Shloka 22
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
जयध्वजस्तु मतिमान् देवं नारायणं हरिम् / जगाम शरणं विष्णुं दैवतं धर्मतत्परः
jayadhvajastu matimān devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim / jagāma śaraṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ daivataṃ dharmatatparaḥ
Namun Jayadhvaja, bijaksana dalam pertimbangan dan tekun pada dharma, pergi berlindung kepada Hari yang ilahi—Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu—menjadikan-Nya satu-satunya dewa pilihannya.
Purana-narrator (Vyasa/ Suta-style narration within the Kurma Purana framework)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
By presenting Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu as the sole refuge and chosen deity, the verse implies a single supreme ground of protection and order—an Ishvara-centric view where the highest reality is approached through surrender and dharmic alignment.
The practice emphasized is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge), a core devotional discipline that complements Yoga-shastra: steadying the mind through faith, ethical commitment (dharma), and one-pointed dependence on Ishvara—often treated as a foundation for further meditative steadiness (ekāgratā).
While explicitly naming Viṣṇu (Hari, Nārāyaṇa), the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis frames refuge in Ishvara as ultimately non-sectarian—devotion to the supreme Lord is compatible with Shaiva-Vaishnava unity, where the highest deity is honored through multiple divine names and forms.