Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
श्रुत्वा तद्दैवतैरुक्तं स विष्णुर्लोकभावनः / वधाय दैत्यमुख्यस्य सो ऽसृजत् पुरुषं स्वयम्
śrutvā taddaivatairuktaṃ sa viṣṇurlokabhāvanaḥ / vadhāya daityamukhyasya so 'sṛjat puruṣaṃ svayam
ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞതു കേട്ട്, ലോകങ്ങളെ പോഷിപ്പിക്കുന്ന വിഷ്ണു ദൈത്യപ്രധാനനെ വധിക്കാനായി സ്വയം ഒരു ദിവ്യപുരുഷനെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (here named Viṣṇu, “loka-bhāvana”) as the sustaining reality who can project an effective divine agency (“puruṣa”) without losing transcendence—implying sovereign, self-determined power over manifestation.
No specific practice is taught in this line; its yogic implication is theological: the Lord’s controlled manifestation reflects īśvara-śakti and disciplined sovereignty (aiśvarya), a backdrop to later Kurma Purana teachings where yoga aligns the practitioner with dharma and divine order.
While Viṣṇu is explicitly named, the Purāṇa’s broader synthesis reads such world-protecting action as the function of the one Supreme Lord (Īśvara) revered through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva lenses—one divinity safeguarding dharma through manifest powers.