Shloka 5
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
उत्पन्नाः पितृकन्यायां विरजायां महाबलाः / यतिर्ययातिः संयातिरायातिः पञ्चको ऽश्वकः
utpannāḥ pitṛkanyāyāṃ virajāyāṃ mahābalāḥ / yatiryayātiḥ saṃyātirāyātiḥ pañcako 'śvakaḥ
पितरांची कन्या विरजा हिच्यापासून महाबल पुत्र जन्मले—यति, ययाति, संयाति, आयाति आणि पंचक (अश्वक).
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇa’s dharma framework by grounding kings and traditions in sacred lineage, within which later teachings on Ātman and liberation are situated.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; its focus is dynastic origin. In the Kurma Purana, yogic instruction appears more directly in the Upari-bhaga (including themes associated with the Īśvara-gītā and Pāśupata-oriented disciplines).
It does not directly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it functions as narrative genealogy. The Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis becomes explicit in later doctrinal sections, where devotion and liberation are framed through complementary Shaiva–Vaishnava teachings.