Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
महिष्मान् संजितस्याभूद् भद्रश्रेण्यस्तदन्वयः / भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः
mahiṣmān saṃjitasyābhūd bhadraśreṇyastadanvayaḥ / bhadraśreṇyasya dāyādo durdamo nāma pārthivaḥ
संजित से महिष्मान उत्पन्न हुआ; उसी वंश में भद्रश्रेण्य हुआ। भद्रश्रेण्य का उत्तराधिकारी दुर्दम नामक राजा था।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the genealogy to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical, not metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of grounding dharma-teachings in historical lineages rather than directly defining Ātman.
None are stated in this verse; it functions as a dynastic link in the narrative framework that later supports discussions of dharma and yoga elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not address Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it is a neutral lineage statement within the broader Purāṇic narration where such synthesis appears in other sections.