Shloka 17
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
इन्द्रियाणि च सर्वाणि तैजसे यान्ति संक्षयम् / वैकारिके देवगणाः प्रलंय यान्ति सत्तमाः
indriyāṇi ca sarvāṇi taijase yānti saṃkṣayam / vaikārike devagaṇāḥ pralaṃya yānti sattamāḥ
Pada saat pralaya, semua indria terserap ke dalam prinsip taijasa; dan wahai yang utama di antara orang saleh, para dewa pun luluh, kembali menyatu ke dalam prinsip vaikārika.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s teaching on pralaya to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By describing how senses and even gods dissolve back into their causal principles, the verse implies that all manifest powers are transient; the witnessing Self (Ātman) stands apart from these dissolving tattvas and is not subject to pralaya.
The verse supports pratyāhāra (withdrawal of the senses): just as indriyas return to their source at cosmic dissolution, the yogin deliberately draws the senses inward, tracing effects back to causes to rest in the inner witness.
It presents a shared metaphysical framework (tattva-laya and pralaya) used across Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings in the Purana, pointing to one ultimate reality beyond gods and faculties—supporting the text’s non-sectarian synthesis.