Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 11
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
अणिमादिगुणैश्वर्यः शिष्ये ज्ञानं प्रकाश्य च भुक्त्वा भोगान् यथेच्छातस्तनुन्त्यक्त्वालयात्ततः
aṇimādiguṇaiśvaryaḥ śiṣye jñānaṃ prakāśya ca bhuktvā bhogān yathecchātastanuntyaktvālayāttataḥ
အဏိမာ (aṇimā) စသည့် ဂုဏ်အိဒ္ဓိများကို အရှင်သခင်ကဲ့သို့ ပိုင်ဆိုင်သူသည် မိမိ၏ တပည့်အတွင်း ဉာဏ်ကို ထွန်းလင်းစေသည်။ ထို့နောက် မိမိဆန္ဒအတိုင်း အာရုံခံစားမှုများကို ခံစားပြီးလျှင် ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို စွန့်၍ နောက်ဆုံးတွင် လယ (ပျော်ဝင်ပေါင်းစည်းခြင်း) သို့ ရောက်သည်။
Lord Agni (narrating the doctrine in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Tantra","practical_application":"Maps a siddha’s arc: attainment of aṇimā-ādi aiśvarya, transmission of jñāna to a disciple, regulated enjoyment without bondage, and final tyāga of the body culminating in laya (absorption); useful for outlining guru-śiṣya pedagogy and the ideal of non-attached mastery.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Aṇimā-ādi Siddhi, Jñāna-prakāśa to Śiṣya, and Deha-tyāga leading to Laya","lookup_keywords":["aṇimā","aiśvarya","guru-śiṣya","jñāna-prakāśa","laya"],"quick_summary":"The verse describes a perfected adept who possesses yogic powers, teaches liberating knowledge, remains free even amid chosen enjoyments, and finally relinquishes the body to attain ultimate absorption."}
Concept: Siddhis are subordinate to jñāna and liberation; the liberated can act/enjoy without bondage and depart by conscious deha-tyāga into laya.
Application: Prioritize teaching/realization over display of powers; cultivate non-attachment so that action and enjoyment do not rebind; keep the end-goal as dissolution in Brahman/Īśvara.
Khanda Section: Yoga-Siddhi and Jnana (Moksha-dharma / Yogic attainments)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant yogin demonstrating subtle siddhi symbolism (miniature form near a lotus), teaching a seated disciple with a gesture of illumination; later, the yogin calmly leaves the body as light dissolves into vastness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: yogin with serene face, disciple at feet; stylized aura expanding into a cosmic field; narrative panels showing teaching and final laya; traditional color blocks and lotus borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central yogin with gold halo, right hand in jñāna-mudrā; disciple with manuscript; final scene suggested by a gold-embossed radiance merging into a dark-blue Brahmanic backdrop","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: didactic composition—guru instructing śiṣya; subtle iconographic cues for aṇimā (tiny figure motif) and laya (fading outline); fine lines, gentle gradients","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: hermitage interior with guru teaching; second register shows the yogin’s body reclining as a luminous essence rises and merges into a painted sky; intricate foliage and textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अणिमादिगुणैश्वर्यः = अणिमा-आदि-गुण-ऐश्वर्यः; यथेच्छातः = यथा + इच्छातः (अव्ययीभाव); तनुन्त्यक्त्वा = तनुम् + त्यक्त्वा; अलयात्ततः = अलयात् + ततः (त्-त् संधि).
Related Themes: Agni Purana mokṣa-dharma/yoga sections discussing aṇimā-ādi siddhis and liberation (nearby adhyāyas)
FAQs
It describes yogic-vidyā: mastery of aṇimā and related siddhis, the guru’s act of revealing jñāna to a disciple, and the yogin’s capacity to relinquish the body at will and enter laya (final absorption).
Alongside ritual, polity, and arts, the Agni Purana also catalogs yoga-śāstra topics—siddhis, knowledge transmission, and liberation—showing it as a compendium that integrates practical discipline (yoga) with soteriology (mokṣa).
The verse frames siddhis as subordinate to jñāna and liberation: the perfected yogin may enjoy without bondage (by mastery) and ultimately transcends embodiment through conscious renunciation, culminating in laya/mokṣa.