Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
श्वफल्कः काशिराजस्य सुतां भार्यामविन्दत / तस्यामजनयत् पुत्रमक्रूरं नाम धार्मिकम् / उपमङ्गुस्तथा मङ्गुरन्ये च बहवः सुताः
śvaphalkaḥ kāśirājasya sutāṃ bhāryāmavindata / tasyāmajanayat putramakrūraṃ nāma dhārmikam / upamaṅgustathā maṅguranye ca bahavaḥ sutāḥ
تزوّج شْفَفَلْكَ (Śvaphalka) ابنةَ ملكِ كاشي. فأنجبت له ابناً يُدعى أَكْرُورَ (Akrūra)، مشهوراً بالاستقامة والدهرما؛ وكذلك أُوبَمَنْغُو (Upamaṅgu) ومَنْغُو (Maṅgu) وأبناءً كثيرين غيرهم.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it frames dharma through exemplary figures like Akrūra, whose righteousness is later aligned with Purāṇic devotion to the Supreme.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as dynastic context. In the Kurma Purana, such lineages often prepare the narrative ground for later teachings on devotion, dharma, and (elsewhere) Pāśupata-oriented disciplines.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it records family history. The Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis appears in doctrinal sections (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Īśvara-gītā and allied teachings), while this verse supplies the historical-purāṇic setting.