Shloka 23
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
विजित्य समरे मालां गृहीत्वा दुर्जयो द्विजाः / जगाम तामप्सरसं कालिन्दीं द्रष्टुमादरात्
vijitya samare mālāṃ gṛhītvā durjayo dvijāḥ / jagāma tāmapsarasaṃ kālindīṃ draṣṭumādarāt
جنگ میں فتح پا کر اور مالا لے کر، ناقابلِ شکست دِوِج دُرجَے شوق و ادب سے اس اپسرا کالِندی کو دیکھنے گیا۔
Sūta (narrator) recounting the episode within the Purāṇic dialogue
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and does not directly teach ātman-doctrine; it sets up a moral-psychological scene where victory and desire (eagerness to see the apsaras) can become catalysts for later dharmic or spiritual instruction.
No explicit yoga practice is stated in this line; however, the episode contextually contrasts outward conquest with inner restraint—an ethical foundation that later supports disciplines emphasized in the Kurma Purana such as self-control (dama) and mindful intention.
This particular verse does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s storyline layer that, across the text, ultimately supports the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis through later teachings and framing dialogues.