Shloka 7
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa (Genealogy) culminating in Rāma; Setu-liṅga Māhātmya; Continuation through Kuśa and Lava
एकं भानुमती पुत्रमगृह्णादसमञ्जसम् / प्रभा षष्टिसहस्त्रं तु पुत्राणां जगृहे शुभा
ekaṃ bhānumatī putramagṛhṇādasamañjasam / prabhā ṣaṣṭisahastraṃ tu putrāṇāṃ jagṛhe śubhā
భానుమతి ఒకే కుమారుని ప్రసవించింది—అసమంజసుడు. శుభలక్షణమైన ప్రభా మాత్రం అరవై వేల మంది కుమారులను కనింది.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the royal genealogy within the Kurma Purana narrative frame
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it sets the narrative ground where later teachings on dharma and the Supreme (as presented elsewhere in the Kurma Purana, including the Ishvara Gita) are illustrated through the consequences of royal actions and lineages.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this verse. Its function is to establish characters in the Sagara cycle; Yogic and Pāśupata-oriented instructions appear more directly in the Kurma Purana’s doctrinal sections (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gita framework).
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it belongs to the Purva-bhāga’s dynastic narration. The Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is articulated more explicitly in its theological discourses rather than in this lineage statement.