Shloka 7
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
संयद्वसुरिति ख्यातः स पुष्णाति च लोहितम् / वृहस्पतिं प्रपुष्णाति रश्मिरर्वावसुः प्रभोः / शनैश्चरं प्रपुष्णाति सप्तमस्तु सुराट् तथा
saṃyadvasuriti khyātaḥ sa puṣṇāti ca lohitam / vṛhaspatiṃ prapuṣṇāti raśmirarvāvasuḥ prabhoḥ / śanaiścaraṃ prapuṣṇāti saptamastu surāṭ tathā
Le rayon du Seigneur, connu sous le nom de Saṃyadvasu, nourrit Lohita (Mars). Le rayon appelé Arvāvasu nourrit tout particulièrement Bṛhaspati (Jupiter). De même, le septième rayon — Surāṭ — nourrit aussi Śanaiścara (Saturne).
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic cosmology taught by the sages)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting the Lord’s ordered energy (śakti) as sustaining the cosmos through specific rays, the verse supports the Purāṇic view that a single supreme principle governs diverse functions without contradiction.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse; it belongs to cosmological instruction. In Kurma Purana practice-context, such ordered cosmology is used to cultivate dhyāna on īśvara’s governance (īśvara-smṛti) and reverence for cosmic law (ṛta/dharma).
This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it emphasizes a single Lord’s sustaining power manifesting as solar rays. Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis reads such cosmic lordship as compatible with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava theologies.