Shloka 63
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
आहुकस्योग्रसेनश्च देवकश्च द्विजोत्तमाः / देवकस्य सुता वीरा जज्ञिरे त्रिदशोपमाः
āhukasyograsenaśca devakaśca dvijottamāḥ / devakasya sutā vīrā jajñire tridaśopamāḥ
โอทวิชผู้ประเสริฐ จากอาหุกะได้บังเกิดอุครเสนะและเทวกะ; และแก่เทวกะได้มีธิดาผู้กล้าหาญ งามด้วยคุณธรรมประหนึ่งเหล่าเทวะ।
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it situates sacred history by tracing lineages that later become vehicles for dharma and divine action in the Purāṇa.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this śloka; it functions as narrative groundwork. The Kurma Purana’s yoga teachings (often discussed under Pāśupata-oriented discipline and the Ishvara Gita context) appear elsewhere, not in this genealogical verse.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the broader Purāṇic tapestry in which lineages and avatāra-context support later teachings where Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis is articulated.