Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 16
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
गृद्दण्दचक्रसंयोगात् कुम्भकारो यथा घटं करोति तृणमृत्काष्ठैर् गृहं वा गृहकारकः
gṛddaṇdacakrasaṃyogāt kumbhakāro yathā ghaṭaṃ karoti tṛṇamṛtkāṣṭhair gṛhaṃ vā gṛhakārakaḥ
陶工が土塊・棒・轆轤の結合によって壺を作るように、また家造りが藁・土・木によって家を建てるように、結果は作用の手段と材料の結合によって成就する。
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in an encyclopedic didactic register)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Use drishtanta (potter/house-builder) to teach causality: effects arise from the conjunction of material cause and operative instruments; helpful for reasoning in debate and for clear exposition.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Kārya-siddhi by sādhanas and upādāna: potter and house-builder analogy","lookup_keywords":["drishtanta","kumbhakara","kārya-kāraṇa","upādāna","nimitta"],"quick_summary":"An effect is produced when materials and instruments/agents combine—clay with wheel/rod for a pot, or straw-clay-wood with a builder for a house—illustrating causal conditions."}
Alamkara Type: Drishtanta
Concept: Kārya depends on kāraṇa-sāmagrī (total causal complex): material cause plus instruments/agent; without conjunction, no production.
Application: When analyzing any outcome (ritual, learning, meditation), identify required materials, tools, and operative effort; remove missing links rather than blaming ‘fate’.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Kavya-nyaya / illustrative analogies)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A potter shaping a pot on a wheel with rod and clay; alongside, a builder assembling a house frame with straw, clay, and wood—both scenes emphasizing tools and materials.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, two-panel composition: left potter at wheel with stylized motion lines, right house-builder stacking straw and clay with wooden beams, bold outlines, earthy tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, potter and builder rendered as auspicious craftsmen, gold highlights on tools (wheel rim, rod, beams), decorative borders, rich colors.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional depiction of the wheel, rod, clay lump, and stepwise house materials, fine detailing and soft shading.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, workshop and construction site with realistic tools, artisans in period attire, intricate textures of clay and straw, architectural detail in background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गृद्दण्दचक्रसंयोगात् = गृद् + दण्ड + चक्र + संयोगात्; तृणमृत्काष्ठैर् = तृण + मृत् + काष्ठैः (तृतीया बहुवचन; विसर्ग-लोपः/रेफः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Sahitya/Alamkara portions on nyaya and drishtanta; Moksha-dharma reasoning passages on kārya-kāraṇa
FAQs
It teaches a technical principle of production: an effect (like a pot or house) arises from the coordinated combination of material causes (clay, straw, wood) and instrumental/operative causes (wheel, rod, skilled maker).
By drawing examples from crafts (pottery and house-building) to explain general principles, the text integrates practical arts with broader explanatory frameworks—typical of the Agni Purana’s multi-disciplinary, encyclopedic style.
It reinforces the doctrine that results follow causes: actions done with the proper means and materials yield corresponding fruits, encouraging disciplined, correct effort (karma) aligned with right knowledge.