Shloka 100
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
अहं च भवतो वक्त्रात् कल्पादौ घोररूपधृक् / शूलपाणिर्भविष्यामि क्रोधजस्तव पुत्रकः
ahaṃ ca bhavato vaktrāt kalpādau ghorarūpadhṛk / śūlapāṇirbhaviṣyāmi krodhajastava putrakaḥ
Und auch ich—zu Beginn des Kalpa aus deinem Mund hervorgehend und eine furchterregende Gestalt annehmend—werde zum Trishula-Träger werden, dein Sohn, geboren aus deinem Zorn.
A wrath-born divine emanation identifying itself with Rudra/Śiva (Śūlapāṇi), addressing a higher deity/creator figure
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying a fierce deity as an emanation arising at the kalpa’s start, the verse supports a Purāṇic non-dual tendency: the One Reality can manifest multiple divine forms (including Rudra) for cosmic functions without implying an ultimate separation in essence.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; instead, it supplies theological context used by the Kurma Purana’s Yoga teachings—especially Pāśupata-oriented discipline—where Rudra/Śiva is approached as a cosmic principle manifesting for creation, protection, and transformation.
It frames Rudra (Śūlapāṇi) as a divinely originated manifestation within the kalpa-cycle, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis in which Śiva and Viṣṇu are treated as compatible expressions of the same supreme governance of the cosmos.