Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
एते सहैव सूर्येण भ्रमन्ति दिवि सानुगाः / विमाने च स्थितो नित्यं कामगे वातरंहसि
ete sahaiva sūryeṇa bhramanti divi sānugāḥ / vimāne ca sthito nityaṃ kāmage vātaraṃhasi
Para pengiring ini, bersama Surya, sentiasa beredar di langit. Dan Surya, yang tetap berada di atas wimana (kereta langit), bergerak menurut kehendak, sepantas angin, merentas angkasa.
Vyāsa (narrating Purāṇic cosmology to the listening sages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents cosmic order—Sūrya’s regulated movement with attendants—hinting that the universe operates under an overarching, intelligible principle that later Shaiva-Vaishnava teaching frames as Īśvara’s governance.
No explicit practice is taught; the verse supports contemplative meditation on cosmic order (ṛta/kāla), a common Purāṇic aid for steadiness of mind and devotion that complements later Kurma Purana yoga instructions.
It does not directly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it situates Sūrya within a divinely ordered cosmos, consistent with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where all deities function within one supreme governance.