Shloka 19
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
सनत्कुमारः सनको भृगुश्च सनातनश्चैव सनन्दनश्च / रुद्रो ऽङ्गिरा वामदेवाथ शुक्रो महर्षिरत्रिः कपिलो मरीचिः
sanatkumāraḥ sanako bhṛguśca sanātanaścaiva sanandanaśca / rudro 'ṅgirā vāmadevātha śukro maharṣiratriḥ kapilo marīciḥ
Sanatkumāra and Sanaka, Bhṛgu, and also Sanātana and Sanandana; Rudra, Aṅgiras, Vāmadeva, and Śukra; the great sage Atri, Kapila, and Marīci—these are counted among the revered seers.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the Kurma Purana’s sage-lineage account)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by naming archetypal ṛṣis (including Kapila and the Kumāras), the verse points to the Atman/Brahman being realized through transmitted jñāna and tapas, preserved by authoritative seers rather than invented anew.
No single technique is prescribed in this śloka; instead it establishes the lineage of teachers associated with tapas, jñāna, and disciplines later articulated as Pāśupata-oriented Śaiva practice and Purāṇic yoga (restraint, contemplation, and devotion).
By including Rudra among the revered sages within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, the text signals harmony of Śiva and Viṣṇu traditions—Śaiva authority is acknowledged as part of the same sacred transmission.