Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 16
Brahma-jñāna
Knowledge of Brahman
अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः सदसद्भाववर्जितं अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः सर्वावयववर्जितं
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sadasadbhāvavarjitaṃ ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sarvāvayavavarjitaṃ
Aku adalah Brahman—Cahaya Tertinggi—bebas dari gagasan ada dan tiada. Aku adalah Brahman—Cahaya Tertinggi—tanpa bagian atau anggota, tak terbagi.
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in Brahma-jnana context)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Advaita-Vedanta","practical_application":"Meditative negation of ontological binaries (sat/asat) and of all partite conceptions to realize akhaṇḍa (indivisible) consciousness.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Anaphora with antithesis (sat vs asat)
Concept: Brahman transcends sat/asat conceptualization and is niravayava (without parts), hence non-dual and indivisible.
Application: When mind asserts 'I exist/I do not', recognize both as thought-forms; rest as the partless witness not divisible into knower/known.
Khanda Section: Advaita-Vedanta (Brahma-jnana / Moksha-dharma thematic section)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A luminous, boundaryless sphere of light with no limbs or divisions; a meditator contemplates while two opposing labels 'sat' and 'asat' dissolve into the radiance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, meditating yogin before an infinite, edgeless jyotis-field, stylized 'sat' and 'asat' glyphs fading, ornate border, earthy reds and greens with bright central white-gold","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central embossed gold aureole representing partless Brahman, minimal figurative elements, two small plaques 'sat' and 'asat' shown melting into the halo, jewel tones, gold work dominant","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean composition: diagrammatic partless circle of light, subtle gradations, yogin in corner, annotations indicating 'niravayava', refined lines and soft colors","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-yogi in a garden, floating luminous orb without edges, delicate calligraphy 'sat/asat' dispersing like mist, fine brushwork and pastel washes"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सदसद्भाववर्जितम् = सदसत् + भाव + वर्जितम् (द्वन्द्व + तत्पुरुष). सर्वावयववर्जितम् = सर्व + अवयव + वर्जितम् (तत्पुरुष).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 377.15 (nirguṇa); Agni Purana 377.17 (bhedābheda-negation)
FAQs
It imparts Brahma-vidya (Advaita metaphysics): the contemplative identification of the Self with Brahman as the partless, transcendent Light beyond the dual categories of being and non-being.
Alongside rituals, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves high-level Vedantic doctrine; this verse exemplifies its moksha-oriented philosophical layer by defining Brahman using precise metaphysical negations (sadasat-vyavaccheda, niravayavatva).
Meditating on the Self as Brahman—beyond duality and division—supports detachment from bodily identity and mental constructs, directing the practitioner toward liberation (moksha) through nondual realization.