Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 54
Adhyāya 379 — अद्वैतब्रह्मविज्ञानम्
Advaita-brahma-vijñāna
एकमेवमिदं विद्धि न भेदः सकलं जगत् वासुदेवाभिधेयस्य स्वरूपं परमात्मनः
ekamevamidaṃ viddhi na bhedaḥ sakalaṃ jagat vāsudevābhidheyasya svarūpaṃ paramātmanaḥ
当知此为唯一真谛：整个宇宙本无分裂差别。此即至上我（Paramātman）之自性，其名号为“婆苏提婆”（Vāsudeva）。
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, as the Agni Purana’s primary discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","practical_application":"Integrate Vaishnava devotion with non-dual vision: see all names/forms as Vasudeva’s Self; supports equanimity and bhakti-informed advaita contemplation.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Ekavakyata (single-point assertion) / Siddhanta-vakya
Concept: Abheda: jagat is the very svarupa of Paramatman, named Vasudeva; multiplicity is not ultimate division.
Application: Practice ‘sarvam vasudevam’ contemplation in daily perception; convert reactive judgments into reverence and steadiness.
Khanda Section: Vedanta / Vaishnava-tattva (Non-dual Brahman as Vasudeva)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vision of the cosmos as a single undivided reality, centered on Vasudeva—either as Vishnu/Krishna radiating the universe or as the universe dissolving into one luminous Self.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Vishnu/Vasudeva with four arms, expansive aura containing sun, moon, beings, and elements, symmetrical composition, deep reds/greens, sacred grandeur","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central Vasudeva with heavy gold halo and prabhavali, miniature cosmos motifs embedded in the aura, rich ornamentation, devotional yet philosophical tone","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean iconographic Vasudeva with subtle cosmic overlay (elements and worlds in translucent layers), balanced instructional depiction of abheda","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, allegorical cosmic scene: a luminous central figure labeled by visual cues (chakra/shankha), surrounding worlds painted as delicate vignettes merging into one field"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकमेवमिदम् = एकम् + एवम् + इदम्; वासुदेवाभिधेयस्य = वासुदेव + अभिधेयस्य.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 379 (Vaishnava-tattva within Vedanta section)
FAQs
It imparts Vedāntic tattva-vidyā: a non-dual understanding that the cosmos is not ultimately separate, and that the Supreme Self is known by the name ‘Vāsudeva’—a contemplative basis for jñāna and mokṣa rather than a procedural ritual.
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves concise metaphysical summaries; this verse exemplifies its Vedānta layer by defining ultimate reality (Paramātman) and framing a unitive worldview under the theological name ‘Vāsudeva’.
Internalizing non-difference (abheda) reduces attachment and aversion rooted in perceived separation, supporting purification of mind and liberation-oriented insight (jñāna) centered on the Supreme as Vāsudeva.