Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
स तेन पीडितो ऽत्यर्थं गरुडेन तथाऽशुगः / अदृश्यः प्रययौ तूर्णं यत्र नारायणः प्रभुः / गत्वा विज्ञापयामास प्रवृत्तमखिलं तथा
sa tena pīḍito 'tyarthaṃ garuḍena tathā'śugaḥ / adṛśyaḥ prayayau tūrṇaṃ yatra nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ / gatvā vijñāpayāmāsa pravṛttamakhilaṃ tathā
Atormentado em demasia por Garuḍa, aquele veloz tornou-se invisível e apressou-se de pronto ao lugar onde estava o Senhor Nārāyaṇa. Chegando lá, informou-lhe devidamente tudo o que ocorrera.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator relating events to the listening sages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly, it presents Nārāyaṇa as the sovereign center to whom all movements and reports return—hinting at the Supreme as the ultimate ground of order and knowledge in the cosmos.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; it emphasizes disciplined action (swift, purposeful movement and truthful reporting), which aligns with dharmic conduct that supports higher spiritual life described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
This verse is explicitly Vaiṣṇava in focus (Garuḍa and Nārāyaṇa). In the broader Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such episodes coexist with Śaiva teachings, showing complementary expressions of the one supreme lordship.