Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
भवस्तस्मादथोद्गीथः प्रस्तावस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् / पृथुस्ततस्ततो रक्तो रक्तस्यापि गयः सुतः
bhavastasmādathodgīthaḥ prastāvastatsuto 'bhavat / pṛthustatastato rakto raktasyāpi gayaḥ sutaḥ
ତାହାଠାରୁ ଭବ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ; ଭବଠାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଗୀଥ। ତାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ। ପରେ ପୃଥୁ, ତାପରେ ରକ୍ତ; ରକ୍ତଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଗୟ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ।
Narrator (Purāṇic reciter, traditionally Sūta/authorial narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is not a direct teaching on Ātman; it functions as vaṁśa (genealogical) narration, grounding dharma and sacred history through lineage continuity.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; its focus is succession. However, the names Udgītha and Prastāva echo Vedic chant-terms, indirectly resonating with mantra/recitation culture that later supports Purāṇic devotion and discipline.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the broader Purāṇic framework where lineage history and dharma set the stage for later synthetic teachings found elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa.