Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
इति श्रीकूर्मपुराणे षट्साहस्त्र्यां संहितायां पूर्वविभागे द्वाविशो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच क्रोष्टोरेको ऽभवत् पुत्रो वृजिनीवानिति श्रुतिः / तस्य पुत्रो महान् स्वातिरुशद्गुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत्
iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvāviśo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca kroṣṭoreko 'bhavat putro vṛjinīvāniti śrutiḥ / tasya putro mahān svātiruśadgustatsuto 'bhavat
یوں شری کورم پران کی چھ ہزار شلوکوں والی سنہتا کے پوروَ بھاگ میں بائیسواں ادھیائے (اختتام)۔ سوت نے کہا—روایتِ شروتی کے مطابق کروشٹو کا ایک ہی بیٹا تھا، جس کا نام وِرجِنیوان تھا۔ اس کا بیٹا نامور سواتی ہوا، اور سواتی کا بیٹا اُشدگُو ہوا۔
Sūta
Primary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it preserves dynastic memory (vaṃśānucarita) that later frames dharma, kingship, and the Purāṇa’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as lineage narration. Yogic and Pāśupata-oriented teachings appear elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa (especially in the Upari-bhāga’s doctrinal sections).
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a traditional genealogical notice. The Kūrma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis is expressed more directly in its theological and yoga chapters rather than in this dynastic list.