Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 19
Chapter 374 — ध्यान (Dhyāna) — Colophon & Transition to Dhāraṇā
दृष्ठे तस्मिन् परे तत्त्वे आब्रह्म सचराचरं पाठो ऽयमादर्शदोषेण दुष्टः वीरश्चेति ञ प्रमातृमानमेयञ्च ध्यानहृत्पद्मकल्पनं
dṛṣṭhe tasmin pare tattve ābrahma sacarācaraṃ pāṭho 'yamādarśadoṣeṇa duṣṭaḥ vīraśceti ña pramātṛmānameyañca dhyānahṛtpadmakalpanaṃ
Apabila Prinsip Tertinggi itu disedari, seluruh alam—dari Brahmā ke bawah, beserta segala yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak—diketahui sebagai satu. Namun, bacaan ini telah rosak kerana kecacatan penyalinan. Maksud yang dikehendaki ialah: triad ‘yang mengetahui—ukuran/alat pengetahuan—yang diketahui’ dilampaui; dan meditasi ialah pembinaan imaginatif teratai hati sebagai tempat tumpuan kontemplasi.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Yoga-vidya","practical_application":"Nondual discernment: upon realization of the supreme tattva, the knower–means–known triad is transcended; meditation is understood as a provisional heart-lotus visualization (upāya) that is later relinquished.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Realization of para-tattva and transcendence of pramātṛ–pramāṇa–prameya; heart-lotus as dhyāna-upāya","lookup_keywords":["para tattva","pramātṛ pramāṇa prameya","hṛtpadma","dhyāna kalpanā","adarśa-doṣa"],"quick_summary":"With realization of the supreme principle, the entire cosmos is known as non-separate; the epistemic triad dissolves. Heart-lotus meditation is a constructive aid (kalpanā) and is not the final truth."}
Concept: Nonduality beyond epistemic structuring: pramātṛ–pramāṇa–prameya are sublated in brahma-tattva; dhyāna is an upāya involving kalpanā (construct) such as the heart-lotus locus.
Application: Use heart-lotus visualization to stabilize attention, but apply viveka to recognize it as a method; mature practice releases all constructs, resting in nondual awareness.
Khanda Section: Moksha-vidya (Jñāna–Yoga / Vedānta terminology and meditation practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meditator’s heart-lotus depicted as a constructed inner diagram; as realization dawns, the boundaries between meditator, method, and object dissolve into a single luminous field encompassing Brahmā and all beings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central yogin with stylized heart-lotus mandala, surrounding cosmos (Brahmā, devas, beings) arranged in concentric bands that gradually merge into a unified luminous background, bold outlines, sacred abstraction","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, heart-lotus rendered with gold petals, cosmic hierarchy around it, then a gold radiance washing over all to indicate non-separation, ornate borders, rich jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, semi-diagrammatic: three labeled elements (knower/means/known) shown dissolving into one field, heart-lotus as the initial focus, delicate shading and clear instructional layout","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, philosophical allegory: a scholar-yogi in meditation, a small lotus diagram on a folio beside him, and the surrounding scene subtly blending figures and landscape into a single tonal wash, intricate detailing with gradual unification"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पाठो ऽयम् = पाठः + अयम्; सचराचरम् = स + चराचरम्; वीरश्च = वीरः + च; मेयञ्च = मेयम् + च. Verse contains apparent textual-critical note: ‘ādarśadoṣeṇa duṣṭaḥ’ and ‘ña’ as a manuscript marker.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 374 (mokṣa-vidyā: tattva-darśana, dhyāna methods, epistemic terms)
FAQs
It imparts Moksha-vidyā: nondual insight that, upon realizing the Supreme Reality, the knower–means–known triad is transcended, and it notes a dhyāna-technique involving visualization of the heart-lotus.
Alongside ritual and worldly sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves epistemology and contemplative psychology (pramātṛ–pramāṇa–prameya and dhyāna visualization), showing its coverage from practical rites to liberation-oriented philosophy.
It directs the practitioner toward liberation by dissolving subject–object duality through realization of the Supreme Principle, using disciplined meditation (heart-lotus contemplation) as an aid to inner purification and insight.