Shloka 56
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
जयध्वजश्च कौबेरमैन्द्रमाग्नेयमेव च / भञ्जयामास शूलेन तान्यस्त्राणि स दानवः
jayadhvajaśca kauberamaindramāgneyameva ca / bhañjayāmāsa śūlena tānyastrāṇi sa dānavaḥ
عندئذٍ حطّم جايدْهْفَجَ—ذلك الدانافا—برمحه الثلاثي سلاحَ كُوبيرا، وسلاحَ إندرا، وسلاحَ أغني أيضًا، فكسّر تلك المقذوفات المقدّسة.
Sūta (narrator) describing the battle to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily martial and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; indirectly, it shows the impermanence of power (even divine astras), pointing readers toward the Purāṇic ideal that lasting refuge is spiritual realization rather than weaponry.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as narrative context. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava framework, such battle episodes contrast external force with inner discipline (yama-niyama, dhyāna) emphasized elsewhere.
By foregrounding the śūla (trident), a Shaiva emblem, within a Vishnu-centered Purāṇa, the text participates in the Kurma Purana’s integrative style—honoring Shaiva symbols while maintaining a unified Purāṇic theology.