Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Genealogies from Dakṣa’s Daughters: Ṛṣi Lines, Agni-Forms, Pitṛ Classes, and the Transition to Manu’s Progeny
प्राणश्चैव मृकण्डुश्च मार्कण्डेयो मृकण्डुतः / तथा वेदशिरा नाम प्राणस्य द्युतिमान् सुतः
prāṇaścaiva mṛkaṇḍuśca mārkaṇḍeyo mṛkaṇḍutaḥ / tathā vedaśirā nāma prāṇasya dyutimān sutaḥ
诞生了普拉那（Prāṇa）与姆利坎度（Mṛkaṇḍu）；由姆利坎度又生出马尔坎德耶（Mārkaṇḍeya）。同样，普拉那有一位光辉的儿子，名为吠陀希罗（Vedaśiras）。
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the assembled sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes paramparā (lineage) as the vehicle through which Vedic knowledge and later teachings on Ātman are transmitted by recognized seers.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic framework by establishing authoritative sages (like Mārkaṇḍeya) who preserve and convey disciplines of dharma and contemplation elsewhere in the text.
It does not directly address Shiva–Vishnu unity; instead, it situates the tradition through ṛṣi lineages that later serve as channels for the Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in subsequent teachings.