Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 29
Chapter 381 — यमगीता
Yama-gītā
दृश्यते त्वग्र्यया बुध्या सूक्ष्मया सूक्ष्मदर्शिभिः यच्छेद्वाङ्मनसी प्राज्ञः तद्यच्छेज्ज्ञानमात्मनि
dṛśyate tvagryayā budhyā sūkṣmayā sūkṣmadarśibhiḥ yacchedvāṅmanasī prājñaḥ tadyacchejjñānamātmani
ஆனால் நுண்ணறிவுடையோர், மிகச் சிறந்த நுண்ணிய புத்தியால் அதனை உணர்கின்றனர். ஞானி வாக்கையும் மனத்தையும் அடக்கி, அந்த அடக்கப்பட்ட ஞானத்தை ஆத்மாவில் ஒன்றாக்க வேண்டும்.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha, as per the Agni Purana’s dominant dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Yoga","practical_application":"Pratyāhāra and manonigraha: restraining speech and mind, refining buddhi to subtle perception, and dissolving knowledge into the Self (samādhi-oriented absorption).","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Ātman is apprehended by sūkṣma-buddhi; discipline begins with restraining vāk and manas, culminating in the dissolution of discursive jñāna into pure Self-awareness.
Application: Practice sequence: (1) measured speech/mauna periods, (2) breath-linked attention to quiet thought, (3) witness-awareness, (4) let even ‘I know’ subside into silent presence.
Khanda Section: Moksha-jnana / Yoga-Vedanta (Atma-jnana, Manonigraha)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sage seated in meditation with a closed mouth (mauna), mind-waves depicted as calming ripples, and a subtle inner light becoming visible as the intellect refines; knowledge-scroll dissolves into a heart-lotus.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, meditating rishi with stylized wave motifs around the head fading into stillness, a small luminous bindu at the heart, muted background, ornate border, emphasis on inner calm.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, sage in padmāsana with gold halo, a golden scroll motif melting into a heart-lotus, rich textiles, heavy gold embossing to signify subtle intellect and inner light.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean didactic imagery: speech symbol (small bell) quieted, mind ripples flattening, a fine line leading to a bright bindu at the heart; soft colors and precise outlines.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, ascetic in a quiet garden pavilion, delicate depiction of fading thought-clouds, a faint luminous point at the chest, a manuscript page curling into light, refined detailing."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tvagryayā = tu + agryayā; yacchedvāṅmanasī = yacchet + vāk + manasī (vāk → vāṅ before m); tadyacchet = tat + yacchet; jñānamātmani = jñānam + ātmani.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 381.30; Agni Purana 381.31
FAQs
It imparts Jñāna-Yoga/Adhyātma-vidyā: cultivating a subtle discriminative intellect (sūkṣma-buddhi), restraining speech and mind (vāṅ-manas-nirodha), and resolving cognition into the Self (ātma-niṣṭhā).
Alongside ritual, polity, and other sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves a concise Vedāntic-yogic method—inner discipline and Self-knowledge—showing its coverage of both external practices and liberation-oriented philosophy.
By curbing speech and mind and abiding in the Self, one reduces karmic entanglement produced by mental agitation and verbal action, purifies awareness, and moves toward mokṣa through steady ātma-jnāna.