Shloka 90
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
दधीचस्य च दक्षस्य विवादः कथितस्तदा / ततश्च शापः कथितो मुनीनां मुनिपुङ्गवाः
dadhīcasya ca dakṣasya vivādaḥ kathitastadā / tataśca śāpaḥ kathito munīnāṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
അപ്പോൾ ദധീചിയും ദക്ഷനും തമ്മിലുള്ള വിവാദം വിവരിക്കപ്പെട്ടു; തുടർന്ന്, ഹേ മുനിപുങ്ഗവന്മാരേ, മുനിമാർ ഉച്ചരിച്ച ശാപവും പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു।
Suta (narrator) addressing the sages (muni-assembly)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it frames a dharmic episode where actions and intentions lead to consequences, a common Purāṇic setting for later spiritual instruction.
No specific yoga technique is stated in this verse; it functions as a transition in the story. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching style, such narratives often prepare the ground for later discipline-oriented teachings (e.g., Pāśupata-yoga and devotion).
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purāṇic method of teaching dharma through rishi-centered narratives, within the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.