Shloka 9
Naimittika-pralaya and the Theology of Kāla: Seven Suns, Saṃvartaka Fire, Flood, and Varāha Kalpa
ज्ञानादात्यन्तिकः प्रोक्तो योगिनः परमात्मनि / प्रलयः प्रतिसर्गो ऽयं कालचिन्तापरैर्द्विजैः
jñānādātyantikaḥ prokto yoginaḥ paramātmani / pralayaḥ pratisargo 'yaṃ kālacintāparairdvijaiḥ
ज्ञानात् योगिनः परमात्मनि आत्यन्तिकः प्रलयः प्रोक्तः; अयं प्रलयः प्रतिसर्गश्च कालचिन्तापरैर्द्विजैः वर्ण्यते।
Narratorial teaching within the Purāṇic discourse (sages describing cosmology and yoga-doctrine)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames liberation as an “ultimate dissolution” (ātyantika-pralaya) where the yogin, through knowledge, abides in or merges into the Paramātman beyond cyclical creation and dissolution.
The verse emphasizes jñāna (liberating insight) and kāla-cintā (contemplation of Time) as contemplative disciplines used by sages to understand cosmic cycles and the yogin’s final release.
While not naming them directly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis by centering liberation in the single Paramātman and treating cosmic functions (dissolution and re-creation) as governed by universal Kāla rather than sectarian rivalry.