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Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Incarnations of Mahādeva in Kali-yuga (Vaivasvata Manvantara) and the Nakulīśa Horizon

Devanagari script

छगलः कुण्डकर्णश्च कुम्भश्चैव प्रवाहकः / उलूको विद्युतश्चैव शाद्वलो ह्याश्वलायनः

Transliteration

chagalaḥ kuṇḍakarṇaśca kumbhaścaiva pravāhakaḥ / ulūko vidyutaścaiva śādvalo hyāśvalāyanaḥ

Translation

ฉคละ กุณฑกรรณะ กุมภะ และประวาหกะ; อีกทั้ง อุลูกะ และ วิทยุตะ; รวมทั้ง ศาทวละ และ อาศวลายนะ—เหล่านี้คือรายนามที่กล่าวไว้ ณ ที่นี้.

Word by Word

छगलःChagala (name)

कुण्डकर्णःKuṇḍakarṇa (having ring-shaped ears; name)

चand

कुम्भःKumbha (pot; name)

चand

एवindeed

प्रवाहकःPravāhaka (carrier/causer of flow; name)

उलूकःUlūka (owl; name)

विद्युतःVidyut (lightning; name)

चand

एवindeed

शाद्वलःŚādvala (grassy; name)

हिindeed/for

आश्वलायनःĀśvalāyana (name)

Speaker

Narratorial/recitational voice within the Purana (traditional sūta-style enumeration in the Kurma Purana)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Chagala

Kuṇḍakarṇa

Kumbha

Pravāhaka

Ulūka

Vidyuta

Śādvala

Āśvalāyana

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

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.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No explicit yoga practice is described in this particular verse; it functions as a name-list context rather than a Pāśupata-yoga instruction.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

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.