Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 16
अध्याय ३८० — गीतासारः
The Essence of the Gītā
अधियज्ञोहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर अन्तकाले स्मरन्माञ्च मद्भावं यात्यसंशयः
adhiyajñohamevātra dehe dehabhṛtāṃ vara antakāle smaranmāñca madbhāvaṃ yātyasaṃśayaḥ
Moi seul, ici, dans le corps, je suis l’Adhiyajña, ô le meilleur des êtres incarnés. Et quiconque, à l’ultime instant, se souvient de Moi, atteint Mon état—sans aucun doute.
Lord Agni (primary narrator in the Agni Purana, delivering a Gītā-like doctrinal statement)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Bhakti-yoga & Anta-kāla-smaraṇa (Liberation through remembrance at death; Purāṇic Gītā-style teaching)","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Cultivate constant remembrance (smaraṇa) so that at death the mind naturally rests in the Lord as adhiyajña within the body, supporting mokṣa-oriented dying practice.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Adhiyajña in the Body and Liberation by Final Remembrance","lookup_keywords":["adhiyajña","dehe","anta-kāla-smaraṇa","mad-bhāva","mokṣa"],"quick_summary":"Identifies the Lord as adhiyajña present within the body and teaches that remembering Him at the final moment leads to attaining His state."}
Concept: The indwelling Lord as adhiyajña; anta-kāla-smaraṇa as a decisive soteriological condition.
Application: Daily japa, nāma-smaraṇa, and offering-actions as inner yajña so the last thought is stabilized in īśvara-smṛti.
Khanda Section: Bhakti-yoga & Anta-kāla-smaraṇa (Liberation through remembrance at death; Purāṇic Gītā-style teaching)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene dying devotee on a simple bed, eyes inward, with a subtle radiant deity-form seated within the heart/body labeled adhiyajña; a stream of remembrance rising upward.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: calm interior scene, devotee reclining, stylized inner-body aura showing the Lord as adhiyajña within, attendants silent; warm reds/ochres, sacred lamps, minimal realism.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central figure of the Lord in a small golden aureole within the devotee’s chest (symbolic cutaway), heavy gold ornamentation, devotional symmetry, temple lamp motifs.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle instructional composition—devotee remembering, thought-line to the Lord; soft pastel background, clear facial serenity, emphasis on inner focus.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate chamber with fine textiles; the devotee’s gaze lifted inward, a translucent divine figure superimposed within the torso; delicate borders and calligraphic caption."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अधियज्ञोहमेवात्र→अधियज्ञः अहम् एव अत्र; स्मरन्माञ्च→स्मरन् माम् च; यात्यसंशयः→याति असंशयः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 380.17 (yaṃ yaṃ bhāvaṃ…; prāṇa placement); Agni Purana 380.18 (Oṃ at death)
FAQs
It teaches the inner-ritual doctrine that the true Adhiyajña (presiding principle of sacrifice) is the Lord present within the body, and that death-time remembrance functions as the decisive spiritual practice.
Alongside ritual manuals and worldly sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves concise soteriology: it integrates yajña-theory (adhiyajña) with bhakti-yoga psychology (final-moment remembrance) as a complete religious system.
It asserts that sustained devotion culminating in remembrance at death leads to attaining the Lord’s state (mad-bhāva), overriding doubt about the soul’s post-mortem trajectory.