Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Durjaya, Urvaśī, and the Expiation at Vārāṇasī
Genealogy and Sin-Removal through Viśveśvara
वीतिहोत्रसुतश्चापि विश्रुतो ऽनन्त इत्युत / दुर्जयस्तस्य पुत्रो ऽबूत् सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
vītihotrasutaścāpi viśruto 'nanta ityuta / durjayastasya putro 'būt sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
At ang anak ni Vītihotra ay tanyag din sa pangalang Ananta. Ang anak ni Ananta ay si Durjaya, na lubos na bihasa sa lahat ng śāstra.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach ātma-tattva; it situates the narrative through lineage, highlighting the Purāṇic method of grounding later spiritual instruction in historically framed vamsa-kathā.
No explicit yoga practice is stated here; the emphasis is on śāstra-viśāradatā (mastery of authoritative teachings), which in the Kurma Purana supports later disciplined paths such as dharma-based conduct and, in other sections, Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it functions as a genealogical link in the Purva-bhaga, while the Purana’s synthesis appears more directly in its theological and yogic discourses elsewhere.