Shloka 14
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद् विप्रा धर्मनेत्रः प्रतापवान् / धर्मनेत्रस्य कीर्तिस्तु संजितस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
tasya putro 'bhavad viprā dharmanetraḥ pratāpavān / dharmanetrasya kīrtistu saṃjitastatsuto 'bhavat
يا معشر البراهمة، كان ابنه هو دهرمانيترا، شديد البأس عظيم السطوة. ومن دهرمانيترا وُلِدَ كيرتي، ثم وُلِدَ من كيرتي ابنه سَمْجِتا.
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages (Śaunaka and others) in a genealogical narration
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it preserves a dharmic lineage (vaṃśa) framework that, in the Kurma Purana, supports later instruction on Self-knowledge by grounding spiritual authority in disciplined transmission.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this shloka; it functions as genealogical context, a common Purana method for situating later teachings such as Pashupata-oriented discipline and devotion within recognized dharma lineages.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the Purana’s broader synthesis indirectly by establishing dharma-anchored succession, within which Shaiva-Vaishnava teachings are later presented as complementary.