Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
श्रुत्वा तद्दैवतैरुक्तं स विष्णुर्लोकभावनः / वधाय दैत्यमुख्यस्य सो ऽसृजत् पुरुषं स्वयम्
śrutvā taddaivatairuktaṃ sa viṣṇurlokabhāvanaḥ / vadhāya daityamukhyasya so 'sṛjat puruṣaṃ svayam
देवतांनी सांगितलेले ऐकून, लोकांचे पालनकर्ता विष्णूने दैत्यांच्या प्रमुखाच्या वधासाठी स्वतः एक दिव्य पुरुष प्रकट केला।
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents the Supreme (here named Viṣṇu, “loka-bhāvana”) as the sustaining reality who can project an effective divine agency (“puruṣa”) without losing transcendence—implying sovereign, self-determined power over manifestation.
No specific practice is taught in this line; its yogic implication is theological: the Lord’s controlled manifestation reflects īśvara-śakti and disciplined sovereignty (aiśvarya), a backdrop to later Kurma Purana teachings where yoga aligns the practitioner with dharma and divine order.
While Viṣṇu is explicitly named, the Purāṇa’s broader synthesis reads such world-protecting action as the function of the one Supreme Lord (Īśvara) revered through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva lenses—one divinity safeguarding dharma through manifest powers.