Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे द्वाविशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच क्रोष्टोरेको ऽभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवानिति श्रुतिः / तस्य पुत्रो महान् स्वातिरुशद्गुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvāviśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca kroṣṭoreko 'bhavat putro vṛjinīvāniti śrutiḥ / tasya putro mahān svātiruśadgustatsuto 'bhavat
Ganito, sa Śrī Kūrma Purāṇa, sa Saṃhitā na may anim na libong taludtod, sa Pūrva-bhāga, ang ika-dalawampu’t dalawang kabanata (pangwakas). Wika ni Sūta: “Si Kroṣṭu ay nagkaroon ng iisang anak—si Vṛjinīvān, ayon sa naririnig sa tradisyon. Ang anak niya ay ang marangal na Svāti, at ang anak ni Svāti ay si Uśadgu.”
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it preserves dynastic memory (vaṃśānucarita) that later frames dharma, kingship, and the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as lineage narration. Yogic and Pāśupata-oriented teachings appear elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa (especially in the Upari-bhāga’s doctrinal sections).
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a traditional genealogical notice. The Kūrma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis is expressed more directly in its theological and yoga chapters rather than in this dynastic list.