The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
स क्रोधजन्मा विप्रेंद्र तस्य प्रागल्भ्यमक्षमन् । चकर्त तन्नखाग्रेण खस्थं वक्त्रं त्रिलोचनः ॥ १० ॥
sa krodhajanmā vipreṃdra tasya prāgalbhyamakṣaman | cakarta tannakhāgreṇa khasthaṃ vaktraṃ trilocanaḥ || 10 ||
Ô le meilleur des brahmanes, né de la colère et ne pouvant supporter son insolence, le Seigneur aux trois yeux déchira, du bout de Son ongle, ce visage dressé dans le ciel.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
It teaches that prāgalbhya (arrogant insolence) provokes adharma and invites swift divine correction; the Lord’s act symbolizes the cutting down of ego that rises ‘aloft’ beyond restraint.
By contrasting arrogance with reverence, it implies that true bhakti is marked by humility and surrender; devotion thrives where ego is ‘torn away’ and replaced by respectful submission to the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—ethical restraint of krodha (anger) and prāgalbhya (insolence), which underpins ritual purity and right conduct.