Shloka 18
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
शङ्खो मनोहरश्चैव कौशिकः कृष्ण एव च / सुमना वेदनादश्च शिष्यास्तस्य प्रधानतः
śaṅkho manoharaścaiva kauśikaḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca / sumanā vedanādaśca śiṣyāstasya pradhānataḥ
शङ्खो मनोहरश्चैव कौशिकः कृष्ण एव च । सुमना वेदनादश्च तस्य शिष्याः प्रधानतः ॥
Sūta (narrator) recounting the tradition to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya framing)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is genealogical rather than metaphysical; it emphasizes how sacred knowledge is preserved through a reliable guru–śiṣya lineage, which later supports teachings about Ātman and Īśvara elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this line; its focus is the succession of principal disciples—an archival marker that situates later discussions of Pāśupata Yoga and dharma within an authenticated tradition.
Indirectly: by foregrounding paramparā (lineage), the verse supports the Purana’s broader synthesis where teachings associated with both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava streams are transmitted authoritatively through recognized_attach to named teachers and disciples.