Shloka 42
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
देवानां दैवतं विष्णुर्दानवानां त्रिशूलभृत् / गन्धर्वाणां तथा सोमो यक्षाणामपि कथ्यते
devānāṃ daivataṃ viṣṇurdānavānāṃ triśūlabhṛt / gandharvāṇāṃ tathā somo yakṣāṇāmapi kathyate
对诸天（Deva）而言，主宰之神为毗湿奴；对达那婆（Dānava）而言，则为执三叉戟者（湿婆）。对乾闼婆而言，为苏摩；而对夜叉亦如是，据说亦有其所立之主神。
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic teaching on devatā-adhiṣṭhāna (presiding deities)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By assigning Viṣṇu and Śiva as presiding divinities for different orders of beings, the verse reflects a Purāṇic model where the one supreme reality functions through distinct divine offices—hinting that supremacy is expressed through complementary manifestations rather than competing absolutes.
No specific āsana or dhyāna is prescribed in this verse; instead it supports a devotional-yogic orientation (upāsanā) by teaching adhiṣṭhāna-devatā—guiding practitioners to approach the appropriate divine form with disciplined worship, mantra, and dharmic conduct.
It presents Viṣṇu and Śiva as authoritative presiding deities in the same theological system—Viṣṇu for the Devas and Śiva for the Dānavas—supporting the Kurma Purāṇa’s integrative Shaiva–Vaiṣṇava outlook rather than a sectarian rivalry.