Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon
अष्टमे दधिवाहः स्यान्नवमे वृषभः प्रभुः / भृगुस्तु दशमे प्रोक्तस्तस्मादुग्रः परः स्मृतः
aṣṭame dadhivāhaḥ syānnavame vṛṣabhaḥ prabhuḥ / bhṛgustu daśame proktastasmādugraḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
ఎనిమిదవలో దధివాహుడు ఉంటాడు, తొమ్మిదవలో ప్రభువు వృషభుడు. పదవలో భృగువు చెప్పబడెను; అందుచేత ఆ చక్రంలో ఉగ్రుడు పరముడిగా స్మరించబడును.
Sūta (narrator) relaying Purāṇic enumeration to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames dharma and spiritual authority within repeating cosmic cycles (Manvantaras), implying the Supreme remains constant while names, sages, and rulers change.
No specific yoga technique is taught in this verse; it supports the Kurma Purana’s broader yogic outlook by situating spiritual lineages (like Bhṛgu’s) within time-cycles that preserve sādhana and dharma.
Not explicitly; the verse is genealogical. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such cycle-lists function under a single supreme order (Īśvara), harmonizing sectarian lineages within one cosmic governance.