Shloka 17
Genealogies from Dakṣa’s Daughters: Ṛṣi Lines, Agni-Forms, Pitṛ Classes, and the Transition to Manu’s Progeny
पावकः पवमानश्च शुचिस्तेषां पिता च यः / एते चैकोनपञ्चाशद् वह्नयः परिकीर्तितः
pāvakaḥ pavamānaśca śucisteṣāṃ pitā ca yaḥ / ete caikonapañcāśad vahnayaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
പാവക, പവമാന, ശുചി, കൂടാതെ അവരുടെ പിതാവായവൻ—ഇവരെല്ലാം ‘വഹ്നി’കളായി പരികീർത്തിതർ; ഈ എണ്ണത്തിൽ ഒന്ന് കുറച്ച് ‘ഏകോന പഞ്ചാശത്’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic enumeration of Agni’s forms
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by classifying cosmic powers like Agni into ordered forms and lineages, it reflects the Purāṇic view that manifest forces operate within a higher, intelligible order—ultimately grounded in the Supreme reality taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No direct yogic technique is stated; the verse supports the ritual-cosmological framework in which disciplines like mantra, homa, and purity (śuci) function as preparatory supports for inner concentration emphasized more explicitly in later teachings (including the Ishvara Gita section).
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; however, the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis treats cosmic functions (like Agni’s forms) as shared instruments within a single sacred order upheld by the Supreme.