Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
विहस्य दक्षं कुपितो वचः प्राह महामुनिः / शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानां सर्वज्ञानमयः स्वयम्
vihasya dakṣaṃ kupito vacaḥ prāha mahāmuniḥ / śṛṇvatāṃ sarvadevānāṃ sarvajñānamayaḥ svayam
ثم إنّ الحكيم العظيم—مبتسمًا وهو غضبان—خاطب دكشا بكلماتٍ، والآلهة جميعًا يصغون؛ إذ تكلّم هو نفسه، وهو تجسيدُ العلم الكلّي.
Mahāmuniḥ (the great sage) addressing Dakṣa in the presence of the devas
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
By calling the speaker “sarvajñānamayaḥ,” the verse points to a realized, knowledge-suffused consciousness—an archetype of awakened insight that Purāṇic theology often aligns with the Self’s illuminating power.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; it frames the authority of a seer whose speech arises from realized knowledge—an important prerequisite in Yoga-śāstra where right instruction (śravaṇa) and discernment are grounded in jñāna.
Indirectly: the Dakṣa-sacrifice setting commonly serves the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, where sectarian pride is corrected by higher knowledge—supporting a non-antagonistic, integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava vision.