Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
ज्योतिर्धर्मा पृथुः काव्यश्चैत्रोग्निर्वनकस्तथा / पीवरस्त्वृषयो ह्येते सप्त तत्रापि चान्तरे
jyotirdharmā pṛthuḥ kāvyaścaitrognirvanakastathā / pīvarastvṛṣayo hyete sapta tatrāpi cāntare
Jyotirdharmā, Pṛthu, Kāvya, Caitrogni, Vanaka, and also Pīvara—these are the seven sages who were present there as well in that intervening period (antara).
Sūta (narrator) speaking to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (framing narration, typical Purāṇic style)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it establishes ṛṣi-paramparā (the succession of sages), a Purāṇic method for grounding later spiritual teachings—such as devotion to Īśvara and yogic discipline—in an authoritative lineage.
No specific yogic technique is described in this line; its function is archival—naming the sages of an “antara” (intervening period). In the Kurma Purana, such enumerations frame where later teachings on dharma and (in the Upari-bhaga) Pāśupata-oriented yoga instructions are transmitted.
The verse itself is neutral—focused on listing sages. Indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic synthesis by rooting both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava teachings in shared ṛṣi authority, a hallmark of the Kurma Purana’s integrative theological style.