Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
कदम्बस्तेषु जम्बुश्च पिप्पलो वट एव च / जम्बूद्वीपस्य सा जम्बूर्नामहेतुर्महर्षयः
kadambasteṣu jambuśca pippalo vaṭa eva ca / jambūdvīpasya sā jambūrnāmaheturmaharṣayaḥ
Parmi ces arbres se trouvent le kadamba, le jambū, le pippala et le banian. Ô grands rishis, c’est cet arbre jambū qui est la cause même du nom Jambūdvīpa.
Sūta (narrator) describing Purāṇic cosmography to the sages (Naimiṣāraṇya)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse is primarily cosmographic and etymological, explaining the naming of Jambūdvīpa; it does not directly teach ātman-doctrine, but it reflects the Purāṇic method of linking the manifest world (nāma-rūpa) to meaningful sacred origins.
No specific yoga practice is taught in this verse; it belongs to the Kurma Purana’s geography section. For yoga teachings (including Pāśupata-oriented discipline and synthesis themes), one typically turns to the Upari-bhāga’s Ishvara Gītā chapters.
It does not address Śiva–Viṣṇu unity directly; the verse focuses on Jambūdvīpa’s name-origin. The Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis is developed more explicitly in its theological and yoga-centered passages, especially in the Ishvara Gītā context.