Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
पुलस्त्यं च तथोदानाद् व्यनाच्च पुलहं मुनिम् / अपानात् क्रतुमव्यग्रं समानाच्च वसिष्ठकम्
pulastyaṃ ca tathodānād vyanācca pulahaṃ munim / apānāt kratumavyagraṃ samānācca vasiṣṭhakam
من أودانا (Udāna) وُلِدَ بولاستيا (Pulastya)؛ ومن فيانا (Vyāna) وُلِدَ الحكيم بولها (Pulaha)؛ ومن أبانا (Apāna) وُلِدَ كراتو (Kratu) غيرُ مُتعبٍ ولا مُنصرف؛ ومن سامانا (Samāna) وُلِدَ فاسيشتها (Vasiṣṭha).
Sūta (narrating Vyāsa’s Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By presenting revered sages as emerging from the prāṇas (vital functions), the verse points to a cosmos structured through subtle life-forces—implying an underlying conscious principle (Ātman/Iśvara) that empowers prāṇa and manifests ordered creation.
The verse is doctrinal rather than instructional, but it supports prāṇa-based yoga: understanding Udāna, Vyāna, Apāna, and Samāna as key currents aligns with prāṇāyāma and inner regulation used in Purāṇic-Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sādhanā.
Indirectly: it frames creation through prāṇa and ṛṣi-lineages, a shared Purāṇic cosmology used by both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions—supporting the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where sectarian teachings rest on common metaphysical foundations.