Agni Purana Part 12 The Gita Krishna had taught Arjuna the lessons of the Gita on the plains of Kurukshetra. The Agni Purana now relates the essence of the Gita. If physical body is alive, that is no reason for rejoicing. Just as, if the physical body is dead, that is no reason for mourning. …
Agni Purana Part 11 The Knowledge Of The Brahman Brahma jnana is the knowledge of Brahman. This knowledge, which gives the ultimate bliss, is nothing but the sense that the individual atman is identical with the universal Brahman or Paramatman. The physical body is not the atman. Nor are the senses the atman. The mind …
Agni Purana Part 10 Destruction Periodically Pralayas (destructions) take place. A destruction comes at the end of four thousand yugas on earth. For a hundred years there are no rains and there is widespread drought. Thereafter, Vishnu uses the rays of the sun to drink and dry up all the waters that there are on …
Agni Purana Part 9 Donating the Puranas The Agni Purana now describes the benefits of giving alms along with the Puranas. The Puranas are to be donated together with cows. And in talking of the mahaPuranas, the Agni Purana also mentions most of their length, in terms of the number of shlokas (couplets) that each …
Agni Purana Part 8 Rama Precepts Rama had once taught Lakshmana about the duties of a king. The Agni Purana now relates these precepts of Rama’s. The duties of king are fourfold. Firstly, he has to earn wealth. Secondly, he has to increase it. Thirdly, he has to protect it. And fourthly and finally, he …
Agni Purana Part 7 Dreams Some dreams are bad omens. In fact, they are nightmares. Examples are: dreams about grass or trees growing on one’s body, dreams in which the dreamer is shaven-headed or is wearing shabby clothes or dreams in which one is falling form above. It is also bad to dream of marriages, …
Agni Purana Part 6 Giving Alms Giving alms is extremely important as means for achieving punya. Alms always have to be donated when one goes to visit a temple or a place of pilgrimage. The giver must always face the east and the receiver must always face the north when alms are being given. Such …