Shloka 20
Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa
दीप्ताभिः संतताभिश्च रश्मिभिर्वै समन्ततः / अधश्चोर्ध्वं च लग्नाभिस्तिर्यक् चैव समावृतम्
dīptābhiḥ saṃtatābhiśca raśmibhirvai samantataḥ / adhaścordhvaṃ ca lagnābhistiryak caiva samāvṛtam
Ia diselubungi sepenuhnya dari segala sisi oleh sinar yang gemilang dan tidak terputus—melekat di bawah dan di atas, serta meliputi arah mendatar juga.
Narrator (Vyasa/Suta-style Purana narration describing the yogic vision of divine tejas)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
By portraying an all-pervading radiance that covers above, below, and across, the verse points to the Self as pervasive consciousness—limitless, surrounding and saturating all experience rather than being confined to a single form.
It supports a dhyāna-style practice of contemplating divine tejas: steady attention on an unbroken, all-encompassing light that fills every direction—an aid to ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and absorption beyond spatial limitation.
The emphasis is not on sectarian form but on a single, all-pervading divine radiance—consistent with the Kurma Purana’s integrative stance where the supreme reality is approached through both Shaiva (tejas/īśvara) and Vaishnava (Bhagavan) idioms.