Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava
समाश्वास्य तदा सीतां दृष्ट्वा रामस्य चान्तिकम् / नयिष्ये त्वां महाबाहुरुक्त्वा रामं ययौ पुनः
samāśvāsya tadā sītāṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmasya cāntikam / nayiṣye tvāṃ mahābāhuruktvā rāmaṃ yayau punaḥ
അപ്പോൾ സീതയെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിച്ച്, ശ്രീരാമൻ സമീപത്തുണ്ടെന്ന് കണ്ട മഹാബാഹു ‘ഞാൻ നിന്നെ അവിടേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോകാം’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു വീണ്ടും ശ്രീരാമന്റെ അടുക്കലേക്ക് പോയി।
A heroic ally of Rama (traditionally Hanuman in the Rama–Sita episode)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly, it points to the dharmic fruit of inner steadiness: by calming fear and acting without wavering, the devotee mirrors the Atman’s composure—steady, protective, and unshaken amid crisis.
The verse highlights practical yoga as disciplined mind (citta-sthairya): reassuring the distressed, speaking truthfully, and acting decisively—ethical restraint and compassionate action that support higher contemplative practice in the Kurma Purana’s dharma-yoga frame.
Not explicitly; yet in Kurma Purana’s synthetic outlook, such righteous protection and devotion are read as one dharma served by the Supreme—whether approached as Vishnu (Rama) or Shiva—showing a shared puranic ethic rather than sectarian division.