Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Lineage of Vyāsas, Division of the Veda, and Vāsudeva/Īśāna as the Veda-Known Supreme
ततो व्यासो भरद्वाजस्तस्मादूर्ध्वं तु गौतमः / राजश्रवाश्चैकविंशस्तस्माच्छुष्मायणः परः
tato vyāso bharadvājastasmādūrdhvaṃ tu gautamaḥ / rājaśravāścaikaviṃśastasmācchuṣmāyaṇaḥ paraḥ
Pagkaraan, mula sa kanya ay sumilang si Vyāsa, at mula kay Vyāsa ay sumilang si Bharadvāja. Mula kay Bharadvāja, sa kasunod na lahi, lumitaw si Gautama. Mula kay Gautama ay sumilang si Rājaśravā, ang ikadalawampu’t isa sa hanay na iyon; at pagkaraan niya ay si Chuṣmāyaṇa.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic lineage to assembled sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it establishes ṛṣi-paramparā (lineage), a Purāṇic method for grounding later spiritual teachings in an authoritative transmission.
No specific yoga practice is described in this lineage verse; its role is to situate the tradition and teachers through whom disciplines like Pāśupata yoga and dharma-instructions are later conveyed in the Kurma Purana.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; indirectly, by anchoring teachings in a common rishi lineage, the Purāṇa supports its broader synthesis where sectarian streams share a single Vedic–Purāṇic transmission.