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
苏美陀（Sumedhā）、毗罗阇（Virajā）、哈维什曼（Haviṣmān）、乌多摩（Uttama）、摩度（Madhu）、阿提那摩（Atināmā）与萨希什努（Sahiṣṇu）——此七位皆为吉祥的圣仙（ṛṣi）。
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.