Shloka 14
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
संप्रेक्ष्य सा गुणवती भार्या तस्य पतिव्रता / भीतं प्रसन्नया प्राह वाचा पीनपयोधरा
saṃprekṣya sā guṇavatī bhāryā tasya pativratā / bhītaṃ prasannayā prāha vācā pīnapayodharā
सा गुणवती पतिव्रता भार्या तस्य भीतं संप्रेक्ष्य प्रसन्नया वाचा प्राह; सा पीनपयोधरा सती॥
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the scene; dialogue is about to be spoken by the wife)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it frames dharmic conduct in worldly fear, preparing the narrative mood where steadiness (prasannatā) becomes the ground for higher discernment taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No formal yoga technique is stated, but the key yogic quality implied is prasannatā—calm clarity under fear—an inner discipline that supports later teachings on restraint and concentration found in Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual instruction.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it contributes to the Purāṇic ethic that underlies the text’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis by portraying dharma (steadfastness, reassurance, right speech) as a shared foundation for devotion to the Supreme.