Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 30
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
यतो देवाः पुराणानि विद्योपनिषदस् तथा श्लोकाः सूत्राणि भाष्याणि यच्चान्यद्माङ्भयं भवेत्
yato devāḥ purāṇāni vidyopaniṣadas tathā ślokāḥ sūtrāṇi bhāṣyāṇi yaccānyadmāṅbhayaṃ bhavet
ଯାହାଠାରୁ ଦେବଗଣ, ପୁରାଣ, ବିଦ୍ୟା ଓ ଉପନିଷଦ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହୁଏ; ଶ୍ଲୋକ, ସୂତ୍ର, ଭାଷ୍ୟ ଏବଂ ବାକ୍ମୟ ଯାହା କିଛି ଅଛି—ସବୁ ତାହାଠାରୁ ହିଁ।
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) addressing Sage Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Frames a unified source of revelation and knowledge-systems; supports integrated study: Purana, Upanishad, sutra, bhashya as mutually illuminating rather than competing.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Divine Source of Vidyas: Purana, Upanishad, Shloka, Sutra, Bhashya","lookup_keywords":["purana","vidya","upanishad","sutra bhashya","vak-bhaya"],"quick_summary":"All domains of sacred and scholarly speech—gods, Purana, sciences, Upanishads, verses, sutras, and commentaries—are traced to a single divine source, legitimizing encyclopedic synthesis."}
Alamkara Type: Anuprasa (light)
Concept: All articulated knowledge (vak) and its textual forms arise from a divine ground; learning is a sacred act.
Application: Adopt a curriculum approach: study root texts (sutra), explanatory tradition (bhashya), and narrative/ritual integration (purana) together.
Khanda Section: Purana-Paricaya (Scriptural Sources & Encyclopedic Scope)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic source of speech (Vak) radiating streams that become gods, Purana manuscripts, Upanishad palm-leaves, sutra aphorisms, and bhashya commentaries arranged like an encyclopedic mandala.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, goddess Vak/Sarasvati-like form at center emitting scrolls and palm-leaf manuscripts labeled Purana, Upanishad, Sutra, Bhashya; symmetrical mandala composition, temple mural palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central divine source with gold halo, surrounding manuscript bundles and stylus, embossed gold on script panels, ornate arch frame","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, scholarly atelier scene: teacher with manuscripts of Purana/Upanishad/sutra/bhashya, neat calligraphy panels, subdued colors and fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, royal library scene with scribes and commentators, shelves of texts titled Purana/Upanishad/Sutra/Bhashya, luminous central lamp symbolizing divine source of vak"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विद्योपनिषदस् → विद्या-उपनिषदः; यच्चान्यद् → यत् च अन्यत्; माङ्भयं → माङ्-भयम् (निषेधार्थक ‘mā’/‘māṅ’ + भय).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Purana-paricaya/mahatmya style self-description of scope; Agni Purana: Sections cataloging vidyas (Ayurveda, Dhanurveda, Shilpa, etc.)
FAQs
It identifies the divine source from which formal knowledge systems arise—Purāṇas, Upaniṣads, sūtra literature, and bhāṣyas—framing all disciplines as part of sacred vāṅmaya (word-based knowledge).
By listing multiple textual genres (Purāṇa, Upaniṣad, śloka, sūtra, bhāṣya), it signals the Agni Purana’s intent to function as a compendium that connects narrative religion with technical, philosophical, and scholastic traditions.
It sacralizes learning and textual study by rooting all speech and scripture in a divine origin, implying that engagement with these bodies of knowledge participates in a purifying, dharma-supporting order.