Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 14
Chapter 17 — सृष्टिविषयकवर्णनम्
An Account Concerning Creation
साध्यास्तैर् अयजन्देवान् भूतमुच्चावचं भुजात् सनत्कुमारं रुद्रञ्च ससर्ज क्रोधसम्भवम्
sādhyāstair ayajandevān bhūtamuccāvacaṃ bhujāt sanatkumāraṃ rudrañca sasarja krodhasambhavam
With them the Sādhyas worshipped the gods; and from Bhujāt there arose beings of varied kinds, high and low. He also brought forth Sanatkumāra and Rudra, the latter being born of wrath.
Lord Agni (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Affective potency (krodha) as a cosmogonic trigger producing a specific divine principle (Rudra); coexistence of śānta-jñāna (Sanatkumāra) and raudra-śakti (Rudra) within one creation.
Application: Ethical-spiritual reflection: recognize wrath as powerful and transformative; channel intense energies into disciplined forms (tapas, protection of dharma) rather than disorder.
Khanda Section: Sarga & Cosmogony (Creation of beings and divine orders)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: साध्यास्तैर्→साध्याः तैः; अयजन्देवान्→अयजन् देवान्; भूतमुच्चावचं→भूतम् उच्च-अवचम्; रुद्रञ्च→रुद्रम् च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Rudra/Śiva stotra and liṅga/pūjā sections (where Rudra’s aspects are elaborated); Agni Purana kumāra-related narratives if present in later kathā portions
FAQs
It conveys sarga-vidyā (cosmogonic knowledge): the classification of divine beings (Sādhyas), the role of worship (yajana) in sustaining the deva-order, and the doctrinal motif of Rudra as krodha-sambhava (anger-born emanation).
By preserving a structured genealogy of cosmic entities—Sādhyas, varied bhūtas, Sanatkumāra, and Rudra—it functions like a reference map of Purāṇic cosmology, complementing the text’s other domains (ritual, polity, medicine, and arts).
It frames worship (yajana) as a stabilizing cosmic act and teaches a moral-theological insight: wrath (krodha) can generate powerful forces (Rudra), implying the need to discipline anger while recognizing its transformative potency in the cosmic order.