Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
च्यवनस्य सुता पत्नी नैध्रुवस्य महात्मनः / सुमेधा जनयामास पुत्रान् वै कुण्डपायिनः
cyavanasya sutā patnī naidhruvasya mahātmanaḥ / sumedhā janayāmāsa putrān vai kuṇḍapāyinaḥ
Sumedhā—Tochter des Cyavana und Gemahlin des großherzigen Naidhruva—gebar wahrlich Söhne, die als die Kuṇḍapāyinas bekannt wurden.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it supports the Purāṇa’s broader aim of preserving dhārmic memory through sacred lineages.
No explicit yogic practice is taught in this line; it functions as vaṁśa-nirūpaṇa (lineage narration), which elsewhere frames the authority of later Yoga-śāstra teachings in the Kurma Purana.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s historical-genealogical register that complements the later synthetic theology and yoga sections.