Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Bāṇa’s Śiva-bhakti and the Genealogy of Kaśyapa’s Descendants
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सो ऽतीव शङ्करे भक्तो राजा राज्यमपालयत् / त्रैलोक्यं वशमानीय बाधयामास वासवम्
so 'tīva śaṅkare bhakto rājā rājyamapālayat / trailokyaṃ vaśamānīya bādhayāmāsa vāsavam
அந்த அரசன் சங்கரனுக்கு மிகுந்த பக்தியுடையவன்; அரசாட்சியை நடத்தினான். மூவுலகையும் வசப்படுத்தி வாசவனை (இந்திரனை) துன்புறுத்தினான்.
Suta (narrator) recounting the episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: it contrasts worldly sovereignty (even over the three worlds) with spiritual devotion to Śaṅkara, implying that power over realms is not the same as ultimate self-realization.
No specific technique is named in this verse; it foregrounds bhakti (devotional orientation) as the king’s defining spiritual posture, which later texts in the Kurma Purana link with disciplined conduct and yogic restraint.
By presenting Śiva-bhakti within the Kurma Purana’s broader Vaiṣṇava frame, it supports the Purana’s synthesis: devotion to Śiva is honored within a narrative ultimately guided toward integrated dharma and higher realization.