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Shloka 1

Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode

Devanagari script

इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे द्वादशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ मनोः स्वायंभुवस्य तु / धर्मज्ञौ सुमहावीर्यौ शतरूपा व्यजीजनत्

Transliteration

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca priyavratottānapādau manoḥ svāyaṃbhuvasya tu / dharmajñau sumahāvīryau śatarūpā vyajījanat

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీకూర్మపురాణం షట్సాహస్రీ సంహిత పూర్వవిభాగంలో ద్వాదశ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది. సూతుడు పలికెను—స్వాయంభువ మనువునుండి శతరూపా ప్రియవ్రతుడు మరియు ఉత్తానపాదుడిని కనెను; వారు ఇద్దరూ ధర్మజ్ఞులు, మహావీర్యవంతులు.

Word by Word

इतिthus

श्रीकूर्मपुराणेin the Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa

षट्साहस्त्र्याम्in the Ṣaṭsāhastrī (six-thousand section)

संहितायाम्in the compendium (saṃhitā)

पूर्वविभागेin the first section

द्वादशःtwelfth

अध्यायःchapter

सूतःSūta

उवाचsaid

प्रियव्रत-उत्तानपादौPriyavrata and Uttānapāda

मनोःof Manu

स्वायंभुवस्यSvāyambhuva (self-born)

तुindeed; but

धर्मज्ञौtwo knowers of dharma

सुमहावीर्यौof very great prowess

शतरूपाŚatarūpā

व्यजीजनत्bore; gave birth to

Speaker

Sūta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

Kūrma Purāṇa

Sūta

Svāyambhuva Manu

Śatarūpā

Priyavrata

Uttānapāda

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is primarily genealogical, establishing a dharma-rooted royal lineage; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it frames dharma as the guiding principle through which higher spiritual teachings (elsewhere in the Purāṇa) are approached.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga practice is described in this verse; its focus is on dharma-knowledge and heroic capacity in righteous rulers, a common Purāṇic foundation for later instructions on vows, worship, and yogic discipline.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it functions as narrative scaffolding in the Pūrvabhāga, preparing the broader Purāṇic context in which synthesis themes appear more explicitly in other sections.