Shloka 3
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
भगस्त्वष्टा च विष्णुश्च द्वादशैते दिवाकराः / आप्यायन्ति वै भानुं वसन्तादिषु वै क्रमात्
bhagastvaṣṭā ca viṣṇuśca dvādaśaite divākarāḥ / āpyāyanti vai bhānuṃ vasantādiṣu vai kramāt
ഭഗൻ, ത്വഷ്ടാവ്, വിഷ്ണു—ഇവരാണ് പന്ത്രണ്ടു ദിവാകരന്മാർ (ആദിത്യർ). വസന്തം മുതലായ ഋതുക്കളിൽ ക്രമമായി അവർ സൂര്യനെ പോഷിപ്പിച്ച് ശക്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.
Purāṇic narrator (Vyāsa/traditional narrator) describing the solar order
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting Viṣṇu as an Āditya who sustains the Sun within seasonal order, the verse implies a single sustaining divine principle operating through cosmic functions—an outward sign of the inner, all-pervading Self that supports all phenomena.
No direct yogic technique is taught in this verse; its practical spiritual use is contemplative—meditating on ṛta (cosmic order) and the Lord’s immanence in natural cycles, a support for dhyāna that aligns the mind with disciplined regularity (niyama) and reverence for cosmic law.
While Śiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in the idea that the same Supreme reality is approached through functional manifestations (like the Ādityas); Viṣṇu’s solar role fits the broader Purāṇic non-sectarian frame where divine powers operate harmoniously rather than competitively.