Agni Purana

सम्मोहात् स्मृतिविभ्रंशो बुद्धिनाशात् प्रणश्यति । दुःसङ्गहानिः सत्सङ्गान्मोक्षकामी च कामनुत् ।। ३८१.

From anger comes delusion, from delusion loss of memory; from loss of memory, the destruction of intelligence, and by the ruin of intelligence, one is lost. Association with the wicked leads to harm; association with the good, to liberation, and the seeker of liberation abandons desire.

कामत्यागादात्मनिष्ठः स्थिरप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते । या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी ।। ३८१.

He who is established in the Self by abandoning desire is called one of steady wisdom. That which is night for all beings, in that the disciplined one remains awake.

यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः । आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते ।। ३८१.

That which beings are awake to is night for the sage who sees. One who is content in the Self alone has nothing to do.

नैव तस्य कृते नार्थो नाकृते नेह कश्चन । तत्त्ववित्तु महावाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।। ३८१.

For him, there is no purpose in action done or not done in this world. O mighty-armed, the knower of reality understands the distinction between qualities and actions.

गुणा गुणेषु वर्त्तन्ते इति मत्वा न सज्जते । सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यति ।। ३८१.

Recognizing that qualities act upon qualities, he is not attached. By the boat of knowledge alone, one crosses over all suffering.

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात् कुरुतेऽर्जुन । ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गन्त्यक्त्वा करोति यः ।। ३८१.

The fire of knowledge reduces all actions to ashes, O Arjuna. He who performs actions, having renounced attachment and established them in Brahman, is not bound.

लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा । सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानां सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।। ३८१.

He is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not wetted by water. He sees the Self in all beings and all beings in the Self.

न हि कल्याणकृतं कश्चिद्‌दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति । देवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया ।। ३८१.

No one who acts righteously ever comes to a bad end, dear one. For this divine power of Mine, made of qualities, is difficult to overcome.

मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतान्तरन्ति ते । आर्त्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ।। ३८१.

But those who take refuge in Me alone cross over this illusion. O best of the Bharatas, the distressed, the seeker of knowledge, the seeker of wealth, and the wise worship Me.

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां ज्ञानी चैकत्वमास्थितः । अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते ।। ३८१.

Four kinds of people worship Me: the wise, who are established in unity. The imperishable Brahman is supreme; its own nature is called the Self.

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः । अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतं ।। ३८१.

The act of creation, the origin of beings, is called action. The perishable existence is called the field of beings, and the person is the presiding deity.

अधियज्ञोहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर । अन्तकाले स्मरन्माञ्च मद्भावं यात्यसंशयः ।। ३८१.

I alone am the Lord of sacrifice here in this body, O best of embodied beings. At the end of life, remembering Me, one attains My state without doubt.

यं यं भावं स्मारन्नन्ते त्यजेद्देहन्तमाप्नुयात् । प्राणं न्यस्य भ्रुवोर्मध्ये अन्ते प्राप्नोति मत्परम् ।। ३८१.

Whatever state one remembers at the end, when leaving the body, that state he attains. Placing the life-breath between the eyebrows at the end, he reaches My supreme state.

ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म वदन् देहं त्यजन्तथा । ब्रह्मादिस्तम्भपर्यन्ताः सर्वे मम विभूतयः ।। ३८१.

Uttering the single syllable 'Om', one relinquishes the body; from Brahma down to the smallest blade of grass, all are my manifestations.

श्रीमन्तश्चोर्जिताः सर्वे ममांशाः प्राणिनः स्मृताः । अहमेको विश्वरुप इति ज्ञात्वा विमुच्यते ।। ३८१.

All beings, endowed and exalted, are remembered as my portions; knowing that I alone am the form of the universe, one is liberated.

क्षेत्रं शरीरं यो वेत्ति क्षेत्रज्ञः स प्रकीर्त्तिः । क्षेत्रक्षएत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम ।। ३८१.

He who knows the field as the body is called the knower of the field; the knowledge of the field and its knower, that is what I consider true knowledge.

इच्छा द्वेषः सुखं दुःखं सङ्घातश्चेतना धृतिः । एतत्क्षेत्रं समासेन सविकारमुदाहृतम् ।। ३८१.

Desire, aversion, pleasure, pain, the aggregate, consciousness, and firmness—this, in brief, is called the field with its modifications.

अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिसा क्षान्तिरार्जवं । आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थौर्य्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ।। ३८१.

Humility, absence of pretension, nonviolence, patience, straightforwardness, reverence for the teacher, purity, steadfastness, and self-restraint.

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च । जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनं ।। ३८१.

Detachment from sense objects, absence of egoism, and contemplation of the faults of birth, death, old age, disease, and suffering.

आसक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु । नित्यञ्च समचित्तत्त्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु ।। ३८१.

Non-attachment and lack of clinging to children, spouse, home, and so forth; constant equanimity of mind in the face of favorable and unfavorable circumstances.

मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी । विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि ।। ३८१.

Unwavering devotion to me through exclusive yoga, delight in solitary places, and disinterest in crowds of people.

अध्यात्मज्ञाननिष्ठत्वन्तत्त्वज्ञानानुदर्शनं । ओतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ।। ३८१.

Firmness in knowledge of the self, contemplation of the truth—this is called knowledge; whatever is contrary to this is ignorance.

ज्ञेयं यत्तत् प्रवक्ष्यामि यं ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते । अनादि परमं ब्रह्म सत्त्वं नाम तदुच्यते ।। ३८१.

I will declare that which is to be known, knowing which one attains immortality: beginningless, supreme Brahman, which is called existence.

सर्वतः पाणिपादान्तं सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम् । सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति ।। ३८१.

With hands and feet everywhere, with eyes, heads, and faces everywhere, with ears everywhere in the world, it stands pervading all things.

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्दियविवर्जितम् । असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ।। ३८१.

It appears as the qualities of all the senses, yet is devoid of all senses; unattached, supporting all, without attributes, yet the enjoyer of attributes.

अविभक्तञ्च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् । भूतभर्तृ च विज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ।। ३८१.

Undivided among beings, yet seeming divided; it is to be known as the sustainer of beings, the devourer, and the source of power.

ज्योतिषामपि तज्जयोतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते । ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य घिष्ठितं ।। ३८१.

That is the light of lights, said to be beyond darkness; it is knowledge, the object of knowledge, and attainable through knowledge, abiding in the heart of all.

ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना । अन्ये साङ्‌ख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे ।। ३८१.

Some perceive the self within the self by meditation; others by Sankhya, others by yoga, and yet others by the yoga of action.

अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तो श्रुत्वान्येभ्य उपासते । तेपि चाशु तरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः ।। ३८१.

Others, not knowing thus, worship after hearing from others; they too quickly cross over death, devoted to hearing.