Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
पुनः प्राह च तं दक्षं दधीचो भगवानृषिः / संप्रेक्ष्यर्षिगणान् देवान् सर्वान् वै ब्रह्मविद्विषः
punaḥ prāha ca taṃ dakṣaṃ dadhīco bhagavānṛṣiḥ / saṃprekṣyarṣigaṇān devān sarvān vai brahmavidviṣaḥ
Dann sprach der selige Weise Dadhīci erneut zu Dakṣa; und, die Scharen der Rishis und alle Götter betrachtend, wandte er sich an jene, die Brahman—der vedischen Wahrheit—feind sind.
Sage Dadhichi
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By contrasting reverence for Brahman with hostility to it, the verse frames Brahman (ultimate reality/true sacred knowledge) as the highest principle that wise sages uphold—implying that spiritual clarity aligns with Brahman, while opposition to it reflects ignorance.
No specific yogic technique is stated in this verse; it sets the ethical and doctrinal ground for Yoga-shastra by emphasizing alignment with Brahman/Vedic truth—an essential prerequisite for disciplined practice (yama-niyama, tapas, and right view) in the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program.
Indirectly: by centering on Brahman as the supreme truth upheld by sages, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian stance where Shaiva and Vaishnava paths are validated when rooted in Brahman and dharma rather than factional hostility.