Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
भविष्यसि गणेशानः कल्पान्ते ऽनुग्रहान्मम / तावत् तिष्ठ ममादेशात् स्वाधिकारेषु निर्वृतः
bhaviṣyasi gaṇeśānaḥ kalpānte 'nugrahānmama / tāvat tiṣṭha mamādeśāt svādhikāreṣu nirvṛtaḥ
আমার কৃপায় কল্পান্তে তুমি গণদের অধিপতি (গণেশ) হবে। ততদিন আমার আদেশে নিজের কর্তব্যক্ষেত্রে শান্ত ও তৃপ্ত হয়ে থাকো।
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) speaking as the supreme regulator who grants offices and boons
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme as the sovereign source of anugraha (grace) who assigns cosmic roles across kalpas; the Self is implied as the governing reality whose will establishes order and liberation-like peace (nirvṛti) even within worldly office.
The verse emphasizes inner composure (nirvṛtaḥ) and disciplined abiding in one’s svādhikāra (rightful duty/office), aligning action with divine command—an ethic consistent with yogic steadiness and dharma-based self-mastery.
By having Lord Kurma (Vishnu) confer the status of Gaṇeśa (a Shaiva figure), it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: divine functions are harmonized under one supreme governance rather than set in rivalry.