Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 16
Chapter 381 — यमगीता
Yama-gītā
इत्येवं संस्मरन् प्राणान् यस्त्यजेत्स हरिर्भवेत् यत्तद् ब्रह्म यतः सर्वं यत्सर्वं तस्य संस्थितम्
ityevaṃ saṃsmaran prāṇān yastyajetsa harirbhavet yattad brahma yataḥ sarvaṃ yatsarvaṃ tasya saṃsthitam
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਿਮਰਨ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਤਿਆਗਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਹਰਿ-ਸਰੂਪ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਉਹੀ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਤੋਂ ਸਭ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਹੈ।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Antaḥkāla-smaraṇa (remembrance at death) as a liberation practice; aligns end-of-life focus with Brahman/Hari identity.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Antaḥkāla Hari-smaraṇa for Mokṣa (Remembering Hari at the Time of Death)","lookup_keywords":["antaḥkāla-smaraṇa","prāṇa-tyāga","Hari-bhāva","Brahman","utpatti-sthiti"],"quick_summary":"If one relinquishes prāṇa while remembering Hari as taught, one attains Hari-bhāva (oneness/union). Brahman is defined as the source of all and the ground in which all abides."}
Concept: Brahman is the origin and substratum of all; remembrance at prāṇa-tyāga culminates in identity/union with Hari, expressing non-dual liberation framed in bhakti language.
Application: Train daily in smaraṇa so that the final moment is not accidental: repeat Hari-nāma, contemplate Brahman as the ground of all, and practice steady attention (abhyāsa) to carry through antaḥkāla.
Khanda Section: Moksha-dharma (Brahma–Vishnu smarana and liberation at death)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dying devotee on a simple bed, breath gently departing as a luminous Hari-form appears in the mind’s eye; behind, a cosmic diagram shows all beings arising from and resting in Brahman-light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, serene deathbed scene without morbidity, soft lamp glow, Hari’s radiant presence above, cosmic lotus-universe emerging into a single Brahman aura; traditional pigments and stylized faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, devotee reclining with folded hands, Viṣṇu appearing in a golden radiance, embossed gold for the Brahman halo, small cosmic motifs (lotus, worlds) within the aura.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, calm instructional depiction of antaḥkāla-smaraṇa: devotee, subtle prāṇa stream, Hari vision, and a schematic ‘from Brahman all arises’ diagram; fine lines and gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate chamber scene with attendants subdued, the devotee’s gaze fixed on a luminous apparition of Hari; delicate rendering of textiles and a faint cosmic glow in the background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityevaṃ → iti + evam; yastyajet → yaḥ + tyajet; sa harir bhavet → saḥ + hariḥ + bhavet; yattad → yat + tat; yatsarvaṃ → yat + sarvam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 381 (Mokṣa-dharma sub-section); Agni Purana jñāna-yoga/bhakti synthesis passages
FAQs
It teaches antaḥkāla-smṛti: consciously remembering Hari/Brahman at the moment of releasing the prāṇas, a practical yogic-bhakti instruction for death-time spiritual focus.
Alongside its many technical domains, the Agni Purāṇa also preserves mokṣa-dharma and Vedāntic theology—here summarizing soteriology (liberation) via death-time remembrance and defining Brahman as the source and support of the cosmos.
It asserts that death-time remembrance of Hari purifies and culminates in liberation/identity with the divine, because Hari is equated with Brahman—the ultimate ground in which all beings rest.