Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 175
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
विजित्य सर्वानपि बाहुवीर्यात् स संयुगे शंभुमनन्तधाम / समाययौ यत्र स कालरुद्रो विमानमारुह्य विहीनसत्त्वः
vijitya sarvānapi bāhuvīryāt sa saṃyuge śaṃbhumanantadhāma / samāyayau yatra sa kālarudro vimānamāruhya vihīnasattvaḥ
Setelah menewaskan dan menundukkan semuanya dalam pertempuran dengan kekuatan lengannya, dia mendekati Śambhu—Śiva yang bersinar tanpa batas—di tempat Kālarudra, yang hilang keberanian, telah menaiki vimāna (kereta udara)nya.
Sūta (narrator) recounting events to the sages (frame narration)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
By calling Śiva “anantadhāma” (of endless splendour/abode), the verse points to the Supreme as limitless and transcendent; worldly victory culminates not in ego but in turning toward the Infinite.
No explicit technique is taught in this verse; the implied discipline is inner restraint after conquest—redirecting power toward devotion and surrender to Śambhu, aligning with the Purana’s broader ethic of harnessing vīrya (energy) for dharma and worship.
Though the verse names Śiva directly, the Kurma Purana’s larger synthesis treats approaching Śambhu as approaching the Supreme Lord; devotion to Śiva functions within a non-competitive, integrative Shaiva–Vaishnava framework.