Shloka 90
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
गृहाण भगवन् भिक्षां मदीयाममितद्युते / न विद्यते ऽनाभ्युदिता तव त्रिपुरमर्दन
gṛhāṇa bhagavan bhikṣāṃ madīyāmamitadyute / na vidyate 'nābhyuditā tava tripuramardana
હે ભગવન, હે અમિત તેજવાળા, મારી આ ભિક્ષા-અર્પણ સ્વીકારો. હે ત્રિપુરમર્દન, તમારાથી અપ્રગટ એવું કશું નથી।
A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (Tripuramardana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Lord as the universal source of manifestation—nothing exists that is not “arisen” through him—supporting the Purāṇic view of one Ishvara whose power makes all names and forms appear.
The verse models bhakti as a yogic discipline: humble offering (bhikṣā) and contemplation of the Lord as the cause of all manifestation, which aligns with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and Ishvara-centric meditation found across the Kurma Purana’s spiritual teaching.
By treating Tripuramardana as the all-manifesting Lord, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology where the supreme Ishvara can be praised as Shiva while remaining consistent with Vishnu-centered narration elsewhere—emphasizing functional unity rather than sectarian separation.