Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
तुम्बुरुर्नारदो हाहा हूहूर्विश्वावसुस्तथा / उग्रसेनो वसुरुचिरर्वावसुरथापरः
tumbururnārado hāhā hūhūrviśvāvasustathā / ugraseno vasurucirarvāvasurathāparaḥ
كان تُمبورو ونارَدَة هناك؛ وكذلك هاهَا وهوهُو، ومعهما فيشْفافَسو. وكان حاضرًا أيضًا أُغْرَسينا، وفَسوروتشي، وزيادةً فافَسورَثا.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the assembly to the sages (traditional Purāṇic narration)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
This verse is primarily a catalogue of celestial beings (Gandharvas and divine figures) present in a sacred setting; it does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine, but it frames the Purāṇic cosmos in which later teachings on the Supreme (Śiva–Nārāyaṇa synthesis) are delivered.
No specific yoga practice is prescribed in this śloka; it functions as narrative-scaffolding (describing the divine assembly). In Kurma Purāṇa, explicit yogic instruction—often aligned with Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion—appears more directly in later doctrinal sections (notably the Upari-bhāga’s Īśvara-gītā).
The verse itself does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; it contributes to the shared Purāṇic universe of devas, sages, and Gandharvas that later supports Kurma Purāṇa’s non-sectarian framing where Śiva and Nārāyaṇa are presented in a harmonized theological vision.