Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
प्राणाद् ब्रह्मासृजद् दक्षं चक्षुषश्च मरीचिनम् / शिरसो ऽङ्गिरसं देवो हृदयाद् भृगुमेव च
prāṇād brahmāsṛjad dakṣaṃ cakṣuṣaśca marīcinam / śiraso 'ṅgirasaṃ devo hṛdayād bhṛgumeva ca
ప్రాణం నుండి బ్రహ్మ దక్షుణ్ని సృష్టించాడు, కన్ను నుండి మరీచిని; దేవుడు శిరస్సు నుండి అంగిరసను, హృదయం నుండి భృగువును కూడా జన్మింపజేశాడు।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta) describing cosmogony
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents manifested beings as emanations from a single source (Brahmā), hinting at a hierarchical emergence of forms from an underlying principle, rather than independent, self-existing selves.
No explicit yogic technique is taught in this verse; its value is contemplative—supporting meditation on emanation (sṛṣṭi) and the unity of origin behind diverse beings, a common preparatory insight for Purāṇic dhyāna.
This specific verse focuses on Brahmā’s emanative creation and does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, such creation accounts are later integrated into a theistic framework where the supreme reality is honored through multiple divine forms.