Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
भवस्तस्मादथोद्गीथः प्रस्तावस्तत्सुतो ऽभवत् / पृथुस्ततस्ततो रक्तो रक्तस्यापि गयः सुतः
bhavastasmādathodgīthaḥ prastāvastatsuto 'bhavat / pṛthustatastato rakto raktasyāpi gayaḥ sutaḥ
اس سے بھَو پیدا ہوا؛ بھَو سے اُدگیथ ہوا۔ اس کا بیٹا پرستاو تھا۔ پھر پرتھو، پھر رکت، اور رکت کا بیٹا گَیَ ہوا۔
Narrator (Purāṇic reciter, traditionally Sūta/authorial narration)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is not a direct teaching on Ātman; it functions as vaṁśa (genealogical) narration, grounding dharma and sacred history through lineage continuity.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; its focus is succession. However, the names Udgītha and Prastāva echo Vedic chant-terms, indirectly resonating with mantra/recitation culture that later supports Purāṇic devotion and discipline.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the broader Purāṇic framework where lineage history and dharma set the stage for later synthetic teachings found elsewhere in the Kūrma Purāṇa.