Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 19
Sargaviṣayaka-varṇana — The Topics of Primary Creation
Sarga
तयोर्जज्ञेथ वै मायां मृत्युं भूतापहारिणम् वेदना च सुतं चापि दुःखं जज्ञेथ रौरवात्
tayorjajñetha vai māyāṃ mṛtyuṃ bhūtāpahāriṇam vedanā ca sutaṃ cāpi duḥkhaṃ jajñetha rauravāt
ఆ ఇద్దరిలోనుండి నిజంగా మాయా మరియు భూతాలను అపహరించే మృత్యువు జన్మించెను; రౌరవమునుండి వేదనా మరియు దుఃఖము కూడా సంతానముగా పుట్టెను।
Lord Agni (narrating to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Contemplation on the causal chain of suffering (māyā → mṛtyu → vedanā/duḥkha) to cultivate dispassion and urgency for sādhanā.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Utpatti of Māyā–Mṛtyu and Vedanā–Duḥkha","lookup_keywords":["māyā-utpatti","mṛtyu-bhūtāpahāriṇ","vedanā","duḥkha","raurava"],"quick_summary":"The verse maps personified abstractions as progeny in creation: Māyā and Death arise, and from Raurava arise pain and sorrow—framing suffering as cosmically structured rather than accidental."}
Alamkara Type: Personification (puruṣīkaraṇa)
Concept: Duḥkha is rooted in māyā and culminates in mṛtyu; recognizing this supports vairāgya and mumukṣutva.
Application: Use as a meditation theme (anusandhāna) to reduce attachment and intensify pursuit of liberation.
Khanda Section: Sarga / Cosmology (Creation of abstractions and personified states)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: Loka/Naraka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic cosmogonic tableau: from a primal pair emerge Māyā (veiled, illusion) and Mṛtyu (dark, carrying a noose), while from a fiery/terrifying Raurava realm arise Vedanā (pain) and Duḥkha (sorrow) as personified figures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat bold colors, ornate jewelry; central cosmic pair emitting two figures—Māyā with a translucent veil and lotus, Mṛtyu as a dark guardian with pāśa; below, Raurava as red-black flames birthing Vedanā and Duḥkha; symmetrical composition, traditional borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold leaf halos; Māyā and Mṛtyu as divine personifications with embossed ornaments; Raurava shown as stylized flame-arch; Vedanā and Duḥkha emerging with expressive faces; rich reds and greens, heavy gold work.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework and soft shading; allegorical figures labeled in Devanagari; Māyā veiling the world, Mṛtyu with noose; Raurava as a dark cavern of fire; calm didactic composition.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, fine detailing and naturalistic faces; allegorical court-like scene where Māyā (veiled) and Mṛtyu (stern) stand above a fiery lower register labeled Raurava; Vedanā and Duḥkha as attendants; intricate borders and calligraphy cartouche."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तयोर्जज्ञेथ → तयोः + जज्ञेथ; चापि → च + अपि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Sarga 20 (cosmogony of abstractions); Agni Purana sections on naraka-varṇana (hell descriptions)
FAQs
It imparts cosmological knowledge (sarga-vidyā) by describing the personified origins of Māyā (delusion), Mṛtyu (death), and the experiential states of Vedanā (pain) and Duḥkha (sorrow), linking suffering to infernal conditions such as Raurava.
It exemplifies the Purāṇa’s encyclopedic scope by combining metaphysical cosmology (origin of abstract forces like illusion and death) with afterlife geography (Raurava as a naraka), integrating ethics and karmic consequence into a single creation-account.
The verse frames pain and sorrow as outcomes bound to delusion and death, and associates them with hellish states; spiritually, it encourages detachment from māyā and ethical living to avoid karmic descent into suffering-dominated conditions.