Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.23

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvāviśo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
kroṣṭoreko 'bhavat putro vṛjinīvāniti śrutiḥ /
tasya putro mahān svātiruśadgustatsuto 'bhavat

uśadgorabhavat putro nāmnā citraratho balī /
atha caitrarathirloke śaśabinduriti smṛtaḥ

tasya putraḥ pṛthuyaśā rājābhūd dharmatatparaḥ /
pṛthukarmā ca tatputrastasmāt pṛthujayo 'bhavat

pṛthukīrtirabhūt tasmāt pṛthudānastato 'bhavat /
pṛthuśravāstasya putrastasyāsīt pṛthusattamaḥ

uśanā tasya putro 'būt siteṣustatsuto 'bhavat /
tasyābhūd rukmakavacaḥ parāvṛt tasya sattamāḥ

parāvṛtaḥ suto jajñe jyāmagho lokaviśrutaḥ /
tasmād vidarbhaḥ saṃjajñe vidarbhāt krathakaiśikau

romapādastṛtīyastu babhrustasyātmajo nṛpaḥ /
dhṛtistasyābhavat putraḥ saṃstastasyāpyabhūt sutaḥ

saṃstasya putro balavān nāmnā viśvasahastu saḥ /
tasya putro mahāvīryaḥ prajāvān kauśikastataḥ /
abhūt tasya suto dhīmān sumantustatsuto 'nalaḥ

kaiśikasya sutaścediścaidyāstasyābhavan sutāḥ /
teṣāṃ pradhāno jyotiṣmān vapuṣmāṃstatsuto 'bhavat

vapuṣmato bṛhanmedhā śrīdevastatsuto 'bhavat /
tasya vītaratho viprā rudrabhakto mahābalaḥ

krathasyāpyabhavat kuntī vṛṣṇī tasyābhavat sutaḥ /
vṛṣṇernivṛttirutpanno daśārhastasya tu dvijāḥ

daśārhaputropyāroho jīmūtastatsuto 'bhavat /
jaimūtirabhavad vīro vikṛtiḥ paravīrahā

tasya bhīmarathaḥ putraḥ tasmānnavaratho 'bhavat /
dānadharmarato nityaṃ samyakśīlaparāyaṇaḥ

kadācinmṛgayāṃ yāto dṛṣṭvā rākṣasamūrjitam /
dudrāva mahātaviṣṭo bhayena munipuṅgavāḥ

anvadhāvata saṃkruddho rākṣasastaṃ mahābalaḥ /
duryodhano 'gnisaṃkāśaḥ śūlāsaktamahākaraḥ

rājā navaratho bhītyā nātidūrādanuttamam /
apaśyat paramaṃ sthānaṃ sarasvatyā sugopitam

sa tadvegena mahatā saṃprāpya matimān nṛpaḥ /
vavande śirasā dṛṣṭvā sākṣād devīṃ sarasvatīm

tuṣṭāva vāgbhiriṣṭābhirbaddhāñjaliramitrajit /
papāta daṇḍavad bhūmau tvāmahaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ

namasyāmi mahādevīṃ sākṣād devīṃ sarasvatīm /
vāgdevatāmanādyantāmīśvarīṃ brahmacāriṇīm

namasye jagatāṃ yoniṃ yoginīṃ paramāṃ kalām /
hiraṇyagarbhamahiṣīṃ trinetrāṃ candraśekharām

namasye paramānandāṃ citkalāṃ brahmarūpiṇīm /
pāhi māṃ parameśāni bhītaṃ śaraṇamāgatam

etasminnantare kruddho rājānaṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ /
hantuṃ samāgataḥ sthānaṃ yatra devī sarasvatī

samudyamya tadā śūlaṃ praveṣṭuṃ baladarpitaḥ /
trilokamātustatsthānaṃ śaśāṅkādityasaṃnnibham

tadantare mahad bhūtaṃ yugāntādityasannibham /
śūlenorasi nirbhidya pātayāmāsa taṃ bhuvi

gacchetyāha mahārāja na sthātavyaṃ tvayā punaḥ /
idānīṃ nirbhayastūrṇaṃ sthāne 'smin rākṣaso hataḥ

tataḥ praṇamya hṛṣṭātmā rājā navarathaḥ parām /
purīṃ jagāma viprendrāḥ purandarapuropamām

sthāpayāmāsa deveśīṃ tatra bhaktisamanvitaḥ /
īje ca vividhairyajñairhemairdevīṃ sarasvatīm

tasya cāsīd daśarathaḥ putraḥ paramadhārmikaḥ /
devyā bhakto mahātejāḥ śakunistasya cātmajaḥ

tasmāt karambhaḥ saṃbhūto devarāto 'bhavat tataḥ /
īje sa cāśvamedhena devakṣatraśca tatsutaḥ

madhustasya tu dāyādastasmāt kuruvaśo 'bhavat /
putradvayamabhūt tasya sutrāmā cānureva ca

anostu purukutso 'bhūdaṃśustasya ca rikthabhāk /
athāṃśoḥ sattvato nāma viṣṇubhaktaḥ pratāpavān /
mahātmā dānanirato dhanurvedavidāṃ varaḥ

sa nāradasya vacanād vāsudevārcanānvitam /
śāstraṃ pravartayāmāsa kuṇḍagolādibhiḥ śrutam

tasya nāmnā tu vikhyātaṃ sāttvataṃ nāma śobhanam /
pravartate mahāśāstraṃ kuṇḍādīnāṃ hitāvaham

sāttvatastasya putro 'bhūt sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ /
puṇyaśloko mahārājastena vai tatpravartitam

sāttvataḥ sattvasaṃpannaḥ kauśalyāṃ suṣuve sutān /
andhakaṃ vai mahābhojaṃ vṛṣṇiṃ devāvṛdhaṃ nṛpam /
jyeṣṭhaṃ ca bhajamānākhyaṃ dhanurvedavidāṃ varam

teṣāṃ devāvṛdho rājā cacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ /
putraḥ sarvaguṇopeto mama bhūyāditi prabhuḥ

tasya babhruriti khyātaḥ puṇyaśloko 'bhavannṛpaḥ /
dhārmiko rūpasaṃpannastattvajñānarataḥ sadā

bhajamānasya sṛñjayyāṃ bhajamānā vijajñire /
teṣāṃ pradhānau vikhyātau nimiḥ kṛkaṇa eva ca

mahābhojakule jātā bhojā vaimārtikāstathā /
vṛṣṇeḥ sumitro balavānanamitraḥ śinastathā

anamitrādabhūnnighno nighnasya dvau babhūvatuḥ /
prasenastu mahābhāgaḥ satrājinnāma cottamaḥ

anamitrācchinirjajñe kaniṣṭhād vṛṣṇinandanāt /
satyavān satyasaṃpannaḥ satyakastatsuto 'bhavat

sātyakiryuyudhānastu tasyāsaṅgo 'bhavat sutaḥ /
kuṇistasya suto dhīmāṃstasya putro yugandharaḥ

mādrayā vṛṣṇeḥ suto jajñe pṛśnirvai yadunandanaḥ /
jajñāte tanayau pṛśneḥ śvaphalkaścitrakaśca ha

śvaphalkaḥ kāśirājasya sutāṃ bhāryāmavindata /
tasyāmajanayat putramakrūraṃ nāma dhārmikam /
upamaṅgustathā maṅguranye ca bahavaḥ sutāḥ

akrūrasya smṛtaḥ putro devavāniti viśrutaḥ /
upadevaśca puṇyātmā tayorviśvapramāthinau

citrakasyābhavat putraḥ pṛthurvipṛthureva ca /
aśvagrīvaḥ subāhuśca supārśvakagaveṣaṇau

andhakāt kāśyaduhitā lebhe ca caturaḥ sutān /
kukuraṃ bhajamānaṃ ca śuciṃ kambalabarhiṣam

kukurasya suto vṛṣṇirvṛṣṇestu tanayo 'bhavat /
kapotaromā vipulastasya putro vilomakaḥ

tasyāsīt tumburusakhā vidvān putro nalaḥ kila /
khyāyate tasya nāmānuranorānakadundubhiḥ

sa govardhanamāsādya tatāpa vipulaṃ tapaḥ /
varaṃ tasmai dadau devo brahmā lokamaheśvaraḥ

vaṃśasya cākṣayāṃ kīrti gānayogamanuttamam /
gurorabhyadhikaṃ viprāḥ kāmarūpitvameva ca

sa labdhvā varamavyagro vareṇyaṃ vṛṣavāhanam /
pūjayāmāsa gānena sthāṇuṃ tridaśapūjitam

tasya gānaratasyātha bhagavānambikāpatiḥ /
kanyāratnaṃ dadau devo durlabhaṃ tridaśairapi

tayā sa saṅgato rājā gānayogamanuttamam /
aśikṣayadamitraghnaḥ priyāṃ tāṃ bhrāntalocanām

tasyāmutpādayāmāsa subhujaṃ nāma śobhanam /
rūpalāvaṇyasaṃpannāṃ hrīmatīmapi kanyakām

tatastaṃ jananī putraṃ bālye vayasi śobhanam /
śikṣayāmāsa vidhivad gānavidyāṃ ca kanyakām

kṛtopanayano vedānadhītya vidhivad guroḥ /
udvavāhātmajāṃ kanyāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ tu mānasīm

tasyāmutpādayāmāsa pañca putrānanuttamān /
vīṇāvādanatattvajñān gānaśāstraviśāradān

putraiḥ pautraiḥ sapatnīko rājā gānaviśāradaḥ /
pūjayāmāsa gānena devaṃ tripuranāśanam

hrīmatī cāpi yā kanyā śrīrivāyatalocanā /
subāhurnāma gandharvastāmādāya yayau purīm

tasyāmapyabhavan putrā gandharvasya sutejasaḥ /
suṣeṇavīrasugrīvasubhojanaravāhanāḥ

athāsīdabhijit putro vīrastvānakadundubheḥ /
punarvasuścābhijitaḥ saṃbabhūvāhukaḥ sutaḥ

āhukasyograsenaśca devakaśca dvijottamāḥ /
devakasya sutā vīrā jajñire tridaśopamāḥ

devavānupadevaśca sudevo devarakṣitaḥ /
teṣāṃ svasāraḥ saptāsan vasudevāya tā dadau

vṛkadevopadevā ca tathānyā devarakṣitā /
śrīdevā śāntidevā ca sahadevā sahadevā ca suvratā /
devakī cāpi tāsāṃ tu variṣṭhābhūt sumadhyamā

agrasenasya putro 'bhūnnyagrodhaḥ kaṃsa eva ca /
subhūmī rāṣṭrapālaśca tuṣṭimāñchaṅkureva ca

bhajamānādabūt putraḥ prakhyāto 'sau vidūrathaḥ /
tasya śūraḥ śamistasmāt pratikṣatrastato 'bhavat

svayaṃbhojastatastasmād hṛdikaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ /
kṛtavarmātha tatputro devarastatsutaḥ smṛtaḥ /
sa śūrastatsuto dhīmān vasudevo 'tha tatsutaḥ

vasudevāvanmahābāhurvāsudevo jagadguruḥ /
babhūva devakīputro devairabhyarthito hariḥ

rohiṇī ca mahābhāgā vasudevasya śobhanā /
asūta patnī saṃkarṣaṃ rāmaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ halāyudham

sa eva paramātmāsau vāsudevo jaganmayaḥ /
halāyudhaḥ svayaṃ sākṣāccheṣaḥ saṃkarṣaṇaḥ prabhuḥ

bhṛguśāpacchalenaiva mānayan mānuṣīṃ tanum /
babhūta tasyāṃ devakyāṃ rohiṇyāmapi mādhavaḥ

umādehasamudbhūtā yoganidrā ca kauśīkī /
niyogād vāsudevasya yaśodātanayā hyabhūt

ye cānye vasudevasya vāsudevāgrajāḥ sutāḥ /
prāgeva kaṃsastān sarvān jaghāna munipuṅgavāḥ

suṣeṇaśca tathodāyī bhadraseno mahābalaḥ /
ṛjudāso bhadradāsaḥ kīrtimānapi pūrvajaḥ

hateṣveteṣu sarveṣu rohiṇī vasudevataḥ /
asūta rāmaṃ lokeśaṃ balabhadraṃ halāyudham

jāte 'tha rāme devānāmādimātmānamacyutam /
asūta devakī kṛṣṇaṃ śrīvatsāṅkitavakṣasam

revatī nāma rāmasya bhāryāsīt suguṇānvitā /
tasyāmutpādayāmāsa putrau dvau niśaṭholmukau

ṣoḍaśastrīsahastrāṇi kṛṣṇasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ /
babhūvurātmajāstāsu śataśo 'tha sahastraśaḥ

cārudeṣṇaḥ sucāruśca cāruveṣo yaśodharaḥ /
cāruśravāścāruyaśāḥ pradyumnaḥ śaṅkha eva ca

rukmiṇya vāsudevasyāṃ mahābalaparākramāḥ /
viśiṣṭāḥ sarvaputrāṇāṃ saṃbabhūvurim sutāḥ

tān dṛṣṭvā tanayān vīrān raukmiṇeyāñjanārdanam /
jāmbavatyabravīt kṛṣṇaṃ bhāryā tasya śucismitā

mama tvaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa viśiṣṭaṃ guṇavattamam /
sureśasadṛśaṃ putraṃ dehi dānavasūdana

jātbavatyā vacaḥ śrutvā jagannāthaḥ svayaṃ hariḥ /
samārebhe tapaḥ kartuṃ taponidhirarindamaḥ

tacchṛṇudhvaṃ muniśreṣṭhā yathāsau devakīsutaḥ /
dṛṣṭvā lebhe sutaṃ rudraṃ taptvā tīvraṃ mahat tapaḥ