Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
प्रविश्य भवनं पुण्यमयुक्तानां दुरासदम् / ददर्श नन्दिनं देवं भैरवं केशवं शिवः
praviśya bhavanaṃ puṇyamayuktānāṃ durāsadam / dadarśa nandinaṃ devaṃ bhairavaṃ keśavaṃ śivaḥ
Als Śiva das heilige Haus betrat—für Ungezähmte schwer zugänglich—erblickte Er den göttlichen Nandin, Bhairava und Keśava.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Śiva’s action)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By placing Keśava (Viṣṇu) within Śiva’s direct vision inside a “puṇya” abode, the verse hints at a single sacred reality accessible through inner discipline—suggesting that the Supreme is not sectarian but realized through yogic fitness.
The key term is ayukta (“not yoked/undisciplined”): the holy realm is “durāsada” for those lacking yoga—i.e., without self-restraint, steadiness, and inner integration (yama-niyama, concentration, and devotional alignment), one cannot truly ‘enter’ sacred presence.
Śiva’s beholding of Keśava within the same sanctified space alongside Śaiva figures (Nandin, Bhairava) presents a harmonized vision: Śiva and Viṣṇu are approached as mutually present manifestations within one sacred order, supporting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.