Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
अचिरादेव तन्वङ्गो भार्या तस्य सुचिस्मिता / खिखण्डनं हविर्धानमन्तर्धाना व्यजायत
acirādeva tanvaṅgo bhāryā tasya sucismitā / khikhaṇḍanaṃ havirdhānamantardhānā vyajāyata
சிறிது காலத்திலேயே தன்வங்கனின் மனைவி இனிய புன்னகையுடைய சுசிஸ்மிதா, கிகண்டனன் மற்றும் ஹவிர்தானன் என்ற இரு மகன்களையும், அந்தர்தானா என்ற மகளையும் பெற்றாள்.
Suta (narrator) recounting the lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than doctrinal; it situates sacred history through lineage, which later chapters use as a framework for dharma and liberation teachings, but it does not directly define the Ātman.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork, while yoga and Pāśupata-oriented disciplines are treated in later, more instructional sections of the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu synthesis; it contributes to the Purana’s broader sacred-historical setting in which later teachings integrate Shaiva and Vaishnava perspectives.