Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Madhu–Kaiṭabha, Nārāyaṇa’s Yoga-Nidrā, Rudra’s Manifestation, and the Aṣṭamūrti–Trimūrti Teaching
अन्यानि सप्त नामानि पत्नीः पुत्रांश्चशाश्वतान् / स्थानानि चैषामष्टानां ददौ लोकपितामहः
anyāni sapta nāmāni patnīḥ putrāṃścaśāśvatān / sthānāni caiṣāmaṣṭānāṃ dadau lokapitāmahaḥ
لوک پِتامہ برہما نے اُن آٹھوں کو اُن کے دیگر سات نام، اُن کی بیویاں، اُن کے ابدی بیٹے اور اُن کے مقررہ مقامات (کائناتی منصب) عطا کیے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, traditionally Sūta/authorial voice) describing Brahmā’s cosmic allotments
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it emphasizes ordered manifestation within creation—names, lineages, and stations are assigned by Brahmā—pointing to a structured cosmos in which the Self remains distinct from changing offices and designations.
No specific yogic technique is taught in this verse; it provides cosmological context (assigned stations and continuity of roles) that later supports Kurma Purana teachings on disciplined duty (dharma) and inner detachment in Yoga-shāstra.
It does not explicitly discuss Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it frames the Purāṇic worldview where divine functions and offices are apportioned in creation, a backdrop used elsewhere in the Kurma Purana to harmonize sectarian roles within one cosmic order.