Shloka 42
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ततो बन्धुप्रयुक्तेन सिंहेनैकेन लीलया / वीरभद्रेण दक्षस्य विनाशमगमत् क्रतुः
tato bandhuprayuktena siṃhenaikena līlayā / vīrabhadreṇa dakṣasya vināśamagamat kratuḥ
అనంతరం బంధువుల ప్రేరణతో పంపబడిన ఒక్క సింహముచేతనే, వీరభద్రుడు లీలామాత్రముగా దక్షుని క్రతువును (యజ్ఞమును) నాశనమునకు చేర్చెను।
Suta (narrator) recounting the Daksha-yajna episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly, it teaches that mere external sacrifice (kratu) without inner humility and reverence for the divine order collapses; the Self is not pleased by ritual pride, but by dharmic alignment and inner purity.
No explicit yogic technique is stated, but the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic ethic: restraining ego (ahaṅkāra), cultivating devotion and inner discipline, and treating ritual as subordinate to spiritual realization—principles echoed later in Pashupata-oriented teachings.
Through the Shaiva episode of Vīrabhadra ending Dakṣa’s rite, the Purana underscores that divine power protects dharma beyond sectarian boundaries—supporting the text’s larger synthesis where Shiva’s and Vishnu’s purposes converge in restoring cosmic order.