Shloka 24
Manvantaras, Indras, Saptarṣis, and the Seven Sustaining Manifestations; Vyāsa as Nārāyaṇa
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा देवास्तत्र मरुद्गणाः / पुरन्दरस्तथैवेन्द्रो बभूव परवीरहा
ādityā vasavo rudrā devāstatra marudgaṇāḥ / purandarastathaivendro babhūva paravīrahā
其间有阿底提耶众（Āditya）、婆苏众（Vasu）、鲁陀罗众（Rudra）以及马鲁特诸军（Marut）在诸天之列；亦有因陀罗——破城者普兰达罗（Purandara）——成为诛灭敌方勇士者。
Purāṇic narrator (Sūta-like narrative voice) describing the divine hosts within the Kurma Purana’s account
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
Indirectly: by listing the highest deva-hosts, it implies that even the greatest cosmic powers (Indra and the gaṇas) function within a larger dharmic order upheld by the Supreme—an Atman/Iśvara beyond the deities, who is the ultimate ground of their strength and victory.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse. Its role is contextual—establishing the cosmic hierarchy and dharma-protecting forces that, elsewhere in the Kurma Purana (notably the Upari-bhaga’s Ishvara Gita and Pashupata-oriented teaching), are internalized as disciplines of self-mastery and devotion to Iśvara.
It does so implicitly through synthesis: the presence of the Rudras alongside other deva-hosts in a single sacred narrative frame supports the Purana’s non-sectarian stance, where Shaiva and Vaishnava powers cooperate under one dharmic reality ultimately aligned with the Supreme Lord.