Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 30
Chapter 381 — यमगीता
Yama-gītā
ज्ञानमात्मनि महति नियच्छेच्छान्त आत्मनि ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मात्मनोर्योगं यमाद्यैर् ब्रह्म सद्भवेत्
jñānamātmani mahati niyacchecchānta ātmani jñātvā brahmātmanoryogaṃ yamādyair brahma sadbhavet
အသိဉာဏ်ကို အကြီးမားသော အတ္တ (Self) အတွင်း—ငြိမ်းချမ်းသော အတွင်းအတ္တ၌—စုစည်းထိန်းသိမ်းရမည်။ ဘြဟ္မန်နှင့် ကိုယ်ပိုင်အတ္တတို့၏ ယောဂ (ပေါင်းစည်းမှု) ကို သိမြင်ပြီးနောက်၊ ယမ (yama) စသည့် စည်းကမ်းများဖြင့် ဘြဟ္မန်၌ အမှန်တကယ် တည်မြဲလာ၏။
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Brahman and individual self are realized as united in essence; yama-ādi disciplines purify and stabilize the mind so knowledge can rest in the Self.
Application: Use yama/niyama as non-negotiable foundations; then meditation where conceptual knowledge is internalized into direct recognition of non-duality (brahmātma-aikya).
Khanda Section: Yoga-vidya (Jnana–Yoga and Brahma-realization)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: jñānamātmani = jñānam + ātmani; niyacchecchānta = niyacchet + śāntaḥ (final -t + ś → cch); brahmātmanor = brahma + ātmanoḥ; yamādyair = yama-ādyaiḥ; sadbhavet = sat + bhavet.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 381.31; Agni Purana 381.29
FAQs
It teaches Yoga-vidyā: the technical practice of stabilizing jñāna in the शांत ātman and using yama (ethical restraints) as the foundational discipline for realizing brahma–ātman unity.
Alongside ritual and worldly sciences, the Agni Purana includes systematic mokṣa-śāstra: it codifies yogic ethics (yama) and non-dual realization (brahma–ātman yoga), showing its coverage from practice-based discipline to metaphysical liberation.
By restraining the mind/knowledge in the tranquil Self and living yama-based discipline, one purifies conduct and cognition, culminating in firm establishment in Brahman—i.e., liberation-oriented transformation rather than merely intellectual learning.