Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Dakṣa’s Progeny, Nṛsiṃha–Varāha Avatāras, and Andhaka’s Defeat
Hari–Hara–Śakti Synthesis
लम्बायाश्चाथ घोषो वै नागवीथी तु जामिजा / पृथिवीविषयं सर्वमरुन्दत्यामजायत / संकल्पायास्तु संकल्पो धर्मपुत्रा दश स्मृताः
lambāyāścātha ghoṣo vai nāgavīthī tu jāmijā / pṛthivīviṣayaṃ sarvamarundatyāmajāyata / saṃkalpāyāstu saṃkalpo dharmaputrā daśa smṛtāḥ
Từ Lambā sinh ra Ghoṣa; từ Jāmi-jā sinh ra Nāgavīthī. Từ Arundhatī phát sinh toàn thể cõi vực của địa giới. Và từ Saṃkalpā sinh ra Saṃkalpa. Những vị ấy được ghi nhớ là mười người con của Dharma.
Sūta (traditional narrator) recounting Purāṇic genealogy
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical, mapping names and progeny connected with Dharma; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it situates ethical order (dharma) as a generative principle in Purāṇic cosmology.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as a cosmological-genealogical register. For yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline), the Kurma Purana’s later doctrinal sections—especially the Upari-bhāga’s Īśvara-gītā—are the relevant locus.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it contributes to the broader Purāṇic framework where dharma, creation, and lineage are narrated—within which the Kurma Purana later articulates a synthetic Shaiva–Vaishnava theological vision.