Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 6
अध्याय १६२ — धर्मशास्त्रकथनम्
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तच्चग्र्यं सर्वविद्यानां प्राप्यते ह्य् अमृतं ततः सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि
taccagryaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ prāpyate hy amṛtaṃ tataḥ sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ sarvabhūtāni cātmani
Esse conhecimento é o mais elevado de todas as ciências; ao alcançá-lo, obtém-se de fato a imortalidade (amṛta). Então se percebe o Si em todos os seres, e todos os seres no Si.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Concept: Ātma-vidyā is supreme; it yields amṛtatva and the non-dual vision of mutual immanence (ātman in all, all in ātman).
Application: Contemplate ‘sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma’ style insight: in daily interactions, deliberately recognize the same consciousness in self/other to reduce reactive emotions and cultivate equanimity.
Khanda Section: Jnana-yoga / Atma-vidya (Brahma-vidya, Moksha-shastra)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: taccagryaṃ = तत् + च + अग्र्यम्; hy amṛtaṃ = हि + अमृतम्; cātmānaṃ = च + आत्मानम्; cātmani = च + आत्मनि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: brahma-vidyā / mokṣa expositions (ātman-brahman identity themes)
FAQs
It teaches Ātma-vidyā (Brahma-vidyā) as the highest knowledge—realization of the Self’s presence in all beings and all beings in the Self, which yields ‘amṛta’ (deathlessness).
Alongside practical disciplines (ritual, polity, medicine, arts), the Agni Purana also preserves a mokṣa-śāstra layer—positioning liberating Self-knowledge as the summit that integrates and transcends all other vidyās.
By cultivating non-separation (seeing one Self everywhere), ignorance-based karma is weakened; this insight is presented as leading to liberation and the state termed ‘amṛta’ (freedom from death and rebirth).