Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
सात्त्वतः सत्त्वसंपन्नः कौशल्यां सुषुवे सुतान् / अन्धकं वै महाभोजं वृष्णिं देवावृधं नृपम् / ज्येष्ठं च भजमानाख्यं धनुर्वेदविदां वरम्
sāttvataḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ kauśalyāṃ suṣuve sutān / andhakaṃ vai mahābhojaṃ vṛṣṇiṃ devāvṛdhaṃ nṛpam / jyeṣṭhaṃ ca bhajamānākhyaṃ dhanurvedavidāṃ varam
ساطّتوت، جو سَتّو گُن سے بھرپور تھا، نے کوشلیا سے بیٹوں کو جنم دیا—اندھک (مہابھوج)، وِرشنی، بادشاہ دیواوِردھ، اور سب سے بڑے بھجمان نامی، جو دھنُروید کے جاننے والوں میں افضل تھا۔
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) recounting dynastic genealogy
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than directly metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of grounding later teachings (including Atman–Brahman instruction found elsewhere in the text) within a dharmic, historical lineage framework.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; instead it highlights sattva (virtue/purity) and kṣatriya disciplines like Dhanurveda, which Purāṇas often treat as part of dharma that prepares the mind for higher disciplines taught later (e.g., Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā in the Kurma Purana).
It does not explicitly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it provides dynastic context that, in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, situates divine teachings within the world of righteous kings and lineages.