Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 24
Chapter 33 — पवित्रारोहणविधानं
The Procedure for Pavitrārohaṇa / Installing the Sacred Thread or Consecratory Amulet
चतुर्भिश् च तदुद्घातैः शुद्धं तद्रसमात्रकं संहरेद्रूपतन्मात्रै रूपमात्रे च संहरेत्
caturbhiś ca tadudghātaiḥ śuddhaṃ tadrasamātrakaṃ saṃharedrūpatanmātrai rūpamātre ca saṃharet
चतुर्भिस्तदुद्घातैः तत् शुद्धं रसमात्रकं भवति। ततः रूपतन्मात्रे संहरेत्, अनन्तरं रूपमात्रेऽपि संहरेत्।
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Meditative tattva-viveka: a stepwise dissolution model (saṃhāra) used to guide bhūta-śuddhi and inner yoga—reducing elements to tanmātras and then to subtler principles.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Sāṃkhya-Yoga laya-krama: the experienced world is analyzable into principles; purification is modeled as reabsorption from gross manifestations into subtler tanmātras and their ‘mātra’ states.
Application: Use as a contemplation script during bhūta-śuddhi: mentally trace perception back to its subtle causes to reduce distraction and stabilize inner worship.
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Yoga / Tattva-viveka (Cosmology and dissolution of elements)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An abstract dissolution diagram: a four-step ‘udghāta’ process purifies an element into rasa-mātra, then arrows show dissolution into rūpa-tanmātra and further into rūpa-mātra, emphasizing graded subtlety.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, symbolic ladder of tattvas with arrows, stylized sensory icons fading into subtle geometric forms, calm monochrome accents, temple-wall didactic panel feel","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ornate but schematic: gold-highlighted arrows from rasa-mātra to rūpa-tanmātra to rūpa-mātra, framed like a yantra chart with decorative borders","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional chart, clean labeled flow diagram of dissolution steps, minimal figures, emphasis on sequence and terminology (udghāta, mātra, tanmātra)","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholar with diagram scroll showing graded dissolution, fine calligraphy labels, subtle color transitions from dense to pale to indicate increasing subtlety"}
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: चतुर्भिश् = चतुर्भिः (visarga sandhi before ca); तदुद्घातैः = तत् + उद्घातैः; संहरेद्रूपतन्मात्रै = संहरेत् + रूपतन्मात्रैः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 33 (tattva-viveka aligned with bhūta-śuddhi)
FAQs
It teaches a Sāṅkhya–Yoga style method of saṃhāra (withdrawal): gross experience is progressively reduced into subtle tanmātras—here, taste (rasa) is withdrawn and then merged into the form-principle (rūpa), as part of an inner dissolution practice.
Beyond myths and rites, the Agni Purana preserves technical metaphysics—Sāṅkhya categories (tanmātras) and a stepwise dissolution schema—showing it as a compendium that includes yoga-philosophy and cosmological theory.
By practicing inner withdrawal of sensory principles into subtler causes, the practitioner weakens sense-identification and moves toward purification (śuddhi) and detachment, supporting liberation-oriented contemplation rather than outward karmic entanglement.