Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 1
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे ब्रह्मज्ञानं नामाष्टसप्तत्यधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः अथोनाशीत्यधिकत्रिशततमो ऽध्यायः अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानं अग्निर् उवाच अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानं वक्ष्ये यद्भवतो ऽगदत् शालग्राने तपश् चक्रे वासुदेवार्चनादिकृत्
ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe brahmajñānaṃ nāmāṣṭasaptatyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ athonāśītyadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ advaitabrahmavijñānaṃ agnir uvāca advaitabrahmavijñānaṃ vakṣye yadbhavato 'gadat śālagrāne tapaś cakre vāsudevārcanādikṛt
अशा प्रकारे अग्नि-महापुराणातील ‘ब्रह्मज्ञान’ नावाचा तीनशे अठ्ठ्याहत्तरावा अध्याय संपला. आता ‘अद्वैत-ब्रह्मविज्ञान’ नावाचा तीनशे एकोणऐंशीवा अध्याय सुरू होतो. अग्नि म्हणाले—तुम्ही विचारले तसे मी अद्वैत ब्रह्माचे विज्ञान सांगतो. साधकाने शालग्राम येथे तप केले व वासुदेवादींची पूजा-अर्चा केली.
Lord Agni
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Concept: Advaita-brahma-vijñāna as the culminating knowledge, with preparatory disciplines (tapas, upāsanā) to purify antaḥkaraṇa.
Application: Adopt a disciplined routine: sacred-space practice, austerity, and focused worship to steady mind for self-inquiry and non-dual contemplation.
Khanda Section: Brahma-jñāna / Advaita-Vedānta (Moksha-śāstra, Jñāna-yoga)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Agni as teacher begins the discourse on non-dual Brahman; a seeker performs tapas at Śālagrāma, worshipping Vāsudeva through the sacred Śālagrāma-śilā with lamps, water, flowers, and mantra-japa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, Agni-deva seated as guru with flaming aura, palm-leaf manuscript, serene sādhaka near a riverbank shrine at Śālagrāma, Śālagrāma-śilā on a pedestal, oil lamps, lotus motifs, earthy reds and ochres, flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central Vāsudeva presence implied through Śālagrāma-śilā on ornate throne, heavy gold leaf halos, rich jewel tones, devotee in tapas posture, Agni-deva as narrator at side, temple lamps and kalasha details.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, instructional arcana scene: arrangement of upacāras around Śālagrāma-śilā, devotee performing ācamana and offering tulasī, Agni-deva pointing as teacher, soft pastel palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, riverside Śālagrāma tīrtha with detailed landscape, ascetic performing tapas, small shrine with Śālagrāma-śilā, Agni as sage-like figure dictating doctrine, fine textiles, naturalistic shading, calligraphic caption panel."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ity āgneye → iti āgneye; nāmāṣṭa… → nāma + aṣṭa…; 'dhyāyaḥ (ऽ) → adhyāyaḥ; athonāśīti… → atha + unāśīti…; agnir uvāca → agniḥ + uvāca; yadbhavato 'gadat → yat + bhavataḥ + agadat; śālagrāne → śālagrāme (place-name); tapaś cakre → tapaḥ + cakre; vāsudevārcanādikṛt → vāsudeva + arcana + ādi + kṛt
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Brahma-jñāna/Advaita sections contiguous to ch. 378–379 (as per colophon); Agni Purana: general upāsanā/arcana and tīrtha-mahātmyas (elsewhere in the Purana)
FAQs
It introduces Advaita-brahma-vijñāna—realized knowledge of the non-dual Brahman—framed as a teaching delivered by Agni in response to a seeker’s request, alongside the preparatory disciplines of tapas and Vāsudeva-arcana.
It shows the text’s scope extending beyond ritual and worldly disciplines into mokṣa-śāstra: a Vedāntic, philosophical module (Advaita) embedded within the Purāṇa’s multi-topic compendium.
It links liberation-oriented knowledge with purificatory practice: austerity at a sacred tīrtha (Śālagrāma) and devotion to Vāsudeva are presented as supportive means that prepare the mind for non-dual realization.