Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
एषा सूर्यस्य वीर्येण सोमस्याप्यायिता तनुः / पौर्णमास्यां स दृश्येत संपूर्णे दिवसक्रमात्
eṣā sūryasya vīryeṇa somasyāpyāyitā tanuḥ / paurṇamāsyāṃ sa dṛśyeta saṃpūrṇe divasakramāt
Inilah wujud Soma (cakram bulan) yang dipelihara oleh daya Surya; ketika urutan hari telah genap, pada malam Purnamasi ia tampak sempurna penuh.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing cosmological order; traditionally within the Sūta–Śaunaka/Vyāsa narration frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it points to ṛta—an intelligible cosmic order in which even celestial growth follows lawful sequence; in Purāṇic theology this order is upheld by Īśvara, while the Atman remains the witnessing consciousness of all change.
No specific technique is prescribed, but the verse supports yogic contemplation on kāla (time) and niyati (order): observing cyclicity (waxing/waning) trains steadiness of mind and discernment between the changing (vikāra) and the unchanging witness.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu directly; however, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis frames such cosmic processes as governed by one supreme Īśvara—honored through both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava idioms—whose power manifests as the orderly movements of the luminaries.