Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Solar Rays, Planetary Nourishment, Dhruva-Bondage of the Grahas, and the Lunar Cycle
क्षीणायितं सुरैः सोममाप्यायति नित्यदा / एकेन रश्मिना विप्राः सुषुम्नाख्येन भास्करः
kṣīṇāyitaṃ suraiḥ somamāpyāyati nityadā / ekena raśminā viprāḥ suṣumnākhyena bhāskaraḥ
诸婆罗门啊，当苏摩（月）已亏损——被诸天‘饮尽’——太阳（婆娑迦罗，Bhāskara）便以名为“苏苏姆那”（Suṣumnā）的一道光线，恒常为其补益充盈。
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse to the sages/brāhmaṇas)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
Indirectly, it points to an ordered, law-governed cosmos (ṛta) where celestial processes are sustained by a higher regulating principle—often read in Purāṇic theology as the Lord’s governance underlying visible phenomena.
No practice is taught explicitly, but the term “Suṣumnā” invites a yogic resonance: just as a central channel is pivotal in Yoga-shāstra, a single ‘central’ ray is described as sustaining Soma—supporting contemplations on inner–outer correspondences used in meditative reflection.
The verse is primarily cosmological, yet it fits the Kurma Purana’s synthetic vision: the same supreme governance that devotees attribute to Hari or Hara is shown as maintaining cosmic balance through the Sun–Moon cycle.