Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मन्यन्ते ये जगद्योनिं विभिन्नं विष्णुमीश्वरात् / मोहादवेदनिष्ठत्वात् ते यान्ति नरकं नराः
manyante ye jagadyoniṃ vibhinnaṃ viṣṇumīśvarāt / mohādavedaniṣṭhatvāt te yānti narakaṃ narāḥ
Mereka yang, kerana delusi dan keteguhan dalam ketidaktahuan, menyangka Viṣṇu—rahim asal alam semesta—berbeza daripada Īśvara, maka manusia demikian menuju neraka.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the sages/Indradyumna in a Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis context
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It implies a single supreme Lord-principle (Īśvara) as the ultimate reality; perceiving a real separation in the supreme divinity (e.g., Viṣṇu versus Īśvara) is treated as ignorance that obstructs liberating knowledge.
The verse points to jñāna-oriented discipline: removing avidyā (non-knowledge) through right view (samyag-darśana) and steady contemplation on the one Īśvara, a foundation for Pāśupata-style devotion and inner purification taught in the Kurma tradition.
It rejects hard sectarian difference at the level of the Supreme: Viṣṇu as jagad-yoni is not other than Īśvara, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis that treats the highest Lord as one.