Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 51
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
सो ऽहं गन्ता न चागन्ता नैकदेशनिकेतनः त्वं चान्यो न भवेन्नापि नान्यस्त्वत्तो ऽस्मि वा प्यहं
so 'haṃ gantā na cāgantā naikadeśaniketanaḥ tvaṃ cānyo na bhavennāpi nānyastvatto 'smi vā pyahaṃ
میں ہی وہ برتر حقیقت ہوں؛ نہ میں جاتا ہوں نہ آتا ہوں، اور کسی ایک جگہ کا مکین نہیں۔ تم مجھ سے جدا نہیں، اور میں بھی تم سے جدا نہیں ہوں۔
Lord Agni (instructing sage Vasiṣṭha in a jñāna/vedānta passage)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Vedanta","practical_application":"Daily nididhyasana on non-duality (so’ham-bhavana): reducing fear, grief, and interpersonal othering by seeing the same Self in all.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Virodha (apparent contradiction) with neti-neti style negation
Concept: Atman is akarta/abhokta, not subject to motion or location; bheda between self and other is mithya.
Application: Use self-inquiry: ‘Who goes/comes?’; disidentify from body-mind and relate to others from abheda-drishti.
Khanda Section: Vedanta / Atma-Jnana (Non-dual Self-knowledge)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene teacher-disciple setting where the ‘I’ and ‘you’ dissolve into a single luminous presence; no travel, no locality—only boundless awareness.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, two sages seated under a stylized tree, minimal landscape, central golden aura merging both figures, calm shanta mood, traditional earthy pigments, ornate borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, thick gold leaf halo expanding to encompass teacher and disciple, jewel-like colors, minimal background, emphasis on luminous non-dual presence","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework, subtle shading, teacher pointing inward (hridaya), disciple in meditative posture, soft aureole indicating identity, instructional serenity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate garden pavilion, two ascetics in dialogue, delicate wash, a translucent shared halo overlaying both, restrained palette conveying stillness"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोऽहम् = सः + अहम्; चागन्ता = च + आगन्ता; नैकदेशनिकेतनः = न + एकदेशनिकेतनः; चान्यो = च + अन्यः; भवेन्नापि = भवेत् + न + अपि; नान्यः = न + अन्यः; अन्यस्त्वत्तोऽस्मि = अन्यः + त्वत्तः + अस्मि; वाप्यहम् = वा + अपि + अहम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana 379 (Atma-jnana / Nidagha–Rtu samvada context)
FAQs
It imparts Advaita-vidyā (non-dual Self-knowledge): realizing the Self as Brahman—beyond motion, arrival/departure, and spatial limitation—thus negating perceived difference between “I” and “you.”
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves Vedāntic instruction; this verse exemplifies its jñāna-yoga dimension by presenting a concise non-dual doctrine (identity of Ātman and Brahman).
By dissolving the sense of separateness, it supports mokṣa-oriented purification: ignorance (avidyā) and ego-based doership are weakened, reducing karmic bondage rooted in “I act” and “I am different.”