Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 13
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
सर्वाश्रयन्निजे देहे देही विन्दति वेदनां योगयुक्तस्तु सर्वेषां योगान्नाप्नोति वेदनां
sarvāśrayannije dehe dehī vindati vedanāṃ yogayuktastu sarveṣāṃ yogānnāpnoti vedanāṃ
The embodied Self, taking refuge in its own body, experiences pain; but one united with Yoga—through all the disciplines of Yoga—does not incur pain.
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Yoga","practical_application":"Use yogic discipline (yama-niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana-dhyana-samadhi) to reduce identification with bodily sensations and thereby lessen the felt impact of pain.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Duḥkha is intensified by dehābhimāna (identification with the body); yoga steadies awareness so sensations do not bind the Self.
Application: Cultivate abhyāsa and vairāgya; observe sensations as objects, not as ‘I’, especially during discomfort.
Khanda Section: Yoga-Vidya (Adhyatma / Moksha-dharma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin seated in steady meditation while bodily pain is depicted as waves or arrows striking the body but not disturbing the calm awareness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, serene yogi in padmasana under a stylized tree, subtle aura around the head, pain-symbols as small dark waves at the body’s edge, flat earthy palette, traditional ornament borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central yogi with radiant gold halo, embossed gold highlights on ornaments and aura, minimal background, symbolic arrows/waves of pain stopping at a luminous boundary.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, instructional composition showing yogic posture, breath lines near nostrils, calm face, soft shading, annotated feel without text, muted colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed interior of an ashram, yogi meditating while attendants and daily life continue, fine linework, delicate depiction of pain as faint ripples around the body, subdued elegance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वाश्रयन् = सर्वम् + आश्रयन्; योगयुक्तस्तु = योगयुक्तः + तु; योगान्नाप्नोति = योगात् + न + आप्नोति.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Yoga/Moksha-dharma sections on dhyāna, prāṇāyāma, and indriya-nigraha (within the Yoga-Vidyā khanda)
FAQs
It imparts Yoga-vidyā: the practical principle that identification with the body leads to suffering, while steadiness in Yoga (discipline and integration of mind) prevents the experience of afflictive pain.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves mokṣa-oriented instruction; this verse exemplifies its Yoga/adhyātma layer by summarizing a core psycho-spiritual doctrine about embodiment and liberation.
Spiritually, it redirects the practitioner from bodily self-identification to yogic steadiness; karmically, such discipline reduces bondage by weakening attachment and reactive suffering, supporting progress toward liberation.