Shloka 74
Prākṛta-pralaya, Pratisarga Doctrine, and the Ishvara-Samanvaya of Yoga and Devotion
कालसंख्याप्रकथनं माहात्म्यं चेश्वरस्य च / ब्रह्मणः शयनं चाप्सु नामनिर्वचनं तथा
kālasaṃkhyāprakathanaṃ māhātmyaṃ ceśvarasya ca / brahmaṇaḥ śayanaṃ cāpsu nāmanirvacanaṃ tathā
Di sini dihuraikan perhitungan masa kosmik serta kemuliaan Tuhan Īśvara; juga diceritakan Brahmā bersemayam tidur di atas perairan, dan demikian pula penjelasan asal-usul serta makna nama-nama.
Narratorial/sectional rubric (topic-listing) within the Purāṇic discourse (traditional flow: Sūta to the sages, recounting the Kurma Purāṇa teaching-lineage)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It does so indirectly by foregrounding Īśvara’s māhātmya (supreme majesty): the verse frames the Lord as the governing principle behind cosmic time and creation-motifs, implying a transcendent ruler beyond temporal measurement.
No specific practice is prescribed in this line; it functions as a thematic index. However, by pointing to Īśvara’s greatness and cosmic order, it supports the Kurma Purāṇa’s broader contemplative orientation—meditation on the Lord as the ground of time, creation, and sacred meaning.
While Śiva and Viṣṇu are not named explicitly, the use of the inclusive title Īśvara and the Purāṇic habit of reading Īśvara as the one Lord across sectarian forms aligns with the Kurma Purāṇa’s synthetic stance: one supreme divinity expressed through Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava idioms.