Shloka 51
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
प्राचीनबर्हिर्भागवान् सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः / समुद्रतनयायां वै दश पुत्रानजीजनत्
prācīnabarhirbhāgavān sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ / samudratanayāyāṃ vai daśa putrānajījanat
光輝あるプラーチーナバルヒシュは、あらゆる武器を帯びる者の中で最勝にして、海の娘に十人の पुत्र（息子）をもうけた。
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy in the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it frames dharmic kingship and progeny within the Purāṇic order, a backdrop against which later teachings on Self and liberation are taught.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it belongs to the dynastic narrative that precedes the Kurma Purana’s later, more explicit yoga and Pāśupata-oriented instructions.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it supports the Purāṇic framework of cosmic and royal lineage within which the text later presents its Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.