Shloka 35
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
यमन्तरा योगनिष्ठाः प्रपश्यन्ति हृदीश्वरम् / तमादिदेवं ब्रह्माणं महादेवं ददर्श ह
yamantarā yoganiṣṭhāḥ prapaśyanti hṛdīśvaram / tamādidevaṃ brahmāṇaṃ mahādevaṃ dadarśa ha
Sa panloob na pagitan ng pagninilay, ang mga matatag sa Yoga ay nakakakita sa Panginoong nananahan sa puso; kaya’t nakita niya ang Sinaunang Diyos—ang mismong Brahman—si Mahādeva.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing yogic realization; Mahādeva identified as the inner Īśvara)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the heart-indwelling Īśvara, directly realizable in Yoga; this inner Lord is identified with Brahman—Mahādeva—indicating a non-dual realization beyond mere concept.
Steadfast absorption (yoga-niṣṭhā) leading to direct inner vision (prapaśyanti) of the heart-centered Lord—i.e., contemplative dhyāna culminating in sākṣātkāra (immediate realization).
By naming the realized inner Īśvara as Brahman and Mahādeva, it frames divinity as one supreme reality approached through yogic realization—supporting the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where sectarian names point to the same Absolute.