Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
अन्तर्हिते महादेवे शङ्करे पद्मसंभवः / व्याजहार स्वयं दक्षमशेषजगतो हितम्
antarhite mahādeve śaṅkare padmasaṃbhavaḥ / vyājahāra svayaṃ dakṣamaśeṣajagato hitam
Nang si Mahādeva Śaṅkara ay maglaho sa paningin, si Padmasaṃbhava (Brahmā) mismo ang nagsalita kay Dakṣa, para sa kapakanan ng buong daigdig.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator), introducing Brahmā’s speech to Dakṣa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames cosmic welfare (jagataḥ hitam) as dependent on alignment with divine order: when Śiva withdraws, Brahmā intervenes to restore harmony—hinting that the highest principle safeguards dharma through its divine powers.
No specific yoga technique is stated in this verse; the emphasis is on dharma-governance: right instruction given at the right time for loka-saṅgraha (welfare of the world), a key Purāṇic ethic that later supports Pāśupata and devotional disciplines.
By portraying Śiva’s withdrawal and Brahmā’s corrective counsel for universal welfare, the verse supports the Purāṇa’s integrative theology: the deities function cooperatively to uphold cosmic order, consistent with Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.