Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Kapardeśvara at Piśācamocana — Liberation of a Piśāca and the Brahmapāra Hymn
मृतमात्रा च सा बाला कपर्देशाग्रतो मृगी / अदृश्यत महाज्वाला व्योम्नि सूर्यसमप्रभा
mṛtamātrā ca sā bālā kapardeśāgrato mṛgī / adṛśyata mahājvālā vyomni sūryasamaprabhā
その若い雌鹿は、まるで即死したかのように、カパルデーシャの目前に倒れ伏した。すると天空に、太陽のごとく輝く巨大な炎が現れた。
Sūta (narrator) recounting the event to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly, it points to the Purāṇic idea that transcendent power can manifest as overwhelming light; the “sun-like blaze” functions as a sign of a higher presence beyond ordinary perception, prompting reverence and inner inquiry.
No technique is taught explicitly in this verse; instead it presents a yogic cue common in the Kūrma tradition—extraordinary signs (light, stillness, sudden cessation of movement) become occasions for steadiness of mind (dhāraṇā) and turning toward dharma, which later culminates in structured teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline in the text.
Though not naming them, the verse uses a shared Purāṇic symbol—supreme radiance in the sky—that both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava contexts employ for divine manifestation, supporting the Kūrma Purāṇa’s synthesis where the one supreme reality is approached through multiple divine forms.