Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Genealogies of Kaśyapa and Pulastya; Rise of Brahmavādin Lines and Rākṣasa Branches

Devanagari script

शाण्डिल्या नैध्रु वारैभ्यास्त्रयः पक्षास्तु काश्यपाः / नरप्रकृतयो विप्राः पुलस्त्यस्य वदामि वः

Transliteration

śāṇḍilyā naidhru vāraibhyāstrayaḥ pakṣāstu kāśyapāḥ / naraprakṛtayo viprāḥ pulastyasya vadāmi vaḥ

Translation

Các Śāṇḍilya, các Naidhru và các Vāraibhya—ba chi phái ấy thuộc dòng Kāśyapa. Những bà-la-môn này mang tính khí của con người; nay ta sẽ nói cho các ông về các dòng của Pulastya.

Word by Word

• शाण्डिल्याः: the Śāṇḍilyas
• शाण्डिल्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• नैध्रुः: Naidhru (a branch/name)
• नैध्रुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैध्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); (गोत्र/पक्ष-नाम)

• वारैभ्याः: Vāraibhyas (a branch)
• वारैभ्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); (गोत्र/पक्ष-नाम)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• पक्षाः: branches, divisions
• पक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे ‘but/indeed’

• काश्यपाः: Kāśyapas
• काश्यपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• नरप्रकृतयः: having human nature
• नरप्रकृतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर-प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—तत्पुरुष: नरस्य प्रकृतिः येषां ते

• विप्राः: brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पुलस्त्यस्य: of Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• वदामि: I tell/say
• वदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी (Dative/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम; ‘to you/your’

Speaker

Narrator-sage (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta/teacher addressing sages)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilya
• Kāśyapa
• Pulastya

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it functions as a dharma-archive of rishi lineages (gotra/pravara), grounding later spiritual instruction in authoritative transmission (paramparā).

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; its relevance is contextual—Kurma Purana’s yoga and devotion teachings are traditionally preserved and transmitted through recognized rishi lineages such as those being catalogued here.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; instead, it supports the Purāṇic synthesis indirectly by establishing the rishi genealogy framework through which Śaiva-Vaiṣṇava teachings (including later yoga and dharma sections) are authoritatively conveyed.