Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
यदास्य सृजमानस्य न व्यवर्धन्त ताः प्रजाः / तदा ससर्ज भूतानि मैथुनेनैव धर्मतः
yadāsya sṛjamānasya na vyavardhanta tāḥ prajāḥ / tadā sasarja bhūtāni maithunenaiva dharmataḥ
Lorsque, même en créant, ces êtres ne se multipliaient pas, alors—selon le Dharma—il fit naître les créatures par l’union sexuelle elle-même (maithuna).
Narrator (Purāṇic sage, traditionally Vyāsa’s discourse in the Kurma Purana narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents cosmic creation as operating through dharma-ordered processes; the Self/Īśvara is implied as the intelligent source who regulates how beings multiply within lawful order.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse; its relevance is ethical-cosmic—showing that even generative power (maithuna) is framed as dharmataḥ, a principle later harmonized with self-restraint and discipline in Kurma Purana’s broader yogic teaching.
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected more generally in the idea of a single dharma-governed cosmic order that both Shaiva and Vaishnava streams interpret as upheld by the Supreme Lord.