Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
असूत सौम्यजं देवी पुरूरवसमुत्तमम् / पितॄणां तृप्तिकर्तारं बुधादिति हि नः श्रुतम्
asūta saumyajaṃ devī purūravasamuttamam / pitṝṇāṃ tṛptikartāraṃ budhāditi hi naḥ śrutam
La Déesse enfanta l’excellent Purūravas, fils de Saumya (Budha). Nous avons entendu qu’il naquit de Budha et qu’il comblait les Pitṛ (ancêtres) par les rites et les offrandes.
Sūta (traditional narrator) recounting dynastic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical and dharma-focused; it implies Atman-centered dharma indirectly by stressing Pitṛ-tarpaṇa and śrāddha, duties performed with faith and inner purity—supports for sattva and spiritual fitness rather than a direct Atman doctrine.
No explicit yogic technique is taught here; the practice implied is karmayoga through Varnāśrama duties—especially śrāddha and tarpaṇa—performed as disciplined, consecrated action that purifies the mind (citta-śuddhi), a foundation for later yoga and jñāna.
The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, however, ancestral rites are upheld as universal dharma under the one Supreme Lord revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava frames, harmonizing devotion with duty.