Shloka 28
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
ततः पुनरसौ देवः प्राप्ते स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे / तुषितायां समुत्पन्नस्तुषितैः सह दैवतैः
tataḥ punarasau devaḥ prāpte svārociṣe 'ntare / tuṣitāyāṃ samutpannastuṣitaiḥ saha daivataiḥ
ครั้นต่อมาเมื่อมนวันตระสวาโรจิษะมาถึง พระองค์ผู้เป็นเทพนั้นได้บังเกิดในทุษิตา พร้อมด้วยหมู่เทวะทุษิตะ
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta/Vyāsa tradition) describing the Lord’s periodic manifestations across Manvantaras
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By stating that the same Lord manifests “again” in different Manvantaras, the verse implies an unchanging divine principle that appears through time without losing its essential identity.
This verse is primarily cosmological, but it supports the Kurma Purana’s Yoga-teaching framework by presenting the Lord as recurring in cosmic cycles—an idea used to ground devotion (bhakti), contemplation of īśvara, and disciplined dharma as stable paths across changing ages.
While Shiva is not named here, the Kurma Purana’s synthesis is reflected in the portrayal of one supreme Lord who manifests for cosmic order; elsewhere the text aligns this divine agency with both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological language, emphasizing unity of purpose and dharma.