Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
च्यवनस्य सुता पत्नी नैध्रुवस्य महात्मनः / सुमेधा जनयामास पुत्रान् वै कुण्डपायिनः
cyavanasya sutā patnī naidhruvasya mahātmanaḥ / sumedhā janayāmāsa putrān vai kuṇḍapāyinaḥ
ଚ୍ୟବନଙ୍କ କନ୍ୟା ସୁମେଧା, ମହାତ୍ମା ନୈଧ୍ରୁବଙ୍କ ପତ୍ନୀ, କୁଣ୍ଡପାୟିନ ନାମକ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଲେ।
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it supports the Purāṇa’s broader aim of preserving dhārmic memory through sacred lineages.
No explicit yogic practice is taught in this line; it functions as vaṁśa-nirūpaṇa (lineage narration), which elsewhere frames the authority of later Yoga-śāstra teachings in the Kurma Purana.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s historical-genealogical register that complements the later synthetic theology and yoga sections.