Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Bhūrloka-Vyavasthā — The Seven Dvīpas, Seven Oceans, and the Meru-Centered Order of Jambūdvīpa
ताम्रातश्च विशालश्च कुमुदो वेणुर्वतः / एकशृङ्गो महाशैलो गजशैलः पिशाचकः
tāmrātaśca viśālaśca kumudo veṇurvataḥ / ekaśṛṅgo mahāśailo gajaśailaḥ piśācakaḥ
« Tāmrāta, Viśāla, Kumuda et Veṇurvata ; ainsi qu’Ekaśṛṅga, Mahāśaila, Gajaśaila et Piśācaka »—tels sont, parmi d’autres, les monts illustres de la sainte tradition géographique.
Sūta (narrator) recounting the Purāṇic description as taught in the Kurma Purana’s sacred-geography section
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse is not a direct metaphysical teaching; it supports the Purāṇic worldview in which the manifested cosmos (including mountains and regions) is an ordered expression of the Supreme, providing a sacred map for dharma and pilgrimage.
No explicit yoga practice is taught in this line; its function is cosmographical—naming mountains that later tradition treats as sacred settings where tapas, vrata, and tīrtha-observances are performed, complementing the Kurma Purana’s broader Pāśupata-oriented discipline.
Indirectly: by grounding devotion in a shared sacred landscape. In the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, the same cosmic order sustains both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava tīrtha culture, even when a verse is simply cataloguing geographical names.