Shloka 60
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
वीरभद्रो ऽपि दीप्तात्मा शक्रस्योद्यच्छतः करम् / व्यष्टम्भयददीनात्मा तथान्येषां दिवौकसाम्
vīrabhadro 'pi dīptātmā śakrasyodyacchataḥ karam / vyaṣṭambhayadadīnātmā tathānyeṣāṃ divaukasām
Kemudian Vīrabhadra, bersinar jiwanya, menahan tangan Śakra (Indra) yang terangkat; dengan hati yang tidak gentar, dia juga mengekang tangan para dewa penghuni surga yang lain.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/Śaunaka-style narration) describing the event
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By showing even Indra being restrained, the verse implies that all delegated powers are limited; true sovereignty belongs to the higher, all-governing Reality (Īśvara/Ātman), before which ego and authority are checked.
The motif is nirodha (restraint): the curbing of impulsive force and pride. In Pāśupata-leaning ethics, mastery begins with subduing the egoic “upraised hand” (assertive doership) through discipline, humility, and devotion to Īśvara.
In the Kurma Purana’s inclusive theology, Śaiva manifestations like Vīrabhadra act as instruments of cosmic order; this complements Vaiṣṇava governance rather than opposing it, supporting the Purāṇa’s synthesis of Rudra-bhakti with overarching dharma.