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
હે દેહધારીઓમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ! આ દેહમાં હું જ અધિયજ્ઞ છું. અને જે અંતકાળે મને સ્મરે છે, તે નિઃસંદેહ મારા ભાવને પામે છે.
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.