Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 23 Shloka 49 - Kurma Purana | Khmer | Vedapath

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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation

Devanagari script

तस्यासीत् तुम्बुरुसखा विद्वान् पुत्रो नलः किल / ख्यायते तस्य नामानुरनोरानकदुन्दुभिः

Transliteration

tasyāsīt tumburusakhā vidvān putro nalaḥ kila / khyāyate tasya nāmānuranorānakadundubhiḥ

Translation

គាត់មានកូនប្រុសមួយឈ្មោះ នលៈ ជាបណ្ឌិត និងជាមិត្តរបស់ ទុម្ពុរុ; កេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះរបស់គាត់ត្រូវបានប្រកាសគ្រប់ទី ដូចសំឡេងក្រឡុករបស់ស្គរខ្នាតតូច និងស្គរធំសង្គ្រាម។

Word by Word

तस्यof him

आसीत्was

तुम्बुरुसखाfriend of Tumburu

विद्वान्learned/wise

पुत्रःson

नलःNala

किलindeed/it is said

ख्यायतेis known/is called

तस्यof him

नामname

अनुःAnu (proper name)

अनोरानकदुन्दुभिःby (the one called) Urānakadundubhi, of Anu

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Tumburu

Nala

Gandharvas

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is not a direct Atman-teaching; it functions as a genealogical note praising kīrti (renown). In Kurma Purana’s broader framework, such renown is typically treated as worldly (laukika) and secondary to liberation-oriented knowledge taught elsewhere (notably in the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse. It belongs to a narrative-genealogical passage; yogic instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) is emphasized more explicitly in other sections of the Kurma Purana, especially in the Upari-bhaga.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it highlights cultural ideals of learning and fame through lineage narration. The Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is developed in doctrinal chapters elsewhere rather than in this genealogical shloka.