Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 19
Rudra’s Cosmic Dance and the Recognition of Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity (Īśvara-gītā Continuation)
सनत्कुमारः सनको भृगुश्च सनातनश्चैव सनन्दनश्च / रुद्रो ऽङ्गिरा वामदेवाथ शुक्रो महर्षिरत्रिः कपिलो मरीचिः
sanatkumāraḥ sanako bhṛguśca sanātanaścaiva sanandanaśca / rudro 'ṅgirā vāmadevātha śukro maharṣiratriḥ kapilo marīciḥ
Sina Sanatkumāra at Sanaka, si Bhṛgu, gayundin sina Sanātana at Sanandana; si Rudra, si Aṅgiras, si Vāmadeva at si Śukra; ang dakilang pantas na si Atri, si Kapila at si Marīci—sila ang mga iginagalang na rishi na binibilang sa hanay ng mga banal.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator continuing the Kurma Purana’s sage-lineage account)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: by naming archetypal ṛṣis (including Kapila and the Kumāras), the verse points to the Atman/Brahman being realized through transmitted jñāna and tapas, preserved by authoritative seers rather than invented anew.
No single technique is prescribed in this śloka; instead it establishes the lineage of teachers associated with tapas, jñāna, and disciplines later articulated as Pāśupata-oriented Śaiva practice and Purāṇic yoga (restraint, contemplation, and devotion).
By including Rudra among the revered sages within a Vaiṣṇava Purāṇa framework, the text signals harmony of Śiva and Viṣṇu traditions—Śaiva authority is acknowledged as part of the same sacred transmission.