Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 14
Brahma-jñāna
Knowledge of Brahman
अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिरपकारादिवर्जितं अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिः सभाज्ञानविवर्जितं
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirapakārādivarjitaṃ ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotiḥ sabhājñānavivarjitaṃ
我はブラフマン、至上の光であり、害悪などを離れている。我はブラフマン、至上の光であり、世俗的・慣習的な知と、分別し論議する認識のすべてを離れている。
Lord Agni (teaching Brahma-jnana in the Agni Purana’s dialogue frame to Vashistha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Ethical and cognitive purification: abide as Brahman beyond harm (apākāra) and beyond social/transactional cognition (sabhā-jñāna), cultivating non-injury and silence of discursive mind.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Anaphora (punarukti)
Concept: Brahman-Self is free from apākāra (harm/hostility) and from sabhā-jñāna—discursive, socially conditioned cognition tied to debate, status, and convention.
Application: In conflict or public discourse: pause, drop reactive harm; speak minimally from clarity; practice mauna and witness-awareness to reduce egoic argumentation.
Khanda Section: Adhyatma / Brahma-jnana (Non-dual Self-knowledge; Mahavakya-style contemplation)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A public assembly hall (sabhā) with disputants gesturing; at the center, a calm sage radiating light; harsh words and weapons symbolically melt into the aura; the sage’s mouth is closed (mauna), eyes open in witness-awareness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized sabhā with expressive hand-gestures, central luminous sage, motifs of anger/harm dissolving into gold aura, temple palette and ornamental borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central sage with heavy gold halo; surrounding court figures subdued; embossed gold used to depict the dissolving of weapons/harsh speech into light; rich textile details.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, refined court scene with clear narrative: debate on sides, silent sage in middle; soft colors, delicate lines, didactic emphasis on calm posture and mudrā of peace.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed durbar-like sabhā, animated disputants, serene ascetic as focal point; subtle luminous wash around him indicating transcendence of sabhā-jñāna."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankara","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ज्योतिः + अपकार… → ज्योतिर् अपकार… (विसर्गस्य रेफादेशः)।
Related Themes: Agni Purana 377 (Brahma-jñāna mantric negations)
FAQs
It teaches Brahma-vidya through an identity-contemplation (aham brahma): meditating on the Self as the supreme, luminous consciousness, free from all injurious or limiting attributes.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves Vedantic self-knowledge instructions—showing it as a compendium that includes liberation-oriented metaphysics (Brahman as supreme Light).
Repeated contemplation of the Self as Brahman is presented as purifying ignorance and dissolving identification with harm, social convention, and mental constructs—supporting detachment and liberation (moksha).