Shloka 93
The Jyeṣṭha Full-Moon Vow, the Birth of the Maruts, and the Outline of Secondary Creation
Manvantaras
कौकभिण्डिः कुतुण्डश्च दाल्भ्यः शंखः प्रवाहितः । मितिश्च संमितिश्चैव सप्तैते योगवर्द्धनाः
kaukabhiṇḍiḥ kutuṇḍaśca dālbhyaḥ śaṃkhaḥ pravāhitaḥ | mitiśca saṃmitiścaiva saptaite yogavarddhanāḥ
କୌକଭିଣ୍ଡି, କୁତୁଣ୍ଡ, ଦାଲ୍ଭ୍ୟ, ଶଙ୍ଖ, ପ୍ରବାହିତ, ମିତି ଓ ସଂମିତି—ଏହି ସାତଜଣ ଯୋଗସାଧନାକୁ ବର୍ଦ୍ଧନ କରନ୍ତି।
Unspecified (narrative list within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कुतुण्डश्च = कुतुण्डः + च; मितिश्च = मितिः + च; संमितिश्चैव = संमितिः + च + एव; सप्तैते = सप्त + एते
FAQs
They are Kaukabhiṇḍi, Kutuṇḍa, Dālbhya, Śaṅkha, Pravāhita, Miti, and Saṃmiti—presented as exemplary figures associated with strengthening yoga/spiritual discipline.
It literally means “those who increase/augment yoga,” i.e., persons whose presence, teaching, or example supports spiritual practice and inner discipline.
This shloka is primarily a catalog-style statement: it names seven figures and characterizes them as enhancers of yoga, implying their authority or exemplary status rather than detailing a specific technique.