Shloka 104
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
स्थापयित्वा महादेवो ददौ तच्च कलेवरम् / उक्त्वा सजीवमस्त्वीशो विष्णवे स घृणानिधिः
sthāpayitvā mahādevo dadau tacca kalevaram / uktvā sajīvamastvīśo viṣṇave sa ghṛṇānidhiḥ
स्थापून महादेवांनी तेच कलेवर प्रदान केले. करुणासागर ईश्वर विष्णूस म्हणाले—“हे सजीव होवो”—आणि ते त्यांना अर्पण केले.
Sūta (narrator) describing Mahādeva’s act and the Lord’s compassionate command in the Shiva–Vishnu synthesis of the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By portraying life as conferred through the Lord’s command, the verse implies that vitality is not merely material but ultimately dependent on īśvara-śakti; the embodied self functions through divine sanction rather than inert matter alone.
No specific technique is prescribed in this line; instead it foregrounds bhakti and īśvara-anugraha (grace). In the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga framework, such grace supports purification (śuddhi) and steadiness of mind necessary for Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
Śiva acts and Viṣṇu receives within one coordinated divine purpose, presenting them as mutually supportive powers rather than rivals—an explicit Shaiva–Vaishnava concord typical of the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology.