Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
तृतीये ऽप्यन्तरे विप्रा उत्तमो नाम वै मनुः / सुशान्तिस्तत्र देवेन्द्रो बभूवामित्रकर्षणः
tṛtīye 'pyantare viprā uttamo nāma vai manuḥ / suśāntistatra devendro babhūvāmitrakarṣaṇaḥ
O brāhmaṇas, in the third Manvantara as well, the Manu was indeed named Uttama; and in that period Suśānti became Indra, lord of the gods, the subduer of foes.
Sūta (narrator) to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya tradition)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting cyclical Manvantaras with changing rulers (Manu and Indra), the verse underscores impermanence in cosmic offices, pointing seekers toward the timeless Atman beyond such cycles.
No specific practice is taught in this line; it serves as cosmological framing. In the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such framing supports vairāgya (detachment), a prerequisite for Yoga and for the Pāśupata-oriented devotion and discipline described elsewhere.
Not explicitly; it provides Purāṇic chronology. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, the orderly succession of cosmic rulers operates under the one supreme reality revered through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava idioms.