Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
एते ऽत्र वंश्याः कथिता ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवादिनाम् / अत ऊर्ध्वं निबोधध्वं कश्यपाद्राजसंततिम्
ete 'tra vaṃśyāḥ kathitā brāhmaṇā brahmavādinām / ata ūrdhvaṃ nibodhadhvaṃ kaśyapādrājasaṃtatim
So sind hier die Geschlechter der brahmavādinischen Brāhmaṇas, der Verkünder des Brahman, dargelegt worden. Nun aber hört weiter, während ich die königliche Nachfolge berichte, die von Kaśyapa herabstammt.
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (Purāṇic frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it functions as a narrative transition, grounding later teachings in an ordered transmission (vaṃśa) that Purāṇas use to authorize dharma and spiritual knowledge.
No specific yoga practice is described in this verse. It prepares the listener for the next section by shifting from brāhmaṇa lineages to royal genealogy—contexts in which dharma, tapas, and later yogic disciplines are typically situated in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic method where genealogies support a unified sacred history in which later Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis (including Pāśupata-oriented material) is presented as continuous with Vedic tradition.