Shloka 30
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
स कृत्वा सुमहद् युद्धं ब्रह्मणा कालभैरवः / चकर्त तस्य वदनं विरिञ्चस्याथ पञ्चमम्
sa kṛtvā sumahad yuddhaṃ brahmaṇā kālabhairavaḥ / cakarta tasya vadanaṃ viriñcasyātha pañcamam
બ્રહ્મા સાથે અતિ મહાન યુદ્ધ કરીને કાળભૈરવે વિરિંચિ (બ્રહ્મા)નું પાંચમું મુખ કાપી નાખ્યું।
Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the event in the Kurma Purana narrative
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it portrays the restoration of cosmic order by a divine power; the Atman/Iśvara principle is implied as the transcendent regulator that subdues egoic excess (symbolized by Brahmā’s fifth head).
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway aligns with Pāśupata-Śaiva ethics—mastery over pride and adherence to dharma as prerequisites for higher yogic discipline.
The verse foregrounds a Śaiva episode (Kālabhairava) within the Kurma Purana’s broader integrative theology, where sectarian narratives function within a unified dharmic cosmos rather than contradicting a single Supreme.