Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
Kali-yuga Doṣas, the Supremacy of Rudra as Refuge, and the Closure of the Manvantara Teaching
मन्वन्तरेण चैकेन सर्वाण्येवान्तराणि वै / व्याख्यातानि न संदेहः कल्पः कल्पेन चैव हि
manvantareṇa caikena sarvāṇyevāntarāṇi vai / vyākhyātāni na saṃdehaḥ kalpaḥ kalpena caiva hi
Sa paglalarawan ng kahit isang Manvantara, naipapaliwanag na rin ang lahat ng iba pang mga pagitan na siklo—walang pag-aalinlangan. Gayundin, sa pagpapaliwanag ng isang Kalpa, nauunawaan din ang iba pang mga Kalpa, sapagkat iisa ang kanilang padron.
Sūta (narrator) explaining Purāṇic cosmological method to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames cosmic history as patterned and repeatable across Kalpas and Manvantaras, implying a stable underlying order (ṛta/dharma) within which the Self remains unchanged while worlds cycle.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it provides the cosmological and textual framework in which Kurma Purana’s Yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and devotion) are situated across repeating cycles of time.
It does not mention Śiva or Viṣṇu explicitly; its takeaway supports the Purana’s integrative approach by treating dharma and cosmic order as consistent across cycles—the same continuity that allows Shaiva-Vaishnava teachings to be presented as harmonizable within recurring Kalpas.