Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 35
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
यत्र यत्रावतिष्ठन्ते यावदाहूतसंप्लवं वेदानुवचनं यज्ञा ब्रह्मचर्यं तपो दमः
yatra yatrāvatiṣṭhante yāvadāhūtasaṃplavaṃ vedānuvacanaṃ yajñā brahmacaryaṃ tapo damaḥ
ते जिथे जिथे वास करतात, आहूत संप्रलय (अंतिम प्रलय) येईपर्यंत तेथे वेदपठण, यज्ञ, ब्रह्मचर्य, तप आणि दम (इंद्रियनिग्रह) प्रचलित असतात।
Lord Agni (narrating the dharma-teachings in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Outlines the sustaining pillars of dharma in any settlement of sages: Veda-recitation, yajña, brahmacarya, tapas, and dama—useful as a checklist for āśrama/monastic rule and community dharma maintenance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dharma Pillars in Sage-Residences: Svādhyāya, Yajña, Brahmacarya, Tapas, Dama","lookup_keywords":["vedanuvacana","yajna","brahmacarya","tapas","dama"],"quick_summary":"Wherever the sages dwell, the enduring supports are Vedic recitation, sacrifice, celibate discipline, austerity, and self-restraint—maintained until the final inundation."}
Concept: Dharma is preserved through a stable regimen: svādhyāya (Veda recitation), yajña (sacrificial duty), brahmacarya, tapas, and dama (sense-control).
Application: For householders/āśramas: schedule daily svādhyāya, periodic yajña/offerings, maintain continence appropriate to stage, practice austerities, and adopt concrete restraints (diet, speech, sensory limits).
Khanda Section: Dharma & Sadhana (Vaidika-karman, Brahmacarya, Tapas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A composite ashrama panorama: sages chanting Veda (palm-leaf/recitation posture), a small yajña fire altar with offerings, students practicing brahmacarya, ascetics performing tapas, and a figure symbolizing dama (restrained senses).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, wide frieze of ashrama life: chanting groups, homa-kunda with flames, disciplined students, ascetics in tapas postures, lush forest backdrop, traditional stylization and warm earth tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central homa altar with gold-highlighted flames, surrounding panels showing Veda recitation and disciplined brahmacarya students, ornate border, rich reds/greens with gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional tableau with five labeled practices (svadhyaya, yajna, brahmacarya, tapas, dama) arranged symmetrically, delicate linework and soft color gradients","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed hermitage courtyard with multiple simultaneous activities, fine depiction of fire ritual implements, scholars chanting, students, ascetics, naturalistic trees and architecture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yatrāvatiṣṭhante → yatra + avatiṣṭhante; yāvadāhūtasaṃplavaṃ → yāvat + āhūta-saṃplavam; vedānuvacanaṃ → veda-anuvacanam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana sections on yajña-vidhi and mantra usage; Agni Purana moksha-dharma passages listing yama/niyama-like restraints
FAQs
It enumerates core Vaidika-sādhana: Veda-recitation (vedānuvacana), performance of yajñas, and the disciplines that preserve ritual efficacy—brahmacarya, tapas, and dama.
By cataloging foundational pillars of orthodox practice—scriptural study, ritual action, and ethical-ascetic restraint—it links ritual science (yajña-vidhi) with conduct (ācāra) and spiritual discipline, showing the text’s broad, systematizing scope.
It presents Vedic study, sacrifice, continence, austerity, and self-control as enduring means of purification and merit (puṇya), sustaining dharma continuously—“as long as” the cosmic order endures.