Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 10
Chapter 19 — कश्यपवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Kaśyapa’s Lineage
पुराकल्पे हि बाणेन प्रसाद्योमापतिं वरः पार्श्वतो विहरिष्यामीत्येवम् प्राप्तश् च ईश्वरात्
purākalpe hi bāṇena prasādyomāpatiṃ varaḥ pārśvato vihariṣyāmītyevam prāptaś ca īśvarāt
အတိတ်က ကလ္ပတစ်ခါတွင် ဗာဏသည် အုမာပတိ (အုမာ၏ အရှင်၊ ရှိဝ) ကို ပူဇော်ကာ သနားတော်မူစေပြီး၊ အရှင်ထံမှ ဤကောင်းချီးကို ရရှိ하였다—“သင်၏ဘေးနား၌ ငါ ကစားပျော်ရွှင်မည်” ဟူ၍။
Lord Agni (narrating to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s dialogic frame)
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Concept: Ārādhana leading to prasāda (divine favor) and iṣṭa-sānnidhya (nearness to the deity).
Application: Model devotional discipline: worship with steadiness and humility; seek proximity to dharma rather than mere power.
Khanda Section: Ishana-kalpa / Shaiva-Upakhyana (Shiva–Uma related legend and boon narrative)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Type: Cosmic (Kalpa)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shivaranjani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रसाद्योमापतिं → प्रसाद्य उमापतिम्; विहरिष्यामीत्येवम् → विहरिष्यामि इति एवम्; प्राप्तश् च → प्राप्तः च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 19 (Bāṇa context leading into Śaiva upākhyāna)
FAQs
This verse conveys the devotional principle of prasāda—propitiating Śiva (Umāpati) to obtain a specific boon—rather than a procedural ritual manual; the practical takeaway is that focused appeasement of the deity yields a clearly defined desired result.
Alongside its many technical topics, the Agni Purana preserves Purāṇic historiography and theological narratives; this verse exemplifies the text’s mythic-ethical layer by recording a Shaiva boon episode (Bāṇa and Śiva) that contextualizes later events and doctrines.
It highlights the karmic-spiritual fruit of devotion: sincere propitiation can grant divine favor and proximity—symbolized by “sporting at the Lord’s side”—which implies intimacy with the divine and the merit born of worshipful conduct.