Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 24
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
चतुर्भिश् च तदुद्घातैः शुद्धं तद्रसमात्रकं संहरेद्रूपतन्मात्रै रूपमात्रे च संहरेत्
caturbhiś ca tadudghātaiḥ śuddhaṃ tadrasamātrakaṃ saṃharedrūpatanmātrai rūpamātre ca saṃharet
त्याच्या चार ‘उद्घातां’द्वारे ते तत्त्व शुद्ध होऊन केवळ रस‑मात्र उरते. मग ते रूप‑तन्मात्रेत लय करावे आणि नंतर रूप‑मात्रेतही लय करावे.
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Meditative tattva-viveka: a stepwise dissolution model (saṃhāra) used to guide bhūta-śuddhi and inner yoga—reducing elements to tanmātras and then to subtler principles.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Sāṃkhya-Yoga laya-krama: the experienced world is analyzable into principles; purification is modeled as reabsorption from gross manifestations into subtler tanmātras and their ‘mātra’ states.
Application: Use as a contemplation script during bhūta-śuddhi: mentally trace perception back to its subtle causes to reduce distraction and stabilize inner worship.
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Yoga / Tattva-viveka (Cosmology and dissolution of elements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An abstract dissolution diagram: a four-step ‘udghāta’ process purifies an element into rasa-mātra, then arrows show dissolution into rūpa-tanmātra and further into rūpa-mātra, emphasizing graded subtlety.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, symbolic ladder of tattvas with arrows, stylized sensory icons fading into subtle geometric forms, calm monochrome accents, temple-wall didactic panel feel","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ornate but schematic: gold-highlighted arrows from rasa-mātra to rūpa-tanmātra to rūpa-mātra, framed like a yantra chart with decorative borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional chart, clean labeled flow diagram of dissolution steps, minimal figures, emphasis on sequence and terminology (udghāta, mātra, tanmātra)","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar with diagram scroll showing graded dissolution, fine calligraphy labels, subtle color transitions from dense to pale to indicate increasing subtlety"}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: चतुर्भिश् = चतुर्भिः (visarga sandhi before ca); तदुद्घातैः = तत् + उद्घातैः; संहरेद्रूपतन्मात्रै = संहरेत् + रूपतन्मात्रैः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (tattva-viveka aligned with bhūta-śuddhi)
FAQs
It teaches a Sāṅkhya–Yoga style method of saṃhāra (withdrawal): gross experience is progressively reduced into subtle tanmātras—here, taste (rasa) is withdrawn and then merged into the form-principle (rūpa), as part of an inner dissolution practice.
Beyond myths and rites, the Agni Purana preserves technical metaphysics—Sāṅkhya categories (tanmātras) and a stepwise dissolution schema—showing it as a compendium that includes yoga-philosophy and cosmological theory.
By practicing inner withdrawal of sensory principles into subtler causes, the practitioner weakens sense-identification and moves toward purification (śuddhi) and detachment, supporting liberation-oriented contemplation rather than outward karmic entanglement.