Shloka 25
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
वसिष्ठः कश्यपश्चात्रिर्जमदग्निश्च गौतमः / विश्वामित्रो भरद्वाजः सप्त सप्तर्षयो ऽभवन्
vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaścātrirjamadagniśca gautamaḥ / viśvāmitro bharadvājaḥ sapta saptarṣayo 'bhavan
Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa, Atri, Jamadagni, Gautama, Viśvāmitra dan Bharadvāja—mereka inilah yang menjadi tujuh resi agung, Saptarṣi.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic tradition of the Saptarṣis within the Kurma Purana’s cosmological-genealogical context
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the authoritative seer-lineage (Saptarṣis) through whom Vedic and Purāṇic knowledge—often including teachings on Ātman and dharma—is preserved and transmitted.
No specific yoga technique is taught in this line; its relevance to yoga-shāstra is indirect—by naming the Saptarṣis, it points to the traditional custodians of mantra, tapas, and disciplined spiritual practice that ground later teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented themes in the Kurma Purana).
The verse is genealogical and does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; however, within the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis, the Saptarṣis function as shared authorities across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams, legitimizing teachings attributed to both.