Shloka 24
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava
विज्ञाय रामो बलवान् जनकस्य गृहं प्रभुः / भञ्जयामास चादाय गत्वासौ लीलयैव हि
vijñāya rāmo balavān janakasya gṛhaṃ prabhuḥ / bhañjayāmāsa cādāya gatvāsau līlayaiva hi
విషయమును తెలిసికొని బలవంతుడైన ప్రభువు రాముడు జనకుని గృహమునకు వెళ్లి; ధనుస్సును ఎత్తుకొని లీలామాత్రముగా దానిని విరిచెను.
Purana-narrator (traditional Sūta/compiling voice) recounting an Itihāsa episode within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga narrative
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying Rāma as “Prabhu” acting without strain, the verse hints at divine sovereignty: true power is effortless and self-possessed, reflecting the Purāṇic idea that the highest reality acts without inner compulsion.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this line; it supports a yogic ethos—steadiness, mastery, and action without agitation—often aligned with disciplined self-control (yama-niyama) and karma performed from inner composure.
This specific verse focuses on Rāma’s līlā and does not mention Śiva directly; within the Kurma Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such divine acts are typically framed as manifestations of one supreme lordship expressed through different forms.