Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches
शाण्डिल्या नैध्रु वारैभ्यास्त्रयः पक्षास्तु काश्यपाः / नरप्रकृतयो विप्राः पुलस्त्यस्य वदामि वः
śāṇḍilyā naidhru vāraibhyāstrayaḥ pakṣāstu kāśyapāḥ / naraprakṛtayo viprāḥ pulastyasya vadāmi vaḥ
Ang mga Śāṇḍilya, ang mga Naidhru, at ang mga Vāraibhya—ang tatlong sangay na ito ay mula sa angkan ni Kāśyapa. Ang mga brāhmaṇa na ito ay may likas na ugaling pantao; ngayo’y sasabihin ko sa inyo ang mga lahi ni Pulastya.
Narrator-sage (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta/teacher addressing sages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it functions as a dharma-archive of rishi lineages (gotra/pravara), grounding later spiritual instruction in authoritative transmission (paramparā).
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; its relevance is contextual—Kurma Purana’s yoga and devotion teachings are traditionally preserved and transmitted through recognized rishi lineages such as those being catalogued here.
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it supports the Purāṇic synthesis indirectly by establishing the rishi genealogy framework through which Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava teachings (including later yoga and dharma sections) are authoritatively conveyed.