Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
निवारयामास च तान् कञ्चित् कालं यथासुखम् / उषित्वा मद्गृहे ऽवश्यं गच्छध्वमिति पण्डिताः
nivārayāmāsa ca tān kañcit kālaṃ yathāsukham / uṣitvā madgṛhe 'vaśyaṃ gacchadhvamiti paṇḍitāḥ
และท่านได้หน่วงเหนี่ยวพวกเขาไว้ชั่วครู่ด้วยไมตรี ให้พำนักอย่างผาสุก พร้อมกล่าวแก่บัณฑิตทั้งหลายว่า “จงพักในเรือนของเราก่อน แล้วจึงค่อยออกเดินทาง”
Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator describing the conduct of the host and the counsel of the learned)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse is primarily dharma-oriented (social ethics), not a direct Atman-teaching; it implies self-mastery (saṃyama) and compassion—qualities that support inner purification, which later becomes a basis for Atman-realization in the Purāṇic path.
No explicit yogic technique is taught here; the practice is behavioral discipline—restraint, gentleness, and honoring guests (atithi-dharma)—treated in Purāṇas as a preparatory sādhana that stabilizes the mind for higher Yoga and devotion.
It does not directly mention Shiva–Vishnu unity; indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis by grounding spirituality in dharma (right conduct), which is upheld across both Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks before higher theological teachings are introduced.