Purva Bhaga Adhyaya 23 Shloka 5 - Kurma Purana | Malayalam | Vedapath

Vyasa

Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

उशना तस्य पुत्रो ऽबूत् सितेषुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् / तस्याभूद् रुक्मकवचः परावृत् तस्य सत्तमाः

Transliteration

uśanā tasya putro 'būt siteṣustatsuto 'bhavat / tasyābhūd rukmakavacaḥ parāvṛt tasya sattamāḥ

Translation

അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഉശനാ; ഉശനയുടെ പുത്രൻ സിതേഷു. സിതേഷുവിൽ നിന്നു രുക്മകവചൻ ജനിച്ചു; രുക്മകവചനിൽ നിന്നു ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ പരാവൃതൻ പിറന്നു.

Word by Word

उशनाUśanā (name)

तस्यof him

पुत्रःson

अभूत्was/became

सितेषुःSiteṣu (white-arrowed; name)

तत्-सुतःhis son

अभवत्was born/became

तस्यof him

अभूत्was/became

रुक्मकवचःRukmakavaca (golden-armored; name)

परावृत्Parāvṛt (name)

तस्यof him

सत्तमाःthe best (persons)/excellent ones

Speaker

Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the assembled sages

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

Uśanā

Siteṣu

Rukmakavaca

Parāvṛt

FAQs

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

This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of preserving dharma through lineage (vaṃśa), within which later teachings on Ātman and Īśvara are transmitted.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative scaffolding. In the Kurma Purana, such lineage sections frame where later Pāśupata-oriented disciplines and the Ishvara Gita teachings are situated.

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

It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it is a succession list. The Kurma Purana’s synthesis appears more explicitly in doctrinal chapters (notably the Upari-bhaga Ishvara Gita), while the Purva-bhaga often establishes context via dynasties and dharma transmission.