Shloka 43
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
विद्याधराणां वाग्देवी साध्यानां भगवान्रविः / रक्षसां शङ्करो रुद्रः किंनराणां च पार्वती
vidyādharāṇāṃ vāgdevī sādhyānāṃ bhagavānraviḥ / rakṣasāṃ śaṅkaro rudraḥ kiṃnarāṇāṃ ca pārvatī
Para los Vidyādharas, la deidad tutelar es Vāgdevī, la Diosa de la Palabra; para los Sādhyas, el bendito Sol, Ravi. Para los Rākṣasas, es Śaṅkara—Rudra; y para los Kiṁnaras, es Pārvatī.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in Purāṇic cosmology and devatā-adhiṣṭhāna
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by assigning presiding deities to different classes of beings, the verse reflects a layered cosmos where divine powers govern functions—yet these powers are traditionally understood as expressions of the one supreme reality (Īśvara/Ātman) manifesting through distinct adhiṣṭhānas.
No explicit yogic technique is stated; the verse supports contemplative practice by providing a devatā-framework for upāsanā (devotional meditation), where one aligns mind and speech with Vāgdevī, vitality with Sūrya, and transformative power with Rudra—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader dharma-and-yoga orientation.
Though spoken in a Vaiṣṇava narrative voice (Kūrma), it freely centers Śaṅkara-Rudra and Pārvatī as cosmic governors, illustrating the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: Śiva-Śakti are honored as integral divine powers within the same overarching sacred order upheld by Viṣṇu.