Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
हत्वा तं दैत्यराजं त्वं हिरण्यकशिपुं पुनः / इमं देशं समागन्तुं क्षिप्रमर्हसि पौरुषात्
hatvā taṃ daityarājaṃ tvaṃ hiraṇyakaśipuṃ punaḥ / imaṃ deśaṃ samāgantuṃ kṣipramarhasi pauruṣāt
Après avoir de nouveau tué ce roi des Daityas — Hiraṇyakaśipu —, par ta vaillance héroïque, hâte-toi de revenir et de gagner promptement ce pays.
A petitioner/attendant addressing the divine hero (contextually a speaker urging the Lord’s return after slaying Hiraṇyakaśipu)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and devotional: it presumes a supreme, world-protecting power who restores dharma by removing adharma (the Daitya-king). The Atman teaching is implicit—divinity as the sustaining protector rather than an explicit metaphysical definition here.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this line; the emphasis is on dharma-protection through divine action. In the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, such narratives support bhakti and śraddhā, which become inner disciplines that complement later explicit Yoga-shāstra instructions.
The verse itself names Hiraṇyakaśipu and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Within the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, the dharma-protecting divine agency described here is consistent with the text’s non-sectarian vision of one supreme reality functioning through different forms.