Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
हते हिरण्यकशिपौ हिरण्याक्षो महाबलः / विसृज्य पुत्रं प्रह्रादं दुद्रुवे भयविह्वलः
hate hiraṇyakaśipau hiraṇyākṣo mahābalaḥ / visṛjya putraṃ prahrādaṃ dudruve bhayavihvalaḥ
Quand Hiraṇyakaśipu eut été tué, le puissant Hiraṇyākṣa, saisi d’effroi, abandonna son fils Prahrāda et s’enfuit.
Suta (narrator) recounting the Purana’s episode to the sages (frame narration)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts the insecurity born of ego and power with the steadiness associated with dharma; the Atman-centered vision (taught more explicitly later) is free from भय (fear).
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork. In the Kurma Purana’s broader arc, fear-driven flight contrasts with later teachings where yogic steadiness (dhāraṇā and vairāgya) is emphasized.
It does not state it directly; however, as part of the Kurma Purana’s integrated theology, such episodes underscore divine protection of dharma—harmonized later with Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis in the text’s doctrinal sections.