Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 4
Chapter 172 — “Expiations beginning with the Secret
Rites)” (Rahasya-ādi-prāyaścitta
विष्णुश्चित्तगतो यन्मे विष्णुर्बुद्धिगतश् च यत् यच्चाहङ्कारगो विष्णुर्यद्विष्णुर्मयि संस्थितः
viṣṇuścittagato yanme viṣṇurbuddhigataś ca yat yaccāhaṅkārago viṣṇuryadviṣṇurmayi saṃsthitaḥ
Всё, куда Вишну вошёл в моём citta (сознании), всё, куда Вишну вошёл в моём buddhi (разуме), и всё, куда Вишну вошёл в моём ahaṅkāra (чувстве «я») — и всё, где Вишну утверждён во мне, — всё это есть лишь Его присутствие.
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating the Agni Purana to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
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Alamkara Type: Anaphora (repetition of ‘Vishnuḥ…’); Yamaka-like rhythmic recurrence
Concept: Antahkarana as the locus of Ishvara-smriti: Vishnu is to be recognized/installed in citta (feeling-mind), buddhi (discernment), and ahamkara (I-sense), culminating in ‘Vishnu established in me’.
Application: During japa, cycle attention: (1) calm citta with the name, (2) align buddhi with dharma/meaning, (3) offer ahamkara (doership) into Vishnu; repeat until spontaneous remembrance arises.
Khanda Section: Bhakti-yoga & Jnana (Vishnu-smriti / Antahkarana-nivesha)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic-yet-sacred depiction of the inner faculties—mind, intellect, ego—each illuminated by Vishnu’s presence, culminating in the devotee’s heart-space glowing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: devotee seated; three lotus-petals labeled citta-buddhi-ahamkara (in stylized script) within a heart-lotus, each suffused with blue-gold Vishnu aura; temple lamp glow and traditional borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: heart-lotus with three inner chambers, gold leaf highlighting each faculty; small Vishnu symbols (shankha-chakra) in each chamber; devotee in namaskara; ornate arch and gemstones effect.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional diagram style—clean lines, soft colors; three circles (citta, buddhi, ahamkara) converging into a central Vishnu-light in the chest; gentle facial serenity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: contemplative figure with translucent overlay showing inner organs as symbolic lotuses; fine calligraphy naming citta/buddhi/ahamkara; delicate palette and precise linework."}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुः+चित्तगतः→विष्णुश्चित्तगतो; यत्+मे→यन्मे; विष्णुः+बुद्धिगतः→विष्णुर्बुद्धिगतः; च+यत्→च यत्; यत्+च→यच्च; च+अहङ्कारगः→चाहङ्कारगो; विष्णुः+यत्→विष्णुर्यत्; यत्+विष्णुः→यद्विष्णुः; विष्णुः+मयि→विष्णुर्मयि
Related Themes: Agni Purana 172.3 (dhyana-lakshana epithets); Agni Purana 172.5–172.6 (smarana/japa fruit: papa-nasha)
FAQs
It teaches an internalized upāsanā: placing (and recognizing) Viṣṇu in the antahkaraṇa—citta (mind), buddhi (intellect), and ahaṅkāra (I-sense)—as a practical meditative discipline rather than an external ritual.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves concise yogic-psychological teaching—mapping devotion to the classical inner faculties (citta–buddhi–ahaṅkāra), showing its breadth as a compendium of practice and doctrine.
By recognizing Viṣṇu as pervading one’s inner faculties, the practitioner weakens ego-centered agency and purifies intention, supporting steadiness in devotion and reducing karmic bondage rooted in ‘I’ and ‘mine’.