Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
अथासीदभिजित् पुत्रो वीरस्त्वानकदुन्दुभेः / पुनर्वसुश्चाभिजितः संबभूवाहुकः सुतः
athāsīdabhijit putro vīrastvānakadundubheḥ / punarvasuścābhijitaḥ saṃbabhūvāhukaḥ sutaḥ
பின்பு ஆனகதுந்துபிக்கு அபிஜித் என்னும் வீர புதல்வன் பிறந்தான்; அபிஜித்திலிருந்து புனர்வசு பிறந்தான்; அவனுடைய மகன் ஆஹுகன் ஆவான்।
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of grounding later spiritual teachings by establishing sacred lineages and historical continuity.
No direct yoga practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the dynastic narration in the Purva-bhāga, which frames the later Upari-bhāga teachings such as Pāśupata Yoga and the Īśvara-gītā.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; its role is contextual—preserving the narrative and lineage framework within which the Kurma Purāṇa later presents Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.