Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Jambūdvīpa Varṣas, Bhārata as Karmabhūmi, and the Sacred Hydro-Topography of Dharma
तथा किंपुरुषे विप्रा मानवा हेमसन्निभाः / दशवर्षहस्त्राणि जीवन्ति प्लक्षभोजनाः
tathā kiṃpuruṣe viprā mānavā hemasannibhāḥ / daśavarṣahastrāṇi jīvanti plakṣabhojanāḥ
তদ্ৰূপে, হে বিপ্ৰসকল, কিম্পুৰুষ দেশত মানৱসকল সোণসদৃশ কান্তিমান। তেওঁলোকে প্লক্ষ (ডুমুৰ) বৃক্ষৰ আহাৰত নিৰ্ভৰ কৰি দহ হাজাৰ বছৰ জীৱিত থাকে।
Traditional narration in the Kurma Purana’s cosmography section (a sage-narrator addressing the gathered Brahmins).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse does not directly teach Ātman-doctrine; it belongs to the Purāṇic cosmography describing regional human conditions (appearance, diet, lifespan). Indirectly, it reflects how embodied life varies by loka/region while the Self remains unchanged across such conditions.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this verse. Its value is contextual: the Kurma Purana pairs cosmography with later soteriological instruction (including Pāśupata-oriented devotion and discipline), showing that spiritual liberation is distinct from extraordinary regional longevity or refined diet.
It does not directly address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity; it is a descriptive statement about Kimpuruṣa-varṣa. In the broader Kurma Purana, such cosmographic passages sit alongside teachings that harmonize Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava devotion, but that synthesis is not the focus here.