Agastya Gita (अगस्त्यगीता)

Agastya Gita features as part of the Varaha Purana across adhyayas 51 and 52. It is called so as it is a conversation between Rshi Agastya and Raja Bhadrashva. Their conversation is related by Rshi Durvasas to the hunter-turned Rshi Satyatapas in the context of enumerating the dvadashivratas that were performed by Mother Earth to please Narayana.

The Varaha Purana is a conversation between Varaha, the avatara of Vishnu and Dharani or Mother Earth recounted by Suta (the narrator).

The entire discourse is in reply to the questions posed by Dharani to Bhagavan Varaha seeking enlightenment regarding creation, sustenance and destruction of the world, what constitutes righteous conduct, what virtuous actions lead to happiness in life and the ultimate moksha from worldly existence, etc. as she is held up by Bhagavan on his tusk.

One such question Dharani asks is how should Bhagavan be worshipped by men and women with devotion. In this context, Bhagavan narrates the story of a hunter who was directed to the path of devotion by Rshi Aruni when he asked how Vishnu could be attained by mortals. It is said that Rshi Durvasas