Shloka 61
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
ज्ञात्वा तद्भागवान् रुद्रः प्रपन्नार्तिहरो हरः / शशाप दक्षं कुपितः समागत्याथ तद्गृहम्
jñātvā tadbhāgavān rudraḥ prapannārtiharo haraḥ / śaśāpa dakṣaṃ kupitaḥ samāgatyātha tadgṛham
Als der erhabene Rudra—Hara, der den Zuflucht Suchenden das Leid nimmt—dies erkannte, kam er zornentbrannt in Dakṣas Haus und verfluchte Dakṣa.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/authorial narration within the Kurma Purana’s Daksha-yajña episode)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly, it presents the Lord as “prapannārtihara”—the divine principle that protects those who surrender; in Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava frame, this protective sovereignty is a mark of Īśvara who governs karmic order and dharma.
No specific technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway aligns with śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and dharmic restraint—core dispositions that support higher disciplines such as Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner steadiness emphasized elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
By stressing Hara as the compassionate protector of devotees while also the upholder of cosmic justice, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology where the supreme divine function—grace and governance—can be expressed through Shiva without contradicting Vishnu-centered devotion in other sections.