Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
तमर्चयति यो रुद्रं स्वात्मन्येकं सनातनम् / चेतसा भावयुक्तेन स याति परमं पदम्
tamarcayati yo rudraṃ svātmanyekaṃ sanātanam / cetasā bhāvayuktena sa yāti paramaṃ padam
真実のバクティと内なる観想に満ちた心で、自らのアートマンのうちに唯一にして永遠なる主ルドラを礼拝する者は、至上の境地に至る。
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the sages (Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It presents Rudra as the one eternal reality to be realized inwardly—worship is directed to the Lord seated in one’s own Self, implying liberation through inner recognition rather than external ritual alone.
The verse emphasizes antaryāga (inner worship): focused contemplation with cetas (mind/heart) and bhāva (devotional-intent), aligning with Pāśupata-oriented discipline where devotion and inward absorption lead to the supreme state.
Within the Kurma Purana’s synthetic theology, Rudra is taught as the inner, supreme Lord to be realized; this supports a non-sectarian, non-dual framing where the highest reality is approached through Śaiva devotion without contradicting Vaiṣṇava revelation.