Shloka 21
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
हर्यश्वेषु तु नष्टेषु मायया नारदस्य तु / शशाप नारदं दक्षः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः
haryaśveṣu tu naṣṭeṣu māyayā nāradasya tu / śaśāpa nāradaṃ dakṣaḥ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ
Tatkala para Haryaśva lenyap oleh māyā Nārada, Dakṣa—dengan mata merah menyala kerana murka—melafazkan sumpahan ke atas Nārada.
Suta (narrator) recounting the Daksha–Narada episode
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts worldly creation (Dakṣa’s drive for progeny) with Nārada’s māyā that turns beings away from external aims—hinting that the deeper truth is not secured through mere procreation but through inner discernment toward the Self.
No technique is named, but the motif aligns with vairāgya (dispassion) and nivṛtti (turning inward). Nārada’s intervention functions as a narrative catalyst for renunciation-oriented discipline that later matures into the Purāṇa’s yoga-dharma teachings.
The verse itself is neutral, yet within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis it frames a dharmic tension (pravṛtti vs nivṛtti) that is harmonized later through integrated Shaiva–Vaishnava teaching: devotion and yoga are presented as complementary paths under one Supreme reality.