Shloka 58
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
संप्राप्य सा गादास्योरो विदेहस्य शिलोपमम् / न दानवं चालयितुं शशाकान्तकसंनिभम्
saṃprāpya sā gādāsyoro videhasya śilopamam / na dānavaṃ cālayituṃ śaśākāntakasaṃnibham
That mace struck the chest of the Daitya of Videha—hard as stone—yet it could not so much as shake the demon, whose firmness was sharp and unyielding, like a piercing thorn.
Suta (narrator) recounting the battle narrative to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly, it uses the image of immovability: as the demon’s chest remains unmoved by impact, the Kurma Purana elsewhere praises the Atman as the truly unshaken reality—steady amid the blows of worldly change.
No practice is taught explicitly, yet the motif is yogic: steadiness (sthiti/dhairya) under force. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such unwavering poise is aligned with disciplined mind-control and tapas that make one ‘unmoved’ by dualities.
This specific line is martial and descriptive rather than theological; however, in the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian frame, such episodes of power and endurance ultimately serve the same dharmic order upheld through both Shaiva and Vaishnava revelations.