Shloka 27
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
विष्णुवृद्धः सुतस्तस्य त्वनरण्यो ऽभवत् परः / बृहदशवो ऽनरण्यस्य हर्यश्वस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
viṣṇuvṛddhaḥ sutastasya tvanaraṇyo 'bhavat paraḥ / bṛhadaśavo 'naraṇyasya haryaśvastatsuto 'bhavat
Putera baginda ialah Viṣṇuvṛddha; daripadanya lahir Anaraṇya yang terkemuka. Putera Anaraṇya ialah Bṛhadaśva, dan putera Bṛhadaśva ialah Haryaśva.
Suta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical (vamśa), not a direct Ātman teaching; its dharmic thrust is that righteous kingship and tradition are preserved through an orderly lineage, which later sections connect to spiritual instruction (including the Ishvara Gītā).
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this shloka; it functions as narrative scaffolding in the Purva-bhāga. Yogic and Pāśupata-oriented disciplines are treated more directly in later doctrinal passages (notably in the Upari-bhāga).
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it lists royal descendants. The Kurma Purāṇa’s synthesis of Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theology is articulated elsewhere, especially in its higher teachings rather than in genealogical catalogues.