Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 15
Brahma-jñāna
Knowledge of Brahman
अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिरध्याहृतविवर्जितं अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः सत्त्वादिगुणवर्जितं
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiradhyāhṛtavivarjitaṃ ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sattvādiguṇavarjitaṃ
હું બ્રહ્મ છું—પરમ જ્યોતિ—આરોપિત ઉપાધિઓથી રહિત. હું બ્રહ્મ છું—પરમ જ્યોતિ—સત્ત્વાદિ ગુણોથી પણ રહિત.
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s didactic dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Advaita-Vedanta","practical_application":"Nididhyasana (deep contemplation) on nirguṇa Brahman by negating superimposed attributes (adhyāropa) and resting in self-luminous awareness.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Aham Brahmāsmi—Nirupādhika Paramajyotis (Freedom from Adhyāropa and Guṇas)","lookup_keywords":["aham brahma","parama jyotis","adhyāropa","nirguṇa","sattva rajas tamas"],"quick_summary":"Defines the Self as Brahman, the supreme Light, untouched by superimposed attributes and beyond the three guṇas. Used as a contemplation-formula to dissolve identification with mind and nature."}
Alamkara Type: Anaphora (punarukti/anvaya via repeated 'ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ')
Concept: Nirupādhika Brahman: the Self is pure Light, free from adhyāropa and beyond sattva-rajas-tamas.
Application: Apply neti-neti to body-mind qualities; stabilize identity as witnessing luminosity rather than guṇa-bound psyche.
Khanda Section: Jnana-Yoga / Brahma-Atma-Viveka (Non-dual Self-knowledge)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solitary yogin seated in meditation, dissolving layers of attributes; behind him a vast, formless radiance symbolizing the supreme Light beyond guṇas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, central meditating rishi in padmāsana, halo expanding into abstract golden-white jyotis, subtle guṇa-symbols (three colored strands) fading away, flat decorative foliage border, mineral pigments, sacred calm","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, meditating sage before an oval aureole of blazing paramajyotis, heavy gold leaf for the halo, embossed ornaments minimal, three guṇa motifs rendered as subdued colored bands being negated, rich red-green background","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, soft shading, yogin with jñāna-mudrā, layered translucent veils labeled as upādhis dissolving into light, restrained palette, instructional diagram-like clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, contemplative ascetic in a quiet pavilion, luminous abstract disc behind, delicate wash, calligraphic cartouche with 'ahaṃ brahma', symbolic three guṇa ribbons drifting away, detailed textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ज्योतिरध्याहृतविवर्जितम् = ज्योतिः + अध्याहृत + विवर्जितम् (विसर्ग-लोपः, र्-आदेशः). सत्त्वादिगुणवर्जितम् = सत्त्व-आदि-गुण + वर्जितम् (समास/सन्धि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 377 (Brahmātma-viveka sequence: 377.15–377.19)
FAQs
It imparts ātma-jñāna (non-dual knowledge): the practitioner contemplates “I am Brahman, the supreme Light,” explicitly negating adhyāropa (superimposed attributes) and the guṇas, a core Vedāntic method of discernment (viveka) rather than an external ritual.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves high-level metaphysics: this verse represents its Vedānta/Upaniṣadic stream, cataloging liberation-oriented doctrine (Brahman beyond guṇas and superimposition) within the Purana’s multi-disciplinary scope.
By meditating on the Self as Brahman beyond guṇas and conceptual overlays, one weakens identification with body-mind and karma-producing notions, supporting inner purification and the pursuit of mokṣa (liberation).