Shloka 22
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
सुमेधा विरजाश्चैव हविष्मानुत्तमो मधुः / अतिनामा सहिष्णुश्च सप्तासन्नृषयः शुभाः
sumedhā virajāścaiva haviṣmānuttamo madhuḥ / atināmā sahiṣṇuśca saptāsannṛṣayaḥ śubhāḥ
Sumedhā, Virajā, Haviṣmān, Uttama, Madhu, Atināmā và Sahiṣṇu—bảy vị ấy là những bậc hiền triết cát tường.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic tradition to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya frame)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it establishes the authority of the tradition by listing revered sages, a common Purāṇic method for grounding later metaphysical teachings in an authenticated lineage.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as a catalog of sages. In the Kurma Purana, such rishi lists typically frame later instruction on dharma, vrata, and (in other sections) Pāśupata-oriented disciplines.
It does not explicitly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it names sages. The broader Kurma Purana, however, frequently uses rishi-authority to support its Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis in adjacent doctrinal passages.