Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 10
Chapter 19 — कश्यपवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Kaśyapa’s Lineage
पुराकल्पे हि बाणेन प्रसाद्योमापतिं वरः पार्श्वतो विहरिष्यामीत्येवम् प्राप्तश् च ईश्वरात्
purākalpe hi bāṇena prasādyomāpatiṃ varaḥ pārśvato vihariṣyāmītyevam prāptaś ca īśvarāt
Pada kalpa terdahulu, Bāṇa menyanjung dan memuaskan Umāpati (Śiva); lalu dari Sang Īśvara ia memperoleh anugerah ini: “Aku akan bersenang-senang di sisimu.”
Lord Agni (narrating to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s dialogic frame)
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Concept: Ārādhana leading to prasāda (divine favor) and iṣṭa-sānnidhya (nearness to the deity).
Application: Model devotional discipline: worship with steadiness and humility; seek proximity to dharma rather than mere power.
Khanda Section: Ishana-kalpa / Shaiva-Upakhyana (Shiva–Uma related legend and boon narrative)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: Cosmic (Kalpa)
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रसाद्योमापतिं → प्रसाद्य उमापतिम्; विहरिष्यामीत्येवम् → विहरिष्यामि इति एवम्; प्राप्तश् च → प्राप्तः च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 19 (Bāṇa context leading into Śaiva upākhyāna)
FAQs
This verse conveys the devotional principle of prasāda—propitiating Śiva (Umāpati) to obtain a specific boon—rather than a procedural ritual manual; the practical takeaway is that focused appeasement of the deity yields a clearly defined desired result.
Alongside its many technical topics, the Agni Purana preserves Purāṇic historiography and theological narratives; this verse exemplifies the text’s mythic-ethical layer by recording a Shaiva boon episode (Bāṇa and Śiva) that contextualizes later events and doctrines.
It highlights the karmic-spiritual fruit of devotion: sincere propitiation can grant divine favor and proximity—symbolized by “sporting at the Lord’s side”—which implies intimacy with the divine and the merit born of worshipful conduct.