Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
संरक्तनयनो ऽन्तो हिरण्यनयनाग्रजम् / नखैर्विदारयामास प्रह्रादस्यैव पश्यतः
saṃraktanayano 'nto hiraṇyanayanāgrajam / nakhairvidārayāmāsa prahrādasyaiva paśyataḥ
ដោយភ្នែកក្រហមពេញដោយព្រះកំហឹងធម៌ អង្គដែលស្ថិតនៅក្នុងសសរនោះ បានក្រចកហែកបំបែក បងប្រុសរបស់ ហិរ៉ាញ្យនយនៈ—ខណៈព្រះប្រាហ្លាទៈឈរមើលផ្ទាល់។
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Narasiṁha episode within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga narrative frame
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By calling the Lord “the one within” (antaḥ), the verse hints that the Supreme is the indwelling reality that can manifest outwardly to uphold dharma—immanent yet capable of decisive intervention.
The verse itself emphasizes not a technique but the fruit of steadfast devotion and inner alignment: Prahlāda’s unwavering God-remembrance functions like continuous contemplation (smaraṇa), a bhakti-based discipline resonant with the Kurma Purana’s broader yoga-dharma teachings.
Though explicitly Vaishnava in imagery (Narasimha protecting Prahlāda), it fits the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by presenting the Supreme as the inner Lord (antaḥ) beyond sectarian limitation—consistent with later teachings that integrate Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives.