Shloka 63
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
संप्राप्य तस्य घोरस्य स्कन्धदेशं सुदर्शनम् / पृथिव्यां पातयामास शिरो ऽद्रिशिखराकृति
saṃprāpya tasya ghorasya skandhadeśaṃ sudarśanam / pṛthivyāṃ pātayāmāsa śiro 'driśikharākṛti
Khi chạm tới vùng vai của kẻ thù ghê gớm ấy, đòn đánh rực rỡ đã hất chiếc đầu—tựa như đỉnh núi—rơi xuống mặt đất.
Suta (narrator) describing the combat episode within the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga narrative
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily narrative and martial, emphasizing divine intervention and the triumph of dharma; it does not directly teach Atman-doctrine, but it supports the Purana’s broader theme that cosmic order is upheld by the Supreme’s power manifesting in the world.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this specific verse; it belongs to a battle description. In the Kurma Purana overall, yogic disciplines (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint and devotion) are taught elsewhere, especially in doctrinal sections such as the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita.
The verse itself focuses on the action of a divine weapon (often associated with Vishnu). In the Kurma Purana’s wider Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such divine acts are framed as protection of dharma under the one Supreme reality revered through both Shaiva and Vaishnava idioms.