Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
अहोरात्रव्यवस्थानकारणं स प्रजापतिः / पितृदेवमनुष्यादीन् स सदाप्यायेद् रविः
ahorātravyavasthānakāraṇaṃ sa prajāpatiḥ / pitṛdevamanuṣyādīn sa sadāpyāyed raviḥ
Siya ang Prajāpati, ang sanhi ng pagkatatag ng kaayusan ng araw at gabi. Ang Araw na iyon (Ravi) ay walang humpay na nagpapalusog sa mga Pitṛ (mga ninuno), sa mga Deva, sa mga tao, at sa iba pa.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta/Vyāsa lineage) describing the cosmic function of Ravi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By presenting Ravi as the sustaining cause behind cosmic order (day/night) and universal nourishment, the verse points to a single governing principle that upholds all beings—an outward, visible sign of the inner sustaining Reality.
No specific technique is prescribed, but the verse supports a contemplative practice common in Purāṇic Yoga: meditating on a cosmic function (the Sun regulating time and sustaining life) as an ālambana (support) to recognize Īśvara’s all-pervading governance.
Rather than separating sectarian deities, it emphasizes a unified Īśvara-function—cosmic regulation and nourishment—often interpreted in the Kurma Purana’s synthesis as the one Lord manifesting through names and powers (such as Ravi/Prajāpati) beyond exclusive Shaiva or Vaishnava framing.