Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 2
Chapter 59 — अधिवासनकथनं
Adhivāsana: The Rite of Inviting and Stabilizing Hari’s Presence
ओंकारेण समायोज्य चिच्छक्तिमभिमानिनीं निःसार्यात्मैकतां कृत्वा स्वस्मिन् सर्वगते विभौ
oṃkāreṇa samāyojya cicchaktimabhimāninīṃ niḥsāryātmaikatāṃ kṛtvā svasmin sarvagate vibhau
Ayant attelé (l’esprit) à la syllabe Oṃ, et ramené au-dedans la puissance de conscience (cit-śakti) qui s’identifie à l’individu, on doit établir l’unité du Soi, demeurant dans son propre Soi seigneurial, omniprésent et tout-puissant.
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
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Concept: Dissolution of individual abhimāna into cit-śakti culminating in ātmaikatva; the Self recognized as all-pervading (sarvagata) and sovereign (vibhu).
Application: Daily pranava meditation: begin with Oṃ, observe ‘I’-sense, let it subside into awareness itself, rest as witnessing presence without re-grasping identity.
Khanda Section: Yoga–Vedanta / Tantra (Pranava-dhyana and Atmaikatva practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: cicchaktimabhimāninīm = cit-śaktim abhimāninīm; niḥsāryātmaikatām = niḥsārya ātma-ekatām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 59 (pranava-dhyāna sequence)
FAQs
Praṇava-yoga: using Oṃ as the meditative support to withdraw awareness from external identifications and establish ātmaikatva (non-dual Self-oneness).
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves concise yogic/vedāntic techniques—here, a practical method of Oṃ-based absorption—showing its coverage of both outer rites and inner liberation disciplines.
By dissolving ego-based identification into the all-pervading Self through Oṃ-meditation, one purifies the mind and advances toward mokṣa (release), reducing bondage-producing karmic tendencies.