Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
निवारयामास च तान् कञ्चित् कालं यथासुखम् / उषित्वा मद्गृहे ऽवश्यं गच्छध्वमिति पण्डिताः
nivārayāmāsa ca tān kañcit kālaṃ yathāsukham / uṣitvā madgṛhe 'vaśyaṃ gacchadhvamiti paṇḍitāḥ
আর তিনি তাঁদের কিছু কাল সস্নেহে নিবৃত্ত করলেন, যেন তাঁরা স্বচ্ছন্দে থাকেন। বললেন— “আমার গৃহে অবশ্যই কিছুদিন বাস করে তারপর যাত্রা করো,”— এই কথা জ্ঞানীরা শুনলেন।
Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator describing the conduct of the host and the counsel of the learned)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-oriented (social ethics), not a direct Atman-teaching; it implies self-mastery (saṃyama) and compassion—qualities that support inner purification, which later becomes a basis for Atman-realization in the Purāṇic path.
No explicit yogic technique is taught here; the practice is behavioral discipline—restraint, gentleness, and honoring guests (atithi-dharma)—treated in Purāṇas as a preparatory sādhana that stabilizes the mind for higher Yoga and devotion.
It does not directly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding spirituality in dharma (right conduct), which is upheld across both Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks before higher theological teachings are introduced.