Shloka 135
Prāyaścitta for Theft, Forbidden Foods, Impurity, and Ritual Lapses; Tīrtha–Vrata Remedies; Pativratā Mahātmyam via Sītā and Agni
तमाह देवो लोकानां दाहको हव्यवाहनः / यथावृत्तं दाशरथिं भूतानामेव सन्निधौ
tamāha devo lokānāṃ dāhako havyavāhanaḥ / yathāvṛttaṃ dāśarathiṃ bhūtānāmeva sannidhau
त्यानंतर हव्यवाहन देव—लोकांना दग्ध करणारा अग्नी—भूतसमुदायाच्या सन्निधानी दाशरथी (राम) यांना जे घडले ते यथावत् सांगू लागला।
Agni (Havyavāhana), as narrator to Daśarathi (Rāma)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by emphasizing truthful recounting “as it happened” before all beings, it frames dharma as aligned with reality (satya), which later Purāṇic teaching identifies as rooted in the highest principle (Ātman/Brahman) that supports cosmic order.
No specific practice is taught in this line; its spiritual function is preparatory—establishing testimony, truthfulness, and witness-consciousness (sākṣitva) as the ethical ground on which later Kurma Purana teachings on discipline, devotion, and Pashupata-oriented sādhanā are built.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; however, Agni as a universal divine witness serves the Purāṇic synthesis by showing that dharma and divine order are upheld through shared cosmic agencies, a theme compatible with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava harmonization.