Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
तस्यामुत्पादयामास सुभुजं नाम शोभनम् / रूपलावण्यसंपन्नां ह्रीमतीमपि कन्यकाम्
tasyāmutpādayāmāsa subhujaṃ nāma śobhanam / rūpalāvaṇyasaṃpannāṃ hrīmatīmapi kanyakām
तिच्यापासून त्याने ‘सुभुज’ नावाचा देखणा पुत्र उत्पन्न केला; तसेच रूप-लावण्यसंपन्न ‘ह्रीमती’ नावाची कन्याही झाली।
Narrator (Purāṇic Sūta/Compiler voice) recounting lineage
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it supports the Purāṇic framework where dharmic lineage and orderly creation provide the narrative setting for later spiritual instruction.
No specific yogic practice is taught in this verse; it functions as lineage narration in the Purva-bhāga, which later contextualizes teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Kurma Purāṇa’s syncretic Shaiva–Vaishnava spirituality.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic method where worldly order (progeny, dharma, lineage) underlies later passages that present Śiva–Viṣṇu unity and shared supremacy in the Kurma Purāṇa.