Shloka 101
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
अथ सानुचरो रुद्रः सहरिर्धर्मवाहनः / भेजे महादेवपुरीं वाराणसीमिति श्रुताम्
atha sānucaro rudraḥ saharirdharmavāhanaḥ / bheje mahādevapurīṃ vārāṇasīmiti śrutām
Kemudian Rudra beserta para pengiringnya, dan Hari juga—pengusung serta penegak dharma—berangkat menuju kota Mahādeva yang termasyhur dalam tradisi sebagai Vārāṇasī.
Primary narrator (Purāṇic narrator in the Kurma Purana’s discourse frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting Rudra and Hari moving in concord, the verse hints at a single dharma-grounded divine principle expressed through multiple forms—an important Purāṇic pointer toward non-sectarian unity rather than a detailed Ātman doctrine here.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; its practice-impulse is pilgrimage (tīrtha-sevā) and dharma-aligned movement toward a sacred seat, which later Purāṇic contexts often frame as supportive of purification and steadiness for yoga and devotion.
It depicts them as acting together—Rudra with his gaṇas and Hari as dharma-bearer—supporting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where the two are cooperative manifestations aligned in dharma rather than rivals.