Shloka 76
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
विश्वामित्रस्तु भगवान् जयध्वजमरिन्दमम् / याजयामास भूतादिमादिदेवं जनार्दनम्
viśvāmitrastu bhagavān jayadhvajamarindamam / yājayāmāsa bhūtādimādidevaṃ janārdanam
પછી ભગવાન વિશ્વામિત્રે શત્રુદમન કરનાર જયધ્વજને—ભૂતાદિ એવા આદિદેવ જનાર્દન માટે—યજ્ઞ કરાવ્યો.
Sūta (narrator) describing the tradition/history to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling Janārdana “bhūtādi” and “ādideva,” the verse points to the Supreme as the primal source and divine ground of all beings—hinting that ultimate reality is the origin from which embodied life arises and to which worship returns.
The verse foregrounds yajña as a disciplined spiritual practice: regulated action (karma) performed under a qualified ṛṣi’s guidance, oriented to the Supreme—an outward sādhanā that supports inner purification, a foundation for later yogic steadiness emphasized in Kurma Purana teachings.
Though Viṣṇu (Janārdana) is explicitly worshiped here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats such devotion and ritual purity as compatible with Shaiva yogic ideals—presenting a unified dharmic path where sectarian forms converge upon one supreme principle.