Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
ये चान्ये वसुदेवस्य वासुदेवाग्रजाः सुताः / प्रागेव कंसस्तान् सर्वान् जघान मुनिपुङ्गवाः
ye cānye vasudevasya vāsudevāgrajāḥ sutāḥ / prāgeva kaṃsastān sarvān jaghāna munipuṅgavāḥ
اور وسودیو کے وہ دوسرے بیٹے جو واسودیو (کرشن) کے بڑے بھائی تھے—اے بہترین رشیو! کَنس نے انہیں سب کو پہلے ہی قتل کر دیا تھا۔
Narrator (Sūta/Pauraṇika narrator addressing sages)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily historical-narrative, not a direct Atman teaching; it frames the avatāra-context (Vāsudeva/Kṛṣṇa) in which later Kurma Purana sections articulate dharma and higher spiritual knowledge.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it belongs to the Krishna-Kamsa narrative setting. For yoga doctrine (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline), readers are directed to the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā-related teachings.
It does not explicitly discuss Shiva–Vishnu unity; it situates Vishnu’s avatāra narrative. The Kurma Purana’s synthesis is developed elsewhere, where devotion and knowledge are harmonized across Shaiva and Vaishnava frames.