Shloka 24
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
अहोरात्रव्यवस्थानकारणं स प्रजापतिः / पितृदेवमनुष्यादीन् स सदाप्यायेद् रविः
ahorātravyavasthānakāraṇaṃ sa prajāpatiḥ / pitṛdevamanuṣyādīn sa sadāpyāyed raviḥ
Er ist Prajāpati, die Ursache, welche die Ordnung von Tag und Nacht begründet; und jene Sonne (Ravi) nährt unablässig die Pitṛs (Ahnen), die Devas, die Menschen und die übrigen Wesen.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage) describing the cosmic function of Ravi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By presenting Ravi as the sustaining cause behind cosmic order (day/night) and universal nourishment, the verse points to a single governing principle that upholds all beings—an outward, visible sign of the inner sustaining Reality.
No specific technique is prescribed, but the verse supports a contemplative practice common in Purāṇic Yoga: meditating on a cosmic function (the Sun regulating time and sustaining life) as an ālambana (support) to recognize Īśvara’s all-pervading governance.
Rather than separating sectarian deities, it emphasizes a unified Īśvara-function—cosmic regulation and nourishment—often interpreted in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis as the one Lord manifesting through names and powers (such as Ravi/Prajāpati) beyond exclusive Shaiva or Vaishnava framing.