Shloka 43
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
विद्याधराणां वाग्देवी साध्यानां भगवान्रविः / रक्षसां शङ्करो रुद्रः किंनराणां च पार्वती
vidyādharāṇāṃ vāgdevī sādhyānāṃ bhagavānraviḥ / rakṣasāṃ śaṅkaro rudraḥ kiṃnarāṇāṃ ca pārvatī
أمّا الفِديادهارا فإلهتهم الحاكمة هي فاغديفي، ربةُ الكلام؛ وأمّا السادهيا فحاكمهم الشمسُ المباركة رافي. وأمّا الراكشاسا فحاكمهم شنكره—رودرا؛ وأمّا الكِنّارا فحاكمتهم بارفتي.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in Purāṇic cosmology and devatā-adhiṣṭhāna
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by assigning presiding deities to different classes of beings, the verse reflects a layered cosmos where divine powers govern functions—yet these powers are traditionally understood as expressions of the one supreme reality (Īśvara/Ātman) manifesting through distinct adhiṣṭhānas.
No explicit yogic technique is stated; the verse supports contemplative practice by providing a devatā-framework for upāsanā (devotional meditation), where one aligns mind and speech with Vāgdevī, vitality with Sūrya, and transformative power with Rudra—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader dharma-and-yoga orientation.
Though spoken in a Vaiṣṇava narrative voice (Kūrma), it freely centers Śaṅkara-Rudra and Pārvatī as cosmic governors, illustrating the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Śiva-Śakti are honored as integral divine powers within the same overarching sacred order upheld by Viṣṇu.