Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 14
Āgneya-Purāṇa-māhātmya
The Greatness and Self-Testimony of the Agni Purāṇa
येषां गृहेषु लिखितमाग्नेयं हि पुराणकं पुस्तकं स्थास्यति सदा तत्र नेशुरुपद्रवाः
yeṣāṃ gṛheṣu likhitamāgneyaṃ hi purāṇakaṃ pustakaṃ sthāsyati sadā tatra neśurupadravāḥ
Nas casas onde o livro escrito do Agneya Purāṇa é guardado permanentemente, ali não surgem perturbações nem calamidades.
Lord Agni (teaching Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s frame dialogue)
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Alamkara Type: Phala-śruti (arthavāda)
Concept: Śāstra-preservation and reverent proximity to sacred text are themselves protective and dharma-supporting acts.
Application: Keep the text in a clean, elevated place; read regularly; avoid disrespect (placing on floor, unclean handling); encourage copying/donation to sustain transmission.
Khanda Section: Phala-shruti (Benefits of Preservation and Recitation of the Agni Purana)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लिखितमाग्नेयं = लिखितम् + आग्नेयम्; नेशुरुपद्रवाः = न + ईशुः + उपद्रवाः (न + ईशुः → नेशुः; ततः उपद्रवाः)
Related Themes: Agni Purana 382.13
FAQs
It teaches an apotropaic (protective) practice: maintaining a written copy of the Agni Purāṇa in one’s home as a dharmic safeguard believed to avert upadravas (calamities/disturbances).
Beyond transmitting doctrines and diverse vidyās, the text also prescribes practical modes of engagement—such as preservation, household keeping, and merit-statements (phala-śruti)—showing how Puranic knowledge is meant to be lived, curated, and institutionally safeguarded.
Keeping the Purāṇa is presented as a source of puṇya and śānti: the home becomes a protected space where negative forces and misfortunes (upadrava) are restrained, implying both devotional merit and karmic pacification.