Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Tāmasa Sarga, the Androgynous Division of Brahmā, and the Lineages of Dharma and Adharma
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ कन्याद्वयमनुत्तमम् / तयोः प्रसूतिं दक्षाय मनुः कन्यां ददौ पुनः
priyavratottānapādau kanyādvayamanuttamam / tayoḥ prasūtiṃ dakṣāya manuḥ kanyāṃ dadau punaḥ
Sina Priyavrata at Uttānapāda ay nagkaroon ng dalawang anak na babae na walang kapantay. Sa dalawa, muling ibinigay ni Manu ang kaniyang anak na si Prasūti upang mapangasawa ni Dakṣa.
Sūta (narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it frames dharmic creation through ordered lineage, a Purāṇic backdrop within which later teachings (including Ishvara-centered Yoga and Atman-knowledge) are presented.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this verse; it establishes the dharma-structured world (prajā-sṛṣṭi and social order) that later supports disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion, restraint, and meditation described elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
It does not directly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it contributes to the shared Purāṇic cosmology in which later sections harmonize devotion to Īśvara across Shaiva and Vaishnava presentations.