Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
प्राणाद् ब्रह्मासृजद् दक्षं चक्षुषश्च मरीचिनम् / शिरसो ऽङ्गिरसं देवो हृदयाद् भृगुमेव च
prāṇād brahmāsṛjad dakṣaṃ cakṣuṣaśca marīcinam / śiraso 'ṅgirasaṃ devo hṛdayād bhṛgumeva ca
From his vital breath (prāṇa) Brahmā created Dakṣa; from his eye he brought forth Marīci. From his head the god produced Aṅgiras, and from his heart he generated Bhṛgu as well.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta) describing cosmogony
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents manifested beings as emanations from a single source (Brahmā), hinting at a hierarchical emergence of forms from an underlying principle, rather than independent, self-existing selves.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; its value is contemplative—supporting meditation on emanation (sṛṣṭi) and the unity of origin behind diverse beings, a common preparatory insight for Purāṇic dhyāna.
This specific verse focuses on Brahmā’s emanative creation and does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such creation accounts are later integrated into a theistic framework where the supreme reality is honored through multiple divine forms.