Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage
Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession
स्वायंभुवस्य तु मनोः प्रागुक्तो यः प्रियव्रतः / पुत्रस्तस्याभवन् पुत्राः प्रजापतिसमा दश
svāyaṃbhuvasya tu manoḥ prāgukto yaḥ priyavrataḥ / putrastasyābhavan putrāḥ prajāpatisamā daśa
Priyavrata—đã được nhắc đến trước—là con của Svāyambhuva Manu. Từ ngài sinh ra mười người con trai, ngang hàng các Prajāpati về uy lực và năng lực sáng tạo.
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta-style narration in the genealogical account)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames cosmic order through Manu and Prajāpati-like progenitors, implying a governed creation where individual lineages function within a larger, divinely ordered reality rather than describing Ātman directly.
None explicitly in this verse; it belongs to the genealogical (vaṃśa) section. In the Kurma Purana, Yoga teachings become prominent elsewhere (notably the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita), while here the focus is on dharmic-cosmic succession.
It does not state the Shiva–Vishnu unity directly; however, by presenting creation through Prajāpati-like agents under a single cosmic framework, it supports the Purana’s broader synthesis where multiple divine functions operate harmoniously within one supreme order.