Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मुक्तशापास्ततः सर्वे कल्पान्ते रौरवादिषु / निपात्यमानाः कालेन संप्राप्यादित्यवर्चसम् / ब्रह्माणं जगतामीशमनुज्ञाताः स्वयंभुवा
muktaśāpāstataḥ sarve kalpānte rauravādiṣu / nipātyamānāḥ kālena saṃprāpyādityavarcasam / brahmāṇaṃ jagatāmīśamanujñātāḥ svayaṃbhuvā
Daraufhin wurden sie alle vom Fluch befreit; am Ende des Kalpa—obgleich die Zeit sie in Höllen wie Raurava hinabstieß—erlangten sie den strahlenden Glanz der Sonne und gelangten, mit der Erlaubnis des Selbstgeborenen (Svayambhū), zu Brahmā, dem Herrn der Welten.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the account; traditionally Sūta relating to sages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It implies a moral-cosmic order where Kāla (Time) administers karmic consequence, yet higher divine sanction (Svayambhū’s permission) enables ascent to Brahmā—suggesting liberation is not merely mechanical fate but aligned with a supreme, ordering principle.
No specific technique is named; the verse emphasizes purification through karmic exhaustion and grace. In Kurma Purana’s broader framework, such ascent is supported by dharma, devotion, and disciplined Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and worship) culminating in eligibility for higher realms.
While neither Shiva nor Vishnu is explicitly named, the verse reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: cosmic governance (Kāla), solar radiance (Āditya), and creator-lordship (Brahmā/Svayambhū) operate within a unified sacred order often presented elsewhere as harmonized Shaiva-Vaishnava sovereignty.