Shloka 133
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
दृष्ट्वा हृष्टमना रामो विस्मयाकुललोचनः / ननाम वह्निं सिरसा तोषयामास राघवः
dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭamanā rāmo vismayākulalocanaḥ / nanāma vahniṃ sirasā toṣayāmāsa rāghavaḥ
हे पाहून हर्षित मन व विस्मयाने व्याकुळ नेत्र असलेल्या राघवाने मस्तक झुकवून अग्नीला नमस्कार केला व अग्निदेवाला संतुष्ट केले।
Narrator (Purana-vakta, traditionally Suta/Vyasa in the Purana narration style)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by showing Rama’s humility before Agni (a cosmic principle as well as a deity), the verse reflects the Purana’s view that the One Reality is approached through reverence to its manifest powers—training the mind toward the inner Self that illumines all experience.
The verse highlights bhakti-yoga expressed as namaskāra (bowing) and śraddhā toward a devatā. In Kurma Purana’s broader discipline, such reverence steadies attention, purifies intention, and supports higher yogic practices (restraint, mantra, and contemplative absorption).
Though Shiva and Vishnu are not named here, the act of honoring Agni underscores the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: the Supreme is served through many divine forms. This supports the text’s non-sectarian synthesis where devotion can flow through varied deities without contradiction.