Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
स शप्तः शंभुना पूर्वं दक्षः प्राचेतसो नृपः / किमकार्षोन्महाबुद्धे श्रोतुमिच्छाम सांप्रतम्
sa śaptaḥ śaṃbhunā pūrvaṃ dakṣaḥ prācetaso nṛpaḥ / kimakārṣonmahābuddhe śrotumicchāma sāṃpratam
اے راجَن! پراچیتس کے بیٹے دکش کو پہلے شَمبھو (شیو) نے شاپ دیا تھا۔ اے صاحبِ خردِ عظیم! اس کے بعد اس نے کیا کیا؟ ہم ابھی سننا چاہتے ہیں۔
Sages (narrators/listeners) addressing the King (nṛpa) in the ongoing Kurma Purana dialogue frame
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
Indirectly, it frames a karmic-moral universe overseen by divine authority: actions invite consequences (such as a curse), pointing to a cosmos where dharma aligns the individual self with the higher order governed by Īśvara.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it serves as narrative setup. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such episodes motivate restraint, devotion, and inner discipline—foundational attitudes that later support Pāśupata-oriented practice and contemplative worship.
By centering Śiva (Śaṃbhu) as the authoritative source of the curse within a Vaishnava-framed Purana, the verse supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance: sectarian boundaries are softened, and divine governance is shared across Śiva-Viṣṇu theological space.