Shloka 11
Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha
यदोरप्यभवन् पुत्राः पञ्च देवसुतोपमाः / सहस्त्रजित् तथाज्येष्ठः क्रोषटुर्नालो ऽजितोरघुः
yadorapyabhavan putrāḥ pañca devasutopamāḥ / sahastrajit tathājyeṣṭhaḥ kroṣaṭurnālo 'jitoraghuḥ
یَدو کے بھی دیوتاؤں کے بیٹوں جیسے پانچ بیٹے ہوئے—سہسترَجِت، اور سب سے بڑا کروشَٹُو، نال، اجیت اور رَگھو۔
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic genealogy to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic aim of preserving sacred lineage (vaṁśa-smṛti), within which later teachings on dharma and liberation are situated.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative groundwork in the Purva-bhāga, while explicit yoga and Pāśupata-oriented instruction is treated more directly elsewhere in the text.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu theology; it establishes the Yadu line, important for later Purāṇic narratives where Hari and Hara teachings are integrated in broader Kurma Purana discourse.