Shloka 14
Time-Reckoning (Kāla-gaṇanā): Yugas, Manvantaras, Kalpas, and Prākṛta Pralaya
मन्वन्तरेण चैकेन सर्वाण्येवान्तराणि वै / व्याख्यातानि न संदेहः कल्पं कल्पेन चैव हि
manvantareṇa caikena sarvāṇyevāntarāṇi vai / vyākhyātāni na saṃdehaḥ kalpaṃ kalpena caiva hi
ایک ہی منونتر کی توضیح کر دینے سے درمیان کے تمام ادوار بھی واضح ہو جاتے ہیں—اس میں شک نہ کرو۔ اسی طرح ایک کلپہ کا بیان کر دینے سے دوسرے کلپہ بھی سمجھ میں آ جاتے ہیں۔
Sūta (narrator) explaining Purāṇic time-cycles in the Kurma Purana’s discourse framework
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames cosmic history as cyclical and pattern-based, implying an underlying, stable order behind changing epochs—an idea later aligned with the unchanging Atman/Ishvara that remains constant through recurring creations.
No specific practice is taught in this verse; it sets a cosmological method—understanding recurring patterns. In Kurma Purana’s broader teaching, such reflective understanding supports viveka (discernment) that prepares the mind for disciplines like Pāśupata-oriented devotion, japa, and meditation taught elsewhere.
It does not explicitly mention Shiva or Vishnu; however, its emphasis on a single archetype explaining many cycles matches the Kurma Purana’s synthetic outlook where one supreme principle (Ishvara) is approached through both Shaiva and Vaishnava language across the text.