Shloka 8
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
ऊर्जस्तम्भस्तथा प्राणो दान्तो ऽथ वृषभस्तथा / तिमिरश्चार्वरीवांश्च सप्त सप्तर्षयो ऽभवन्
ūrjastambhastathā prāṇo dānto 'tha vṛṣabhastathā / timiraścārvarīvāṃśca sapta saptarṣayo 'bhavan
Ūrjastambha, Prāṇa, Dānta, Vṛṣabha, Timira und Ārvarīvān—zusammen mit einem weiteren—wurden zu den sieben Saptarishis, den Sieben Großen Weisen.
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse voice, traditionally Sūta conveying the account of the sages and cosmic lineages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily genealogical/cosmological, naming Saptarishis rather than directly teaching Ātman-doctrine; it supports the Purāṇic view that dharma and knowledge are preserved across cosmic cycles through realized sages.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; its function is to identify the rishis who, in Purāṇic tradition, transmit tapas, mantra, and dharma—forming the human channel through which Yoga-śāstra and spiritual disciplines endure.
The verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, by affirming the Saptarishis as custodians of revelation, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where the same ultimate reality is praised through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams.