Agni Purana — Yoga & Brahma-vidya, Shloka 7
Chapter 381 — यमगीता
Yama-gītā
अभिन्नयोर्भेदकरः प्रत्ययो यः परात्मनः तच्छान्तिपरमं श्रेयो ब्रह्मोद्गीतमुदाहृतं
abhinnayorbhedakaraḥ pratyayo yaḥ parātmanaḥ tacchāntiparamaṃ śreyo brahmodgītamudāhṛtaṃ
凡就至上自我（Paramātman）而言，使人于本来不二之中生起差别之想的那种观念——被宣说为“梵（Brahman）所歌咏之教”：以寂静为究竟的至上善。
Lord Agni (teaching to Sage Vashistha, in the standard Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Philosophy","secondary_vidya":"Mantra","practical_application":"Diagnose and dissolve bheda-buddhi (sense of difference) in meditation and self-inquiry to stabilize śānti (inner peace).","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Virodha (apparent contradiction: difference in the non-different)
Concept: Bheda-buddhi is avidyā; abheda-jñāna culminates in śānti as the highest śreyas.
Application: In nididhyāsana, whenever ‘I/other’ duality arises, treat it as a pratyaya to be negated by ‘neti-neti’ and by resting in witness-consciousness.
Khanda Section: Moksha-jnana / Advaita-Vedanta (Brahmavidya, Shanti-prakarana)
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A serene sage instructs a disciple: the ‘mist’ of dualistic thought dissolves, revealing a single luminous Self; the word ‘Śānti’ is implied as the culmination.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, calm āśrama setting, saffron-robed guru and seated śiṣya, subtle halo of non-dual light merging figures into one radiance, earthy reds and greens, minimal ornament, contemplative mood","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central luminous Brahman as abstract golden aura behind guru, rich gold leaf work, ornate borders, guru-śiṣya in front, symbolic veil of duality being lifted, deep maroons and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, fine linework and soft shading, instructional guru pointing to heart-lotus, translucent overlay showing ‘bheda-pratyaya’ as fading script, restrained palette, emphasis on clarity and calm","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate study circle in a garden pavilion, delicate foliage, guru explaining non-duality, a faint mirrored reflection motif indicating abheda, detailed textiles, quiet restrained composition"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अभिन्नयोः (अभिन्नयोः); परात्मनः = पर-आत्मनः; तच्छान्तिपरमं = तत्-शान्ति-परमम्; ब्रह्मोद्गीतम् = ब्रह्म-उद्गीतम्; उदाहृतं = उदाहृतम् (नपुंसक).
Related Themes: Agni Purana Mokṣa-jñāna sections on Advaita/śānti and brahma-lakṣaṇa (same khanda); Agni Purana teachings on jñāna-yoga and vairāgya in Mokṣa-dharma portions
FAQs
It imparts Brahmavidyā (knowledge of Brahman): identifying and relinquishing the pratyaya (mental notion) that superimposes difference (bheda-buddhi) upon the non-dual Supreme Self, as the practical route to peace (śānti).
Alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana also preserves concise Upanishadic-style moksha instruction—here summarizing a core Vedantic diagnostic (false cognition of difference) and its soteriological outcome (śānti and śreyas).
Spiritually, dissolving the cognition of separateness is presented as the highest welfare (śreyas), culminating in inner peace (śānti); it redirects karma-bound identity toward liberation through non-dual understanding.