Shloka 50
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
हविर्धानस्तथाग्नेय्यां जनयामास सत्सुतम् / प्राचीनबर्हिषं नाम्ना धनुर्वेदस्य पारगम्
havirdhānastathāgneyyāṃ janayāmāsa satsutam / prācīnabarhiṣaṃ nāmnā dhanurvedasya pāragam
Havirdhāna juga memperanakkan pada Agneyī seorang putera mulia bernama Prācīnabarhiṣ, yang telah menguasai sepenuhnya Dhanurveda, ilmu memanah.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing lineage
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic view that dharma is preserved through righteous lineages, within which later teachings on Ātman and Īśvara are transmitted.
No direct yogic technique is taught here; instead, it emphasizes kṣatriya-dharma through Dhanurveda mastery, which in the Kurma Purana functions as a social foundation (varṇāśrama) that supports higher disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yoga elsewhere.
The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative frame where worldly duties (like royal discipline and Dhanurveda) are harmonized with later Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava spiritual teachings.