Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 113
Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga
प्राणाय च नमस्तुभ्यं नमो भस्माङ्गरागिने / नमस्ते घनवाहाय दंष्ट्रिणे वह्निरेतसे
prāṇāya ca namastubhyaṃ namo bhasmāṅgarāgine / namaste ghanavāhāya daṃṣṭriṇe vahniretase
প্ৰাণস্বৰূপ তোমাক নমস্কাৰ; ভস্মলেপন কৰা অঙ্গধাৰী প্ৰভু, তোমাক নমস্কাৰ। ঘনবাহন (মেঘবাহন) ক নমস্কাৰ; দংষ্ট্ৰিধাৰী, যাঁৰ বীজ অগ্নিতেজ, তাঁক নমস্কাৰ।
A devotee/sage reciting a Rudra-stuti within the Kurma Purana’s Upari-bhaga context (Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis praise-section).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By saluting the deity as Prāṇa itself, the verse points to the indwelling principle that animates all beings—suggesting the Lord is present as the life-force within, not merely as an external form.
The focus on Prāṇa aligns with prāṇāyāma and inner contemplation, while the ash-mark (bhasma) evokes Pāśupata/Śaiva discipline—renunciation, purification, and identity with the Lord through sacred observance.
Though the epithets are Rudra-like, the verse appears inside a Purāṇic framework known for synthesis; it treats the praised Lord’s power (Prāṇa/Agni-tejas) as universal—supporting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian, integrative theology.