Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 36
Adhyāya 88 — निर्वाणदीक्षाकथनं
Teaching of the Nirvāṇa-Initiation
सुषुम्णानुगतं नादस्वरूपन्तु तृतीयकं सप्तमे कारणे त्यागात्प्रशान्तविखरं लयः
suṣumṇānugataṃ nādasvarūpantu tṛtīyakaṃ saptame kāraṇe tyāgātpraśāntavikharaṃ layaḥ
Le troisième (stade) est le Son intérieur (nāda), dont la forme chemine dans la Suṣumṇā (canal central). En l’abandonnant (même cela) au septième niveau causal, survient la dissolution (laya) : toute agitation y est apaisée et la dispersion cesse.
Lord Agni (instructional narration to Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Laya-yoga progression: attending to nāda within suṣumṇā, then relinquishing even subtle supports at higher causal stages to enter pacified dissolution.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Progressive interiorization: nāda as a meditative support within suṣumṇā; final release of supports culminates in laya (cessation of vikṣepa).
Application: In practice, shift attention from external objects to inner sound; when stable, let go of even the sound-object to rest in non-dispersed awareness.
Khanda Section: Yoga & Tantra (Nāda–Bindu–Kuṇḍalinī / Laya-yoga instruction)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin seated in meditation with a luminous central channel (suṣumṇā) depicted as a vertical light-column; subtle sound-waves (nāda) rising within, then dissolving into a calm, empty radiance at the crown.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, meditating yogin with stylized suṣumṇā as golden vertical flame inside the body, concentric sound-ripples near the heart rising upward, background fading into serene blue-black to show laya, minimal ornament, sacred calm.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, yogin with gilded halo and gold-highlighted suṣumṇā line, nāda shown as tiny golden spirals ascending, upper space rendered as pure luminous field indicating abandonment at seventh causal level, rich border motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic clarity: seated yogin, internal channel drawn with labeled chakric points, nāda waves inside suṣumṇā, final panel showing dissolution into stillness, soft colors and precise linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined interior scene with yogin on a carpet, translucent body showing a glowing central channel, delicate inked sound-curves rising, upper margin washed out to symbolize laya, fine floral borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नादस्वरूपन्तु → नादस्वरूपम् + तु; त्यागात्प्रशान्त… → त्यागात् + प्रशान्त… .
Related Themes: Agni Purana 88 (nāda–bindu–laya sequence)
FAQs
It teaches nāda-anusandhāna (meditation on the inner sound) specifically as it is experienced within the Suṣumṇā, and indicates a higher step: letting go of even subtle causal supports at the ‘seventh’ causal level to enter laya (complete absorption).
Beyond myths and rituals, the Agni Purāṇa preserves technical yogic maps—nāḍīs (subtle channels), nāda (inner sound), and graded meditative states—showing it functions as a compendium that includes Tantra/Yoga psychology and subtle-body praxis.
The instruction points to inner pacification: by relinquishing progressively subtler objects of attention, the mind’s scattering ends, enabling absorptive stillness (laya), which is traditionally associated with purification of mental impressions and a direct approach to liberation-oriented samādhi.