Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
नृसिंहवपुरव्यक्तो हिरण्यकशिपोः पुरे / आविर्बभूव सहसा मोहयन् दैत्यपुङ्गवान्
nṛsiṃhavapuravyakto hiraṇyakaśipoḥ pure / āvirbabhūva sahasā mohayan daityapuṅgavān
Di kota Hiraṇyakaśipu, Tuhan yang sebelumnya tak termanifest dalam wujud Narasiṁha tiba-tiba menampakkan diri, membuat pemuka para Daitya terperdaya.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa’s narration in the Kurma Purana’s narrative voice)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By calling the Lord’s Narasiṃha-form “unmanifest” yet able to “become manifest,” the verse points to the Supreme as transcendent (beyond ordinary perception) while freely revealing Himself through māyā for the protection of dharma.
No specific technique is prescribed in this verse; its yogic teaching is the primacy of īśvara-anugraha (divine grace): the unmanifest Lord can suddenly appear when dharma requires—an idea harmonized with Kurma Purana’s broader emphasis on devotion, discipline, and God-realization.
Though the verse names a Vaiṣṇava avatāra (Narasiṃha), Kurma Purana’s synthesis frames such manifestations as the one Supreme Lord’s compassionate intervention—compatible with the text’s non-sectarian vision where Śiva and Viṣṇu are expressions of the same īśvara.