Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 62
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
आरूढो ऽयं गजं राजा परलोकस्तथेतर इति ख , ञ च क पुस्तके सर्वत्र ऋभुरिति ऋतुस्थानीयः पाठः नान्यस्माद्द्वैतसंस्कारसंस्कृतं मानसं तथा ऋतुः प्राह निदाघन्तं ब्रह्मज्ञानाय चागतः परमार्थं सारभूतमद्वैतं दर्शितं मया
ārūḍho 'yaṃ gajaṃ rājā paralokastathetara iti kha , ña ca ka pustake sarvatra ṛbhuriti ṛtusthānīyaḥ pāṭhaḥ nānyasmāddvaitasaṃskārasaṃskṛtaṃ mānasaṃ tathā ṛtuḥ prāha nidāghantaṃ brahmajñānāya cāgataḥ paramārthaṃ sārabhūtamadvaitaṃ darśitaṃ mayā
“ଏହି ରାଜା ଗଜରେ ଆରୂଢ଼; ପରଲୋକ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଛି ଏବଂ ଏହି ଲୋକ ମଧ୍ୟ”—ଏପରି ଖ-, ଞ-, କ-ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ପାଠାନ୍ତର ମିଳେ; ସେସବୁଠାରେ ‘ଋତୁ’ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ‘ଋଭୁ’ ପାଠ ଅଛି। ଦ୍ୱୈତ-ସଂସ୍କାରରେ ସଂସ୍କୃତ ମନ ଅନ୍ୟଥା ସତ୍ୟକୁ ଧରିପାରେ ନାହିଁ। ଋତୁ ନିଦାଘଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ—“ବ୍ରହ୍ମଜ୍ଞାନ ଦେବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ଆସିଛି; ପରମାର୍ଥର ସାରଭୂତ ଅଦ୍ୱୈତ ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଦର୍ଶାଇଛି।”
Ṛtu (teacher) addressing Nidāgha (disciple); framed within Agni Purana narration traditionally attributed to Agni to Vasiṣṭha
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Advaita instruction plus textual discernment: recognizing how dualistic saṃskāras distort understanding and how manuscript variants affect reading; using viveka to reach the intended non-dual purport.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Advaita-upadeśa with Pāṭhabheda Note (Ṛtu/Ṛbhu)","lookup_keywords":["advaita","pāṭhabheda","ṛtu","ṛbhu","dvaita-saṃskāra"],"quick_summary":"The passage combines a critical note on variant readings with the doctrinal point that the mind conditioned by duality fails to grasp non-duality; the teacher declares his purpose: imparting Brahma-jñāna and the essential Advaita truth."}
Alamkara Type: Vyākhyāna/Ṭīkā-bhāva (commentarial insertion)
Concept: Dvaita-saṃskāra clouds cognition; Advaita is the paramārtha-sāra taught by the guru for Brahma-jñāna.
Application: Practice śravaṇa–manana with awareness of habitual dualistic assumptions; use textual scrutiny (pāṭha-vicāra) to avoid misreading the teaching.
Khanda Section: Jnana-yoga / Vedanta (Advaita teaching within Agni Purana’s encyclopedic dharma-jñāna material)
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Teacher explains non-duality to Nidāgha; a marginal ‘manuscript’ motif suggests variant readings (ṛtu/ṛbhu) and the mind’s duality-conditioning.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru-sage gesturing in teaching mudrā, disciple attentive, faint palm-leaf manuscript bundle at side, subdued greens and ochres, aura of jñāna and śānta.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, guru seated on ornate seat, disciple below, gold leaf around a stylized palm-leaf manuscript and sacred symbols, emphasis on ‘advaita’ as luminous central theme.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic composition with a small inset showing palm-leaf folios labeled Ṛtu/Ṛbhu, clean lines, calm faces, classroom-like clarity in an āśrama setting.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar-sage pointing to a manuscript while instructing, detailed calligraphic folio on a low stand, forest hermitage background, refined palette and borders."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आरूढोऽयं → आरूढः + अयम्; परलोकस्तथेतर → परलोकः + तथा + इतरः; नान्यस्माद्द्वैत… → न + अन्यस्मात् + द्वैत…; निदाघन्तं → निदाघम् + तम्; ब्रह्मज्ञानाय चागतः → ब्रह्मज्ञानाय + च + आगतः; सारभूतमद्वैतं → सारभूतम् + अद्वैतम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 379.63-65 (effects of upadeśa; liberation by knowledge; sky analogy)
FAQs
Advaita-brahma-jñāna: the teacher explains that ultimate reality is non-dual Brahman, and that the mind habituated by dvaita-saṃskāras requires instruction to recognize this truth.
Alongside ritual, polity, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves Vedāntic pedagogy—here even including manuscript-variant awareness (pāṭha-bheda), showing it functions as a compendium of doctrine and transmission traditions.
By loosening dualistic conditioning (dvaita-saṃskāra) and establishing insight into advaita, the teaching points toward liberation (mokṣa) through direct knowledge of Brahman rather than merit-based ritual alone.