Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Genealogies from Dakṣa’s Daughters: Ṛṣi Lines, Agni-Forms, Pitṛ Classes, and the Transition to Manu’s Progeny
एषा दक्षस्य कन्यानां मयापत्यानुसंततिः / व्याख्याता भवतामद्य मनोः सृष्टिं निबोधत
eṣā dakṣasya kanyānāṃ mayāpatyānusaṃtatiḥ / vyākhyātā bhavatāmadya manoḥ sṛṣṭiṃ nibodhata
अशा प्रकारे, दक्षाच्या कन्यांपासून झालेल्या संततीची परंपरा मी आज तुम्हाला सांगितली. आता मनूची सृष्टी—प्रजासृष्टी—समजून घ्या.
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Purāṇic account to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical and cosmological; it does not directly define Ātman, but it frames creation as an ordered unfolding (sṛṣṭi) within dharmic narration, preparing for deeper metaphysical teachings elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a transition from Dakṣa’s progeny-lines to Manu’s sṛṣṭi, which in Purāṇic context supports later dharma and yoga discussions by establishing the cosmic-human order.
This verse does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a structural marker in the creation narrative. The Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis harmonizes sectarian strands, but that theme is not foregrounded in this specific śloka.