Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 16
Adhyaya 165 — नानाधर्माः
Various Dharmas
सत्र्यसन्तं द्विजं दृष्ट्वा स्थानाच्चलति भास्करः एष मे मण्डलं भित्त्वा परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
satryasantaṃ dvijaṃ dṛṣṭvā sthānāccalati bhāskaraḥ eṣa me maṇḍalaṃ bhittvā paraṃ brahmādhigacchati
సత్రవ్రతంలో స్థిరమైన ద్విజుణ్ని చూసి భాస్కరుడు తన స్థానంనుండి కదులుతాడు—“ఇతడు నా మండలాన్ని ఛేదించి పరబ్రహ్మాన్ని అధిగమిస్తాడు.”
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Frames tapas and vow-observance as spiritually ‘surpassing’ solar limitation—useful for vrata narratives, solar worship contexts, and teaching the fruit of steadfast sādhanā.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Utprekṣā / Adbhuta-atiśayokti (marvelous hyperbole)
Concept: Steadfast vrata and tapas can carry the seeker beyond cosmic stations (symbolized by the sun) toward Brahman.
Application: Encourage disciplined observance (niyama, satra/vrata steadiness) with inward aim; treat celestial powers as subordinate to liberation.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha / Tapaḥ-phala (Sun, ascetic power, and liberation motifs)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A radiant Sun-god shifting from his station as a blazing disc while a steadfast brāhmaṇa-vratin, glowing with tapas, ascends and ‘pierces’ the solar orb toward a higher, formless Brahman light.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Sūrya with large red-gold maṇḍala, chariot hinted, astonished yet reverent posture; ascetic dvija rising in a column of light piercing the disc; dramatic adbhuta palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central golden solar disc with embossed gold-leaf, Sūrya deity richly ornamented; below, tapasvin brāhmaṇa with aura ascending; Brahman as expansive gold radiance beyond the disc.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear cosmographic layout—sun orb, ascending ascetic, labeled ‘maṇḍala’ and ‘para brahman’; fine lines and soft shading, instructional celestial diagram feel.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: luminous sun in sky, ascetic figure rising on a beam of light, subtle astonishment in Sūrya’s personified face, delicate clouds and gradients, mystical atmosphere."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Hamsadhwani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्थानाच्चलति = स्थानात् + चलति; ब्रह्माधिगच्छति = ब्रह्म + अधिगच्छति.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: sections on Sūrya, grahas, and vrata-phala motifs (within broader jyotiṣa and dharma materials)
FAQs
It highlights the satra (a sustained sacrificial observance) and unwavering vow as a ritual-ascetic discipline whose potency is poetically described as transcending even the Sun’s sphere.
It blends Vedic ritual terminology (satra, dvija) with cosmological/Jyotisha imagery (Bhāskara, maṇḍala) and a Vedāntic goal (paraṃ brahma), exemplifying the text’s integration of ritual science, cosmology, and liberation doctrine.
The verse conveys that disciplined vow-based sacrifice and tapas generate purifying merit and realization-power culminating in mokṣa—attainment of the Supreme Brahman beyond cosmic boundaries.