Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
ऊरोरजनयत् पुत्रान् षडाग्नेयी महाबलान् / अङ्गं सुमनसं स्वातिं क्रतुमङ्गिरसं शिवम्
ūrorajanayat putrān ṣaḍāgneyī mahābalān / aṅgaṃ sumanasaṃ svātiṃ kratumaṅgirasaṃ śivam
ઊરુમાંથી અગ્નેયીએ છ મહાબલવાન પુત્રોને જન્મ આપ્યો—અંગ, સુમનસ, સ્વાતિ, ક્રતુ, અંગિરસ અને શિવ.
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, describing embodied origination and named progeny; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it supports the Purāṇic view that cosmic order (dharma) unfolds through structured lineages within creation.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a lineage record. In the Kurma Purana, yogic instruction appears more explicitly in later doctrinal sections (notably the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita and Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).
Indirectly: the name “Śiva” appears here as a progeny-name within a creation genealogy, not as a theological identification. The Kurma Purana’s explicit Shiva–Vishnu unity is articulated elsewhere, while this verse contributes to the shared cosmological framework in which both traditions situate their teachings.