Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
पुरुकुत्सस्य दायादस्त्रसदस्युर्महायशाः / नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः संभूतिस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
purukutsasya dāyādastrasadasyurmahāyaśāḥ / narmadāyāṃ samutpannaḥ saṃbhūtistatsuto 'bhavat
De Purukutsa naquit l’illustre héritier Trasadasyu. Et sur les rives de la Narmadā apparut Saṃbhūti, qui devint son fils.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it situates sacred history in time and place, a Purāṇic method that later supports dharma and spiritual instruction, including teachings on the Self found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the dynastic narrative. The Kurma Purana’s explicit yoga teachings—often discussed under Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Ishvara Gita—appear in other chapters, especially in the Upari-bhaga.
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu synthesis; it provides lineage and geographical anchoring. The Purana’s harmonizing Shaiva–Vaishnava theology is articulated more directly in its doctrinal sections rather than in this genealogical passage.