Shloka 14
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
यजुर्वेद उवाच यो यज्ञैरखिलैरीशो योगेन च समर्च्यते / यमाहुरीश्वरं देवं स देवः स्यात् पिनाकधृक्
yajurveda uvāca yo yajñairakhilairīśo yogena ca samarcyate / yamāhurīśvaraṃ devaṃ sa devaḥ syāt pinākadhṛk
ຍະຊຸຣເວດາກ່າວວ່າ: “ພຣະອົງຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າແຫ່ງທັງປວງ ຖືກບູຊາດ້ວຍຍັດຍາທຸກປະເພດ ແລະຖືກນົບນ້ອມດ້ວຍໂຍຄະຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ; ຜູ້ທີ່ເຂົາເອີ້ນວ່າ ອີສະວະຣະ—ຂໍໃຫ້ເທວະນັ້ນເປັນ ພິນາກະທຶກ, ຜູ້ຖືຄັນທະນູພິນາກະ (ພຣະສິວະ).”
Yajurveda (personified Veda) in a hymn-like declaration within the Kurma Purana’s Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as Īśvara—accessible through both outer yajña and inner yoga—implying one ultimate reality revered through multiple valid disciplines, with Śiva (Pinākadhṛk) named as that supreme Lord.
The verse emphasizes yoga as a complete mode of worship (samarcana), indicating disciplined inner concentration and union as an offering parallel to sacrificial rites—aligned with the Kurma Purana’s Pāśupata-leaning integration of meditation with devotion.
By grounding Śiva’s supremacy (as Īśvara/Pinākadhṛk) in Vedic authority while the Purana as a whole promotes synthesis, it supports a non-sectarian reading: the one Lord revered through Veda, yajña, and yoga is affirmed without denying the broader Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava unity typical of the Kurma Purana.