Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Sūrya’s Celestial Car: Ādityas, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Nāgas, and the Two-Month Cosmic Cycle
पुलस्त्यः पुलहश्चात्रिर्वसिष्ठश्चाङ्गिरा भृगुः / भरद्वाजो गौतमश्च कश्यपः क्रतुरेव च
pulastyaḥ pulahaścātrirvasiṣṭhaścāṅgirā bhṛguḥ / bharadvājo gautamaśca kaśyapaḥ kratureva ca
普罗娑提耶（Pulastya）、普罗诃（Pulaha）、阿特利（Atri）、婆悉吒（Vasiṣṭha）、昂吉罗娑（Aṅgiras）、婆利古（Bhṛgu）、婆罗陀婆阇（Bharadvāja）、瞿昙（Gautama）、迦叶（Kaśyapa）以及克罗图（Kratu）——此诸圣仙（ṛṣi）于此列举。
Narrator (Purāṇic voice, traditionally Sūta/compiled narration in the Kurma Purana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse does not directly define Ātman; it supports the Purāṇic framework by naming primordial seers through whom knowledge of Brahman/Īśvara and dharma is transmitted.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it situates the spiritual tradition by listing rishis associated with Vedic revelation, later linked in the Kurma Purana to dharma, devotion, and yogic discipline.
It does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; indirectly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s integrative tradition where authoritative rishis preserve teachings that later include Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis and Īśvara-centered yoga.