Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
दालभ्यश्च महायोगी धर्मात्मनो महौजसः / सुधामा विरजाश्चैव शङ्खपात्रज एव च
dālabhyaśca mahāyogī dharmātmano mahaujasaḥ / sudhāmā virajāścaiva śaṅkhapātraja eva ca
Et Dālabhya, le grand yogin, avec ceux dont l’âme est droite et dont l’éclat spirituel est puissant : Sudhāmā, Viraja, et aussi Śaṅkhapātraja.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally Sūta/authorial voice) listing revered sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by praising “mahāyogins” and “dharmātman” sages, the verse points to the Purāṇic ideal that realization of the Self is approached through dharma, tapas, and yogic discipline, even when the verse itself is primarily an enumeration of names.
The term “mahāyogī” signals mastery of yogic discipline (yama–niyama, tapas, dhyāna, and samādhi as treated in Purāṇic Yoga teaching). The emphasis is on inner “ojas/tejas” born of sustained practice and righteous living.
Not explicitly; yet the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis frames such yogin-sages as devotees of the one Supreme Lord approached through multiple names and forms—often harmonizing Śiva-oriented Yoga (e.g., Pāśupata ideals) with Viṣṇu’s sustaining divinity.