Shloka 92

Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī

Devanagari script

अथाब्रवीत् कालरुद्रं हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः / संस्तूय वैदिकैर्मन्त्रैर्बहुमानपुरः सरम्

Transliteration

athābravīt kālarudraṃ harirnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ / saṃstūya vaidikairmantrairbahumānapuraḥ saram

Translation

Entonces el Señor Hari—Nārāyaṇa en persona—se dirigió a Kālarudra; tras alabarle con mantras védicos, habló con gran honor y reverencia.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कालरुद्रम्: Kālarudra
• कालरुद्रम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (kālaḥ eva rudraḥ)

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); हरिः इति विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); हरिः इति विशेषण/उपाधि

• संस्तूय: having praised
• संस्तूय: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Absolutive/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्तु (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष, ल्यप्), ‘having praised’

• वैदिकैः: with Vedic
• वैदिकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण मन्त्रैः प्रति

• मन्त्रैः: mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बहुमानपुरःसरम्: with great respect foremost (respectfully)
• बहुमानपुरःसरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुमान-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adverbial/predicate) संस्तूय इत्यस्य; तत्पुरुषः (bahumānaḥ puraḥ saraḥ—‘respect going in front’)

• सरम्: essence; (as read) ‘saram’
• सरम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); (पाठान्तर/अर्थ: ‘सारम्’/‘सुरम्’ सम्भाव्य)

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa (Hari/Vishnu)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Nārāyaṇa
• Kālarudra
• Vedic mantras

More Details (4 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By showing Nārāyaṇa honoring Rudra through Vedic praise, the verse implies a single supreme divinity expressed through multiple divine forms—pointing toward a unitive (non-sectarian) understanding of the highest reality.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds mantra-centered devotion—Vedic stuti (praise) as a disciplined spiritual practice—often treated in Purāṇic yoga as a preparatory limb that purifies attention and aligns the practitioner with īśvara-bhāva (God-oriented contemplation).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It depicts mutual reverence: Vishnu (Nārāyaṇa) praises Rudra with Vedic mantras, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis where the two are honored as harmonious manifestations of the same supreme principle.