Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 23 Shloka 29 - Kurma Purana | Arabic | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

तस्मात् करम्भः संभूतो देवरातो ऽभवत् ततः / ईजे स चाश्वमेधेन देवक्षत्रश्च तत्सुतः

Transliteration

tasmāt karambhaḥ saṃbhūto devarāto 'bhavat tataḥ / īje sa cāśvamedhena devakṣatraśca tatsutaḥ

Translation

ومنْه وُلِدَ كَرَمْبَه (Karambha)، ومن كَرَمْبَه ظهر دِيفَرَاتَه (Devarāta). وقد أقام دِيفَرَاتَه يَجْنَا الأَشْوَمِيدْهَا (Aśvamedha) ذبيحةَ الفرس، وكان ابنُه دِيفَكْشَتْرَه (Devakṣatra).

Word by Word

तस्मात्from him/from that

करम्भःKarambha

सम्भूतःwas born/arose

देवरातःDevarāta

अभवत्became/was

ततःthen/thereafter

ईजेsacrificed/worshipped

सःhe

चand

अश्वमेधेनby the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)

देवक्षत्रःDevakṣatra

चand

तत्सुतःhis son

Speaker

Sūta (narrator) recounting the dynastic lineage within the Kurma Purana

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

Karambha

Devarāta

Aśvamedha

Devakṣatra

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it situates spiritual culture through lineage and dharmic kingship, implying that order (dharma) is upheld through disciplined, sanctified action.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yogic technique is named; instead, the verse highlights karma in a Vedic framework—royal yajña (Aśvamedha) as a dharmic discipline that, in Purāṇic synthesis, supports inner purification alongside devotion.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse is genealogical and ritual-focused and does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; within the Kurma Purana’s broader Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava synthesis, such yajñas are typically framed as offerings to the one Supreme approached through multiple divine forms.