Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
उशना तस्य पुत्रो ऽबूत् सितेषुस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् / तस्याभूद् रुक्मकवचः परावृत् तस्य सत्तमाः
uśanā tasya putro 'būt siteṣustatsuto 'bhavat / tasyābhūd rukmakavacaḥ parāvṛt tasya sattamāḥ
اس کا بیٹا اُشنا تھا، اور اُشنا کا بیٹا سِتیشُو ہوا۔ سِتیشُو سے رُکمکَوَچ پیدا ہوا، اور رُکمکَوَچ سے افضل پراؤرت پیدا ہوا۔
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic method of preserving dharma through lineage (vaṃśa), within which later teachings on Ātman and Īśvara are transmitted.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as narrative scaffolding. In the Kurma Purana, such lineage sections frame where later Pāśupata-oriented disciplines and the Ishvara Gita teachings are situated.
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; it is a succession list. The Kurma Purana’s synthesis appears more explicitly in doctrinal chapters (notably the Upari-bhaga Ishvara Gita), while the Purva-bhaga often establishes context via dynasties and dharma transmission.