Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 38
Adhyāya 88 — निर्वाणदीक्षाकथनं
Teaching of the Nirvāṇa-Initiation
तत्कालविखरं षष्ठं शक्त्यतीतञ्च सप्तमं तदेतद् योजनास्थानं विखरन्तत्त्वसञ्ज्ञकं
tatkālavikharaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ śaktyatītañca saptamaṃ tadetad yojanāsthānaṃ vikharantattvasañjñakaṃ
Le sixième est appelé Tatkāla-vikhara, et le septième, Śaktyatīta. Cette série constitue l’agencement des positions (yojanā-sthāna) connu sous le nom de classification du Vikharan-tattva.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Tattva-enumeration for meditation and doctrinal mapping: identify sixth and seventh stages (tatkāla-vikhara, śaktyatīta) within a positional schema (yojanā-sthāna) used to classify subtle principles.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vikharan-tattva: sixth Tatkāla-vikhara and seventh Śaktyatīta (yojanā-sthāna)","lookup_keywords":["tattva-enumeration","tatkala-vikhara","shaktyatita","yojana-sthana","vikharan"],"quick_summary":"The verse names the 6th and 7th members of a ‘vikharan-tattva’ series and frames them as a positional arrangement used for systematic metaphysical classification."}
Concept: Systematization of reality via staged tattva-categories; ‘śaktyatīta’ indicates a level conceived as beyond śakti’s operative domain within this schema.
Application: Use the list as a contemplative ladder: locate one’s experience within stages, then refine attention beyond each named level.
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Tattva Enumeration (Cosmology / Metaphysics)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic cosmological chart showing numbered stages; the 6th labeled ‘Tatkāla-vikhara’ and the 7th ‘Śaktyatīta’, arranged as a vertical ladder or concentric tiers titled ‘Vikharan-tattva yojanā-sthāna’.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural aesthetic applied to a sacred diagram: concentric mandala-like tiers with Sanskrit labels for stages, highlighted 6th and 7th in contrasting colors, ornamental borders, temple-wall diagram feel.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style cosmology panel with gold-leaf accents on the 6th and 7th tiers, rich red background, ornate frame, Sanskrit calligraphy for ‘Tatkāla-vikhara’ and ‘Śaktyatīta’.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional chart with numbered nodes and connecting lines, subtle floral motifs, clear Devanagari labels, emphasis on positional arrangement (yojanā-sthāna).","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar’s folio illustration: a neat cosmological ladder diagram on paper held by a pandit, fine borders, delicate calligraphy, highlighted nodes for 6 and 7."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शक्त्यतीतञ्च → शक्ति-अतीतम् + च; तदेतद् → तत् + एतत्; विकharantattvasañjñakaṃ → विखर-तत्त्व-सञ्ज्ञकम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 88 (tattva/karana staging around nāda–laya)
FAQs
It imparts technical metaphysical cataloguing: naming the 6th and 7th levels/principles as Tatkāla-vikhara and Śaktyatīta within a specific ‘Vikharan-tattva’ positional scheme.
By preserving specialized ontological vocabulary and ordered classifications of principles (tattvas), it functions like a reference list—one of the Purana’s hallmark encyclopedic modes alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
Understanding tattva-order is presented as a knowledge-path aid: it supports discernment (viveka) about reality’s levels, which traditionally assists detachment and liberation-oriented contemplation.