Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
अग्नीध्रश्चाग्निबाहुश्च वपुष्मान् द्युतिमांस्तथा / मेधा मेधातिथिर्हव्यः सवनः पुत्र एव च
agnīdhraścāgnibāhuśca vapuṣmān dyutimāṃstathā / medhā medhātithirhavyaḥ savanaḥ putra eva ca
അഗ്നീധ്രനും അഗ്നിബാഹുവും; അതുപോലെ വപുഷ്മാനും ദ്യുതിമാനും; (കൂടാതെ) മേധാ, മേധാതിഥി, ഹവ്യ, സവന—ഇവരും അവന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരായിരുന്നു।
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages), within the genealogical narration of the Kurma Purana Purva-bhaga
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine. Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic vision of dharma through orderly lineage (vaṁśa), within which later teachings on Ātman and Īśvara (notably in the Upari-bhāga’s Īśvara-gītā) are transmitted.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this shloka; it is a list of sons. The ritual-flavored names (e.g., Havya, Savana) echo the Vedic-sacrificial milieu that the Kurma Purana later integrates with inner discipline—especially the Pāśupata-oriented yoga instructions found in the Upari-bhāga.
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it functions as lineage narration. In the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such genealogies frame the shared dharmic tradition in which Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings—including their unity themes—are subsequently articulated.