Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
हत्वा तं दैत्यराजं त्वं हिरण्यकशिपुं पुनः / इमं देशं समागन्तुं क्षिप्रमर्हसि पौरुषात्
hatvā taṃ daityarājaṃ tvaṃ hiraṇyakaśipuṃ punaḥ / imaṃ deśaṃ samāgantuṃ kṣipramarhasi pauruṣāt
Sau khi diệt trừ vua Daitya ấy—Hiraṇyakaśipu—một lần nữa, ngươi hãy nhờ oai lực anh hùng mà mau chóng trở về, đến lại miền đất này.
A petitioner/attendant addressing the divine hero (contextually a speaker urging the Lord’s return after slaying Hiraṇyakaśipu)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and devotional: it presumes a supreme, world-protecting power who restores dharma by removing adharma (the Daitya-king). The Atman teaching is implicit—divinity as the sustaining protector rather than an explicit metaphysical definition here.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this line; the emphasis is on dharma-protection through divine action. In the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, such narratives support bhakti and śraddhā, which become inner disciplines that complement later explicit Yoga-shāstra instructions.
The verse itself names Hiraṇyakaśipu and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Within the Kurma Purana’s overall Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, the dharma-protecting divine agency described here is consistent with the text’s non-sectarian vision of one supreme reality functioning through different forms.