Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
शङ्कुकर्ण उवाच कपर्दिनं त्वां परतः परस्ताद् गोप्तारमेकं पुरुषं पुराणम् / व्रजामि योगेश्वरमीशितार- मादित्यमग्निं कपिलाधिरूढम्
śaṅkukarṇa uvāca kapardinaṃ tvāṃ parataḥ parastād goptāramekaṃ puruṣaṃ purāṇam / vrajāmi yogeśvaramīśitāra- mādityamagniṃ kapilādhirūḍham
Śaṅkukarṇa dit : En Toi je prends refuge, ô Kapardin—Suprême au-delà du suprême—unique Protecteur, Personne antique. Je m’approche de Toi comme Seigneur du Yoga, Souverain Maître; comme le Soleil et comme le Feu; et comme Celui qui siège sur Kapila.
Śaṅkukarṇa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a single, primordial Purusha who is “beyond the beyond,” indicating the Supreme Self as transcendent, singular, and the ultimate protector underlying all manifestations.
The verse centers on śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in the Yogeśvara—implying meditation on the Lord as the inner ruler (īśitā) and as cosmic functions (Sun and Fire), a contemplative method aligned with Purāṇic yoga and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.
By addressing Kapardin (Śiva) while describing the one Supreme Person as cosmic Lord and protector, it reflects Kurma Purana’s synthetic stance: the highest reality is one, praised through Śaiva epithets yet affirmed as the singular Īśvara beyond sectarian division.