Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
महाभद्रस्य सरसो दक्षिणे केसराचलः / शिखिवासश्च वैदूर्यः कपिलो गन्धमादनः
mahābhadrasya saraso dakṣiṇe kesarācalaḥ / śikhivāsaśca vaidūryaḥ kapilo gandhamādanaḥ
Südlich des Sees Mahābhadra liegen die Berge Keśarācala, Śikhivāsa, Vaidūrya, Kapila und Gandhamādana.
Sūta (narrating the Kurma Purana’s cosmography to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographical, mapping sacred terrain; indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic vision that the world-order (loka-vyavasthā) is pervaded by sacredness, within which spiritual realization of Ātman is pursued through dharma and tīrtha-oriented life.
No specific yoga technique is taught in this line; however, by locating mountains and a sarovara, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s broader framework where tīrtha-sevana (pilgrimage, purification, and disciplined conduct) functions as an auxiliary to sādhana, later complemented by Pāśupata-oriented devotion and yogic restraint in other sections.
The verse itself lists geographic features and does not explicitly mention Śiva or Viṣṇu; in the Kurma Purana’s larger Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis, such sacred geographies are understood as shared divine domains where both Hari and Hara are revered through a unified tīrtha-dharma.