Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे दैत्यो ह्यन्धको नाम दुर्मतिः / आहर्तुकामो गिरिजामाजगामाथ मन्दरम्
etasminnantare daityo hyandhako nāma durmatiḥ / āhartukāmo girijāmājagāmātha mandaram
وفي تلك الأثناء جاء الدَّيتيَةُ المسمّى أندهاكا، سيّئ النية، راغبًا في اختطاف غيريجا (بارفتي)، إلى جبل ماندارا.
Narrator (Purāṇic recitation, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa framework)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative, contrasting adharma-driven desire (Andhaka’s intent to abduct) with the dharmic order protected in Purāṇic cosmology; it sets the stage for teachings where uncontrolled desire obscures discernment, a key obstacle to realizing the Self.
No explicit practice is taught in this line, but it implicitly points to the yogic ethic of indriya-nigraha (restraint of the senses): Andhaka’s ‘āhartukāma’ exemplifies desire-driven agitation, the opposite of the steadiness required in Pāśupata-oriented discipline and puranic dharma.
The verse names Girijā (Pārvatī), signaling a Śaiva narrative arc; within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such episodes situate Śiva’s household and dharmic protection within a universe ultimately upheld by the same Supreme reality revered as both Śiva and Viṣṇu.