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Shloka 27

Dvīpa-Varṣa Vibhāga and the Priyavrata–Agnīdhra Lineage

Cosmic Geography and Royal Succession

Devanagari script

नाभिः किंपुरुषश्चैव तथा हरिरिलावृतः / रम्यो हिरण्वांश्च कुरुर्भद्राश्वः केतुमाहलकः

Transliteration

nābhiḥ kiṃpuruṣaścaiva tathā haririlāvṛtaḥ / ramyo hiraṇvāṃśca kururbhadrāśvaḥ ketumāhalakaḥ

Translation

Nābhi, Kimpuruṣa, Hari und Ilāvṛta; ebenso Ramya, Hiraṇvān, Kuru, Bhadrāśva und Ketumāhalaka — dies sind die neun hier genannten Bereiche von Jambūdvīpa.

Word by Word

नाभिःNābhi (name)

किंपुरुषःKiṃpuruṣa (name)

चand

एवindeed

तथाlikewise

हरिःHari (name)

इलावृतःIlāvṛta (name)

रम्यःRamya (name)

हिरण्वान्Hiraṇvān (name)

चand

कुरुःKuru (name)

भद्राश्वःBhadrāśva (name)

केतुमाहलकःKetu and Māhalaka (compound name)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s cosmography to the sages), within the Purva-bhaga geographical account

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Jambudvipa

Nābhi (varṣa)

Kimpuruṣa (varṣa)

Hari (varṣa)

Ilāvṛta (varṣa)

Ramya (varṣa)

Hiraṇvān (varṣa)

Kuru (varṣa)

Bhadrāśva (varṣa)

Ketumāla/Ketumāhalaka (varṣa)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is primarily cosmographic: it lists the named regions (varṣas) of Jambūdvīpa rather than directly teaching ātman-doctrine; its spiritual use is to situate dharma and pilgrimage within an ordered sacred cosmos.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No specific yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as a map-like enumeration. In the Kurma Purana’s broader frame, such sacred geography supports dharma, vrata, and tīrtha-oriented disciplines that complement Pāśupata and other yogic paths taught elsewhere.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

This verse does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; it belongs to the Purāṇic cosmology section. The Kurma Purana’s Śaiva–Vaiṣṇava synthesis is expressed more directly in its theological and yoga chapters, while cosmography provides the shared sacred-world backdrop for both traditions.