Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 12
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
अन्वीक्ष्य देवं ब्रह्माणं यज्ञात्मानं च संस्थितम् / प्रोचुः संविग्नहृदया याथात्म्यं परमेष्ठिनः
anvīkṣya devaṃ brahmāṇaṃ yajñātmānaṃ ca saṃsthitam / procuḥ saṃvignahṛdayā yāthātmyaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ
യജ്ഞാത്മസ്വരൂപമായി സ്ഥിരനായി നിലകൊണ്ട ദൈവബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ സൂക്ഷ്മമായി നിരീക്ഷിച്ച്, ഭക്തിഭയാദരവാൽ വിറയുന്ന ഹൃദയങ്ങളോടെ വേദങ്ങൾ പരമേഷ്ഠിയുടെ യഥാർത്ഥ തത്ത്വം പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു.
Sages (ṛṣis) addressing/declaring before Brahmā (Parameṣṭhin)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the divine principle through the symbol of Yajña: Brahmā is seen as “yajñātmā,” indicating that cosmic order and sacred action are rooted in a single abiding spiritual essence.
The verse emphasizes anvīkṣā—disciplined inquiry and attentive contemplation. This aligns with Purāṇic yogic method: steady observation, reverent focus, and truthful articulation of realized understanding.
By presenting divinity as the inner Self of Yajña rather than a sectarian form, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where supreme reality can be approached through multiple divine expressions within one dharmic order.