Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
तामसस्यान्तरे देवाः सुरा वाहरयस्तथा / सत्याश्च सुधियश्चैव सप्तविंशतिका गणाः
tāmasasyāntare devāḥ surā vāharayastathā / satyāśca sudhiyaścaiva saptaviṃśatikā gaṇāḥ
Im Manvantara des Tāmasa waren die göttlichen Scharen die Suras, die Vāharayas sowie die Satyas und die Sudhiyas—zusammen bildeten sie siebenundzwanzig gaṇas.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the sages, in the style of traditional Itihāsa-Purāṇa discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by mapping cosmic administration (deva-gaṇas) across Manvantaras, the verse supports the Purāṇic view that changing divine offices operate within an unchanging metaphysical ground (Ātman/Brahman) that remains constant while cosmic cycles turn.
No specific practice is taught in this line; it provides cosmological context. In the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis, such Manvantara descriptions frame why Yoga (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) is urged as the stable means of liberation amid cyclical cosmic change.
The verse is not explicitly sectarian; it lists deva-hosts within cosmic time. In the Kurma Purana’s integrative approach, these deities function under the one supreme governance—often expressed as a harmony of Shaiva and Vaishnava theologies—rather than as competing ultimate principles.