Shloka 74
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ततः प्रहस्य भगवान् कपर्दे नीललोहितः / उवाच प्रणतान् देवान् प्राचेतसमथो हरः
tataḥ prahasya bhagavān kaparde nīlalohitaḥ / uvāca praṇatān devān prācetasamatho haraḥ
అప్పుడు చిరునవ్వుతో భగవాన్—కపర్ది, నీలలోహిత, హర—ప్రాచేతసతో కలిసి, నమస్కరించిన దేవతలను ఉద్దేశించి పలికాడు.
Lord Hara (Shiva/Rudra, Nīlalohita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
By presenting Rudra as “Bhagavān” (the Blessed Lord) who compassionately responds to surrendered beings, the verse implies an Ishvara-centric vision where the supreme reality is personal, conscious, and accessible through reverence—an outlook that later supports the Kurma Purana’s synthetic Shaiva-Vaishnava theology.
The practice emphasized is śaraṇāgati (surrender) expressed through praṇāma (bowing). In the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-leaning framework, such humility and devotion are foundational disciplines that prepare the mind for higher yogic restraint and contemplation.
While Vishnu is central to the Kurma Purana’s overarching frame, this verse foregrounds Rudra as Bhagavān who guides the Devas; it reflects the Purana’s non-sectarian tendency to honor both Śiva and Viṣṇu as supreme manifestations worthy of surrender and theological integration.