Shloka 9
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
मेधाग्निबाहुपुत्रास्तु त्रयो योगपरायणाः / जातिस्मरा महाभागा न राज्ये दधिरे मतिम्
medhāgnibāhuputrāstu trayo yogaparāyaṇāḥ / jātismarā mahābhāgā na rājye dadhire matim
എന്നാൽ മേധാഗ്നിബാഹുവിന്റെ മൂന്ന് പുത്രന്മാർ യോഗപരായണരായിരുന്നു. അവർ പൂർവ്വജന്മസ്മരണയുള്ള മഹാഭാഗന്മാർ; രാജ്യത്വത്തിൽ മനസ്സു വെച്ചില്ല.
Sūta (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By portraying yogins who remember past births and reject royal power, the verse implies that the Self is continuous beyond one lifetime; realization of that continuity naturally turns the mind away from transient status toward liberation-oriented knowledge and Yoga.
The verse highlights yogaparāyaṇatā—single-minded commitment to yogic discipline—and vairāgya (dispassion). In Kurma Purana’s Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such steadiness is a hallmark of mature sādhanā leading toward īśvara-prāpti rather than worldly sovereignty.
Indirectly: the shared ideal is devotion to Yoga and renunciation of egoic power, a common ground in the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian tone where the highest aim is īśvara-realization (whether articulated in Shaiva Pāśupata idiom or Vaishnava Bhagavān-centered language).