Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ततः स रुद्रो भगवान् सभार्यः सगणेश्वरः / स्पृशन् कराभ्यां ब्रह्मर्षि दधीचं प्राह देवताः
tataḥ sa rudro bhagavān sabhāryaḥ sagaṇeśvaraḥ / spṛśan karābhyāṃ brahmarṣi dadhīcaṃ prāha devatāḥ
ਤਦੋਂ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਰੁਦ੍ਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਸਮੇਤ ਅਤੇ ਗਣਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਸ਼ਾਂ ਨਾਲ, ਦੋਹਾਂ ਹੱਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਦਧੀਚੀ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੋਲੇ।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Rudra’s action; the next speech is by Rudra to the gods)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: Rudra is shown as “Bhagavān” whose mere touch sanctifies a Brahmarṣi, implying the Supreme’s immanent power to awaken and purify consciousness—an Atman-centered reading consistent with the Purāṇic non-dual theism.
The verse foregrounds tapas and brahmaṛṣi-status (Vedic discipline and realization). Rudra’s “touch” signifies śaktipāta-like grace that complements sādhana—an idea aligned with Pāśupata-leaning devotion and yogic purification found across the Kūrma tradition.
By presenting Rudra as Bhagavān acting with sovereign grace in a Purāṇa that also exalts Viṣṇu/Kūrma, it supports the Kūrma Purāṇa’s reconciliatory theology: sectarian forms differ, but divine lordship and salvific power are one in essence.