Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
सुभानो दमनश्चाथ सुहोत्रः कङ्कणस्तथा / लोकाक्षिरथ योगीन्द्रो जैगीषव्यस्तु सप्तमे
subhāno damanaścātha suhotraḥ kaṅkaṇastathā / lokākṣiratha yogīndro jaigīṣavyastu saptame
سوبهانا، ودمَنَ، وسوهوترا، وكنكنة؛ ولوكاكشيرَثا؛ وسيد اليوغيين؛ وجايگيشڤيا—هؤلاء يُعَدّون السلسلة السابعة (أو الجماعة السابعة).
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic catalogue within the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it functions as a catalogue of revered yogins, implying that realization is embodied by accomplished practitioners rather than argued here in doctrine.
No specific technique is described in this line; instead, it legitimizes the Yoga tradition by naming authoritative yogins (e.g., Jaigīṣavya), a common Purāṇic strategy to anchor later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion.
The verse itself is neutral and list-based; in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such yogin catalogues support a shared spiritual lineage where devotion and yoga culminate in the one Supreme, approached through both Śiva and Viṣṇu frameworks.