Shloka 30
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
अन्याश्च शक्तयो दिव्याः सन्ति तत्र सहस्रशः / इज्यन्ते विविधैर्यज्ञैः शक्रादित्यादयो ऽमराः
anyāśca śaktayo divyāḥ santi tatra sahasraśaḥ / ijyante vividhairyajñaiḥ śakrādityādayo 'marāḥ
അവിടെ ആയിരങ്ങളായി മറ്റു ദിവ്യശക്തികളും നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു; ഇന്ദ്രൻ, ആദിത്യന്മാർ മുതലായ അമരദേവന്മാർ വിവിധ യജ്ഞങ്ങളാൽ ആരാധിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Lord Kūrma (Vishnu) speaking to the sages (within the Indradyumna narrative frame)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents the cosmic order where many divine śaktis and devas function, implying a layered sacred cosmos in which worship aligns the practitioner with dharma and higher reality rather than focusing on a single metaphysical definition of Ātman.
The verse highlights karma-yoga in the Purāṇic-Vedic sense—yajña and ritual discipline—as a sanctifying practice; it frames worship (ijyā) as a means of inner and outer purification that supports later yogic realization.
By emphasizing a broad, inclusive sacrificial worship of multiple divine forms and śaktis within a single sacred setting, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative theology in which sectarian boundaries soften under dharma-centered devotion.