Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
तयोः समभवद् युद्धं सुघोरं रोमहर्षणम् / शूलेनोरसि तं दैत्यमाजघान वृषध्वजः
tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ sughoraṃ romaharṣaṇam / śūlenorasi taṃ daityamājaghāna vṛṣadhvajaḥ
Giữa hai bên bùng lên một trận chiến cực kỳ ghê rợn, khiến tóc gáy dựng đứng. Rồi Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) dùng cây tam trượng đánh mạnh Daitya ấy ngay giữa ngực.
Sūta (narrator) relating the Purāṇic battle episode to the sages
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; instead, it presents Śiva as the decisive protector who subdues adharma, a narrative frame that later supports the Purāṇa’s spiritual teaching that the Supreme upholds cosmic order.
No explicit yoga practice is described in this verse; it functions as an itihāsa-style episode where divine power restores dharma—complementary to the Kurma Purana’s later emphasis on disciplined conduct, devotion, and (in other sections) Pāśupata-oriented sādhana.
The verse foregrounds Śiva’s role as dharma-protector; within the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such episodes coexist with teachings that honor both deities as manifestations of the one supreme governance of the cosmos.