Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
दृष्ट्वा देवकुलं कृत्स्नं शङ्करेण विनागतम् / दधीचो नाम विप्रर्षिः प्राचेतसमथाब्रवीत्
dṛṣṭvā devakulaṃ kṛtsnaṃ śaṅkareṇa vināgatam / dadhīco nāma viprarṣiḥ prācetasamathābravīt
Als er sah, dass die gesamte Schar der Götter ohne Śaṅkara (Śiva) gekommen war, sprach der brahmanische Weise namens Dadhīci daraufhin zu Prācetasa (Dakṣa).
Dadhichi (viprarṣi)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by highlighting Śaṅkara’s absence as theologically significant, the verse sets up the Purāṇic teaching that the divine principle is not to be approached through sectarian exclusion—Śiva is integral to cosmic order, pointing toward a unified view of the Supreme beyond partiality.
No specific yogic technique is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork. In Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such moments typically prepare for instruction on right discernment (viveka), reverence (bhakti), and disciplined conduct (dharma) that support higher yogic realization.
By treating Śaṅkara’s absence as noteworthy enough to prompt a sage’s intervention, the verse supports Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian tone: the devas’ completeness is questioned without Śiva, aligning with the Purāṇa’s tendency to affirm harmony between major divine forms rather than rivalry.