Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
ओषधीषु बलं धत्ते स्वधामपि पितृष्वथ / सूर्यो ऽमरत्वममृते त्रयं त्रिषु नियच्छति
oṣadhīṣu balaṃ dhatte svadhāmapi pitṛṣvatha / sūryo 'maratvamamṛte trayaṃ triṣu niyacchati
Ipinagkakaloob Niya ang lakas sa mga halamang-gamot, at itinatatag din ang handog na tinatawag na svadhā sa piling ng mga Pitṛ (mga ninunong banal). Ang Araw, sa pamamagitan ng Amṛta, ang nagtataguyod ng kawalang-kamatayan, at sa gayon ay inaayos ang tatluhan sa tatlong daigdig.
Lord Kūrma (Viṣṇu) instructing in Purāṇic cosmology and dharma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
By showing one governing intelligence that distributes power (bala), ritual nourishment (svadhā), and immortality (amaratva) through cosmic agencies like Sūrya and Amṛta, the verse implies an underlying, ordered sovereignty consistent with the Purāṇic vision of the Self as the inner regulator (antaryāmin).
The verse is not a direct yoga-instruction, but it supports a yogic worldview: the cosmos is disciplined by niyama (regulation). In Kurma Purana’s spiritual frame, such insight strengthens sāttvika living—yajña, śrāddha for Pitṛs, and reverence for Sūrya—preparing the mind for dhyāna and the Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline taught elsewhere.
Though Śiva is not named, the verse reflects the Purāṇa’s non-sectarian synthesis: a single divine order operates through multiple forms and functions (Sūrya, Pitṛs, Amṛta). This harmonizes with the Kurma Purana’s broader teaching that the supreme governance can be approached through both Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva theological languages.