; convert reactive judgments into reverence and steadiness.
Khanda Section: Vedanta / Vaishnava-tattva (Non-dual Brahman as Vasudeva)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vision of the cosmos as a single undivided reality, centered on Vasudeva—either as Vishnu/Krishna radiating the universe or as the universe dissolving into one luminous Self.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Vishnu/Vasudeva with four arms, expansive aura containing sun, moon, beings, and elements, symmetrical composition, deep reds/greens, sacred grandeur","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Vasudeva with heavy gold halo and prabhavali, miniature cosmos motifs embedded in the aura, rich ornamentation, devotional yet philosophical tone","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean iconographic Vasudeva with subtle cosmic overlay (elements and worlds in translucent layers), balanced instructional depiction of abheda","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical cosmic scene: a luminous central figure labeled by visual cues (chakra/shankha), surrounding worlds painted as delicate vignettes merging into one field"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकमेवमिदम् = एकम् + एवम् + इदम्; वासुदेवाभिधेयस्य = वासुदेव + अभिधेयस्य.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 379 (Vaishnava-tattva within Vedanta section)
FAQs
It imparts Vedāntic tattva-vidyā: a non-dual understanding that the cosmos is not ultimately separate, and that the Supreme Self is known by the name ‘Vāsudeva’—a contemplative basis for jñāna and mokṣa rather than a procedural ritual.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves concise metaphysical summaries; this verse exemplifies its Vedānta layer by defining ultimate reality (Paramātman) and framing a unitive worldview under the theological name ‘Vāsudeva’.
Internalizing non-difference (abheda) reduces attachment and aversion rooted in perceived separation, supporting purification of mind and liberation-oriented insight (jñāna) centered on the Supreme as Vāsudeva.