Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
तार्क्ष्यश्चारिष्टनेमिश्च रथजित् सत्यजित् तथा / ग्रामण्यो देवदेवस्य कुर्वते ऽभीशुसंग्रहम्
tārkṣyaścāriṣṭanemiśca rathajit satyajit tathā / grāmaṇyo devadevasya kurvate 'bhīśusaṃgraham
ತಾರ್ಕ್ಷ್ಯ, ಅರಿಷ್ಟನೇಮಿ, ರಥಜಿತ್, ಸತ್ಯಜಿತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಗ್ರಾಮಣ್ಯ—ದೇವದೇವನ ಈ ಪರಿಚಾರಕರು ಪ್ರಭುವಿನ ರಥದ ಕಗ್ಗಂಟುಗಳು (ರೇನ್ಗಳು) ಹಾಗೂ ಜೂತವನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Narrator (Purāṇic sūta/narrative voice describing the Lord’s divine entourage)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it portrays the Supreme as “Devadeva,” served by ordered cosmic functionaries—suggesting a transcendent Lord whose will is enacted through disciplined divine agencies rather than describing Atman philosophically in this verse.
No explicit yogic technique is taught here; the verse highlights sevā (reverent service) and order (saṃgraha), which in Kurma Purana’s broader dharma-yoga frame supports inner discipline and devotion as preparatory virtues.
By using the epithet “Devadeva,” the verse employs a title shared across Shaiva-Vaishnava idioms, aligning with the Kurma Purana’s synthetic tone where supreme lordship is expressed in a way compatible with both traditions.