Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
तामप्याशु स तत्याज तनुं सद्यः प्रजापतिः / ज्योत्स्त्रा सा चाभवद्विप्राः प्राक्सन्ध्या याबिधीयते
tāmapyāśu sa tatyāja tanuṃ sadyaḥ prajāpatiḥ / jyotstrā sā cābhavadviprāḥ prāksandhyā yābidhīyate
তারপর প্রজাপতি সেই দেহটিও তৎক্ষণাৎ ত্যাগ করলেন; আর তা জ্যোৎস্না (দীপ্তি) হয়ে উঠল। হে বিপ্রগণ, একেই ‘প্রাক্-সন্ধ্যা’ অর্থাৎ প্রভাত-সন্ধ্যা বলা হয়।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator addressing the sages/brāhmaṇas)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents cosmic forms (like twilight and radiance) as transformations within creation, implying that changing names and forms are contingent manifestations rather than the unchanging Self.
The verse supports Sandhyā as a sacred liminal time; in Kurma-Purāṇic dharma, dawn (prāk-sandhyā) is especially suited for japa, prāṇāyāma, and Sandhyā-vandana—disciplines that steady the mind for Yoga.
Not explicitly; yet by grounding daily ritual time (sandhyā) in a sacred cosmology, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where devotion and discipline can be oriented to Īśvara beyond sectarian division.