Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 37
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
那位——鲁陀罗——一切世界的迷妄种子皆归于其而消融者：仅以一次恭敬顶礼，他便确实可被见到（向信者显现）。
Narratorial/teaching voice within the Purva-bhaga’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis (praising Rudra as the supreme revealer)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents Rudra as the locus where the universe’s causal “seed” and delusive power resolve, implying an ultimate reality beyond māyā in which cosmic causality is transcended.
The verse emphasizes bhakti as an immediate upāya: even a single sincere praṇāma (humble surrender) functions like a yogic act of ego-release, making divine “darśana” possible without elaborate technique.
In the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology, Rudra is praised in supreme terms while remaining compatible with Vaiṣṇava revelation—devotion to Rudra is treated as a direct path to the same highest reality honored across sectarian names.