Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 5
Chapter 381 — यमगीता
Yama-gītā
आगर्भजन्मबाल्यादिवयो ऽवस्थादिवेदनं श्रेयः परं मनुष्याणाम् गङ्गाविष्णुप्रगीतकं
āgarbhajanmabālyādivayo 'vasthādivedanaṃ śreyaḥ paraṃ manuṣyāṇām gaṅgāviṣṇupragītakaṃ
حمل ٹھہرنے سے لے کر پیدائش، بچپن اور دیگر عمری مراحل کی معرفت—انسانوں کے لیے اعلیٰ ترین فلاح ہے؛ یہ گنگا اور وشنو کی بیان کردہ تعلیم ہے۔
Lord Agni (narrating the Agni Purana to Sage Vasiṣṭha; the content is attributed as a teaching 'sung by' Gaṅgā and Viṣṇu)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Use life-stage awareness (from conception onward) to guide dharmic choices—education, duties, restraint, and preparation for aging and death; supports samskara-conscious living.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Life stages from conception onward as śreyas (Ganga–Vishnu teaching)","lookup_keywords":["garbha","janma","balya","vaya-avastha","samskara"],"quick_summary":"Knowing the human life-cycle stages—conception, birth, childhood, and subsequent ages—is taught as a key welfare-knowledge. Practically, it encourages timely samskaras, appropriate duties, and sober planning across the lifespan."}
Alamkara Type: Anukrama (sequential enumeration)
Concept: Human welfare includes reflective knowledge of embodied development across stages, supporting right conduct and timely duties rather than heedless living.
Application: Plan samskaras and responsibilities by stage; cultivate humility by remembering vulnerability from womb to old age; integrate pilgrimage/stotra with ethical maturation.
Khanda Section: Tirtha-mahatmya & Stotra (Ganga–Vishnu-praśasti; life-cycle awareness as dharma-knowledge)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Ganga personified and Vishnu together proclaim a teaching on human life stages; visual sequence from womb to infant, child, youth, adult, elder shown as a flowing timeline like a river.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Ganga-devi with water pot and river motifs beside Vishnu with conch and discus; below, a frieze of life stages in simple iconic panels from garbha to old age, rich greens/blues, temple-mural symmetry","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Vishnu central with gold halo, Ganga at side with gold-embossed river waves; bottom register shows sequential life stages in small medallions, ornate gold borders, devotional-instructional tone","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional storyboard: labeled stages (garbha, janma, balya, yauvana, vriddha), Ganga and Vishnu at top as teachers, delicate lines and soft palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical river of time with vignettes of life stages along the bank; Vishnu and Ganga as celestial figures above, fine detailing of domestic scenes (birth, schooling, household, aging)"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वयो 'वस्था → वयः अवस्था (विसर्ग-लोप); अवस्थादिवेदनं → अवस्था-आदि-वेदनम्; गङ्गाविष्णुप्रगीतकं → गङ्गा-विष्णु-प्रगीतकम्.
Related Themes: Tirtha-mahatmya sections on Ganga; Stotra portions praising Vishnu; Moksha-dharma reflections on birth, aging, death
FAQs
It imparts practical dharma-knowledge: discernment of human life-stages (from conception onward) as a framework for right conduct, discipline, and spiritually beneficial living.
By treating human development and ethical-spiritual welfare as a structured subject of knowledge, it shows the Agni Purana’s wide scope beyond ritual—covering life-cycle understanding alongside pilgrimage/praise traditions.
Recognizing life’s stages encourages timely dharmic action and detachment, supporting merit (puṇya) and the pursuit of the highest good (śreyas) rather than mere worldly ends.