Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
क्रथस्याप्यभवत् कुन्ती वृष्णी तस्याभवत् सुतः / वृष्णेर्निवृत्तिरुत्पन्नो दशार्हस्तस्य तु द्विजाः
krathasyāpyabhavat kuntī vṛṣṇī tasyābhavat sutaḥ / vṛṣṇernivṛttirutpanno daśārhastasya tu dvijāḥ
ਕ੍ਰਥ ਤੋਂ ਕੁੰਤੀ ਜੰਮੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਵ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਣੀ ਹੋਇਆ। ਵ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਨਿਵ੍ਰਿੱਤੀ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਤੋਂ, ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜੋ, ਦਸ਼ਾਰ੍ਹ ਜੰਮਿਆ।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) addressing the assembled dvijas/sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, not metaphysical; it supports Purāṇic dharma by preserving sacred lineage-memory (vaṁśānucarita), which later frames discussions of devotion, duty, and liberation taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No direct yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a lineage marker for the Vṛṣṇi/Daśārha tradition, which in the Purāṇa becomes a backdrop for later teachings on dharma, devotion, and (in other sections) Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; however, by situating later theological teachings within a shared Purāṇic historical framework, such genealogical passages help integrate Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva materials into one continuous sacred narrative.