Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 98
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
संस्तूयमानः प्रमथैर्महायोगैरितस्ततः / नृत्यमानो महायोगी हस्तन्यस्तकलेवरः
saṃstūyamānaḥ pramathairmahāyogairitastataḥ / nṛtyamāno mahāyogī hastanyastakalevaraḥ
ပရမထများ—မဟာယောဂီများ—က အရပ်ရပ်မှ ချီးမွမ်းနေစဉ်၊ မဟာယောဂီတော်သည် ဒီမှာဟိုမှာ ကခုန်တော်မူ၍ ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာကို လက်ထဲတွင် ထားသကဲ့သို့ ပြည့်စုံစွာ ထိန်းချုပ်ထားတော်မူ၏။
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By portraying the Mahāyogin as fully master of the body (“hastanyasta-kalevaraḥ”), the verse implies an Atman-centered yogic ideal: the Self is sovereign over the embodied state, not driven by it.
The emphasis is on yogic mastery (mahāyoga): steadiness amid movement, disciplined control of the body-mind, and the capacity to act (even dance) without loss of inner composure—an ideal aligned with Pāśupata-leaning Śaiva yoga in the Kurma Purana.
While the verse directly praises Shiva as Mahāyogin, the Kurma Purana’s broader theology frames such yogic sovereignty as a mark of the Supreme—supporting its recurring non-sectarian vision where Shiva’s and Vishnu’s supreme qualities are mutually affirmed.