Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
नारदस्तु वसिष्ठाय ददौ देवीमरुन्धतीम् / ऊर्ध्वरेतास्तत्र मुनिः शापाद् दक्षस्य नारदः
nāradastu vasiṣṭhāya dadau devīmarundhatīm / ūrdhvaretāstatra muniḥ śāpād dakṣasya nāradaḥ
Nārada gab die Göttin Arundhatī dem Vasiṣṭha zur Gemahlin. Danach wurde jener Weise zu einem ūrdhvareta—dessen Lebensenergie nach oben gerichtet ist, in Enthaltsamkeit lebend—; dies geschah aufgrund des Fluches, den Dakṣa über Nārada verhängte.
Sūta (Purāṇic narrator) describing the sage-lineage narrative
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
Indirectly: by praising ūrdhvaretā (upward-conserved vital power), the verse points to the yogic discipline that steadies mind and prāṇa—conditions traditionally taught as supportive for realizing the Self beyond sensory desire.
The key term is ūrdhvaretā—continence/brahmacarya and sublimation of vital energy upward. In Yoga-śāstra and Purāṇic asceticism, this supports dhyāna (meditation), tapas (austerity), and inner steadiness.
This verse is primarily a ṛṣi-lineage and vow-of-continence passage; it does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity, but it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis by valuing yogic restraint as a shared ideal across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions.