Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 19
Chapter 374 — ध्यान (Dhyāna) — Colophon & Transition to Dhāraṇā
दृष्ठे तस्मिन् परे तत्त्वे आब्रह्म सचराचरं पाठो ऽयमादर्शदोषेण दुष्टः वीरश्चेति ञ प्रमातृमानमेयञ्च ध्यानहृत्पद्मकल्पनं
dṛṣṭhe tasmin pare tattve ābrahma sacarācaraṃ pāṭho 'yamādarśadoṣeṇa duṣṭaḥ vīraśceti ña pramātṛmānameyañca dhyānahṛtpadmakalpanaṃ
அந்த பரத்தத்துவம் உணரப்பட்டபோது, பிரம்மா வரை உட்பட அசையும்-அசையாத அனைத்தும் ஒருமையாய் அறியப்படும். இப்பாடம் எழுத்துப் பிழையால் கெடுபிடியாக உள்ளது; கருத்து—அறிவோர், அளவுகோல், அறியப்படுவது என்ற மும்மை கடந்திடப்படுகிறது; தியானம் என்பது இதயத் தாமரையின் கற்பனை-அமைப்பு.
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Yoga-vidya","practical_application":"Nondual discernment: upon realization of the supreme tattva, the knower–means–known triad is transcended; meditation is understood as a provisional heart-lotus visualization (upāya) that is later relinquished.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Realization of para-tattva and transcendence of pramātṛ–pramāṇa–prameya; heart-lotus as dhyāna-upāya","lookup_keywords":["para tattva","pramātṛ pramāṇa prameya","hṛtpadma","dhyāna kalpanā","adarśa-doṣa"],"quick_summary":"With realization of the supreme principle, the entire cosmos is known as non-separate; the epistemic triad dissolves. Heart-lotus meditation is a constructive aid (kalpanā) and is not the final truth."}
Concept: Nonduality beyond epistemic structuring: pramātṛ–pramāṇa–prameya are sublated in brahma-tattva; dhyāna is an upāya involving kalpanā (construct) such as the heart-lotus locus.
Application: Use heart-lotus visualization to stabilize attention, but apply viveka to recognize it as a method; mature practice releases all constructs, resting in nondual awareness.
Khanda Section: Moksha-vidya (Jñāna–Yoga / Vedānta terminology and meditation practice)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A meditator’s heart-lotus depicted as a constructed inner diagram; as realization dawns, the boundaries between meditator, method, and object dissolve into a single luminous field encompassing Brahmā and all beings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, central yogin with stylized heart-lotus mandala, surrounding cosmos (Brahmā, devas, beings) arranged in concentric bands that gradually merge into a unified luminous background, bold outlines, sacred abstraction","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, heart-lotus rendered with gold petals, cosmic hierarchy around it, then a gold radiance washing over all to indicate non-separation, ornate borders, rich jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, semi-diagrammatic: three labeled elements (knower/means/known) shown dissolving into one field, heart-lotus as the initial focus, delicate shading and clear instructional layout","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, philosophical allegory: a scholar-yogi in meditation, a small lotus diagram on a folio beside him, and the surrounding scene subtly blending figures and landscape into a single tonal wash, intricate detailing with gradual unification"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पाठो ऽयम् = पाठः + अयम्; सचराचरम् = स + चराचरम्; वीरश्च = वीरः + च; मेयञ्च = मेयम् + च. Verse contains apparent textual-critical note: ‘ādarśadoṣeṇa duṣṭaḥ’ and ‘ña’ as a manuscript marker.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 374 (mokṣa-vidyā: tattva-darśana, dhyāna methods, epistemic terms)
FAQs
It imparts Moksha-vidyā: nondual insight that, upon realizing the Supreme Reality, the knower–means–known triad is transcended, and it notes a dhyāna-technique involving visualization of the heart-lotus.
Alongside ritual and worldly sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves epistemology and contemplative psychology (pramātṛ–pramāṇa–prameya and dhyāna visualization), showing its coverage from practical rites to liberation-oriented philosophy.
It directs the practitioner toward liberation by dissolving subject–object duality through realization of the Supreme Principle, using disciplined meditation (heart-lotus contemplation) as an aid to inner purification and insight.