Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
दक्ष उवाच य एते द्वादशादित्या आगता यज्ञभागिनः / सर्वे सूर्या इति ज्ञेया न ह्यान्यो विद्यते रविः
dakṣa uvāca ya ete dvādaśādityā āgatā yajñabhāginaḥ / sarve sūryā iti jñeyā na hyānyo vidyate raviḥ
தக்ஷன் கூறினார்—யாகப் பங்குக்குரியவர்களாய் வந்த இந்த பன்னிரண்டு ஆதித்யர்களும் ‘சூரியன்’ என்றே அறியப்பட வேண்டும்; அவரைத் தவிர வேறு ரவி இல்லை.
Daksha
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By presenting many Ādityas as one Sūrya, the verse uses a unity-in-diversity model that parallels Purāṇic non-dual pedagogy: multiple divine functions can be expressions of a single underlying reality, just as many appearances can point to one Self.
No direct āsana or meditation technique is taught here; instead, it supports a yogic contemplative principle useful in Pāśupata and Purāṇic practice—ekatva-bhāvanā (cultivating the vision of oneness) behind multiplicity, which steadies devotion and concentration.
Indirectly: by affirming one reality expressed through many divine forms, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthetic outlook where sectarian forms (Śiva/Vişṇu and other devas) can be understood as coordinated manifestations within one sacred order.