Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 29
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
अनादिरादिमान् यश् च स एव पुरुषः परः लिङ्गेन्द्रियैर् उपग्राह्याः स विकार उदाहृतः
anādirādimān yaś ca sa eva puruṣaḥ paraḥ liṅgendriyair upagrāhyāḥ sa vikāra udāhṛtaḥ
ព្រះបុរសដ៏លើសលប់ គឺអ្នកដែលគ្មានដើមកំណើត ប៉ុន្តែជាប្រភពនៃដើមកំណើតទាំងអស់។ អ្វីដែលត្រូវបានយល់ដឹងតាមរយៈលិង្គ (សរីរៈសូក្ស្ម) និងអង្គអារម្មណ៍ ត្រូវបានហៅថា «វិការណៈ» (ការប្រែប្រួល)។
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Discriminate Purusha (unchanging witness) from vikara (changeable psycho-physical complex grasped via senses); supports meditation and detachment from sensory identifications.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Purusha as Beginningless Source; Vikara as Sense-Apprehended Modification","lookup_keywords":["purusha para","anadi adiman","linga sharira","indriya grahya","vikara"],"quick_summary":"Purusha is beginningless yet the ground of all beginnings. Whatever is grasped through the subtle body and senses is vikara—changeable modification—hence not the ultimate Self."}
Concept: Purusha is transcendent and unmodified; the sensed and subtle-body-mediated experience is vikara (mutable).
Application: In meditation, label sensations/thoughts as vikara and return to the stance of the witness (sakshi-bhava).
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Vedanta / Tattva-nirupana (Metaphysics: Purusha, Prakriti, Vikara)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A luminous, still Purusha as a silent witness above, while below the subtle body and senses project shifting forms labeled as vikara (thoughts, emotions, sensory objects).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central radiant witness-figure (Purusha) seated in stillness, below a swirling band of sensory icons (eye, ear, etc.) and subtle-body aura, traditional floral borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, Purusha as a serene golden-haloed figure with embossed gold aura, beneath it layered translucent forms representing linga and indriyas, rich reds and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic clarity: Purusha above, linga-sharira as a subtle sheath, indriyas as icons, arrows showing ‘grahya’ leading to vikara; fine gesso highlights","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined philosophical allegory: a calm ascetic (Purusha) observing a bustling sensory marketplace (vikara), intricate textiles and architecture, marginal calligraphy"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनादिरादिमान् → अनादिः आदिमान्; यश् → यः; लिङ्गेन्द्रियैर् → लिङ्ग-इन्द्रियैः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Tattva-nirupana passages on Purusha–Prakriti and vikara; Agni Purana: Yoga sections on viveka and kaivalya/moksha
FAQs
It gives a technical metaphysical distinction: the Supreme Puruṣa is beyond change, while whatever is knowable via the subtle body and senses is classified as vikāra (a change-product/evolute).
Alongside ritual and practical sciences, the Agni Purāṇa also codifies philosophical categories (puruṣa, liṅga-śarīra, indriyas, vikāra), showing its coverage of classical Indian metaphysics in a concise definitional style.
By separating the changeless Supreme Self from sense-grasped modifications, it supports detachment and discriminative insight (viveka), a basis for liberation-oriented practice and reduced karmic entanglement.