Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मन्युना चोमया सृष्टा भद्रकाली महेश्वरी / तया च सार्धं वृषभं समारुह्य ययौ गणः
manyunā comayā sṛṣṭā bhadrakālī maheśvarī / tayā ca sārdhaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ samāruhya yayau gaṇaḥ
Da ira e de Umā surgiu Bhadrakālī, a Grande Deusa. Com ela, a hoste dos gaṇas montou o touro e partiu.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it depicts the Supreme’s śakti operating through divine manifestation—wrath (manyu) and Umā’s power give rise to Bhadrakālī, showing how transcendent will expresses itself as protective, world-ordering force.
No explicit practice is taught in this verse; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-Shiva framework where disciplined inner control transforms passions like anger into dharma-protecting śakti rather than ego-driven violence.
Though Vishnu is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in honoring Śiva’s śakti as a cosmic instrument for restoring order—complementary to the Purāṇic vision where both Śiva and Viṣṇu uphold dharma through distinct but harmonious modes.