Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 45

अध्याय ३८० — गीतासारः

The Essence of the Gītā

Devanagari script

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं स्वाध्यायसज्जपः मानसं चित्तसंशुद्धेर्सौनमात्सविनिग्रहः

Transliteration

anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ svādhyāyasajjapaḥ mānasaṃ cittasaṃśuddhersaunamātsavinigrahaḥ

Translation

ایسا کلام جو اضطراب نہ پیدا کرے، سچائی اور سوادھیائے میں محنت کے ساتھ جپ؛ نیز چِتّ کی پاکیزگی کے لیے ذہنی ضبط، اور لذت کے لیے غسل و عیشانہ تہواروں کی رغبت پر قابو۔

Word by Word

• अनुद्वेगकरम्: causing no agitation
• अनुद्वेगकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुद्वेग-कर (प्रातिपदिक; अनुद्वेग + कर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• वाक्यम्: speech; statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truthful
• सत्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वाध्याय-सत्-जपः: recitation (japa) of proper self-study
• स्वाध्याय-सत्-जपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्याय + सत् + जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः (determinative)

• मानसम्: mental
• मानसम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• चित्त-सं-शुद्धेः: of purification of mind
• चित्त-सं-शुद्धेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त + सं-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासः

• सौमनस्य-विनिग्रहः: restraint of (mental) cheerfulness/serenity
• सौमनस्य-विनिग्रहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमनस्य + विनिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः

Speaker

Lord Agni (instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s didactic discourse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: dharmya

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चित्तसंशुद्धेर्सौनमात्सविनिग्रहः → चित्त-सं-शुद्धेः + सौमनस्य-विनिग्रहः (र् + स → र्स). स्वाध्यायसज्जपः → स्वाध्याय-सत्-जपः (सत् + जपः).

Characters & Entities

• Agni Purana
• Svādhyāya
• Japa
• Citta-śuddhi

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It teaches a practical Nīti-discipline for citta-śuddhi: speak without disturbing others, remain truthful, maintain svādhyāya with japa, and restrain indulgent habits (comfort-bathing and festival-excess) to steady the mind.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

Alongside rituals, iconography, and other sciences, the Agni Purana also preserves applied ethics and governance-adjacent conduct (Nīti/Rājadharma). This verse exemplifies its coverage of inner discipline as a foundational ‘technology’ for dharma and effective living.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

Non-injurious truthful speech, sustained svādhyāya-japa, and restraint from sense-indulgence are presented as direct means to purify the mind (citta-śuddhi), thereby strengthening merit (puṇya) and fitness for higher dharma and spiritual practice.