Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
वीरभद्रो ऽपि दीप्तात्मा शक्रस्योद्यच्छतः करम् / व्यष्टम्भयददीनात्मा तथान्येषां दिवौकसाम्
vīrabhadro 'pi dīptātmā śakrasyodyacchataḥ karam / vyaṣṭambhayadadīnātmā tathānyeṣāṃ divaukasām
そのとき、霊光に輝くヴィーラバドラは、シャクラ（インドラ）の振り上げた手を押しとどめた。さらに怯まぬ心で、他の天界の神々の手も同様に制した。
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Śaunaka-style narration) describing the event
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By showing even Indra being restrained, the verse implies that all delegated powers are limited; true sovereignty belongs to the higher, all-governing Reality (Īśvara/Ātman), before which ego and authority are checked.
The motif is nirodha (restraint): the curbing of impulsive force and pride. In Pāśupata-leaning ethics, mastery begins with subduing the egoic “upraised hand” (assertive doership) through discipline, humility, and devotion to Īśvara.
In the Kurma Purana’s inclusive theology, Śaiva manifestations like Vīrabhadra act as instruments of cosmic order; this complements Vaiṣṇava governance rather than opposing it, supporting the Purāṇa’s synthesis of Rudra-bhakti with overarching dharma.