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
Au sud du lac Mahābhadra se dressent les monts Keśarācala, Śikhivāsa, Vaidūrya, Kapila et 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.