Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ कन्याद्वयमनुत्तमम् / तयोः प्रसूतिं दक्षाय मनुः कन्यां ददौ पुनः
priyavratottānapādau kanyādvayamanuttamam / tayoḥ prasūtiṃ dakṣāya manuḥ kanyāṃ dadau punaḥ
Priyavrata et Uttānapāda eurent deux filles incomparables. Parmi elles, Manu donna de nouveau sa fille Prasūti en mariage à Dakṣa.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it frames dharmic creation through ordered lineage, a Purāṇic backdrop within which later teachings (including Ishvara-centered Yoga and Atman-knowledge) are presented.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it establishes the dharma-structured world (prajā-sṛṣṭi and social order) that later supports disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion, restraint, and meditation described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not directly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the shared Purāṇic cosmology in which later sections harmonize devotion to Īśvara across Shaiva and Vaishnava presentations.