Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
तृणबिन्दुस्त्रयोविंशे वाल्मीकिस्तत्परः स्मृतः / पञ्चविशे तथा शक्तिः षड्विंशे तु पराशरः
tṛṇabindustrayoviṃśe vālmīkistatparaḥ smṛtaḥ / pañcaviśe tathā śaktiḥ ṣaḍviṃśe tu parāśaraḥ
في الجيل الثالث والعشرين كان تْرِنَبِندُو؛ وبعده يُذكَر فالمِيكي. وفي الخامس والعشرين كان شَكتي كذلك، وفي السادس والعشرين كان باراشَرا.
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (traditional Purāṇic frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports Purāṇic authority by tracing a reliable ṛṣi-paramparā through which teachings about Ātman and Īśvara are preserved and transmitted.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; instead, it establishes the teacher-lineage that later conveys disciplines such as dharma, tapas, and (in other sections) Pāśupata-oriented yogic instruction.
Indirectly: by grounding the text in recognized sages, it legitimizes later Kurma Purāṇa teachings that harmonize Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava viewpoints; this particular verse itself names transmitters, not the deities.