Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
मन्वन्तरेण चैकेन सर्वाण्येवान्तराणि वै / व्याख्यातानि न संदेहः कल्पः कल्पेन चैव हि
manvantareṇa caikena sarvāṇyevāntarāṇi vai / vyākhyātāni na saṃdehaḥ kalpaḥ kalpena caiva hi
En décrivant ne fût-ce qu’un seul Manvantara, tous les autres cycles intermédiaires se trouvent expliqués—sans aucun doute. De même, en exposant un Kalpa, les autres Kalpa sont aussi compris, car ils suivent le même modèle.
Sūta (narrator) explaining Purāṇic cosmological method to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames cosmic history as patterned and repeatable across Kalpas and Manvantaras, implying a stable underlying order (ṛta/dharma) within which the Self remains unchanged while worlds cycle.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it provides the cosmological and textual framework in which Kurma Purana’s Yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) are situated across repeating cycles of time.
It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; its takeaway supports the Purana’s integrative approach by treating dharma and cosmic order as consistent across cycles—the same continuity that allows Shaiva-Vaishnava teachings to be presented as harmonizable within recurring Kalpas.