Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
पुलस्त्यं च तथोदानाद् व्यनाच्च पुलहं मुनिम् / अपानात् क्रतुमव्यग्रं समानाच्च वसिष्ठकम्
pulastyaṃ ca tathodānād vyanācca pulahaṃ munim / apānāt kratumavyagraṃ samānācca vasiṣṭhakam
由乌达那（Udāna）生出普拉斯提亚（Pulastya）；由毗耶那（Vyāna）生出圣仙普拉哈（Pulaha）；由阿帕那（Apāna）生出克拉图（Kratu）——不倦不乱；由萨玛那（Samāna）生出瓦西什塔（Vasiṣṭha）。
Sūta (narrating Vyāsa’s Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By presenting revered sages as emerging from the prāṇas (vital functions), the verse points to a cosmos structured through subtle life-forces—implying an underlying conscious principle (Ātman/Iśvara) that empowers prāṇa and manifests ordered creation.
The verse is doctrinal rather than instructional, but it supports prāṇa-based yoga: understanding Udāna, Vyāna, Apāna, and Samāna as key currents aligns with prāṇāyāma and inner regulation used in Purāṇic-Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava sādhanā.
Indirectly: it frames creation through prāṇa and ṛṣi-lineages, a shared Purāṇic cosmology used by both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava traditions—supporting the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach where sectarian teachings rest on common metaphysical foundations.