Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
आहुकस्योग्रसेनश्च देवकश्च द्विजोत्तमाः / देवकस्य सुता वीरा जज्ञिरे त्रिदशोपमाः
āhukasyograsenaśca devakaśca dvijottamāḥ / devakasya sutā vīrā jajñire tridaśopamāḥ
يا أفضلَ المولودين مرتين، من آهوكا وُلِدَ أُغراسينا وديفَكا؛ ومن ديفَكا وُلِدَت بناتٌ بطلاتٌ، في فضلهنّ كأنهنّ شبيهاتٌ بالآلهة.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it situates sacred history by tracing lineages that later become vehicles for dharma and divine action in the Purāṇa.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this śloka; it functions as narrative groundwork. The Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings (often discussed under Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Ishvara Gita context) appear elsewhere, not in this genealogical verse.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the broader Purāṇic tapestry in which lineages and avatāra-context support later teachings where Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis is articulated.