Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
शुधामा काश्यपश्चैव वसिष्ठो विरजास्तथा / अत्रिरुग्रस्तथा चैव श्रवणो ऽथ श्रविष्ठकः
śudhāmā kāśyapaścaiva vasiṣṭho virajāstathā / atrirugrastathā caiva śravaṇo 'tha śraviṣṭhakaḥ
وكان شُذَامَا وكاشْيَبَ وفَسِشْطَ وفِيرَجَا؛ وكذلك أَتْرِي وأُغْرَ؛ وأيضًا شْرَفَنَة ثم شْرَفِشْطَكَة—هؤلاء هم الحكماء المذكورون في هذا السرد.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic narrator) recounting the list within the Kurma Purana’s sage-enumerations
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it functions as a traditional rishi-enumeration, grounding later teachings in an authoritative lineage of seers.
No specific yoga practice is prescribed in this verse; its role is archival—preserving the names of sages who transmit dharma and, by extension, the disciplines (including yoga) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
The verse itself is non-sectarian and genealogical; by emphasizing rishi-paramparā, it supports the Purāṇic synthesis in which Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings are presented through shared Vedic authority.