Shloka 62
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
त्यक्त्वा देहमिमं ब्रह्मन् क्षत्रियाणां कुलोद्भवः / स्वस्यां सुतायां मूढात्मा पुत्रमुत्पादयिष्यसि
tyaktvā dehamimaṃ brahman kṣatriyāṇāṃ kulodbhavaḥ / svasyāṃ sutāyāṃ mūḍhātmā putramutpādayiṣyasi
O Brahmane, nachdem du diesen Leib abgelegt hast, obgleich aus edler Kshatriya-Abstammung geboren, wirst du—vom Wahn des Geistes verblendet—bei deiner eigenen Tochter einen Sohn zeugen.
Narrator/Sage (Purana-vakta) delivering a prophetic admonition (addressing a Brahmin/sage as 'brahman')
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
This verse is primarily ethical and prophetic, focusing on delusion (mūḍhatā) that leads to adharma; it implies that loss of discernment (viveka) veils right understanding, which in later Kurma Purana teaching is corrected by dharma and yoga leading toward Self-knowledge.
No direct yoga technique is taught in this line; it functions as a dharmic caution—misguided desire and confusion are obstacles that later Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis sections address through discipline, purification, and devotion aligned with dharma.
This verse does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; its role is to uphold dharma as the shared foundation upon which the Kurma Purana later presents Shiva–Vishnu harmony and integrated spiritual practice.