Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
रुक्मिण्य वासुदेवस्यां महाबलपराक्रमाः / विशिष्टाः सर्वपुत्राणां संबभूवुरिम् सुताः
rukmiṇya vāsudevasyāṃ mahābalaparākramāḥ / viśiṣṭāḥ sarvaputrāṇāṃ saṃbabhūvurim sutāḥ
De Rukmiṇī et de Vāsudeva naquirent ces fils, éminents parmi tous, doués d’une grande force et d’une vaillance héroïque.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes dharmic lineage and divine kingship themes, which in the Kurma Purana form the narrative backdrop for later teachings on the Supreme (Īśvara/Ātman).
No specific Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as lineage-context. In the Kurma Purana, such narrative sections frame later soteriological instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) found elsewhere, especially in the Upari-bhāga.
The verse directly focuses on Vāsudeva’s lineage and does not mention Śiva; however, within the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, Vaiṣṇava genealogies coexist with teachings that honor Śiva and Viṣṇu as harmonized manifestations of the Supreme.