Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Kali-yuga Dharma, and the Prohibition of Śiva-Nindā
Hari–Hara Samanvaya
प्रद्युम्नस्याप्यभूत् पुत्रो ह्यनिरुद्धो महाबलः / तावुभौ गुणसंपन्नौ कृष्णस्यैवापरे तनू
pradyumnasyāpyabhūt putro hyaniruddho mahābalaḥ / tāvubhau guṇasaṃpannau kṛṣṇasyaivāpare tanū
ପ୍ରଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ପୁତ୍ର ହେଲେ—ମହାବଳୀ ଅନିରୁଦ୍ଧ। ସେ ଦୁହେଁ ଗୁଣସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ଯେନ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କର ଅନ୍ୟ ଦେହ ହେଉଥିଲେ।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly, it presents Krishna’s presence as expressible through multiple “forms” (tanū), pointing to a single divine reality manifesting in many embodiments—an idea compatible with Purāṇic non-dual devotional theology.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; its emphasis is ethical-spiritual—guṇa-sampad (virtue and excellence)—which functions as a foundational discipline supporting later teachings on Yoga and dharma in the Kurma Purana.
The verse is Vaishnava-genealogical and does not mention Shiva directly; however, its theme of one divinity expressing itself through multiple forms aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, where the Supreme is approached through complementary names and manifestations.