Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे चतुर्दशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच प्रजाः सृजेति व्यादिष्टः पूर्वं दक्षः स्वयंभुवा / ससर्ज देवान् गन्धर्वान् ऋषींश्चैवासुरोरगान्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge caturdaśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca prajāḥ sṛjeti vyādiṣṭaḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣaḥ svayaṃbhuvā / sasarja devān gandharvān ṛṣīṃścaivāsuroragān
अशा रीतीने श्रीकूर्मपुराणातील षट्साहस्त्री संहितेच्या पूर्वविभागातील चौदावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला. सूत म्हणाले—पूर्वी स्वयंभू ब्रह्माने “प्रजा सृज” अशी आज्ञा दिल्यावर दक्षाने देव, गंधर्व, ऋषी तसेच असुर व नाग यांची सृष्टी केली।
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents creation as proceeding through divine command and cosmic order—suggesting a higher governing principle behind manifestation, though the verse itself focuses on Dakṣa’s delegated creative role rather than explicit ātman-teaching.
None directly. This is a sarga (creation) passage establishing cosmological context; in the Kurma Purāṇa, such framing later supports dharma and yoga teachings by situating them within an ordered universe.
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it emphasizes Brahmā’s command and Dakṣa’s function. The Kurma Purāṇa’s synthesis appears more clearly in later doctrinal sections, especially the Upari-bhāga’s teachings.