Agni Purana

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.

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च । प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतो ज्ञानमेव च ।। ३८१.

From sattva arises knowledge; from rajas, greed; from tamas, error and delusion, and also ignorance.

गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते । मानावमानमित्रारितुल्यस्त्यागी स निर्गुणः ।। ३८१.

He who regards the qualities as acting and does not move, who is equal in honor and dishonor, friend and foe, who renounces, is without qualities.

ऊर्ध्वमूलमधः शाखमश्चत्थं प्राहुरव्ययं । छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित् ।। ३८१.

They speak of the imperishable aśvattha tree, whose roots are above and branches below; its leaves are the Vedas. Whoever knows this, knows the Veda.

द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च । अहिंसादिः क्षमा चैव दैवीसम्पत्तितो नृणां ।। ३८१.

In this world, there are two kinds of beings: the divine and the demonic. Nonviolence and forbearance arise from the divine wealth among people.

न शौचं नापि वाचारो ह्यासुरीसम्पदोद्भवः । नरकत्वात् क्रोधकोभकामस्तस्मात्त्रयं त्यजेत् ।। ३८१.

There is neither purity nor proper conduct arising from demonic wealth; because of hellishness, anger, greed, and desire, one should abandon these three.

दुःखशोकामयायान्नं तीक्ष्णरूक्षन्तु राजसं । अमेध्योच्छिष्टपूत्यन्नं तामसं नीरसादिकं ।। ३८१.

Food that brings suffering, sorrow, and disease, that is excessively bitter or harsh, is rājasic; impure, leftover, putrid food, lacking essence, is tāmasic.

यष्टव्यो विधिना यज्ञो निष्कामाय स सात्त्विकः । यज्ञः फलाय दम्भात्मी राजसस्तामसः क्रतुः ।। ३८१.

A sacrifice performed according to rule, without desire for reward, is sāttvic; a sacrifice done for fruit or out of hypocrisy is rājasic or tāmasic.

श्रद्धामन्त्रादिविध्युक्तं तपः शारीरमुच्यते । देवादिपूजाऽहिंसादि वाङ्‌मयं तप उच्यते ।। ३८१.

Austerity performed as prescribed, with faith and mantras, is called bodily austerity; worship of gods and others, nonviolence, and so on, is called verbal austerity.

अनुद्धेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं स्वाध्यायसज्जपः । मानसं चित्तसंशुद्धेर्मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः ।। ३८१.

Speech that does not cause agitation, that is truthful, recitation and study—these are mental austerity, as are silence and self-control for the purification of the mind.

सात्त्विकञ्च तपोऽकामं फ्लाद्यर्थन्तु राजसं । तामसं परपीड़ायै सात्त्विकं दानमुच्यते ।। ३८१.

Sāttvic austerity is without desire; rājasic is for the sake of reward; tāmasic is for harming others. Sāttvic is called the giving of gifts.