Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 41
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
यस्याशेषजगद् बीजं विलयं याति मोहनम् / सकृत्प्रणाममात्रेण स रुद्रः खलु दृश्यते
yasyāśeṣajagad bījaṃ vilayaṃ yāti mohanam / sakṛtpraṇāmamātreṇa sa rudraḥ khalu dṛśyate
جس میں تمام جگت کا بیج—یہ فریب دینے والی قوت—لَے میں سما جاتی ہے؛ وہ رُدر تو صرف ایک بار کے پرنام سے ہی یقیناً دکھائی دیتا ہے۔
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis context
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Rudra as the reality in whom the universe’s causal seed and delusive power (mohana/māyā) dissolve—implying a supreme ground beyond māyā where multiplicity returns to non-differentiated peace (laya).
The verse emphasizes bhakti-yoga through praṇāma (reverent prostration) as a direct means to darśana—suggesting that single-pointed surrender can function as an effective upāya alongside Pāśupata-oriented disciplines of inner dissolution (laya).
With Lord Kūrma teaching the vision of Rudra attained through devotion, it reflects the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis: Viṣṇu affirms Rudra’s supreme grace and dissolving power, supporting Shiva–Vishnu unity rather than rivalry.