Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
कृतोपनयनो वेदानधीत्य विधिवद् गुरोः / उद्ववाहात्मजां कन्यां गन्धर्वाणां तु मानसीम्
kṛtopanayano vedānadhītya vidhivad guroḥ / udvavāhātmajāṃ kanyāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ tu mānasīm
اُپنَیَن سنسکار کر کے اور استاد کے پاس باقاعدہ ویدوں کا ادھیَن کر کے، اُس نے گندھروؤں کی ‘مانسی’—ذہن سے پیدا—کنیا سے نکاح کیا۔
Sūta (narrator) recounting the dharma-oriented lineage narrative within the Purva-bhāga
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it frames dharma through life-stages—initiation, disciplined Vedic study, and lawful marriage—presenting purification of conduct as the groundwork upon which later self-knowledge is traditionally pursued.
No explicit yoga technique is taught in this line; it emphasizes brahmacarya discipline (upanayana and Veda-adhyayana under the guru) as a preparatory sādhana that supports steadiness of mind—an ethical foundation often presupposed by later yogic and devotional practices in the Kūrma Purāṇa.
This specific verse is not about Shiva–Vishnu unity; it focuses on varṇāśrama order. In the Kūrma Purāṇa’s broader synthesis, such dharma-structure is treated as compatible with both Vaiṣṇava devotion and Śaiva (including Pāśupata) orientations, but that unity is not stated here.