Shloka 23
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
अरुन्धत्यां वसिष्ठस्तु शक्तिमुत्पादयत् सुतम् / शक्तेः पराशरः श्रीमान् सर्वज्ञस्तपतां वरः
arundhatyāṃ vasiṣṭhastu śaktimutpādayat sutam / śakteḥ parāśaraḥ śrīmān sarvajñastapatāṃ varaḥ
അരുന്ധതിയിൽ വസിഷ്ഠൻ ‘ശക്തി’ എന്ന പുത്രനെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചു; ശക്തിയിൽ നിന്ന് ശ്രീമാൻ, സർവ്വജ്ഞൻ, തപസ്വികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ പരാശരൻ ജനിച്ചു।
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it establishes the ṛṣi lineage (Vasiṣṭha → Śakti → Parāśara), a traditional framework through which later spiritual instruction on Self-knowledge and dharma is transmitted in the Purāṇa.
No specific yogic technique is described; the phrase “foremost among ascetics” (tapatāṃ varaḥ) valorizes tapas—disciplined austerity and sustained spiritual effort—often treated in Purāṇas as a foundation supporting mantra, meditation, and higher yoga teachings elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu theology; instead, it situates revered sages whose teachings later articulate the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis of devotion, dharma, and yogic discipline across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams.