Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 15
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
ब्रह्मखानिलतेजांसि जलभूक्षितिधातवः इमे लोका एष चात्मा तस्माच्च सचराचरं
brahmakhānilatejāṃsi jalabhūkṣitidhātavaḥ ime lokā eṣa cātmā tasmācca sacarācaraṃ
ਬ੍ਰਹਮ, ਆਕਾਸ਼, ਵਾਯੂ ਅਤੇ ਤੇਜ; ਜਲ, ਧਰਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਧਾਤੂ-ਤੱਤ—ਇਹ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਆਤਮਾ: ਉਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਚਰ ਅਚਰ ਸਭ ਕੁਝ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana, teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Use the element-sequence and Self-inclusion to contemplate the source of the cosmos and reduce egoic separation; supports meditation on Brahman as the ground of all tattvas.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Brahman and the bhūta-dhātu sequence as source of carācara","lookup_keywords":["bhūta","dhātu","ākāśa","vāyu","tejas"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates Brahman and the elemental constituents (space, wind, fire, water, earth, dhātus/worlds) and affirms that all moving and unmoving arises from That."}
Dosha: Tridosha
Concept: All tattvas and worlds, including the experiencing Self, arise from Brahman; the cosmos is a dependent manifestation of the Absolute.
Application: Practice ‘tattva-anusandhāna’: trace experience back from gross elements to their source, resting the mind in the causal ground.
Khanda Section: Vedanta / Sankhya-style Cosmology (Bhuta-tattva and Atma-vicara)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmological diagram-like scene: Brahman as luminous source, from which emerge space, wind, fire, water, earth, then worlds with moving beings and mountains/trees.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central radiant bindu/lotus as Brahman, concentric emanations labeled visually by symbols (cloud/space, wind swirls, flames, waves, earth mound), populated outer ring with animals and humans, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold-embossed central radiance, five element emblems arranged symmetrically, outer band showing the worlds with ornate detailing and gold highlights.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, semi-instructional cosmology tableau with clear element iconography, soft shading, balanced composition, emphasis on sequence of emergence.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical creation scene: luminous source above, below a landscape transitioning from sky to wind to fire to rivers to earth, fine detail of flora/fauna, subtle gradations."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मखानिलतेजांसि = ब्रह्म + ख + अनिल + तेजांसि (समाहार/सूची); जलभूक्षितिधातवः = जल + भू + क्षिति + धातवः (सूची); तस्माच्च = तस्मात् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purana cosmology sections on sarga/pratisarga and bhūta-sṛṣṭi; Moksha-dharma passages linking tattvas to liberation
FAQs
It imparts tattva-vidyā: a metaphysical mapping of reality—Brahman/Self as the ground, with the elements (space, air, fire, water, earth) and worlds arising as manifestations, explaining the origin of the entire animate–inanimate cosmos.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves high-level cosmology and self-knowledge teachings; this verse is a compact doctrinal summary linking bhūta–dhātu theory with the Upaniṣadic Brahman–Ātman framework.
By recognizing all beings and elements as arising from the same Brahman/Self, the practitioner cultivates non-dual insight, reducing attachment and aversion—an orientation traditionally said to purify karma and support liberation (mokṣa).