Shloka 9
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
ऊरोरजनयत् पुत्रान् षडाग्नेयी महाबलान् / अङ्गं सुमनसं स्वातिं क्रतुमङ्गिरसं शिवम्
ūrorajanayat putrān ṣaḍāgneyī mahābalān / aṅgaṃ sumanasaṃ svātiṃ kratumaṅgirasaṃ śivam
اورو سے اگنیئی نے چھ عظیم قوت والے بیٹے جنے—اَنگ، سُمنس، سواتی، کرتو، اَنگیراس اور شِو۔
Sūta (narrator) relaying the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, describing embodied origination and named progeny; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it supports the Purāṇic view that cosmic order (dharma) unfolds through structured lineages within creation.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a lineage record. In the Kurma Purana, yogic instruction appears more explicitly in later doctrinal sections (notably the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita and Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis).
Indirectly: the name “Śiva” appears here as a progeny-name within a creation genealogy, not as a theological identification. The Kurma Purana’s explicit Shiva–Vishnu unity is articulated elsewhere, while this verse contributes to the shared cosmological framework in which both traditions situate their teachings.