Agni Purana — Vastu-Pratishtha & Isana-kalpa, Shloka 16
अध्याय 82 — संस्कारदीक्षाकथनम्
Saṃskāra-Dīkṣā: Consecratory Initiation
ब्रह्मादिकारणात्यागक्रमाद्रेचकयोगतः नीत्वा शिवान्तमात्मानमादायोद्भवमुद्रया
brahmādikāraṇātyāgakramādrecakayogataḥ nītvā śivāntamātmānamādāyodbhavamudrayā
ด้วยลำดับการสละหลักเหตุปัจจัยเริ่มแต่พรหมา และด้วยเรจกะโยคะ (การผ่อนลมหายใจออก) เมื่อนำตนไปถึงที่สุดในพระศิวะแล้ว พึงยึดและสถาปนาด้วยอุทภวะมุทรา
Lord Agni (teaching the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Tantra","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"A guided internal dissolution (laya/saṃhāra-krama) of tattvas ‘from Brahmā onward’ coordinated with recaka, culminating in Śiva-anta (resting in Śiva), then stabilizing that state with Udbhava-mudrā.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Laya of tattvas into Śiva—moving from manifested causality to the non-dual terminus—supported by prāṇāyāma and mudrā.
Application: In meditation, pair slow recaka with stepwise ‘letting go’ of identifications (body–sense–mind–causal), then hold the culminating Śiva-awareness with a sealing mudrā.
Khanda Section: Yoga & Tantra (Pranayama and Mudra-sadhana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sequential diagram-like scene: exhalation flowing outward while layers of cosmic principles dissolve inward toward a radiant Śiva-point; the practitioner then forms Udbhava-mudrā to ‘lift/establish’ the realized state.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, narrative panels showing tattva-dissolution from Brahmā to Śiva, stylized breath-stream (recaka) as flowing ribbon, final panel with radiant Śiva bindu, yogi performing Udbhava-mudrā","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Śiva radiance with concentric rings of dissolving tattvas, gold-leaf highlights on the Śiva bindu, yogi at bottom performing mudrā, ornate temple arch framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, instructional yoga plate: yogi posture, arrows indicating recaka, stacked icons for tattvas dissolving to Śiva, clear composition, soft colors and fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical cosmology: small Brahmā iconography fading into luminous Śiva center, yogi in foreground exhaling, delicate cloud motifs and fine border work"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मादिकारणात्यागक्रमाद्रेचकयोगतः → ब्रह्मादिकारणात् + त्यागक्रमात् + रेचकयोगतः; शिवान्तमात्मानमादायोद्भवमुद्रया → शिवान्तम् + आत्मानम् + आदाय + उद्भवमुद्रया
Related Themes: Agni Purana 82.15; Agni Purana 82.17
FAQs
It teaches a yogic-tantric procedure: sequentially renouncing/withdrawing from the causal principles (tattva-tyāga) and using recaka (controlled exhalation) to lead awareness to Śiva, then stabilizing that state through the Udbhava-mudrā.
Alongside mythology and dharma, the Agni Purana preserves practical sādhanā-technology—prāṇāyāma phases, tattva-withdrawal, and named mudrās—showing its coverage of yoga-tantra as applied spiritual science.
The instruction aims at inner purification and liberation-oriented absorption: withdrawing from causality and fixing consciousness in Śiva is presented as a direct means to transcend limited identity and stabilize higher realization.