Shloka 135
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
तमाह देवो लोकानां दाहको हव्यवाहनः / यथावृत्तं दाशरथिं भूतानामेव सन्निधौ
tamāha devo lokānāṃ dāhako havyavāhanaḥ / yathāvṛttaṃ dāśarathiṃ bhūtānāmeva sannidhau
Alors le dieu Havyavāhana—Agni, l’embraseur des mondes—s’adressa à Daśarathi (Rāma), rapportant l’événement tel qu’il s’était produit, en la présence même des êtres assemblés.
Agni (Havyavāhana), as narrator to Daśarathi (Rāma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by emphasizing truthful recounting “as it happened” before all beings, it frames dharma as aligned with reality (satya), which later Purāṇic teaching identifies as rooted in the highest principle (Ātman/Brahman) that supports cosmic order.
No specific practice is taught in this line; its spiritual function is preparatory—establishing testimony, truthfulness, and witness-consciousness (sākṣitva) as the ethical ground on which later Kurma Purana teachings on discipline, devotion, and Pashupata-oriented sādhanā are built.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; however, Agni as a universal divine witness serves the Purāṇic synthesis by showing that dharma and divine order are upheld through shared cosmic agencies, a theme compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonization.