Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 24
Chapter 83 — निर्वाणदीक्षाकथनम्
Description of the Nirvāṇa Initiation
गुणानान्त्रयमेकञ्च विषयं रुद्रकारणं अन्तर्भाव्यातिरिक्तायां जीवनाडीकथद्वयं
guṇānāntrayamekañca viṣayaṃ rudrakāraṇaṃ antarbhāvyātiriktāyāṃ jīvanāḍīkathadvayaṃ
Trois sortes de qualités poétiques (guṇa) et un sujet (viṣaya) ; la cause dite « Rudra-kāraṇa » ; « antarbhāva » (inclusion) et « atirikta » (surplus) ; et la paire d’exposés sur le pouls de vie (jīva-nāḍī) — tout cela doit être expliqué.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa frame)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Kāvya-śāstra categories: guṇa-traya, viṣaya, rudra-kāraṇa, antarbhāva/atirikta, jīva-nāḍī-kathā-dvaya","lookup_keywords":["guṇa-traya","antarbhāva","atirikta","rudra-kāraṇa","jīva-nāḍī"],"quick_summary":"A compact syllabus-like list of topics to be explained in technical poetics: three guṇas, a principal viṣaya, a causal factor named Rudra, inclusion vs excess, and a paired discussion on ‘jīva-nāḍī’ (life-channel/pulse) as an analytic concept."}
Concept: Analytic partitioning of experience/text into qualities, causes, and semantic relations (inclusion/excess).
Application: When evaluating or composing kāvya, check guṇa balance, clarity of viṣaya, and whether meanings are implied by inclusion (antarbhāva) or become redundant/excessive (atirikta).
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Chandas & Alankara / Technical Poetics and Metrics)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scholastic scene: a poet-theorist presents a chart of three guṇas and semantic categories (antarbhāva/atirikta), with a symbolic Rudra ‘cause’ node, and a paired diagram of jīva-nāḍī channels/pulse lines as an analogy for poetic ‘life’ in composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, seated ācārya with palm-leaf charts showing three guṇa emblems, two columns labeled antarbhāva and atirikta, a small Rudra symbol as causal seal, stylized nāḍī lines like lotus-stems, earthy reds/ochres, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate scholarly court of poets, gold-foiled diagram board with three guṇa medallions, Rudra emblem at top, paired nāḍī scroll motifs, rich jewel tones, heavy gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional poster-like clarity: three guṇa boxes, arrows to viṣaya, split panel for antarbhāva vs atirikta with examples implied, and a neat paired nāḍī schematic; delicate shading and precise outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, literary salon with manuscripts, one folio illustrated with guṇa triad and semantic categories, subtle Rudra icon as rubric mark, fine line nāḍī motif in margins, refined palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: guṇānāntrayamekañca → guṇānām + trayam + ekam + ca; antarbhāvyātiriktāyāṃ → antarbhāvya + atiriktāyām; jīvanāḍīkathadvayaṃ → jīva-nāḍī-kathā-dvayam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 83 (Sāhitya-śāstra: guṇa and technical categories)
FAQs
It indexes topics of Sanskrit literary science—especially the classification of poetic qualities (guṇas), subject-matter (viṣaya), and technical categories like inclusion (antarbhāva) and redundancy (atirikta), along with a twofold discussion of jīva-nāḍī as a defined concept in this section’s taxonomy.
Rather than narrating mythology, it functions as a compact syllabus-list of technical headings, showing the Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic method of cataloguing disciplines like poetics/metrics alongside ritual, polity, and other sciences.
By systematizing right knowledge (śāstra-viveka) and correct expression, it supports dharmic learning and disciplined speech—traditionally regarded as purifying and merit-producing when studied and applied with accuracy.