Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 24
Chapter 376 — ब्रह्मज्ञानम्
Knowledge of Brahman
सो ऽसावादित्यपुरुषः सो ऽसावहमखण्ड ॐ मुच्यते ऽसारसंसाराद्ब्रह्मज्ञो ब्रह्म तद्भवेत्
so 'sāvādityapuruṣaḥ so 'sāvahamakhaṇḍa oṃ mucyate 'sārasaṃsārādbrahmajño brahma tadbhavet
Dialah Āditya-Puruṣa itu; aku pun itulah—tak terbagi, non-dual—Om. Sang pengenal Brahman terbebas dari putaran saṃsāra yang hampa; ia menjadi Brahman, menjadi Itulah.
Lord Agni (teaching to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Advaita contemplation (aham-brahmasmi) using Sūrya–Ātman identity to dissolve saṃsāra-bhaya and stabilize mokṣa-oriented viveka.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Āditya-Puruṣa–Ātman Abheda and Brahma-jñāna Phala","lookup_keywords":["āditya-puruṣa","aham akhaṇḍa","brahmajña","saṃsāra-mokṣa","abheda-jñāna"],"quick_summary":"Meditate on the non-dual identity of the inner Self with the Solar Person; Brahman-knowledge cuts off saṃsāra and culminates in brahma-bhāva (becoming That)."}
Alamkara Type: Anaphora (punarukti) with emphatic repetition of 'so ’sau' and identity assertion; also mahāvākya-style lakṣaṇā.
Concept: Abheda-jñāna: the knower of Brahman is freed from saṃsāra and attains brahma-bhāva; Āditya-Puruṣa is not other than the Self.
Application: Daily nididhyāsana: repeat the identity-thought with Oṃ, negate saṃsāra as asāra, and rest in akhaṇḍa-ātma-bodha.
Khanda Section: Adhyatma / Jnana-yoga (Surya–Atman identity; Brahma-jnana and Moksha teaching)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin in meditation beholds the radiant Āditya-Puruṣa; the solar form dissolves into formless light as the mantra-like identity 'so ’sau aham akhaṇḍa oṃ' resounds.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural: seated yogin with closed eyes, behind him a large Sūrya-maṇḍala containing Āditya-Puruṣa, warm ochres and reds, stylized lotus, subtle transition into a white-gold aura signifying nirguṇa brahman.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: central golden Sūrya halo with embossed gold leaf, Āditya-Puruṣa iconography lightly indicated, foreground yogin with minimal ornaments, heavy gold work emphasizing 'parama-jyotis' and the dissolution into a luminous field.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: clean linework, soft shading; depict stepwise dissolution—iconic Sūrya form fading into abstract light around the meditator; include small Devanāgarī 'ॐ' motif as contemplative cue.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: refined landscape with a hermitage terrace; a sun-disc above, a contemplative sage below; delicate gold wash for light, with the sun-person subtly merging into an unfigured radiance."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोऽसौ = सः + असौ; सोऽसावादित्यपुरुषः = सः + असौ + आदित्यपुरुषः; सोऽसावहमखण्ड = सः + असौ + अहम् + अखण्डः; मुच्यतेऽसारसंसारात् = मुच्यते + असारसंसारात्; संसाराद्ब्रह्मज्ञः = संसारात् + ब्रह्मज्ञः (द् + ब्); तद्भवेत् = तत् + भवेत् (द् + भ्).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Adhyatma/Jnana-yoga section leading into Brahma-jñāna (Adhyaya 376–377)
FAQs
It teaches Aditya-Puruṣa upāsanā as a non-dual identification practice—meditating with the mahāvākya-like assertion “He is that; I am that,” sealed by praṇava (Oṃ) to culminate in Brahma-jñāna.
Alongside ritual, temple, polity, and other sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves a compact mokṣa-śāstra layer—here summarizing Surya-centered upāsanā and Advaita-style Brahman realization as a complete soteriological instruction.
The verse states that Brahman-knowledge dissolves bondage to saṃsāra; realizing the Solar Person as one’s own Self leads to liberation and the culminating identity: the knower becomes Brahman (tat-bhāva).