Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 57
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
ज्योतिश् चक्रं ज्योतिषादि गीतो युद्धजयार्णवः मन्वन्तरादयो गीताः धर्मा वर्णादिकस्य च
jyotiś cakraṃ jyotiṣādi gīto yuddhajayārṇavaḥ manvantarādayo gītāḥ dharmā varṇādikasya ca
Kitaran Astrologi (Jyotiṣa-cakra) dinyanyikan, demikian juga disiplin yang bermula dengan Jyotiṣa; “Samudera Kemenangan dalam Perang” (Yuddha-jayārṇava) turut dinyanyikan; Manvantara dan perkara-perkara berkaitan dinyanyikan; dan hukum serta kewajipan berkenaan varṇa (golongan sosial) dan hal-hal seumpamanya juga dinyanyikan.
Lord Agni (in discourse to the sage Vasiṣṭha, in the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Dhanurveda","practical_application":"Use jyotiṣa-cakra and allied disciplines for calendrics and decision-making (muhūrta), while recognizing parallel śāstric domains like war-victory manuals, manvantara chronology, and varṇa-dharma regulation.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Jyotiṣa-cakra, Yuddha-jayārṇava, Manvantara Topics, and Varṇa-dharma","lookup_keywords":["jyotiṣa-cakra","yuddha-jayārṇava","manvantara","varṇa-dharma","śāstra-saṅgraha"],"quick_summary":"Catalogues key knowledge streams: astrology and its allied sciences, a warfare-victory treatise, cosmic time cycles (manvantaras), and social-legal duties tied to varṇas."}
Concept: Plurality of vidyās: predictive (jyotiṣa), strategic (yuddha), chronological (manvantara), and normative (varṇa-dharma) knowledge as complementary worldly sciences.
Application: Integrate muhūrta/pañcāṅga timing with governance and social duty; treat warfare and law as śāstra-governed, not arbitrary.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra / Purana-grantha-sangraha (Encyclopedic catalogue of texts and disciplines)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scholar displays a zodiacal wheel (jyotiṣa-cakra), beside scrolls titled ‘Yuddha-jayārṇava’; behind, a timeline of manvantaras and a social-order chart of varṇas.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, large circular jyotiṣa wheel with grahas; rishi pointing with stylus; side panel of warriors receiving strategic counsel; decorative bands listing manvantaras and varṇas in traditional script-like motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central gilded jyotiṣa-cakra with radiant gold; flanking figures: astrologer-sage and armored king; embossed text panels for manvantara and varṇa-dharma; rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagram-forward: clear jyotiṣa wheel with labels, neat manuscript bundles ‘Yuddha-jayārṇava’; orderly chart of manvantaras and varṇas; soft colors, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier scene with astronomer instruments (astrolabe-like), painted zodiac wheel; a commander consults a strategist; marginal notes listing manvantaras; fine detailing and patterned textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ज्योतिश्→ज्योतिः; varṇādikasya is genitive dependent on dharmāḥ (‘duties of varṇa etc.’).
Related Themes: Agni Purana jyotiṣa/pañcāṅga portions; Agni Purana dhanurveda and rāja-nīti sections; Agni Purana manvantara and vaṃśa/time-cycle chapters; Agni Purana varṇāśrama-dharma discussions
FAQs
It points to technical disciplines taught in the Agni Purana—especially Jyotiṣa (astral/time computation), a warfare/victory manual (Yuddha-jayārṇava), Manvantara-based chronology, and varṇa-dharma regulations.
Rather than a single ritual instruction, it functions as a contents-style register, showing the Purana’s scope across astral science, military science, cosmological time-cycles, and normative law—hallmarks of the Agni Purana as an encyclopedia of Puranic wisdom.
By framing these subjects as “sung/expounded,” the verse implies that studying and transmitting them is part of dharma: right knowledge of time (Jyotiṣa), righteous conduct (varṇa-dharma), and ordered history (Manvantaras) supports disciplined living and merit through learned adherence to dharma.