Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
छगलः कुण्डकर्णश्च कुम्भश्चैव प्रवाहकः / उलूको विद्युतश्चैव शाद्वलो ह्याश्वलायनः
chagalaḥ kuṇḍakarṇaśca kumbhaścaiva pravāhakaḥ / ulūko vidyutaścaiva śādvalo hyāśvalāyanaḥ
ఛగల, కుండకర్ణ, కుంభ, ప్రవాహక; అలాగే ఉలూక, విద్యుత్; ఇంకా శాద్వల, ఆశ్వలాయన—ఇవి ఇక్కడ పేర్కొన్న నామాలు.
Narratorial/recitational voice within the Purana (traditional sūta-style enumeration in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is an enumerative catalogue of names and does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; its role is to preserve traditional lineages/nomenclature within the Purāṇic record.
No explicit yoga practice is described in this particular verse; it functions as a name-list context rather than a Pāśupata-yoga instruction.
This verse does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it contributes indirectly by maintaining the broader Kurma Purana’s tradition framework in which later teachings integrate Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava perspectives.