Shloka 10
Devī-tattva, Śakti–Śaktimān doctrine, Kāla–Māyā cosmology, and Māheśvara Yoga instruction
नियोगाद् ब्रह्मणो देवीं ददौ रुद्राय तां सतीम् / दक्षाद् रुद्रो ऽपि जग्राह स्वकीयामेव शूलभृत्
niyogād brahmaṇo devīṃ dadau rudrāya tāṃ satīm / dakṣād rudro 'pi jagrāha svakīyāmeva śūlabhṛt
ด้วยบัญชาของพระพรหมา ทักษะได้ถวายเทวีสตีแก่พระรุทระ; และพระรุทระผู้ทรงตรีศูลก็รับนางจากทักษะเป็นคู่ครองอันชอบธรรมของพระองค์เอง
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (Purāṇic narration style)
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames cosmic order (dharma) as operating through divine ordinance: Brahmā’s niyoga establishes the lawful unfolding of events, reflecting a Purāṇic vision where the Supreme reality upholds harmony through ordained roles and relationships.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; instead it supplies narrative groundwork for later Kurma Purana teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline) by situating Rudra as a central divine authority within dharma and sacred history.
While Viṣṇu is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis treats Rudra’s acceptance of Satī as part of the same cosmic governance upheld by the Supreme; the narrative supports a non-sectarian Purāṇic framework where Śiva’s role is integral to the divine order that Viṣṇu also sustains.