Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava
रामस्य तनयो जज्ञे कुश इत्यभिविश्रुतः / लवश्च सुमहाभागः सर्वतत्त्वार्थवित् सुधीः
rāmasya tanayo jajñe kuśa ityabhiviśrutaḥ / lavaśca sumahābhāgaḥ sarvatattvārthavit sudhīḥ
रामाचा पुत्र ‘कुश’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध झाला. तसेच ‘लव’—अतिभाग्यवान, सुबुद्ध, सर्व तत्त्वार्थ जाणणारा—जन्मला।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage within the Kurma Purana frame-dialogue
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by praising Lava as a knower of all tattvas (principles), the verse points to the classical path where discernment of tattvas culminates in recognizing the Self beyond categories—an approach compatible with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis of devotional theism and discriminative knowledge.
No specific yogic technique is stated; the emphasis is on tattva-jñāna (knowledge of principles), which in the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching supports disciplined practice—ethical restraint, study, and contemplative discernment—often aligned with Shaiva-Vaishnava integrative spirituality.
This particular verse is genealogical and does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; its contribution is contextual, situating dharmic kingship and tattva-knowledge within the Purana’s larger theological framework where such knowledge is harmonized with devotion.