Shloka 54
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
शूरसेनादयः पञ्च राजानस्तु महाबलाः / युद्धाय कृतसंरम्भा विदेहं त्वभिदुद्रुवुः
śūrasenādayaḥ pañca rājānastu mahābalāḥ / yuddhāya kṛtasaṃrambhā videhaṃ tvabhidudruvuḥ
ಶೂರಸೇನ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಐದು ಮಹಾಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ರಾಜರು, ಯುದ್ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಉತ್ಸಾಹಗೊಂಡು, ನೇರವಾಗಿ ವಿದೇಹ ದೇಶದತ್ತ ಧಾವಿಸಿದರು।
Suta (narrator) relating the Purana’s account to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily historical-narrative, describing kings rushing to war; it does not directly teach Atman-doctrine, but it sets worldly action (pravṛtti) against which later Kurma Purana teachings emphasize inner restraint and Self-knowledge.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this line; it belongs to the action-oriented narrative layer. In the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, such outward conflict is contrasted with disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion, restraint, and contemplative steadiness taught elsewhere.
It does not directly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; it functions as scene-setting in the Purva-bhaga narrative. The synthesis appears more explicitly in the Kurma Purana’s theological passages, where Hari and Hara are presented in a reconciled, non-dual devotional vision.