Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Sūrya-vaṃśa Genealogy and the Supremacy of Tapas: Gāyatrī-Japa, Rudra-Darśana, and Śatarudrīya Upadeśa
पुरुकुत्सस्य दायादस्त्रसदस्युर्महायशाः / नर्मदायां समुत्पन्नः संभूतिस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
purukutsasya dāyādastrasadasyurmahāyaśāḥ / narmadāyāṃ samutpannaḥ saṃbhūtistatsuto 'bhavat
పురుకుత్సుని వంశంలో మహాయశస్సుగల త్రసదస్యుడు జన్మించాడు. నర్మదా తీరంలో సంభూతి ప్రాదుర్భవించి అతని కుమారుడయ్యాడు.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it situates sacred history in time and place, a Purāṇic method that later supports dharma and spiritual instruction, including teachings on the Self found elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the dynastic narrative. The Kurma Purana’s explicit yoga teachings—often discussed under Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Ishvara Gita—appear in other chapters, especially in the Upari-bhaga.
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu synthesis; it provides lineage and geographical anchoring. The Purana’s harmonizing Shaiva–Vaishnava theology is articulated more directly in its doctrinal sections rather than in this genealogical passage.