Shloka 94
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
प्रह्रादनिग्रहश्चाथ बलेः संयमनं ततः / बाणस्य निग्रहश्चाथ प्रसादस्तस्य शूलिनः
prahrādanigrahaścātha baleḥ saṃyamanaṃ tataḥ / bāṇasya nigrahaścātha prasādastasya śūlinaḥ
แล้วจึงกล่าวถึงการควบคุมปรหฺลาดะ ต่อมาคือการยับยั้งพาลี; จากนั้นการปราบพาณะ—และท้ายที่สุดคือพระกรุณาโปรดปรานของพระศิวะผู้ทรงตรีศูล
Narrator (Purāṇic sage recounting events within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga narrative)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By pairing restraint (saṃyama/nigraha) with grace (prasāda), the verse implies that liberation is not merely forceful control of egoic power but culminates in the Lord’s favor—pointing to a theistic-nondual vision where the Self is realized through disciplined alignment and divine benediction.
The key yogic principle is saṃyama—restraint and regulation—applied to overpowering forces (symbolized by great asuras). In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such restraint aligns with disciplined conduct, sense-control, and devotional orientation that prepares one for prasāda (transformative grace).
Though describing the subjugation of powerful figures, it culminates in Śiva as Śūlin granting prasāda, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology: divine governance and liberation are presented through complementary Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva idioms rather than rivalry.