Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 12
Chapter 373 — ध्यानम्
Dhyāna / Meditation
शुचिर्वाप्यशुचिर्वापि ध्यायेत् शततमीश्वरम् स्वदेहायतनस्यान्ते मनसि स्थाप्य केशवम्
śucirvāpyaśucirvāpi dhyāyet śatatamīśvaram svadehāyatanasyānte manasi sthāpya keśavam
သန့်ရှင်းသည်ဖြစ်စေ မသန့်ရှင်းသည်ဖြစ်စေ အမြင့်ဆုံး အရှင်ကို အမြဲတမ်း ဓ്യာနပြုရမည်။ ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာ၏ အတွင်းဆုံး အဆုံးတွင် ကေရှဝကို စိတ်ထဲ၌ တည်စေ၍ ထိုနေရာကို သူ၏ အာယတန (နတ်ကွန်း) ဟု ခံယူရမည်။
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s discourse style)
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Concept: Antar-upasana supersedes dependence on external ritual conditions; the body-mind complex can be treated as the Lord’s shrine for continuous worship.
Application: When external worship is not possible, turn inward: visualize Keśava seated in the inner sanctum of the heart/mind and repeat his name with steadiness.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Dhyana-yoga (Vishnu-smarana and internal worship)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic body-temple: within the devotee’s torso a small sanctum glows, with Keśava seated on a lotus in the mind/heart, indicating inner installation beyond purity rules.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, frontal devotee figure with cutaway chest showing lotus-sanctum, Keśava enthroned, bold reds/ochres, ornate temple border, serene expression.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-leaf inner halo inside the heart-lotus, Keśava richly adorned, devotee shown in profile with transparent torso window, heavy gold detailing and gemstones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean anatomical-symbolic cutaway of the body as temple, labeled sanctum area, Keśava on lotus, soft pastel palette, instructional clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined portrait of devotee with subtle translucent chest revealing a luminous shrine with Vishnu, delicate shading, intricate textiles, quiet interior setting."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शुचिर्वा = शुचिः + वा; वाप्यशुचिः = वा + अपि + अशुचिः; अशुचिर्वापि = अशुचिः + वा + अपि; शततमीश्वरम् = शततम + ईश्वरम्; स्वदेहायतनस्यान्ते = स्वदेहायतनस्य + अन्ते.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 373.13 (heart-lotus pedestal; dhyana-yajna); Agni Purana 372–373 (dhyana and upasana sequence)
FAQs
It teaches a practical smaraṇa/dhyāna-vidhi: regardless of external purity, one should continuously meditate and mentally establish Keśava within the body as an inner shrine (manasā-sthāpana / internalized worship).
Alongside external rites, the Agni Purana also preserves inner ritual technologies—mental installation and constant remembrance—showing how purification and worship can be performed through yogic-ritual methods (dhyāna + manasā-pūjā).
It emphasizes that sincere remembrance of the Supreme (Keśava) functions as a purifier even when external conditions are imperfect, directing the practitioner toward continuous devotion and inner sanctification.