Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Svāyambhuva Lineage to Dakṣa; Pṛthu’s Devotion; Pāśupata Saṃnyāsa; Dakṣa–Satī Episode
रिपोराधत्त बृहती चक्षुषं सर्वतेजसम् / सो ऽजीजनत् पुष्करिण्यां वैरण्यां चाक्षुषं मनुम् / प्रजापतेरात्मजायां वीरणस्य महात्मनः
riporādhatta bṛhatī cakṣuṣaṃ sarvatejasam / so 'jījanat puṣkariṇyāṃ vairaṇyāṃ cākṣuṣaṃ manum / prajāpaterātmajāyāṃ vīraṇasya mahātmanaḥ
由利普，婆罗诃提生下恰克舒沙，具遍照之辉。其后，他与普什迦利尼——即毗兰尼娅，生自大魂毗罗那、为生主（Prajāpati）之女——诞生了恰克舒沙·摩奴。
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting lineage to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it frames cosmic order (dharma) through the Manu lineage, within which later teachings on Ātman and liberation are situated in the Purāṇa.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it establishes the Manvantara framework that later supports dharma, vrata, and (in the Upari-bhāga) Pāśupata-oriented yogic instruction.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes to the shared Purāṇic cosmology in which both traditions locate their teachings—later chapters articulate the synthesis more explicitly.