Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.8

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge saptamo 'dhyāyaḥ
śrīkūrma uvāca
evaṃ bhūtāni sṛṣṭāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca /
yadā cāsya prajāḥ sṛṣṭā na vyavardhanta dhīmataḥ

tamomātrāvṛto brahmā tadāśocata duḥ khitaḥ /
tataḥ sa vidadhe buddhimarthaniścayagāminīm

athātmani samadrākṣīt tamomātrāṃ niyāmikām /
rajaḥ sattvaṃ ca saṃvṛtya vartamānāṃ svadharmataḥ

tamastad vyanudat paścāt rajaḥ sattvena saṃyutaḥ /
tat tamaḥ pratinunnaṃ vai mithunaṃ samajāyata

adharmācaraṇo viprā hiṃsā cāśubhalakṣaṇā /
svāṃ tanuṃ sa tato brahmā tāmapohata bhāsvarām

dvidhākarot punardehamardhena puruṣo 'bhavat /
ardhena nārī puruṣo virājamasṛjat prabhuḥ

nārīṃ ca śatarūpākhyāṃ yoginīṃ sasṛje śubhām /
sā divaṃ pṛthivīṃ caiva mahamnā vyāpya saṃsthitā

yogaiśvaryabalopetā jñānavijñānasaṃyutā /
yo 'bhavat puruṣāt putro virāḍavyaktajanmanaḥ

svāyaṃbhuvo manurdevaḥ so 'bhavat puruṣo muniḥ /
sā devī śatarūpākhyā tapaḥ kṛtvā suduścaram

bhartāraṃ brahmaṇaḥ putraṃ manumevānupadyata /
tasmācca śatarūpā sā putradvayamasūyata

priyavratottānapādau kanyādvayamanuttamam /
tayoḥ prasūtiṃ dakṣāya manuḥ kanyāṃ dadau punaḥ

prajāpatirathākūtiṃ mānaso jagṛhe ruciḥ /
ākūtyāṃ mithunaṃ jajñe mānasasya ruceḥ śubham /
yajñaśca dakṣiṇā caiva yābhyāṃ saṃvardhitaṃ jagat

yajñasya dakṣiṇāyāṃ tu putrā dvādaśa jajñire /
yāmā iti samākyatā devāḥ svāyaṃbhuve 'ntare

prasūtyāṃ ca tathā dakṣaścatastro viṃśatiṃ tathā /
sasarja kanyā nāmāni tāsāṃ samyam nibodhata

śraddhā lakṣmīrdhṛtistuṣṭiḥ puṣṭirmedhā kriyā tathā /
buddhirlajjāvapuḥ śāntiḥ siddhiḥ kīrtistrayodaśī

patnyarthaṃ pratijagrāha dharmo dākṣāyaṇīḥ śubhāḥ /
tābhyaḥ śiṣṭā yavīyasya ekādaśa sulocanāḥ

khyātiḥ satyatha saṃbhūtiḥ smṛtiḥ prītiḥ kṣamā tathā /
saṃtatiścānasūyā ca ūrjā svāhā svadhā tathā

bhṛgurbhavo marīciśca tathā caivāṅgirā muniḥ /
pulastyaḥ pulahaścaiva kratuḥ paramadharmavit

atrirvasiṣṭho vahniśca pitaraśca yathākramam /
khyātyādyā jagṛhuḥ kanyā munayo munisattamāḥ

śraddhāyā ātmajaḥ kāmo darpo lakṣmīsutaḥ smṛtaḥ /
dhṛtyāstu niyamaḥ putrastuṣṭyāḥ saṃtoṣa ucyate

puṣṭyā lābhaḥ sutaścāpi medhāputraḥ śrutastathā /
kriyāyāścābhavat putro daṇḍaḥ samaya eva ca

buddhyā bodhaḥ sutastadvadapramādo vyajāyata /
lajjāyā vinayaḥ putro vapuṣo vyavasāyakaḥ

kṣemaḥ śāntisutaścāpi sukhaṃ siddhirajāyata /
yaśaḥ kīrtisutastadvadityete dharmasūnavaḥ

kāmasya harṣaḥ putro 'bhūd devānando vyajāyata /
ityeṣa vai sukhodarkaḥ sargo dharmasya kīrtitaḥ

jajñe hiṃsā tvadharmād vai nikṛtiṃ cānṛtaṃ sutam /
nikṛtyanṛtayorjajñe bhayaṃ naraka eva ca

māyā ca vedanā caiva mithunaṃ tvidametayoḥ /
bhayājjajñe 'tha vai māyā mṛtyuṃ bhūtāpahāriṇam

vedanā ca sutaṃ cāpi duḥ khaṃ jajñe 'tha rauravāt /
mṛtyorvyādhijarāśokatṛṣṇākrodhāśca jajñire

duḥ khottarāḥ smṛtā hyete sarve cādharmalakṣaṇāḥ /
naiṣāṃ bhāryāsti putro vā sarve te hyūrdhvaretasaḥ

ityeṣa tāmasaḥ sargo jajñe dharmaniyāmakaḥ /
saṃkṣepeṇa mayā proktā visṛṣṭirmunipuṅgavā