Shloka 25
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
अम्बरीषस्य दायादो युवनाश्वो ऽपरः स्मृतः / हरितो युवनाश्वस्य हारितस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
ambarīṣasya dāyādo yuvanāśvo 'paraḥ smṛtaḥ / harito yuvanāśvasya hāritastatsuto 'bhavat
അംബരീഷന്റെ വംശത്തിൽ യുവനാശ്വൻ എന്ന മറ്റൊരു അവകാശി പ്രസിദ്ധനായി. യുവനാശ്വനിൽ നിന്ന് ഹരിതൻ ജനിച്ചു; ഹരിതന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഹാരിതൻ ആയി.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic view that dharma is preserved through righteous lineages, within which higher teachings on Ātman and Īśvara are later imparted.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as narrative framework. In the Kurma Purana, such lineage passages often situate later instructions on Pāśupata-oriented discipline, devotion, and dharma-based self-purification.
This particular verse does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; indirectly, it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where royal lineages uphold dharma under the one Supreme (Īśvara) revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava forms.