Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
असुरा ऊचुः कश्चिदागच्छति महान् पुरुषो देवचोदितः / विमुञ्चन् भैरवं नादं तं जानीमो ऽमरार्दन
asurā ūcuḥ kaścidāgacchati mahān puruṣo devacoditaḥ / vimuñcan bhairavaṃ nādaṃ taṃ jānīmo 'marārdana
അസുരർ പറഞ്ഞു—ദേവന്മാർ പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ച ഒരു മഹാപുരുഷൻ വരുന്നു; ഭയങ്കര നാദം മുഴക്കുന്നു; അവനെ ഞങ്ങൾ അറിയുന്നു—അവൻ അമരാർദനൻ।
Asuras
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it uses the term “puruṣa” (Person) for a mighty, divinely-impelled presence. In Kurma Purana’s broader theology, such language can point to the governing Purusha behind cosmic order, though here it functions primarily as a battle-narrative identification.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this verse. It belongs to the Purva-bhaga’s narrative layer; Yoga-shastra and Pashupata-oriented disciplines are treated more systematically in later doctrinal passages (notably the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita section).
This verse does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it frames a divinely commissioned force in the Deva–Asura conflict. In the Kurma Purana’s overall synthesis, such divine agency is ultimately harmonized within a single supreme governance, but that teaching is not explicit here.