Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
समेत्य सर्वे मुनयो गौतमं तपसां निधिम् / अयाचन्त क्षुधाविष्टा आहारं प्राणधारणम्
sametya sarve munayo gautamaṃ tapasāṃ nidhim / ayācanta kṣudhāviṣṭā āhāraṃ prāṇadhāraṇam
ครั้นแล้วเหล่ามุนีทั้งปวงได้ประชุมกัน เข้าไปหาโคตมะผู้เป็นขุมทรัพย์แห่งตบะ และด้วยความหิวโหยจึงวิงวอนขออาหารเพื่อธำรงชีวิต
Narrator (Purana narrator in the Kurma Purana’s dialogue frame; describing the sages’ action toward Gautama)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by showing that even great tapasvins operate within embodied life where prāṇa must be sustained; the Purana’s dharma-vision integrates spiritual pursuit with the practical maintenance of life.
Tapas (austerity) is foregrounded through Gautama being called a ‘treasury of austerity’; the verse also implies the dharmic balance valued in Yoga-shastra—discipline without neglecting the body’s minimal needs for sustaining prāṇa.
This specific verse does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by grounding spirituality in dharma (compassion, sustenance, hospitality), a shared ethical foundation across Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings.