Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
तस्माच्च बृहदश्वो ऽभूत् तस्मात् कुवलयाश्वकः / धुन्धुमारत्वमगमद् धुन्धुं हत्वा महासुरम्
tasmācca bṛhadaśvo 'bhūt tasmāt kuvalayāśvakaḥ / dhundhumāratvamagamad dhundhuṃ hatvā mahāsuram
จากท่านนั้นบังเกิดพรหทัศวะ และจากพรหทัศวะบังเกิดกุวลยาศวะกะ ครั้นสังหารอสูรใหญ่ธุนธุแล้ว จึงได้รับนามว่า “ธุนธุุมาร” ผู้ปราบธุนธุ
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily dynastic and historical: it highlights name, lineage, and the moral consequence of action (karma) through an epithet gained by righteous victory. It does not directly teach ātman-metaphysics, but it supports the Purāṇic view that dharmic action in the world becomes a vehicle for lasting spiritual merit and fame.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse. Indirectly, it points to karma aligned with dharma—protecting beings and restraining adharma—as a supportive foundation for higher disciplines (yoga, vrata, and devotion) emphasized elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa, including themes later associated with Pāśupata and Īśvara-centered practice.
The verse itself does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Within the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis, such heroic protection of the world is understood as consonant with Īśvara’s will—whether praised in Śaiva or Vaiṣṇava idiom—showing dharma as a shared divine mandate.