Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 34
अधिवासनं नाम निर्वाणदीक्षायाम्
Adhivāsana in the Nirvāṇa-dīkṣā
लयस्तु प्रकृतौ बुद्धौ भोगो ब्रह्मा च कारणं ततो जाग्रदवस्थानैः समस्तैर् भुवनादिभिः
layastu prakṛtau buddhau bhogo brahmā ca kāraṇaṃ tato jāgradavasthānaiḥ samastair bhuvanādibhiḥ
Peleburan (laya) sesungguhnya kembali ke Prakṛti; pengalaman/kenikmatan (bhoga) berlangsung dalam Buddhi; dan Brahmā ialah prinsip sebab. Daripada sebab itu terbit sepenuhnya keadaan jaga (jāgrat) beserta segala dunia dan yang selebihnya.
Lord Agni (teaching) to sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Meditative and doctrinal mapping of dissolution (laya), experience (bhoga), causality, and the arising of waking-state phenomenology; used to interpret states of consciousness and cosmogenesis in sādhana and teaching.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Laya into Prakṛti; Bhoga in Buddhi; Brahmā as Kāraṇa; Emergence of Jāgrat and Worlds","lookup_keywords":["laya prakṛti","bhoga buddhi","brahmā kāraṇa","jāgrat avasthā","bhuvana utpatti"],"quick_summary":"States a causal chain: dissolution resolves into prakṛti, experience is mediated through buddhi, Brahmā functions as causal principle, and from that cause arise waking states along with worlds and their contents."}
Concept: Ontological and psychological linkage: prakṛti as repository of laya, buddhi as locus of bhoga/experience, and a causal principle (Brahmā) from which waking-world manifestation proceeds.
Application: In contemplation, trace experience back from jāgrat objects to buddhi’s mediation, then to causal ground; in teaching, distinguish dissolution (return to prakṛti) from experiential cognition (buddhi).
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Yoga / Vedanta (Cosmology and States of Consciousness)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A three-stage cosmology of mind and world: prakṛti as ocean of dissolution, buddhi as a luminous mirror where experience occurs, and Brahmā as the causal source from which waking worlds unfold.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: pralaya as dark-blue prakṛti waters, buddhi as a radiant lotus-mirror, Brahmā above as causal deity, streams of worlds emerging into a waking landscape, traditional flat iconography.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: Brahmā with gold halo as kāraṇa, below a stylized buddhi-lotus reflecting scenes of bhoga, and at base prakṛti as cosmic ground, heavy gold work and jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic panel with three labeled compartments—prakṛti (laya), buddhi (bhoga), Brahmā (kāraṇa)—and an unfolding jāgrat scene of cities/worlds, fine linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature allegory: Brahmā as imperial patron of creation, buddhi as a polished mirror held by an attendant, prakṛti as a veiled backdrop, miniature worlds emerging in delicate detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: layastu → layaḥ + tu; jāgradavasthānaiḥ → jāgrat-avasthānaiḥ; samastair → samastaiḥ (visarga/sandhi in recitation); bhuvanādibhiḥ = bhuvana-ādibhiḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 84 (Sāṅkhya–Yoga/Vedānta state discussions); Agni Purana cosmology passages on sṛṣṭi and pralaya (adjacent chapters)
FAQs
This verse imparts metaphysical knowledge (tattva-vidyā): how dissolution is described as absorption into Prakṛti, how experience (bhoga) is associated with Buddhi, and how a causal principle (identified here with Brahmā/creative causality) is linked to the arising of waking experience and the manifest worlds.
Alongside ritual and dharma topics, the Agni Purana also preserves systematic philosophical summaries. This verse compresses Sāṅkhya/Vedānta-style categories—Prakṛti, Buddhi, causality, and the states of consciousness—showing the text’s broad coverage from cosmology to psychology.
By distinguishing the causal ground (kāraṇa) from the manifest waking world and locating experience (bhoga) within the inner faculty (buddhi), the verse supports detachment and self-inquiry—seeing worldly experience as a conditioned manifestation rather than the ultimate Self—thereby aiding liberation-oriented understanding.