Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 18
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
कपिलानां शते दत्ते यद् भवेज्ज्येष्ठपुष्करे तदाग्नेयं पुराणं हि पठित्वा फलमाप्नुयात्
kapilānāṃ śate datte yad bhavejjyeṣṭhapuṣkare tadāgneyaṃ purāṇaṃ hi paṭhitvā phalamāpnuyāt
Pahala yang timbul dari sedekah seratus sapi kapilā (berwarna keemasan) di Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara, pahala itu pula diperoleh dengan membaca Agneya Purāṇa.
Lord Agni (traditionally teaching Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Using Agni Purāṇa reading as an alternative merit-equivalent to major dāna performed at a famed tīrtha-time (Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara), enabling accessible practice.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara go-śata-dāna phala via Agni Purāṇa pāṭha","lookup_keywords":["Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara","Kapilā-go-dāna","go-śata","tīrtha-phala","pāṭha-phala"],"quick_summary":"The merit of gifting a hundred tawny cows at Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara is equated with reading the Agneya Purāṇa. The verse elevates pāṭha as a portable tīrtha and time-independent merit practice."}
Alamkara Type: Upamā (implicit equivalence of fruits)
Concept: Śāstra-pāṭha can internalize and universalize tīrtha-based merit; dharma becomes accessible beyond geography and wealth.
Application: If unable to travel to Puṣkara or perform large-scale dāna, undertake disciplined Purāṇa reading (pāṭha) with sankalpa and regularity.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti (Merit of Recitation) / Purana-patha-mahatmya
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacred lake at Puṣkara with pilgrims and tawny cows offered in charity; juxtaposed with a reader calmly reading the Agni Purāṇa, showing equal radiance/merit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Puṣkara lake with lotus and ghāṭa, kapilā cows in procession, on the side a serene reader with palm-leaf manuscript, both surrounded by equal golden aura motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central manuscript and reader with heavy gold work, inset vignette of Puṣkara lake and cow-gift, ornate temple arch framing, luminous merit symbolism","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, comparative instructional composition: top panel Puṣkara go-śata-dāna, bottom panel Agni Purāṇa pāṭha, clear labels and balanced symmetry","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, panoramic lakeside Puṣkara scene with detailed crowd and cows, corner cartouche showing a scholar reading, subtle equivalence via matching halos"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेज्ज्येष्ठपुष्करे→भवेत् ज्येष्ठ-पुष्करे; तदाग्नेयं→तत् आग्नेयम्; फलमाप्नुयात्→फलम् आप्नुयात्.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 382 (phala-śruti)
FAQs
It teaches the phala (ritual result) principle: recitation of the Agneya Purāṇa is declared equivalent in merit to a major dāna—gifting one hundred kapilā (tawny) cows at the sacred Puṣkara tīrtha.
By mapping textual study (purāṇa-pāṭha) to classical ritual economy (dāna and tīrtha), it integrates scripture-recitation, pilgrimage geography (Puṣkara), and charity-based merit—showing how the Agni Purāṇa spans doctrine, ritual practice, and devotional soteriology.
It elevates śāstra-pāṭha as a powerful means of accruing puṇya, presenting reading the Agni Purāṇa as a direct, accessible path to the same karmic merit as an eminent and costly act of charity performed at a renowned holy place.