Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
श्रुत्वा तद्दैवतैरुक्तं स विष्णुर्लोकभावनः / वधाय दैत्यमुख्यस्य सो ऽसृजत् पुरुषं स्वयम्
śrutvā taddaivatairuktaṃ sa viṣṇurlokabhāvanaḥ / vadhāya daityamukhyasya so 'sṛjat puruṣaṃ svayam
Als Viṣṇu, der Nährer und Erhalter der Welten, die Worte der Götter vernommen hatte, ließ er aus sich selbst ein göttliches Wesen hervorgehen, um den vornehmsten der Daityas zu töten.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (here named Viṣṇu, “loka-bhāvana”) as the sustaining reality who can project an effective divine agency (“puruṣa”) without losing transcendence—implying sovereign, self-determined power over manifestation.
No specific practice is taught in this line; its yogic implication is theological: the Lord’s controlled manifestation reflects īśvara-śakti and disciplined sovereignty (aiśvarya), a backdrop to later Kurma Purana teachings where yoga aligns the practitioner with dharma and divine order.
While Viṣṇu is explicitly named, the Purāṇa’s broader synthesis reads such world-protecting action as the function of the one Supreme Lord (Īśvara) revered through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva lenses—one divinity safeguarding dharma through manifest powers.