Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
भजमानस्य सृञ्जय्यां भजमाना विजज्ञिरे / तेषां प्रधानौ विख्यातौ निमिः कृकण एव च
bhajamānasya sṛñjayyāṃ bhajamānā vijajñire / teṣāṃ pradhānau vikhyātau nimiḥ kṛkaṇa eva ca
Sa angkan ng Sṛñjaya ni Bhajamāna, ang babaeng si Bhajamānā ay nagsilang ng mga anak na lalaki. Sa kanila, ang dalawang pinakabantog at kilala ay sina Nimi at Kṛkaṇa.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting dynastic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic aim of preserving dharmic memory through lineages, which later frames teachings on dharma and liberation in the Kurma Purana.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as dynastic context. In the Kurma Purana, such lineage sections often precede or anchor later dharma and yoga instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented themes).
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a neutral genealogical statement. The Kurma Purana’s synthesis appears more explicitly in its doctrinal chapters rather than in this lineage listing.