Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
अन्ये चाष्टौ ग्रहा ज्ञेयाः सूर्येणाधिष्ठिता द्विजाः / चन्द्रमाः सोमपुत्रश्च शुक्रश्चैव बृहस्पतिः / भौमो मन्दस्तथा राहुः केतुमानपि चाष्टमः
anye cāṣṭau grahā jñeyāḥ sūryeṇādhiṣṭhitā dvijāḥ / candramāḥ somaputraśca śukraścaiva bṛhaspatiḥ / bhaumo mandastathā rāhuḥ ketumānapi cāṣṭamaḥ
હે દ્વિજોઃ, સૂર્યના અધિષ્ઠાન હેઠળ રહેલા અન્ય આઠ ગ્રહો પણ જાણવાજોગ છે—ચંદ્રમા, સોમપુત્ર બુધ, શુક્ર, બૃહસ્પતિ, ભૌમ (મંગળ), મંદ (શનિ), રાહુ અને આઠમો કેતુ.
Sūta (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the sages), within the Kurma Purana’s cosmological discourse
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: by presenting grahas as “presided over” powers, the verse implies a higher ordering principle behind cosmic functions—consistent with the Purāṇic view that all deities and forces operate under a supreme governance, ultimately rooted in the one Reality (Ātman/Brahman) taught elsewhere in the text.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse; its contribution is cosmological orientation—understanding divine order (ṛta/niyati). In the Kurma Purana’s broader spiritual program, such right-view supports disciplined living (dharma) and steadiness of mind, prerequisites for higher Yoga and Pāśupata-oriented devotion.
It does so implicitly through synthesis: cosmic administration is described through devatā-hierarchy (here, the Sun presiding over grahas), a framework compatible with both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theologies in the Kurma Purana—where diverse divine powers function as coordinated manifestations within one sacred order.