Shloka 15
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
महिष्मान् संजितस्याभूद् भद्रश्रेण्यस्तदन्वयः / भद्रश्रेण्यस्य दायादो दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः
mahiṣmān saṃjitasyābhūd bhadraśreṇyastadanvayaḥ / bhadraśreṇyasya dāyādo durdamo nāma pārthivaḥ
संजितास महिष्मान झाला; त्या वंशात भद्रश्रेण्य उत्पन्न झाला. भद्रश्रेण्याचा वारस दुर्दम नावाचा राजा होता।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the genealogy to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical, not metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of grounding dharma-teachings in historical lineages rather than directly defining Ātman.
None are stated in this verse; it functions as a dynastic link in the narrative framework that later supports discussions of dharma and yoga elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not address Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; it is a neutral lineage statement within the broader Purāṇic narration where such synthesis appears in other sections.