Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Bāṇa’s Śiva-bhakti and the Genealogy of Kaśyapa’s Descendants
Manvantara Lineages
विनतायाश्च पुत्रौ द्वौ प्रख्यातौ गरुडारुणौ / तयोश्च गरुडो धीमान् तपस्तप्त्वा सुदुश्चरम् / प्रसादाच्छूनिलः प्राप्तो वाहनत्वं हरेः स्वयम्
vinatāyāśca putrau dvau prakhyātau garuḍāruṇau / tayośca garuḍo dhīmān tapastaptvā suduścaram / prasādācchūnilaḥ prāpto vāhanatvaṃ hareḥ svayam
વિનતાના બે પ્રખ્યાત પુત્ર—ગરુડ અને અરુણ. તેમામાં ધીમાન ગરુડે અતિ દુષ્કર તપ કરી, ઈશ્વર-પ્રસાદથી, સ્વયં હરિના વાહનત્વનું પદ પ્રાપ્ત કર્યું।
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/compilers’ narrative voice) describing lineage
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly, it presents the Purāṇic principle that exalted status is attained not by birth alone but through tapas and divine prasāda—pointing to a higher spiritual order in which grace aligns the individual with the Supreme Lord’s purpose.
The verse highlights tapas (austerity/discipline), a core yogic discipline in Purāṇic Yoga—self-restraint, endurance, and concentrated resolve—culminating in prasāda (divine favor), a recurring motif also harmonized with later Pāśupata-oriented teachings in the Kurma tradition.
While explicitly Vaiṣṇava (Hari and Garuḍa), it uses the shared Purāṇic soteriology of tapas + prasāda found across both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams—supporting the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where disciplined practice and divine grace operate as common spiritual law.