Shloka 22
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
जयध्वजस्तु मतिमान् देवं नारायणं हरिम् / जगाम शरणं विष्णुं दैवतं धर्मतत्परः
jayadhvajastu matimān devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim / jagāma śaraṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ daivataṃ dharmatatparaḥ
Mais Jayadhvaja, sage en ses desseins et voué au dharma, alla chercher refuge auprès du divin Hari—Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu—ne le tenant, Lui seul, pour sa divinité d’élection.
Purana-narrator (Vyasa/ Suta-style narration within the Kurma Purana framework)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By presenting Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu as the sole refuge and chosen deity, the verse implies a single supreme ground of protection and order—an Ishvara-centric view where the highest reality is approached through surrender and dharmic alignment.
The practice emphasized is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge), a core devotional discipline that complements Yoga-shastra: steadying the mind through faith, ethical commitment (dharma), and one-pointed dependence on Ishvara—often treated as a foundation for further meditative steadiness (ekāgratā).
While explicitly naming Viṣṇu (Hari, Nārāyaṇa), the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames refuge in Ishvara as ultimately non-sectarian—devotion to the supreme Lord is compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava unity, where the highest deity is honored through multiple divine names and forms.