Shloka 74
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
अथ शूरादयो देवमयजन्त महेश्वरम् / यज्ञेन यज्ञगम्यं तं निष्कामा रुद्रमव्ययम्
atha śūrādayo devamayajanta maheśvaram / yajñena yajñagamyaṃ taṃ niṣkāmā rudramavyayam
ثم إن شُورا ومن معه عبدوا المهيشڤرا، الربّ العظيم—رودرا الذي لا يفنى—باليَجْنَة؛ وعبدوا ذاك الذي يُنال حقًّا بالتضحية، بقلوبٍ خالصة لا تطلب منفعة.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa’s narration in the Kurma Purana’s flow)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By calling Rudra “avyaya” (imperishable), the verse points to the unchanging, deathless principle that sacred practice seeks—an Ishvara-characterization aligned with the timeless Self beyond decay.
The emphasis is on niṣkāma-yajña—desireless sacrificial worship—an inner discipline akin to Karma-Yoga: offering action to the Lord without personal craving, which purifies the mind and supports higher yogic realization.
Even while naming Rudra/Maheśvara, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats such worship as a valid approach to the one Supreme Lord; yajña-centered devotion becomes a shared dharmic bridge in Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava unity.