Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, 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
Kemudian Havyavahana, dewa Agni pembakar dunia, menuturkan kepada Dasarathi (Rama) kejadian itu persis sebagaimana terjadi, di hadapan semua makhluk yang berkumpul.
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.