Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
पुष्करे सवनस्यापि महावीतः सुतो ऽभवत् / धातिकिश्चैव द्वावेतौ पुत्रौ पुत्रवतां वरौ
puṣkare savanasyāpi mahāvītaḥ suto 'bhavat / dhātikiścaiva dvāvetau putrau putravatāṃ varau
പുഷ്കരത്തിൽ സവനനും മഹാവീതൻ എന്ന പുത്രൻ ജനിച്ചു; ധാതികിയും—ഈ രണ്ടുപേരും അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ, സത്പുത്രസമ്പന്നരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠർ।
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to the sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, emphasizing continuity of lineage rather than direct ātma-tattva; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic view that dharma is sustained through orderly succession (vaṃśa) within the cosmic order upheld by Īśvara.
No explicit yogic practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a vaṃśa-nirdeśa (lineage notice). In the Kurma Purana, yogic instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented themes and the Īśvara-gītā style teachings) appears more directly in later doctrinal sections rather than in this genealogical passage.
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it situates sacred geography (Puṣkara) and lineage within the Purāṇic framework where both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams are harmonized across the text, though this particular śloka remains a neutral genealogical statement.