Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 16
Adhyaya 165 — नानाधर्माः
Various Dharmas
सत्र्यसन्तं द्विजं दृष्ट्वा स्थानाच्चलति भास्करः एष मे मण्डलं भित्त्वा परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
satryasantaṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā sthānāccalati bhāskaraḥ eṣa me maṇḍalaṃ bhittvā paraṃ brahmādhigacchati
Увидев дважды-рождённого (брахмана), стойкого в жертвенном обете (сатра), бог Солнца сдвигается со своего места: «Этот, пробив мой солнечный круг, достигает высшего Брахмана».
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Frames tapas and vow-observance as spiritually ‘surpassing’ solar limitation—useful for vrata narratives, solar worship contexts, and teaching the fruit of steadfast sādhanā.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Tapas that ‘Pierces’ the Solar Orb: Sūrya’s Recognition of the Vratin","lookup_keywords":["bhāskara","maṇḍala","satrī","dvija","brahmādhigama"],"quick_summary":"The Sun is portrayed as yielding before the power of a steadfast sacrificial-vow brāhmaṇa, who is said to pass beyond the solar sphere toward Supreme Brahman—an image of tapas leading to transcendence."}
Alamkara Type: Utprekṣā / Adbhuta-atiśayokti (marvelous hyperbole)
Concept: Steadfast vrata and tapas can carry the seeker beyond cosmic stations (symbolized by the sun) toward Brahman.
Application: Encourage disciplined observance (niyama, satra/vrata steadiness) with inward aim; treat celestial powers as subordinate to liberation.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha / Tapaḥ-phala (Sun, ascetic power, and liberation motifs)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant Sun-god shifting from his station as a blazing disc while a steadfast brāhmaṇa-vratin, glowing with tapas, ascends and ‘pierces’ the solar orb toward a higher, formless Brahman light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Sūrya with large red-gold maṇḍala, chariot hinted, astonished yet reverent posture; ascetic dvija rising in a column of light piercing the disc; dramatic adbhuta palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central golden solar disc with embossed gold-leaf, Sūrya deity richly ornamented; below, tapasvin brāhmaṇa with aura ascending; Brahman as expansive gold radiance beyond the disc.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear cosmographic layout—sun orb, ascending ascetic, labeled ‘maṇḍala’ and ‘para brahman’; fine lines and soft shading, instructional celestial diagram feel.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: luminous sun in sky, ascetic figure rising on a beam of light, subtle astonishment in Sūrya’s personified face, delicate clouds and gradients, mystical atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्थानाच्चलति = स्थानात् + चलति; ब्रह्माधिगच्छति = ब्रह्म + अधिगच्छति.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: sections on Sūrya, grahas, and vrata-phala motifs (within broader jyotiṣa and dharma materials)
FAQs
It highlights the satra (a sustained sacrificial observance) and unwavering vow as a ritual-ascetic discipline whose potency is poetically described as transcending even the Sun’s sphere.
It blends Vedic ritual terminology (satra, dvija) with cosmological/Jyotisha imagery (Bhāskara, maṇḍala) and a Vedāntic goal (paraṃ brahma), exemplifying the text’s integration of ritual science, cosmology, and liberation doctrine.
The verse conveys that disciplined vow-based sacrifice and tapas generate purifying merit and realization-power culminating in mokṣa—attainment of the Supreme Brahman beyond cosmic boundaries.