Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 16
Chapter 381 — यमगीता
Yama-gītā
इत्येवं संस्मरन् प्राणान् यस्त्यजेत्स हरिर्भवेत् यत्तद् ब्रह्म यतः सर्वं यत्सर्वं तस्य संस्थितम्
ityevaṃ saṃsmaran prāṇān yastyajetsa harirbhavet yattad brahma yataḥ sarvaṃ yatsarvaṃ tasya saṃsthitam
इत्येवं संस्मरन् यः प्राणान् त्यजति स हरिर्भवेत्; यत्तद् ब्रह्म यतः सर्वं जायते, यस्मिन् सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्।
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Antaḥkāla-smaraṇa (remembrance at death) as a liberation practice; aligns end-of-life focus with Brahman/Hari identity.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Antaḥkāla Hari-smaraṇa for Mokṣa (Remembering Hari at the Time of Death)","lookup_keywords":["antaḥkāla-smaraṇa","prāṇa-tyāga","Hari-bhāva","Brahman","utpatti-sthiti"],"quick_summary":"If one relinquishes prāṇa while remembering Hari as taught, one attains Hari-bhāva (oneness/union). Brahman is defined as the source of all and the ground in which all abides."}
Concept: Brahman is the origin and substratum of all; remembrance at prāṇa-tyāga culminates in identity/union with Hari, expressing non-dual liberation framed in bhakti language.
Application: Train daily in smaraṇa so that the final moment is not accidental: repeat Hari-nāma, contemplate Brahman as the ground of all, and practice steady attention (abhyāsa) to carry through antaḥkāla.
Khanda Section: Moksha-dharma (Brahma–Vishnu smarana and liberation at death)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dying devotee on a simple bed, breath gently departing as a luminous Hari-form appears in the mind’s eye; behind, a cosmic diagram shows all beings arising from and resting in Brahman-light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, serene deathbed scene without morbidity, soft lamp glow, Hari’s radiant presence above, cosmic lotus-universe emerging into a single Brahman aura; traditional pigments and stylized faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, devotee reclining with folded hands, Viṣṇu appearing in a golden radiance, embossed gold for the Brahman halo, small cosmic motifs (lotus, worlds) within the aura.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, calm instructional depiction of antaḥkāla-smaraṇa: devotee, subtle prāṇa stream, Hari vision, and a schematic ‘from Brahman all arises’ diagram; fine lines and gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate chamber scene with attendants subdued, the devotee’s gaze fixed on a luminous apparition of Hari; delicate rendering of textiles and a faint cosmic glow in the background."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ityevaṃ → iti + evam; yastyajet → yaḥ + tyajet; sa harir bhavet → saḥ + hariḥ + bhavet; yattad → yat + tat; yatsarvaṃ → yat + sarvam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 381 (Mokṣa-dharma sub-section); Agni Purana jñāna-yoga/bhakti synthesis passages
FAQs
It teaches antaḥkāla-smṛti: consciously remembering Hari/Brahman at the moment of releasing the prāṇas, a practical yogic-bhakti instruction for death-time spiritual focus.
Alongside its many technical domains, the Agni Purāṇa also preserves mokṣa-dharma and Vedāntic theology—here summarizing soteriology (liberation) via death-time remembrance and defining Brahman as the source and support of the cosmos.
It asserts that death-time remembrance of Hari purifies and culminates in liberation/identity with the divine, because Hari is equated with Brahman—the ultimate ground in which all beings rest.