Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
स्थानाबिमानिनः सृष्ट्वा साधकानसृजत् पुनः / मरीचिभृग्वङ्गिरसं पुलस्त्यं पुलहं क्रतुम् / दक्षमत्रिं वसिष्ठं च धर्मं संकल्पमेव च
sthānābimāninaḥ sṛṣṭvā sādhakānasṛjat punaḥ / marīcibhṛgvaṅgirasaṃ pulastyaṃ pulahaṃ kratum / dakṣamatriṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ ca dharmaṃ saṃkalpameva ca
தத்தம் நிலையைக் காத்து பெருமை கொள்ளும் அதிஷ்டாதிகளை முதலில் படைத்து, பின்னர் அவர் மீண்டும் सिद्ध பிரஜாபதிகளை உருவாக்கினார்—மரீசி, ப்ருகு, அங்கிரஸ், புலஸ்த்ய, புலஹ, க்ரது, தக்ஷ, அத்ரி, வசிஷ்டன்; மேலும் தர்மமும் சங்கல்பமும்।
Sūta (narrator) recounting the cosmological account within the Kurma Purana
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents creation as proceeding from a single sovereign source who projects functional principles (Dharma, Saṅkalpa) and sages; this supports the Purāṇic view that the one Lord is the ground from which cosmic order and intention arise.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it frames the cosmological backdrop in which later Kurma Purana teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) become meaningful as alignment with Dharma and right Saṅkalpa (sacred resolve).
This verse is primarily genealogical/cosmological and does not explicitly name Śiva or Viṣṇu; in the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such creation lists are typically grounded in the one Lord who is honored in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava registers.