Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
स तान् सुपर्णो बलवान् कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः / हत्वा युद्धेन महता रक्षति स्म पुरीं शुभाम्
sa tān suparṇo balavān kṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ / hatvā yuddhena mahatā rakṣati sma purīṃ śubhām
Alors le puissant Suparṇa—dont la vaillance égalait celle de Kṛṣṇa—les abattit dans une grande bataille, puis protégea la cité de bon augure.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it highlights dharma in action—protection of society after overcoming hostility—an outer sign of inner steadiness (ātma-niṣṭhā) praised across the Kurma Purana’s teachings.
No explicit yogic technique is stated; the verse emphasizes karma aligned with dharma (rakṣaṇa—protective duty). In Kurma Purana’s broader frame, disciplined action becomes a support for purification that later matures into yoga and devotion.
Not directly; it uses a Vaiṣṇava benchmark (Kṛṣṇa-like valor) to praise heroic protection. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such divine qualities are honored as expressions of the one īśvara revered in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava idioms.