Shloka 12
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
तमब्रवीत् सा सुभगा तथा कुरु विशांपते / नान्ययाप्सरसा तावद् रन्तव्यं भवत् पुनः
tamabravīt sā subhagā tathā kuru viśāṃpate / nānyayāpsarasā tāvad rantavyaṃ bhavat punaḥ
وہ خوش نصیب اپسرا اس سے بولی—“یوں ہی کرو، اے رعایا کے سردار؛ مگر تب تک تم کسی دوسری اپسرا کے ساتھ دوبارہ کھیل تماشہ نہ کرنا۔”
An apsaras (the ‘subhagā’ nymph) addressing the king
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and ethical, not metaphysical: it stresses restraint and fidelity in conduct rather than directly describing Ātman. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such self-control (saṃyama) supports inner clarity needed for realizing the Self.
No explicit yoga technique is taught here; the practical discipline implied is indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint). In the Purana’s larger yogic frame, mastery over desire is a prerequisite for steadiness of mind (citta-sthairya) that undergirds dhyāna.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it functions within a moral-narrative layer of the text. The Kurma Purana’s synthesis appears more explicitly in doctrinal sections (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā), where devotion and yoga are harmonized across Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava idioms.