Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
स तेन तापसो ऽत्यर्थं मोहितेनावमानितः / शशापासुरराजानं क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः
sa tena tāpaso 'tyarthaṃ mohitenāvamānitaḥ / śaśāpāsurarājānaṃ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
അത്യന്തം മോഹിതനായ അവനാൽ കടുത്ത അപമാനം ഏറ്റ തപസ്വിയുടെ കണ്ണുകൾ ക്രോധത്തിൽ ചുവന്നു; അദ്ദേഹം അസുരരാജാവിനെ ശപിച്ചു।
Narrator (Purāṇic narration, traditionally through Vyāsa’s discourse lineage)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily ethical-narrative rather than metaphysical: it highlights how delusion (moha) and ego lead to harmful action and karmic reaction. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, clarity of Self (ātma-jñāna) counters such moha and prevents dharmic collapse.
The verse indirectly points to tapas (austerity) as a yogic power and discipline. In the Kurma Purana’s wider yoga-dharma frame, tapas must be guided by sattva and restraint; otherwise anger can distort spiritual power into punitive action.
This specific line does not name Shiva or Vishnu; it functions as a dharma episode about moha, insult, and karmic repercussion. In the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such narratives support the shared moral order upheld by both traditions.