Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
विजित्य समरे मालां गृहीत्वा दुर्जयो द्विजाः / जगाम तामप्सरसं कालिन्दीं द्रष्टुमादरात्
vijitya samare mālāṃ gṛhītvā durjayo dvijāḥ / jagāma tāmapsarasaṃ kālindīṃ draṣṭumādarāt
Nachdem er im Kampf gesiegt und die Girlande ergriffen hatte, ging der schwer zu bezwingende Brahmane Durjaya voller Eifer, jene Apsaras Kālindī zu schauen.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode within the Purāṇic dialogue
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and does not directly teach ātman-doctrine; it sets up a moral-psychological scene where victory and desire (eagerness to see the apsaras) can become catalysts for later dharmic or spiritual instruction.
No explicit yoga practice is stated in this line; however, the episode contextually contrasts outward conquest with inner restraint—an ethical foundation that later supports disciplines emphasized in the Kurma Purana such as self-control (dama) and mindful intention.
This particular verse does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s storyline layer that, across the text, ultimately supports the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis through later teachings and framing dialogues.