Shloka 49
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
ततः कदाचिद् विप्रेन्द्रा विदेहो नाम दानवः / भीषणः सर्वसत्त्वानां पुरीं तेषां समाययौ
tataḥ kadācid viprendrā videho nāma dānavaḥ / bhīṣaṇaḥ sarvasattvānāṃ purīṃ teṣāṃ samāyayau
ਤਦਨੰਤ੍ਰ, ਹੇ ਵਿਪ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਰੇਠ! ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੇਂ ‘ਵਿਦੇਹ’ ਨਾਮ ਦਾ ਦਾਨਵ, ਜੋ ਸਭ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਲਈ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਸੀ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਪੁਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਪਹੁੰਚਿਆ।
Narrator (Sūta/primary Purāṇic narrator addressing the sages)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it sets a narrative scene of fear and disruption caused by a Dānava, which later Purāṇic teaching contrasts with the inner fearlessness (abhaya) gained through knowledge of the Self and devotion to Īśvara.
No explicit Yoga practice is stated in this line; it functions as a plot-turn introducing an external threat. In Kurma Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such threats typically motivate recourse to dharma, mantra, and disciplined practice (yoga/vrata) found more explicitly in later sections such as the Ishvara Gītā and Pāśupata-oriented teachings.
This verse itself is neutral and narrative-only; it does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. In the Kurma Purāṇa’s overall non-sectarian framing, such episodes of adharma often become occasions where divine protection and unified Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava theology is articulated elsewhere in the text.