The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification
स क्रोधजन्मा विप्रेंद्र तस्य प्रागल्भ्यमक्षमन् । चकर्त तन्नखाग्रेण खस्थं वक्त्रं त्रिलोचनः ॥ १० ॥
sa krodhajanmā vipreṃdra tasya prāgalbhyamakṣaman | cakarta tannakhāgreṇa khasthaṃ vaktraṃ trilocanaḥ || 10 ||
ಓ ವಿಪ್ರೇಂದ್ರ! ಕ್ರೋಧದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿ ಅವನ ಧೈರ್ಯ-ದರ್ಪವನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸಲಾರದೆ ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರನು ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಎತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಆ ಮುಖವನ್ನು ನಖಾಗ್ರದಿಂದ ಹರಿದನು।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
It teaches that prāgalbhya (arrogant insolence) provokes adharma and invites swift divine correction; the Lord’s act symbolizes the cutting down of ego that rises ‘aloft’ beyond restraint.
By contrasting arrogance with reverence, it implies that true bhakti is marked by humility and surrender; devotion thrives where ego is ‘torn away’ and replaced by respectful submission to the Divine.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—ethical restraint of krodha (anger) and prāgalbhya (insolence), which underpins ritual purity and right conduct.