Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 90
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
दधीचस्य च दक्षस्य विवादः कथितस्तदा / ततश्च शापः कथितो मुनीनां मुनिपुङ्गवाः
dadhīcasya ca dakṣasya vivādaḥ kathitastadā / tataśca śāpaḥ kathito munīnāṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
اس وقت ددھیچی اور دَکش کا جھگڑا بیان کیا گیا؛ پھر، اے سَردارِ رِشیو، رِشیوں کا دیا ہوا شاپ (لعنت) بھی بیان ہوا۔
Suta (narrator) addressing the sages (muni-assembly)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it frames a dharmic episode where actions and intentions lead to consequences, a common Purāṇic setting for later spiritual instruction.
No specific yoga technique is stated in this verse; it functions as a transition in the story. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching style, such narratives often prepare the ground for later discipline-oriented teachings (e.g., Pāśupata-yoga and devotion).
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it reflects the Purāṇic method of teaching dharma through rishi-centered narratives, within the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis.