Shloka 9
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
अहं धाता हि लोकानां यज्ञो नारायणः प्रभुः / न मामृते ऽस्य जगतो जीवनं सर्वदा क्वचित्
ahaṃ dhātā hi lokānāṃ yajño nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ / na māmṛte 'sya jagato jīvanaṃ sarvadā kvacit
ഞാനാണ് ലോകങ്ങളുടെ ധാതാവ് (പാലകൻ); ഞാനാണ് യജ്ഞം; ഞാനാണ് നാരായണൻ, പരമപ്രഭു. എന്നെ കൂടാതെ ഈ ജഗത്തിന് ഒരിക്കലും എവിടെയും ജീവൻ ഇല്ല.
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu-Nārāyaṇa), teaching in the Ishvara Gita context
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as the single sustaining principle behind all worlds—so fundamental that apart from Him the cosmos has no “life” or operative vitality.
The verse supports Ishvara-centric meditation: contemplative absorption on the Lord as the inner life (prāṇa-like ground) and as Yajña—the sacred order—aligning one’s mind and actions as offerings (īśvara-arpana) in a Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
By presenting the Supreme as the all-sustaining Lord and the very principle of Yajña, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the one Ishvara is approached through different divine names and forms without compromising unity.