Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
लवाः काष्ठाः कलाश्चैव मुहूर्ता दिवसाः क्षपाः / अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च अयनाब्दयुगादयः
lavāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ kalāścaiva muhūrtā divasāḥ kṣapāḥ / ardhamāsāśca māsāśca ayanābdayugādayaḥ
اللَّوَاتُ والكاشْثاتُ والكَلاتُ والمُهُورتات؛ والأيامُ والليالي؛ وأنصافُ الشهورِ والشهور؛ وكذلك الأيَناتُ (أنصافُ السنين) والسنونُ واليوغاتُ وما سواها—فهذه هي التقسيماتُ المتتابعةُ للزمن (كالا).
Sūta (narrating the teaching as part of the Purāṇic discourse on kāla)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by listing graded measures of time, it frames kāla as a measurable cosmic principle, while the Atman (and the Supreme Lord) is taught elsewhere in the Kurma tradition as the witness beyond such temporal divisions.
This verse itself lists time-units, but it supports Yoga-shāstra in practice: disciplined observances (niyama), vrata, japa, and meditation are traditionally scheduled by muhūrta, day/night, fortnight, and seasonal cycles to align sādhanā with dharma and cosmic order.
By emphasizing kāla as a universal ordering power, it aligns with the Purāṇic synthesis where the one Supreme (understood as Hari-Hara in many contexts) governs cosmic time and its cycles, even when teachings appear in Shaiva or Vaishnava idiom.