Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
विशेषात् पार्वतीं देवीमीश्वरार्धशरीरिणीम् / स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैर्दक्षः प्रणम्य च कृताञ्जलिः
viśeṣāt pārvatīṃ devīmīśvarārdhaśarīriṇīm / stotrairnānāvidhairdakṣaḥ praṇamya ca kṛtāñjaliḥ
Em especial, Dakṣa, após prostrar-se com as mãos postas, ofereceu muitos tipos de hinos em louvor à Deusa Pārvatī, que habita como a própria metade do corpo de Īśvara (Ardhanārīśvara).
Narrator (Purāṇic narration describing Dakṣa’s act of worship)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Pārvatī as inseparable from Īśvara—literally the Lord’s half-body—the verse signals a non-dual metaphysics where the Supreme is one reality expressed as Consciousness (Īśvara) and Power (Śakti), not two competing principles.
The verse emphasizes bhakti as sādhana: praṇāma (prostration) and añjali (folded hands) accompanied by stotra-japa. In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva framework, such disciplined devotion purifies the mind and supports higher yogic steadiness aligned with Pāśupata-oriented practice.
Although explicitly Shaiva (Īśvara with Śakti), the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats supreme divinity as one—worship of Īśvara-Śakti is compatible with Vaiṣṇava reverence, framing sectarian forms as unified expressions of the same ultimate reality.