Shloka 21
Adhyāya 25 — Liṅga-māhātmya (The Chapter on the Liṅga): Hari’s Śiva-Worship and the Fiery Pillar Theophany
तदन्तरे महादैत्या राक्षसाश्चातिभीषणाः / आजग्मुर्द्वारकां शुभ्रां भीषयन्तः सहस्त्रशः
tadantare mahādaityā rākṣasāścātibhīṣaṇāḥ / ājagmurdvārakāṃ śubhrāṃ bhīṣayantaḥ sahastraśaḥ
Pada ketika itu, para Daitya yang perkasa dan para Raksasa yang amat menggerunkan datang ke kota Dvārakā yang bercahaya, menakut-nakutkan penduduknya beribu-ribu banyaknya.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration attributed to Vyāsa/Sūta tradition)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It does not teach Ātman doctrine directly; it sets a dharma-crisis backdrop where divine protection and inner steadiness (grounded in the Supreme) become relevant in the broader Kurma Purana teaching.
No explicit yoga practice is stated in this verse; it functions as narrative context that, elsewhere in the Kurma Purana, motivates disciplines like devotion (bhakti), restraint, and contemplative steadiness amid fear and upheaval.
The verse itself is neutral, but within the Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such threats to dharma are ultimately resolved through the unified divine agency honored as both Hari and Hara in different theological registers.