Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
प्रजापतिरथाकूतिं मानसो जगृहे रुचिः / आकूत्यां मिथुनं जज्ञे मानसस्य रुचेः शुभम् / यज्ञश्च दक्षिणा चैव याभ्यां संवर्धितं जगत्
prajāpatirathākūtiṃ mānaso jagṛhe ruciḥ / ākūtyāṃ mithunaṃ jajñe mānasasya ruceḥ śubham / yajñaśca dakṣiṇā caiva yābhyāṃ saṃvardhitaṃ jagat
Alors le Prajāpati Ruci, né de la pensée, prit Ākūti pour épouse. D’Ākūti naquit pour Ruci, issu du mental, un couple de bon augure—Yajña et Dakṣiṇā—par lesquels le monde fut nourri et porté à la prospérité.
Sūta (narrator) relating the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by showing that cosmic order is sustained through Yajña (sacrificial harmony) and Dakṣiṇā (right offering), the verse points to dharma as a manifestation of the one sustaining principle behind creation, which later teachings identify more explicitly with the Supreme Lord and the inner Self.
No specific meditation technique is taught in this verse; instead it emphasizes yajña-oriented dharma—disciplined action and consecrated offering—which in the Kurma Purana functions as a preparatory purification supporting higher Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented restraint, devotion, and inner concentration).
It does so implicitly through a shared dharmic framework: Yajña and Dakṣiṇā sustain the world as universal principles honored across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava worship, reflecting the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where cosmic maintenance is rooted in one sacred order revered by both traditions.