Shloka 108

Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī

Devanagari script

इतीदमुक्त्वा भगवान् समालिङ्ग्य जनार्दनम् / सहैव प्रमथेशानैः क्षणादन्तरधीयत

Transliteration

itīdamuktvā bhagavān samāliṅgya janārdanam / sahaiva pramatheśānaiḥ kṣaṇādantaradhīyata

Translation

ಇಂತೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಜನಾರ್ದನನನ್ನು ಆಲಿಂಗಿಸಿದನು; ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಮಥಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲೇ ಅಂತರಧಾನನಾದನು.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• समालिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• समालिङ्ग्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिङ्ग् (धातु) + सम्-आ- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like), 'with'

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/emphasis)

• प्रमथेशानैः: with the lords of the Pramathas
• प्रमथेशानैः: Sahakari/Karana (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथ + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रमथानाम् ईशानाः), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• क्षणात्: in a moment
• क्षणात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• अन्तरधीयत: disappeared
• अन्तरधीयत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + अन्तर् (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धीयत = धा-धातोः आत्मनेपद-लङ्

Speaker

Shiva (Mahadeva), departing after addressing Vishnu (Janardana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan
• Janardana (Vishnu)
• Pramathas

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By portraying Śiva and Janārdana in intimate concord, the verse points to a single supreme reality expressed through multiple divine forms—an implicit non-sectarian vision where the One is approached through complementary manifestations.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific technique is prescribed in this line; instead, it underscores the yogic principle of antar-dhāna (withdrawal from perception), suggesting mastery over manifestation and concealment—an idea resonant with Śaiva yogic siddhi themes found around Pāśupata-oriented teachings.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The embrace and immediate disappearance with Śiva’s attendants depicts harmony rather than rivalry: Śiva honors Janārdana, reinforcing the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava unity and its integrative theology.