Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
विशेषात् पार्वतीं देवीमीश्वरार्धशरीरिणीम् / स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैर्दक्षः प्रणम्य च कृताञ्जलिः
viśeṣāt pārvatīṃ devīmīśvarārdhaśarīriṇīm / stotrairnānāvidhairdakṣaḥ praṇamya ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
En particular, Dakṣa, tras inclinarse con las manos juntas, ofreció himnos de muchas clases en alabanza de la Diosa Pārvatī, que mora como la misma mitad del cuerpo de Īśvara (Ardhanārīśvara).
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Dakṣa’s act of worship)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Pārvatī as inseparable from Īśvara—literally the Lord’s half-body—the verse signals a non-dual metaphysics where the Supreme is one reality expressed as Consciousness (Īśvara) and Power (Śakti), not two competing principles.
The verse emphasizes bhakti as sādhana: praṇāma (prostration) and añjali (folded hands) accompanied by stotra-japa. In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva framework, such disciplined devotion purifies the mind and supports higher yogic steadiness aligned with Pāśupata-oriented practice.
Although explicitly Shaiva (Īśvara with Śakti), the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats supreme divinity as one—worship of Īśvara-Śakti is compatible with Vaiṣṇava reverence, framing sectarian forms as unified expressions of the same ultimate reality.