Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
शुक्राश्च ककुभश्चैव गावो विश्वभृतस्तथा / शुक्रास्ता नामतः सर्वास्त्रिविधा घर्मसर्जनाः
śukrāśca kakubhaścaiva gāvo viśvabhṛtastathā / śukrāstā nāmataḥ sarvāstrividhā gharmasarjanāḥ
Die Gruppen, die Śukrā und Kakubhā heißen, ebenso die Kühe, die als Viśvabhṛt bekannt sind—dem Namen nach werden sie alle „Śukrā“ genannt; sie sind dreifach und sind Ausströmer von Hitze (gharman).
Sūta (narrator) conveying the Purāṇic cosmological taxonomy as taught in the dialogue tradition
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it portrays a structured cosmos where named classes and functions (like emitting heat) operate within an ordered creation, implying that the higher governing principle (Ātman/Iśvara) stands as the underlying regulator beyond these differentiated categories.
No direct practice is prescribed in this verse; its value is contemplative—used in Purāṇic and yogic reflection (dhyāna) to perceive cosmic order (ṛta) and the functional interdependence of beings, which supports dispassion (vairāgya) and steadiness of mind.
It does so implicitly through shared Purāṇic cosmology: the same ordered creation and its powers (like gharman) are presented as part of one sacred reality, consistent with the Kurma Purana’s tendency to harmonize Shaiva and Vaishnava frameworks rather than oppose them.