Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
Genealogies of Yadus and Vṛṣṇis; Navaratha’s Refuge to Sarasvatī; Rise of Sāttvata Tradition; Prelude to Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Incarnation
भजमानस्य सृञ्जय्यां भजमाना विजज्ञिरे / तेषां प्रधानौ विख्यातौ निमिः कृकण एव च
bhajamānasya sṛñjayyāṃ bhajamānā vijajñire / teṣāṃ pradhānau vikhyātau nimiḥ kṛkaṇa eva ca
在婆阇摩那（Bhajamāna）的室利阇耶（Sṛñjaya）族系中，名为婆阇摩那（Bhajamānā）的女子诞下诸子。其中最为卓越、声名远播的两位是尼弥（Nimi）与克里卡那（Kṛkaṇa）。
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting dynastic genealogy to the sages
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it supports the Purāṇic aim of preserving dharmic memory through lineages, which later frames teachings on dharma and liberation in the Kurma Purana.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it functions as dynastic context. In the Kurma Purana, such lineage sections often precede or anchor later dharma and yoga instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented themes).
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a neutral genealogical statement. The Kurma Purana’s synthesis appears more explicitly in its doctrinal chapters rather than in this lineage listing.