Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 79
Kapālamocana: The Cutting of Brahmā’s Fifth Head, Śiva’s Kāpālika Vow, and Purification in Vārāṇasī
स देवदानवादीनां देशानभ्येत्य शूलधृक् / जगाम विष्णोर्भवनं यत्रास्ते मधुसूदनः
sa devadānavādīnāṃ deśānabhyetya śūladhṛk / jagāma viṣṇorbhavanaṃ yatrāste madhusūdanaḥ
Ngài—đấng cầm tam xoa—đi khắp các miền của chư thiên, Dānavas và các loài khác, rồi đến cung điện của Viṣṇu, nơi Madhusūdana ngự trị.
Narrator (Purāṇic sūta-style narration, describing Śiva’s movement toward Viṣṇu)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying Śiva approaching Viṣṇu’s abode, the verse supports the Purāṇic non-contradiction of the Supreme—different divine forms operate harmoniously, pointing to one supreme reality rather than rival ultimacies.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; instead, it frames the devotional-theological ground for practice—reverence to the Supreme in multiple forms, a key orientation behind Kurma Purana’s later Pāśupata and Ishvara-focused disciplines.
It depicts respectful convergence: Śiva (the trident-bearer) goes to Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana), reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis where the deities are cooperative manifestations within a unified sacred order.