Shloka 1
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे विशो ऽध्यायः रोमहर्षण उवाच ऐलः पुरूरवाश्चाथ राजा राज्यमपालयत् / तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि षडिन्द्रसमतेजसः
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge viśo 'dhyāyaḥ romaharṣaṇa uvāca ailaḥ purūravāścātha rājā rājyamapālayat / tasya putrā babhūvurhi ṣaḍindrasamatejasaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीकूर्मपुराण की षट्साहस्त्री संहिता के पूर्वविभाग के एकविंश अध्याय में रोमहर्षण बोले—तब ऐल पुरूरवा राजा ने राज्य का पालन किया। उसके छह पुत्र हुए, जिनका तेज इन्द्र के समान था।
Romaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical and does not directly teach ātman-doctrine; it frames dharma through rājadharma—right rule and protection—within the Purāṇic sacred history that later supports spiritual instruction.
No explicit yoga practice is stated in this verse; its focus is on righteous kingship (protecting the realm), a dharmic foundation that the Kurma Purana later integrates with disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner restraint.
This verse does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s dynastic narration that provides narrative continuity for the Purāṇa’s later Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis teachings.