Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 21
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
सुखदुःखोपभोगौ तु तौ देशाद्युपपादकौ धर्माधर्मोद्भवौ भोक्तुं जन्तुर्देशादिमृच्छति
sukhaduḥkhopabhogau tu tau deśādyupapādakau dharmādharmodbhavau bhoktuṃ janturdeśādimṛcchati
The experience of pleasure and pain—arising from dharma and adharma—determines one’s circumstances such as the place of birth; in order to undergo those results, the embodied being attains a particular place and other conditions.
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Ethical self-regulation by understanding that present circumstances (birth, place, opportunities) are shaped by prior dharma/adharma; motivates deliberate cultivation of dharma to improve future conditions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Karma-phala as Determiner of Desha (Birth-Place) and Bhoga (Experience)","lookup_keywords":["karma-phala","sukha-duhkha","dharma-adharma","desha (birthplace)","upabhoga"],"quick_summary":"Pleasure and pain arise from dharma and adharma, and these results allocate the jiva to specific conditions such as place of birth so that the fruits can be experienced."}
Concept: Karma determines the field of experience (bhoga) by assigning embodiment with specific circumstances (desha-adi).
Application: Interpret fortune/misfortune as results to be exhausted; focus on present right action rather than resentment or pride.
Khanda Section: Karma-siddhanta (Doctrine of Karma, Rebirth, and Experience)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic wheel of karma: a jiva moving through different lands and births, receiving alternating pleasure and pain as fruits of dharma and adharma.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, circular chakra of karma with a jiva carried through varied landscapes (village, forest, city), attendants personifying Dharma and Adharma holding palm-leaf ledgers, rich earthy pigments, temple-wall composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central karma-chakra with embossed gold halo, small vignettes of sukha and duhkha on either side, stylized landscapes indicating different desha, ornate borders and jewel-like colors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional diagram-like composition: labeled panels ‘dharma’, ‘adharma’, ‘sukha’, ‘duhkha’, ‘desha-adi’, a jiva figure moving between panels, delicate linework and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, narrative scene of a traveler-jiva entering different courts and villages, alternating fortunes, subtle allegorical figures of Dharma/Adharma, fine detailing, pastel palette, Persianate landscape depth."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुखदुःखोपभोगौ = सुख-दुःख-उपभोगौ; देशाद्युपपादकौ = देश-आदि-उपपादकौ; धर्माधर्मोद्भवौ = धर्म-अधर्म-उद्भवौ; जन्तुर्देशादिमृच्छति = जन्तुः देश-आदि मृच्छति
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Karma-siddhanta discussions on rebirth and phala-bhoga (adjacent verses in this khanda)
FAQs
It imparts karmaphala-vidya: the principle that dharma and adharma generate सुख-दुःख (pleasure–pain) whose fruition fixes concrete life-conditions such as the place of birth and related circumstances.
Alongside rituals and practical sciences, the Agni Purana also codifies moral causality: it explains how ethical action translates into lived outcomes (birthplace, conditions), integrating jurisprudence/ethics with metaphysics of rebirth.
It teaches accountability: one’s present environment is a matured result of prior dharma/adharma, and cultivating dharma reshapes future सुख-दुःख and the very circumstances in which they are experienced.