Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 24
Adhyāya 375 — समाधिः
Samādhi
बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि सर्वाणि मनः कर्मेन्द्रियाणि च अहङ्कारश् च बुद्धिश् च पृथिव्यादीनि चैव हि
buddhīndriyāṇi sarvāṇi manaḥ karmendriyāṇi ca ahaṅkāraś ca buddhiś ca pṛthivyādīni caiva hi
อินทรีย์แห่งความรู้ทั้งปวง จิต (มโน) และอินทรีย์แห่งการกระทำ; ทั้งอหังการและพุทธิ พร้อมด้วยธาตุหยาบเริ่มแต่ปฐวี—ทั้งหมดนี้พึงเข้าใจว่าเป็นหมู่แห่งตัตตวะ.
Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic teaching style)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Tattva-viveka: enumerating inner instruments, senses, and elements for self-analysis, meditation, and discrimination between seer and seen.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Constituents: Jñānendriyas, Manas, Karmendriyas, Ahaṅkāra, Buddhi, and Mahābhūtas","lookup_keywords":["buddhīndriya","karmendriya","manas","ahaṅkāra","mahābhūta"],"quick_summary":"Provides a compact enumeration of faculties (senses, mind, action-organs) and principles (ego, intellect, gross elements) as constituents to be understood in analysis of experience."}
Concept: Sāṅkhya-style mapping of the psycho-physical apparatus: knowing the components of experience enables detachment and discernment.
Application: In meditation, label experiences as ‘sense’, ‘mind’, ‘intellect’, ‘ego’, or ‘elemental’ to reduce identification and cultivate witness-consciousness.
Khanda Section: Sankhya–Tattva Enumeration (Cosmology and Psychology)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic depiction of the human psycho-physical system: five cognitive senses, five action organs, mind, intellect, ego, and the five gross elements arranged as a teaching chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style didactic panel: seated rishi teaching, around him symbolic icons for senses (eye, ear, etc.), action organs, and elemental emblems (earth, water, fire, air, ether), bold outlines, traditional palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting: guru on throne with gold halo, surrounding medallions labeled as indriyas/manas/buddhi/ahaṅkāra and mahābhūtas, ornate gold embossing, symmetrical composition","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting: clean instructional mandala-like diagram of tattvas with fine lines and soft colors, rishi pointing to a chart, minimal background, emphasis on clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholar in a library presenting a folio diagram of senses and elements, delicate architectural interior, fine calligraphic labels, naturalistic details"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: बुद्धीन्द्रियाणि = बुद्धि-इन्द्रियाणि; कर्मेन्द्रियाणि = कर्म-इन्द्रियाणि; अहङ्कारश्च = अहङ्कारः च; बुद्धिश्च = बुद्धिः च; चैव = च एव; पृथिव्यादीनि = पृथिवी-आदीनि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 375.26-27 (tattva genesis and tanmātra/guṇa logic); Agni Purana 370s-380s (mokṣa and tattva-viveka materials, adjacent)
FAQs
It imparts Sāṅkhya-style tattva-vidyā: a technical listing of the cognitive senses, organs of action, mind, ego, intellect, and the gross elements (earth onward) used for analysis of embodiment and experience.
By embedding a systematic philosophical taxonomy (indriyas, antaḥkaraṇa, and mahābhūtas) alongside other subjects, the Agni Purana functions as a reference compendium—cataloging core categories used across yoga, dharma, and liberation-oriented teachings.
Discriminating these constituents supports detachment and self-knowledge: one learns to distinguish the Self from mind, senses, ego, intellect, and elemental matter—reducing identification and thereby loosening karmic bondage.