Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 30
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
यस्याग्नेयपुराणस्य पुस्तकं तस्य वै जयः लिखितं पूजितं गेहे भुक्तिर्मुक्तिः करे ऽस्ति हि
yasyāgneyapurāṇasya pustakaṃ tasya vai jayaḥ likhitaṃ pūjitaṃ gehe bhuktirmuktiḥ kare 'sti hi
Wer ein Buch des Agneya-Purāṇa besitzt, erlangt wahrlich den Sieg. Wird es im eigenen Haus abgeschrieben und verehrt, so liegen weltlicher Genuss und endgültige Befreiung (mokṣa) wahrhaft in seiner Hand.
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) addressing sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Home-based grantha-puja: commissioning/copying the text, installing it in a clean place, offering daily reverence as a dharmic practice believed to support both worldly success and liberation-oriented life.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Agneya-Purana Grantha-Puja Phala (Victory, Bhukti, Mukti)","lookup_keywords":["Agneya Purana","pustaka-puja","bhukti","mukti","jaya"],"quick_summary":"Keeping the Agneya Purana as a written book and worshipping it at home is praised as conferring victory and the paired fruits of worldly well-being (bhukti) and liberation (mukti)."}
Concept: Bhakti expressed as reverence to śāstra (grantha) becomes a means to both pravṛtti (bhukti) and nivṛtti (mukti).
Application: Maintain textual purity and regular worship/reading as a disciplined devotional routine.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti (Merit of the Text) / Grantha-puja-vidhi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A householder’s shrine with a palm-leaf or bound manuscript labeled ‘Agneya Purana’, placed on a cloth-covered pedestal, being worshipped with lamp, incense, flowers, and sandal paste; the devotee holds the book reverently, suggesting ‘bhukti-mukti in hand’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthy palette, a serene gṛhastha in traditional attire performing grantha-puja to a manuscript of Agneya Purana on a wooden pedestal, oil lamp glow, floral offerings, stylized interior shrine, calm shanta mood.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, rich reds and greens, gold foil highlights on the pedestal, lamp, and manuscript cover, devotee offering flowers to the Agneya Purana book, ornate arch-like frame suggesting a home mandapa, auspicious symbols.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, soft shading, instructional clarity: book on a clean cloth, puja items arranged (dīpa, dhūpa, puṣpa, candana), devotee in namaskara, emphasis on ritual order and neatness.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic interior with patterned carpets, a scholar-devotee holding a manuscript titled Agneya Purana, attendants with lamp and incense, delicate borders, subdued gold accents, contemplative atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yasyāgneyapurāṇasya = yasya + āgneya-purāṇasya; bhuktirmuktiḥ = bhuktiḥ + muktiḥ; kare 'sti = kare + asti (avagraha).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Phala-śruti sections (grantha-mahātmya, śravaṇa/pāṭha-phala); Agni Purana grantha-pūjā-vidhi passages
FAQs
It teaches grantha-pūjā (scripture veneration): keeping the Agni Purāṇa as a manuscript, copying it (likhita), and worshipping it at home as a meritorious devotional practice.
By concluding with a phala-śruti that sanctifies the text itself, it frames the Purāṇa’s many disciplines (ritual, dharma, arts, polity, etc.) as unified sacred knowledge whose preservation (books, copying, home worship) is itself a religious act.
The verse promises both bhukti (prosperity/enjoyment) and mukti (liberation), indicating that revering and preserving the scripture yields immediate auspicious results and supports ultimate spiritual release.