Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
कुमारो ह्यनलस्यासीत् सेनापतिरिति स्मृतः / देवलो भगवान् योगी प्रत्यूषस्याभवत् सुतः / विश्वकर्मा प्रभासस्य शिल्पकर्ता प्रजापतिः
kumāro hyanalasyāsīt senāpatiriti smṛtaḥ / devalo bhagavān yogī pratyūṣasyābhavat sutaḥ / viśvakarmā prabhāsasya śilpakartā prajāpatiḥ
ଅନଲଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର କୁମାର; ସେ ଦେବସେନାର ସେନାପତି ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ। ପ୍ରତ୍ୟୂଷଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଭଗବାନ ଯୋଗୀ ଦେବଲ। ପ୍ରଭାସଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ବିଶ୍ୱକର୍ମା—ଶିଳ୍ପକର୍ତ୍ତା ପ୍ରଜାପତି, ଦିବ୍ୟ କାରିଗର।
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to the assembled sages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, mapping divine functions (war-leadership, yoga-sainthood, sacred craftsmanship) to specific progenitors; it implies an ordered cosmos where roles manifest through divinely sanctioned lineages rather than giving a direct Ātman doctrine.
No practice is taught directly, but Devala is explicitly called a yogī, signaling the Purāṇic ideal that realized sages arise within cosmic lineages and that yoga is a recognized, authoritative path within the Kurma Purana’s broader dharma-and-yoga framework.
Indirectly: by presenting Kumāra (often associated with Śaiva traditions) and other divine figures within a shared Purāṇic cosmology, it supports the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where sectarian deities and their functions coexist within one sacred order.