Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 14
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
येषां गृहेषु लिखितमाग्नेयं हि पुराणकं पुस्तकं स्थास्यति सदा तत्र नेशुरुपद्रवाः
yeṣāṃ gṛheṣu likhitamāgneyaṃ hi purāṇakaṃ pustakaṃ sthāsyati sadā tatra neśurupadravāḥ
ಯಾರ ಮನೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ‘ಆಗ್ನೇಯ ಪುರಾಣ’ ಗ್ರಂಥವು ಸದಾ ಇರುತ್ತದೋ, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪದ್ರವಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ವಿಪತ್ತುಗಳು ಉಂಟಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ।
Lord Agni (teaching Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s frame dialogue)
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Alamkara Type: Phala-śruti (arthavāda)
Concept: Śāstra-preservation and reverent proximity to sacred text are themselves protective and dharma-supporting acts.
Application: Keep the text in a clean, elevated place; read regularly; avoid disrespect (placing on floor, unclean handling); encourage copying/donation to sustain transmission.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti (Benefits of Preservation and Recitation of the Agni Purana)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A traditional home shrine where a bound/palm-leaf Agni Purana manuscript rests on a pedestal; the household offers incense and lamp; outside, symbolic calamities are turned away at the threshold.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: domestic shrine with oil lamp; manuscript on a raised wooden stand; protective motifs at doorway; warm earthy palette and stylized architecture.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: ornate household altar with gold leaf highlights; the sacred book central like a deity; family in añjali; auspicious symbols (kalasha, lotus) framing the scene.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clean instructional depiction of correct book placement in a puja room; labeled elements (āsana, dīpa, dhūpa); calm domestic setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: refined interior with carpeted dais holding a manuscript; attendants performing aarti; detailed household objects; subtle depiction of warded-off misfortunes beyond the doorway."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लिखितमाग्नेयं = लिखितम् + आग्नेयम्; नेशुरुपद्रवाः = न + ईशुः + उपद्रवाः (न + ईशुः → नेशुः; ततः उपद्रवाः)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 382.13
FAQs
It teaches an apotropaic (protective) practice: maintaining a written copy of the Agni Purāṇa in one’s home as a dharmic safeguard believed to avert upadravas (calamities/disturbances).
Beyond transmitting doctrines and diverse vidyās, the text also prescribes practical modes of engagement—such as preservation, household keeping, and merit-statements (phala-śruti)—showing how Puranic knowledge is meant to be lived, curated, and institutionally safeguarded.
Keeping the Purāṇa is presented as a source of puṇya and śānti: the home becomes a protected space where negative forces and misfortunes (upadrava) are restrained, implying both devotional merit and karmic pacification.