Shloka 14
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
तस्य पुत्रो ऽभवद् विप्रा धर्मनेत्रः प्रतापवान् / धर्मनेत्रस्य कीर्तिस्तु संजितस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
tasya putro 'bhavad viprā dharmanetraḥ pratāpavān / dharmanetrasya kīrtistu saṃjitastatsuto 'bhavat
ឱ ព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ទាំងឡាយ! ព្រះរាជបុត្ររបស់គាត់គឺ ធម្មនេត្រា អ្នកមានអំណាចក្លាហាន។ ចំពោះធម្មនេត្រា បានកើត កីរតិ ហើយកូនរបស់កីរតិ គឺ សំជិត។
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages (Śaunaka and others) in a genealogical narration
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it preserves a dharmic lineage (vaṃśa) framework that, in the Kurma Purana, supports later instruction on Self-knowledge by grounding spiritual authority in disciplined transmission.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this shloka; it functions as genealogical context, a common Purana method for situating later teachings such as Pashupata-oriented discipline and devotion within recognized dharma lineages.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the Purana’s broader synthesis indirectly by establishing dharma-anchored succession, within which Shaiva-Vaishnava teachings are later presented as complementary.