Shloka 74
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
अथ शूरादयो देवमयजन्त महेश्वरम् / यज्ञेन यज्ञगम्यं तं निष्कामा रुद्रमव्ययम्
atha śūrādayo devamayajanta maheśvaram / yajñena yajñagamyaṃ taṃ niṣkāmā rudramavyayam
ಆಮೇಲೆ ಶೂರಾದಿಗಳು ಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವರನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದರು—ಯಜ್ಞದಿಂದಲೇ ಯಜ್ಞಗಮ್ಯನಾದ ಆ ಅವ್ಯಯ ರುದ್ರನನ್ನು—ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮ ಭಾವದಿಂದ ಯಜ್ಞ ಮಾಡಿ.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa’s narration in the Kurma Purana’s flow)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
By calling Rudra “avyaya” (imperishable), the verse points to the unchanging, deathless principle that sacred practice seeks—an Ishvara-characterization aligned with the timeless Self beyond decay.
The emphasis is on niṣkāma-yajña—desireless sacrificial worship—an inner discipline akin to Karma-Yoga: offering action to the Lord without personal craving, which purifies the mind and supports higher yogic realization.
Even while naming Rudra/Maheśvara, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats such worship as a valid approach to the one Supreme Lord; yajña-centered devotion becomes a shared dharmic bridge in Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava unity.