Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
महाभोजकुले जाता भोजा वैमार्तिकास्तथा / वृष्णेः सुमित्रो बलवाननमित्रः शिनस्तथा
mahābhojakule jātā bhojā vaimārtikāstathā / vṛṣṇeḥ sumitro balavānanamitraḥ śinastathā
Mula sa dakilang angkan ng Bhoja ay isinilang ang mga Bhoja, kabilang ang mga Vaimārtika. At mula kay Vṛṣṇi ay lumitaw din si Sumitra, ang makapangyarihang Balavān, si Anamitra, at gayundin si Śina.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, mapping human lineages rather than teaching an explicit doctrine of Ātman; its value is contextual—locating dharma and sacred history within named clans that later appear in Purāṇic theology.
No direct yogic practice is taught in this verse; it functions as dynastic background. In the Kurma Purana, yogic instruction is concentrated elsewhere (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā and related Pāśupata-oriented teachings).
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the Purāṇic framework of sacred history in which later sections articulate the Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis more explicitly.