Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे द्वादशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ मनोः स्वायंभुवस्य तु / धर्मज्ञौ सुमहावीर्यौ शतरूपा व्यजीजनत्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca priyavratottānapādau manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya tu / dharmajñau sumahāvīryau śatarūpā vyajījanat
अशा प्रकारे श्रीकूर्मपुराणातील षट्साहस्त्री संहितेच्या पूर्वविभागातील बारावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला. सूत म्हणाले—स्वायंभुव मनूपासून शतरूपेने प्रियव्रत व उत्तानपाद यांना जन्म दिला; ते दोघेही धर्मज्ञ व महावीर्यवान होते.
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, establishing a dharma-rooted royal lineage; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it frames dharma as the guiding principle through which higher spiritual teachings (elsewhere in the Purāṇa) are approached.
No explicit yoga practice is described in this verse; its focus is on dharma-knowledge and heroic capacity in righteous rulers, a common Purāṇic foundation for later instructions on vows, worship, and yogic discipline.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it functions as narrative scaffolding in the Pūrvabhāga, preparing the broader Purāṇic context in which synthesis themes appear more explicitly in other sections.