Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
अन्धकात् काश्यदुहिता लेभे च चतुरः सुतान् / कुकुरं भजमानं च शुचिं कम्बलबर्हिषम्
andhakāt kāśyaduhitā lebhe ca caturaḥ sutān / kukuraṃ bhajamānaṃ ca śuciṃ kambalabarhiṣam
അന്ധകനാൽ കശ്യപന്റെ പുത്രിക്ക് നാലു പുത്രന്മാർ ജനിച്ചു—കുകുരൻ, ഭജമാനൻ, ശുചി, കംബലബർഹിഷ്.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it situates beings within lineage and cosmic history, while the Kurma Purana’s explicit Atman-teachings are emphasized more strongly in the Upari-bhaga (especially the Ishvara Gita).
No direct Yoga practice is taught in this verse. Its purpose is lineage-recording (vaṃśānucarita), a typical Purāṇic framework that later supports dharma and spiritual instruction elsewhere in the text (including Pāśupata-oriented teachings).
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu synthesis; it functions as narrative infrastructure (genealogy). The Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis becomes explicit in later doctrinal passages rather than in this lineage list.