Shloka 14
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
प्रसूत्यां च तथा दक्षश्चतस्त्रो विंशतिं तथा / ससर्ज कन्या नामानि तासां सम्यम् निबोधत
prasūtyāṃ ca tathā dakṣaścatastro viṃśatiṃ tathā / sasarja kanyā nāmāni tāsāṃ samyam nibodhata
E de Prasūti, Dakṣa gerou vinte e quatro filhas. Agora ouvi, na devida ordem, os nomes dessas donzelas.
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic genealogy in dialogue-frame
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical: it sets out the cosmic order of creation through Dakṣa’s progeny. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic view that manifested worlds arise in an ordered sequence within a higher, overarching reality rather than by randomness.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse. Its contribution is contextual: it establishes the cosmological and dharmic framework within which later Kurma Purana teachings—especially on Pāśupata Yoga and devotion—are situated.
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it focuses on Dakṣa’s lineage. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such creation accounts function as a shared cosmology that later supports non-sectarian reverence for both deities.