Shloka 43
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मन्युना चोमया सृष्टा भद्रकाली महेश्वरी / तया च सार्धं वृषभं समारुह्य ययौ गणः
manyunā comayā sṛṣṭā bhadrakālī maheśvarī / tayā ca sārdhaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ samāruhya yayau gaṇaḥ
Aus Zorn und aus Umā ging Bhadrakālī hervor, die große Göttin. Mit ihr bestieg die Schar der Gaṇas den Stier und zog aus.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it depicts the Supreme’s śakti operating through divine manifestation—wrath (manyu) and Umā’s power give rise to Bhadrakālī, showing how transcendent will expresses itself as protective, world-ordering force.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-Shiva framework where disciplined inner control transforms passions like anger into dharma-protecting śakti rather than ego-driven violence.
Though Vishnu is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in honoring Śiva’s śakti as a cosmic instrument for restoring order—complementary to the Purāṇic vision where both Śiva and Viṣṇu uphold dharma through distinct but harmonious modes.