Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Genealogies from Dakṣa’s Daughters: Ṛṣi Lines, Agni-Forms, Pitṛ Classes, and the Transition to Manu’s Progeny
यश्चासौ तपते सूर्यः शुचिरग्निस्त्वसौ स्मृतः / तेषां तु संततावन्ये चत्वारिंश्च पञ्च च
yaścāsau tapate sūryaḥ śuciragnistvasau smṛtaḥ / teṣāṃ tu saṃtatāvanye catvāriṃśca pañca ca
తపించి ప్రకాశించే సూర్యుడే ఇక్కడ ‘శుచి-అగ్ని’గా స్మరించబడుతున్నాడు. వారి వంశంలో మరికొందరు కూడా ఉన్నారు—సంఖ్యగా నలభై ఐదు.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, by identifying Sun and Fire as one radiant principle, the verse supports a Purāṇic tendency toward unity behind diverse forms—an outer cosmological echo of the inner non-difference taught in later spiritual sections.
No explicit yogic practice is taught in this verse; its function is cosmological-genealogical. In Kurma Purana’s broader arc, such cosmic correspondences become supports for contemplation (dhyāna) on divine radiance and order (ṛta).
It does not name Śiva or Viṣṇu directly; however, by presenting a unifying identification (Sun = pure Fire), it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s wider synthesis that reconciles divine names and functions within one sacred reality.