Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
त्र्यारुणिर्वै पञ्चदशे षोडशे तु धनञ्जयः / कृतञ्जयः सप्तदशे ह्यष्टादशे ऋतञ्जयः
tryāruṇirvai pañcadaśe ṣoḍaśe tu dhanañjayaḥ / kṛtañjayaḥ saptadaśe hyaṣṭādaśe ṛtañjayaḥ
Sesungguhnya, pada kitaran kelima belas ialah Tryāruṇi; pada kitaran keenam belas ialah Dhanañjaya. Pada kitaran ketujuh belas ialah Kṛtañjaya, dan pada kitaran kelapan belas ialah Ṛtañjaya.
Narrator/Sūta-like purāṇic voice (listing tradition within the discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily enumerative, naming figures by numbered sequence; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but the name Ṛtañjaya implicitly valorizes alignment with ṛta (cosmic truth/order), a dharmic backdrop often used in the Purāṇa to frame higher teachings.
No explicit yoga practice is described in this śloka; it functions as a catalog entry. In a Kurma Purana reading plan, such lists are typically used for contextual anchoring and cross-referencing before/after the more practice-oriented sections (e.g., later Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Pāśupata-oriented teachings).
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a sequential naming verse. The broader Kurma Purana, however, often embeds such lists within a unified dharmic narrative that later supports non-sectarian synthesis.