Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
ततः स रुद्रो भगवान् सभार्यः सगणेश्वरः / स्पृशन् कराभ्यां ब्रह्मर्षि दधीचं प्राह देवताः
tataḥ sa rudro bhagavān sabhāryaḥ sagaṇeśvaraḥ / spṛśan karābhyāṃ brahmarṣi dadhīcaṃ prāha devatāḥ
پھر بھگوان رودر اپنی زوجہ کے ساتھ اور گنوں کے سرداروں میں گھرا ہوا، دونوں ہاتھوں سے برہمرشی ددھیچی کو چھو کر دیوتاؤں سے مخاطب ہوا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Rudra’s action; the next speech is by Rudra to the gods)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: Rudra is shown as “Bhagavān” whose mere touch sanctifies a Brahmarṣi, implying the Supreme’s immanent power to awaken and purify consciousness—an Atman-centered reading consistent with the Purāṇic non-dual theism.
The verse foregrounds tapas and brahmaṛṣi-status (Vedic discipline and realization). Rudra’s “touch” signifies śaktipāta-like grace that complements sādhana—an idea aligned with Pāśupata-leaning devotion and yogic purification found across the Kūrma tradition.
By presenting Rudra as Bhagavān acting with sovereign grace in a Purāṇa that also exalts Viṣṇu/Kūrma, it supports the Kūrma Purāṇa’s reconciliatory theology: sectarian forms differ, but divine lordship and salvific power are one in essence.