Agni Purana — Kosha, Shloka 23
Chapter 366 — सामान्यनामलिङ्गानि
Common Noun-Forms and Their Grammatical Genders
प्रत्याहार उपादानं निर्हारो ऽभ्यवकर्षणं विघ्नो ऽन्तरायः प्रत्यूहः स्यादास्यात्वासना स्थितिः
pratyāhāra upādānaṃ nirhāro 'bhyavakarṣaṇaṃ vighno 'ntarāyaḥ pratyūhaḥ syādāsyātvāsanā sthitiḥ
“ပရတ္ယာဟာရ” သည် အာရုံခံအင်္ဂါများကို ပြန်လည်ရုပ်သိမ်းခြင်း ဖြစ်သည်။ “နိရဟာရ” သည် ထုတ်ယူဆွဲထုတ်ခြင်း၊ “အဘျဝကර්ရှဏ” သည် ဝေးကွာအောင် ဆွဲခွာခြင်း ဖြစ်သည်။ “ဝိဃ္န” သည် အတားအဆီး၊ “အန္တရာယ” သည် တားဆီးနှောင့်ယှက်မှု၊ “ပရတ္ယူးဟ” သည် တန်ပြန်အတားအဆီး ဖြစ်သည်။ “အာသျတ്വ” သည် ထိုင်နေသည့်အခြေအနေ၊ “အာသန-သ္ထိတိ” သည် အာသန၌ တည်ငြိမ်မှု ဖြစ်သည်။
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s yogic/technical definitions)
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Concept: Yoga-sadhana requires pratyahara (sense-withdrawal), awareness of obstacles (vighna/antaraya/pratyuha), and stable posture (asana-sthiti).
Application: In meditation, deliberately retract attention from sense-objects, label and neutralize hindrances, and maintain a steady seated posture to support dharana/dhyana.
Khanda Section: Yoga-vidya (Patanjala-yoga terminology within Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teachings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: निर्हारो ऽभ्यवकर्षणं = निर्हारः + अभ्यवकर्षणम्; विघ्नो ऽन्तरायः = विघ्नः + अन्तरायः; स्यादास्यात्वासना स्थितिः = स्यात् + आस्यात्वासनास्थितिः (आस्यात्व + आसन + स्थिति as समाहार-द्वन्द्व).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Yoga-vidya section on yama-niyama, dharana-dhyana-samadhi terminology (adjacent verses in 366)
FAQs
It provides precise yogic definitions—especially of pratyāhāra (sense-withdrawal), types of hindrances (vighna/antarāya/pratyūha), and the practical requirement of stable seated posture (āsana-sthiti) for meditation.
Rather than narrative alone, it functions like a glossary of technical yoga vocabulary, showing how the Agni Purana compiles and systematizes specialized knowledge (here, Pātañjala-style yogic concepts) alongside many other sciences and arts.
By defining sense-withdrawal, obstacles, and posture-stability, it directs the practitioner toward uninterrupted meditation—reducing distraction and cultivating inner mastery, which supports purification of mind and steadiness on the spiritual path.