Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
सुभानो दमनश्चाथ सुहोत्रः कङ्कणस्तथा / लोकाक्षिरथ योगीन्द्रो जैगीषव्यस्तु सप्तमे
subhāno damanaścātha suhotraḥ kaṅkaṇastathā / lokākṣiratha yogīndro jaigīṣavyastu saptame
Subhāna, Damana, Suhotra et Kaṅkaṇa ; Lokākṣiratha ; le Seigneur des yogin ; et Jaigīṣavya : ceux-ci sont comptés comme la septième série (ou groupe).
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic catalogue within the Kurma Purana’s discourse
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it functions as a catalogue of revered yogins, implying that realization is embodied by accomplished practitioners rather than argued here in doctrine.
No specific technique is described in this line; instead, it legitimizes the Yoga tradition by naming authoritative yogins (e.g., Jaigīṣavya), a common Purāṇic strategy to anchor later teachings such as Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion.
The verse itself is neutral and list-based; in the Kurma Purana’s broader Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such yogin catalogues support a shared spiritual lineage where devotion and yoga culminate in the one Supreme, approached through both Śiva and Viṣṇu frameworks.