Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Nine Creations (Sarga), Guṇa-Streams of Beings, and Brahmā’s Progeny in Cyclic Time
तामप्याशु स तत्याज तनुं सद्यः प्रजापतिः / ज्योत्स्त्रा सा चाभवद्विप्राः प्राक्सन्ध्या याबिधीयते
tāmapyāśu sa tatyāja tanuṃ sadyaḥ prajāpatiḥ / jyotstrā sā cābhavadviprāḥ prāksandhyā yābidhīyate
پھر پرجاپتی نے اُس بدن کو بھی فوراً ترک کر دیا؛ اور وہ ‘جیوتسنا’ (تابانی) بن گئی۔ اے برہمنو، اسی کو ‘پراک سندھیا’ یعنی صبح کی سندھیا کہا جاتا ہے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator addressing the sages/brāhmaṇas)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly: it presents cosmic forms (like twilight and radiance) as transformations within creation, implying that changing names and forms are contingent manifestations rather than the unchanging Self.
The verse supports Sandhyā as a sacred liminal time; in Kurma-Purāṇic dharma, dawn (prāk-sandhyā) is especially suited for japa, prāṇāyāma, and Sandhyā-vandana—disciplines that steady the mind for Yoga.
Not explicitly; yet by grounding daily ritual time (sandhyā) in a sacred cosmology, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader synthesis where devotion and discipline can be oriented to Īśvara beyond sectarian division.