Shloka 32
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
लवाः काष्ठाः कलाश्चैव मुहूर्ता दिवसाः क्षपाः / अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च अयनाब्दयुगादयः
lavāḥ kāṣṭhāḥ kalāścaiva muhūrtā divasāḥ kṣapāḥ / ardhamāsāśca māsāśca ayanābdayugādayaḥ
लवाः काष्ठाः कलाश्चैव मुहूर्ता दिवसाः क्षपाः । अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च अयनाब्दयुगादयः ॥
Sūta (narrating the teaching as part of the Purāṇic discourse on kāla)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by listing graded measures of time, it frames kāla as a measurable cosmic principle, while the Atman (and the Supreme Lord) is taught elsewhere in the Kurma tradition as the witness beyond such temporal divisions.
This verse itself lists time-units, but it supports Yoga-shāstra in practice: disciplined observances (niyama), vrata, japa, and meditation are traditionally scheduled by muhūrta, day/night, fortnight, and seasonal cycles to align sādhanā with dharma and cosmic order.
By emphasizing kāla as a universal ordering power, it aligns with the Purāṇic synthesis where the one Supreme (understood as Hari-Hara in many contexts) governs cosmic time and its cycles, even when teachings appear in Shaiva or Vaishnava idiom.