Shloka 36
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
देवाः सहर्षिभिश्चासंस्तत्र साहाय्यकारिणः / विनाशयाशु तं यज्ञं वरमेकं वृणोम्यहम्
devāḥ saharṣibhiścāsaṃstatra sāhāyyakāriṇaḥ / vināśayāśu taṃ yajñaṃ varamekaṃ vṛṇomyaham
അവിടെ ദേവന്മാർ ഋഷികളോടൊപ്പം സഹായികളായി ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. “ആ യജ്ഞം ഉടൻ നശിപ്പിക്കൂ; ഞാൻ ഈ ഒരേയൊരു വരം തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുന്നു.”
An adversarial petitioner (contextually a hostile figure demanding a boon to ruin the yajña)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts dharmic order (devas and rishis safeguarding yajña) with ego-driven desire (“I choose this boon”), implying that self-centered will disrupts sacred order, whereas alignment with dharma supports inner clarity conducive to Atman-realization.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; however, it underscores the Kurma Purana’s broader discipline that steadiness in dharma—protecting sacred duty and restraining destructive impulses—is foundational to higher Yoga (including Pashupata-oriented restraint and purification).
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu directly; yet, in the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, protecting yajña is a shared dharmic concern, reflecting the Purana’s non-sectarian emphasis on preserving cosmic order rather than factional divinity.