Shloka 24
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा देवास्तत्र मरुद्गणाः / पुरन्दरस्तथैवेन्द्रो बभूव परवीरहा
ādityā vasavo rudrā devāstatra marudgaṇāḥ / purandarastathaivendro babhūva paravīrahā
ในกาลนั้น หมู่เทพมีอาทิตยะ วสุ รุทร และหมู่มรุต; และยังมีอินทรานามว่าปุรันทร ผู้เป็นผู้ปราบวีรชนฝ่ายตรงข้าม
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta-like narrative voice) describing the divine hosts within the Kurma Purana’s account
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: by listing the highest deva-hosts, it implies that even the greatest cosmic powers (Indra and the gaṇas) function within a larger dharmic order upheld by the Supreme—an Atman/Iśvara beyond the deities, who is the ultimate ground of their strength and victory.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse. Its role is contextual—establishing the cosmic hierarchy and dharma-protecting forces that, elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (notably the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita and Pashupata-oriented teaching), are internalized as disciplines of self-mastery and devotion to Iśvara.
It does so implicitly through synthesis: the presence of the Rudras alongside other deva-hosts in a single sacred narrative frame supports the Purana’s non-sectarian stance, where Shaiva and Vaishnava powers cooperate under one dharmic reality ultimately aligned with the Supreme Lord.