Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 44
Adhyāya 88 — निर्वाणदीक्षाकथनं
Teaching of the Nirvāṇa-Initiation
दिव्यं पिपीलिकास्पर्शं तस्मिन्नेवानुभूय च द्वादशान्ते परे तत्त्वे परमानन्दलक्षणे
divyaṃ pipīlikāsparśaṃ tasminnevānubhūya ca dvādaśānte pare tattve paramānandalakṣaṇe
En éprouvant là même une sensation divine, semblable au contact ou au picotement des fourmis, on parvient au Dvādaśānta—la Réalité suprême—dont le signe est la béatitude la plus haute (paramānanda).
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional discourse)
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Concept: Experiential signs (sparśa) are gateways, not goals; the aim is realization of the supreme tattva (dvādaśānta) whose nature is paramānanda.
Application: When tingling arises, avoid excitement; keep breath smooth and attention steady, letting sensation refine into stable, blissful absorption.
Khanda Section: Yoga-vidya (Tantric-Yogic inner practice; Dvādaśānta-dhyāna)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: tasminnevānubhūya = tasmin eva anubhūya; paramānandalakṣaṇe = parama-ānanda-lakṣaṇe.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 88 (yogic culmination and inner signs)
FAQs
A yogic marker and method: recognizing the subtle ‘pipīlikā-sparśa’ (ant-like tingling) as an experiential sign while focusing at the Dvādaśānta, a key meditative locus associated with prāṇa’s culmination and entry into the supreme principle.
It shows the text’s breadth beyond myth and ritual by preserving precise inner-practice terminology (Dvādaśānta, experiential signs like tingling, paramānanda-tattva), aligning the Purana with practical yoga/tantra manuals alongside its many other disciplines.
It points to direct realization: the practitioner moves from a subtle bodily sign to absorption in the supreme Reality characterized by highest bliss—an indicator of inner purification and progress toward liberation (mokṣa).