Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 25
Chapter 360 — अव्ययवर्गाः
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मौने तु तूष्णीं तूष्णीकं सद्यः सपदि तत्क्षणे दिष्ट्या शमुपयोषञ्चेत्यानन्दे ऽथान्तरे ऽन्तरा
maune tu tūṣṇīṃ tūṣṇīkaṃ sadyaḥ sapadi tatkṣaṇe diṣṭyā śamupayoṣañcetyānande 'thāntare 'ntarā
ಮೌನವ್ರತದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ತೂಷ್ಣೀಂ’ ‘ತೂಷ್ಣೀಕಂ’ ಎಂದರೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ನಿಶ್ಶಬ್ದತೆ. ‘ಸದ್ಯಃ’, ‘ಸಪದಿ’, ‘ತತ್ಕ್ಷಣೆ’ ಎಂಬವು ‘ತಕ್ಷಣ’ ಅರ್ಥದವು. ‘ದಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ’ ಎಂದರೆ ‘ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯದಿಂದ’; ‘ಶಮ್’ ಮತ್ತು ‘ಉಪಯೋಷನ್’ ಶಾಂತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಮನೋನಿಗ್ರಹವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ, ಅದರಿಂದ ಆನಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ‘ಅಂತರೇ’ ‘ಅಂತರಾ’ ಎಂದರೆ ‘ಒಳಗೆ/ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ’.
Lord Agni (teaching to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Yoga","practical_application":"Guidance for mauna (silence) as a practical sādhanā: immediate restraint of speech leading to śama (tranquility) and recurring inner ānanda; usable in meditation retreats and daily discipline.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Speech-restraint (mauna) supports mind-restraint (śama), opening repeated inner ānanda; immediacy (sadyaḥ/sapadi/tatkṣaṇe) emphasizes decisive practice.
Application: Practice deliberate silence with inward attention; when impulses to speak arise, return to calm awareness to deepen śama.
Khanda Section: Yoga and Moksha-dharma (Mauna, inner discipline, contemplative practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: ananda
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A yogin seated in meditation with a finger to the lips (mauna), surrounded by still air and subdued senses; layered inner light suggests recurring ānanda within.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style ascetic in padmāsana under a banyan, muted palette, concentric aura indicating inner ānanda, minimal background to emphasize silence.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of a serene yogin with gold-leaf halo, quiet temple backdrop, symbolic lotus at heart center, rich but calm colors emphasizing śānti.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting instructional scene: stages labeled ‘tūṣṇīm → śama → ānanda’, yogin posture diagram, soft shading and clear annotations.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a hermit in a quiet garden pavilion, attendants at a distance, delicate depiction of stillness, subtle glow around the meditator."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शमुपयोषञ्चेत्यानन्दे = शम् + उपयोषन् + च + इति + आनन्दे. ऽथान्तरे = अथ + अन्तरे. ऽन्तरा = अन्तरा (अवग्रह).
Related Themes: Agni Purana mokṣa-dharma/yoga passages on śama, dama, and inner discipline
FAQs
It teaches the practical discipline of mauna (intentional silence) as a yogic method to produce immediate quietude and mental restraint (śama/upayoṣa), culminating in inward bliss (ānanda).
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics, the Agni Purana also preserves applied yoga and soteriology—here giving a concise, practice-oriented instruction on mauna as a direct technique for calming the mind.
Mauna functions as a purifier of speech and mind: by restraining outward expression, it stabilizes inner awareness, fostering tranquility and repeated experiences of inward bliss—supportive of liberation-oriented practice.