Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa
Kailāsa to Siddha Realms
पञ्चशैलस्य शिखरे दानवानां पुरत्रयम् / नातिदूरेण तस्याथ दैत्यचार्यस्य धीमतः
pañcaśailasya śikhare dānavānāṃ puratrayam / nātidūreṇa tasyātha daityacāryasya dhīmataḥ
Auf dem Gipfel des Pañcaśaila stand Tripura, die dreifache Stadt der Dānavas; und nicht fern davon lag damals die Wohnstatt des weisen Lehrers der Daityas.
Sūta (narrator) describing the setting within the Tripura narrative
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
This verse is primarily geographical-narrative, situating Tripura and the Daityas’ preceptor; it does not directly expound Ātman doctrine, but it frames the later Shaiva teaching where divine sovereignty over cosmic powers is emphasized.
No explicit Yoga practice is taught in this line; it functions as scene-setting for the Tripura account, which in the broader Kurma Purana supports Shaiva discipline (including Pāśupata-oriented ideals) by contrasting divine order with asuric power.
Indirectly: by placing the Tripura narrative within the Kurma Purana’s wider theology, it prepares for the depiction of divine intervention where sectarian boundaries soften—Śiva’s victory and Viṣṇu’s supportive cosmic role are presented as complementary within a unified dharmic vision.