Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
मनोरजायन्त दश नड्वलायां महौजसः / कन्यायां सुमहावीर्या वैराजस्य प्रजापतेः
manorajāyanta daśa naḍvalāyāṃ mahaujasaḥ / kanyāyāṃ sumahāvīryā vairājasya prajāpateḥ
Mula kay Naḍvalā ay isinilang ang sampung anak na lalaki—mga taong may dakilang ningning. At mula sa anak na babae ni Vairāja Prajāpati ay lumitaw ang mga supling na may matinding kabayanihan.
Suta (narrator) to the sages (genealogical narration within the Kurma Purana frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than directly metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic view that cosmic order (sṛṣṭi-krama) unfolds through divinely sanctioned progenitors, within which the Self remains the underlying, unchanged witness taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No explicit yoga practice is stated in this verse; its focus is on creation-lineage. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such sṛṣṭi narratives ground dharma and the disciplined life (yama-niyama, devotion, and Pāśupata-oriented restraint) that culminate in higher knowledge.
The verse does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it fits the Kurma Purana’s integrative framework where creation proceeds under the one supreme governance, harmonizing Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva strands across the text.