Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 10
Chapter 172 — “Expiations beginning with the Secret
Rites)” (Rahasya-ādi-prāyaścitta
यन्मया चिन्तितं दुष्टं स्वचित्तवशवर्तिना अकार्यमहदत्युग्रन्तच्छमन्नय केशव
yanmayā cintitaṃ duṣṭaṃ svacittavaśavartinā akāryamahadatyugrantacchamannaya keśava
Apa pun keburukan yang telah kupikirkan, karena aku dikuasai oleh pikiranku sendiri—yang sangat tidak patut dan amat ganas—wahai Keśava, redakanlah dan bimbinglah menuju ketenangan; ampunilah dan lenyapkanlah.
Devotee/narratorial supplicant within the Agni Purana’s prayer section (addressing Keśava)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Confessional prayer used in prāyaścitta: acknowledging mind-driven wrongdoing and seeking Keshava’s pacification; supports ethical self-audit and restraint.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Confession of mind-led wrongdoing and plea for Keshava’s pacification","lookup_keywords":["duṣṭa-cintā","svacitta-vaśa","akārya","kṣamā","Keśava"],"quick_summary":"Frames sin as arising from being overpowered by one’s own mind; the remedy is confession, surrender, and calming of impulses through devotion."}
Alamkara Type: Antithesis/ethical contrast (akārya vs śamana) with direct address (sambodhana)
Concept: Mind as driver of adharma when uncontrolled; need for citta-śamana and kṣamā through īśvara-prapatti.
Application: Practice manas-nigraha (restraint), daily reflection on impulses, and corrective japa/prayer when harmful intentions arise.
Khanda Section: Stotra & Prāyaścitta (Devotional Prayer and Atonement)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A penitent devotee bows with downcast eyes, symbolically offering turbulent thoughts into a calming divine presence of Keśava, who radiates peace.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: devotee seated in repentance, swirling dark thought-forms dissolving into a luminous Viṣṇu aura, temple lamp light, restrained yet expressive facial emotion.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Keśava enthroned with gold halo; at the base, a small figure of the devotee in humility; stylized flames/lotus motifs representing pacified impulses.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: gentle, didactic scene—devotee with japa-mālā, thought-clouds depicted lightly above the head fading as Keśava’s calm gaze descends; fine linework and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: introspective interior with a solitary devotee, a faint apparition of Viṣṇu in a haloed niche; delicate rendering of emotion and subdued palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यन्मया = यत् + मया (त् + म → न्म). तच्छम = तत् + शम (त् + श → च्छ). ‘अकार्यमहदत्युग्र’ = अकार्य + महत् + अति + उग्र (समास/सन्धि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 172.9–172.12 (pāpa-śamana/prāyaścitta progression)
FAQs
It teaches kṣamā-prārthanā (atonement by confession): acknowledging mind-driven sinful intentions and petitioning Viṣṇu (Keśava) to pacify and forgive them—used as a devotional-prāyaścitta practice.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves practical devotional technologies—stotras and atonement formulas—showing its coverage of inner purification (thought-level ethics) as a complete life-dharma manual.
It frames even mental wrongdoing (duṣṭa-cintā) as karmically relevant and prescribes surrender to Keśava for śama (quelling) and kṣamā (forgiveness), aiming at purification of intention and reduction of harmful impulses.