Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
ततो व्यासो भरद्वाजस्तस्मादूर्ध्वं तु गौतमः / राजश्रवाश्चैकविंशस्तस्माच्छुष्मायणः परः
tato vyāso bharadvājastasmādūrdhvaṃ tu gautamaḥ / rājaśravāścaikaviṃśastasmācchuṣmāyaṇaḥ paraḥ
Daraufhin wurde aus ihm Vyāsa geboren, und aus Vyāsa Bharadvāja. Aus Bharadvāja erhob sich in der folgenden Linie Gautama. Aus Gautama ging Rājaśravā hervor, der Einundzwanzigste in dieser Folge; und nach ihm kam Chuṣmāyaṇa.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage to assembled sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it establishes ṛṣi-paramparā (lineage), a Purāṇic method for grounding later spiritual teachings in an authoritative transmission.
No specific yoga practice is described in this lineage verse; its role is to situate the tradition and teachers through whom disciplines like Pāśupata yoga and dharma-instructions are later conveyed in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; indirectly, by anchoring teachings in a common rishi lineage, the Purāṇa supports its broader synthesis where sectarian streams share a single Vedic–Purāṇic transmission.